I'm quite the minimalist regarding jewelry nowadays and I tend to stick to classic, elegant and timeless pieces. That is sort of funny as I was really into my colorful earrings when I was younger. I still own a small part of my extensive jewelry collection from my high-school days. Crazy earrings galore back in those days and it definitely is fun to play with and have fun with different accessories, however, now I'm in such a rush all of the time so I've figured out that classic pieces work with everything. I like to add just a little bit of interest to my outfit or make-up and a great nail polish paired with a beautiful single piece of jewelry works the best for me. Here I have one such combination. This nail polish is quite special to me as it's the very first Essie nail polish I've ever purchased. Fast forward and now I have something like 15 of Essie babies (oops). Scary, I know). Essie Dive Bar is a unique and quite interesting shade which might not be as appealing in the bottle on the Essie stand besides all the Watermelons and Mint Candy Apples but – it's true beauty shines through underneath sunshine. It's a black nail polish which is so densely shot through with deep sea blue and green micro shimmer – it has an amazing effect which is hard to get captured on photos. One of my friends cleverly noticed how it looks like the Egyptian scarab beetle (scarabeo, scarabey).
Posljednjih par godina se moj ukus za asesoare (narocito za nakit) iskristalisao u smjeru minimalizma. Najcesce nosim i uzivam u klasicnim, egelantnim i univerzalnim komadima. To je prilicno neobicno ako uzmem u obzir da sam gravitirala ka raznobojnim nausnicama kada sam bila mladja. Jos uvijek posjedujem mali djelic kolekcije tih ludih nausnica koja je bila ogromna. U srednjoj skoli su za mene postojale samo velike, lijepe nausnice u krasnim bojama i stvarno ima nesto posebno u toj fazi eksperimentisanja. Uostalom, kako drugacije isprobati razlicite stvari i spoznati sto zaista volimo? Ipak, zivotni tempo mi namece zakljucak da su mi potrebni univerzalni i jednostavni komadi nakita koji ce ici uz sve. Sada najvise volim odabrati suptilan nakit koji ce na zanimljiv nacin ‘podici’ odredjenu odjevnu kombinaciju ili cak dodatno istaci odabrani make-up. Za mene se kombinacija izvrsnog laka za nokte i jednog efektnog komada nakita pokazala idealnom. Za vas sam pripremila jednu takvu kombinaciju. Lak sa fotografije je od posebnog znacenja posto je ovo prvi Essie lak koji sam ikada kupila. Premotati cu film od te prve kupovine do sada i – posjedujem vec petnaest Essie lakova. Oops. Essie Dive Bar je prilicno jedinstven lak koji mozda ne spada u kategoriju onih koji uhvate vas pogled iz prvog puta. Na Essie polici pored svih Watermelon i Mint Candy Apple nijansi, tesko da cete prvo njega ugledati. Ali zaista je caroban i njegova ljepota postaje evidentna cim na njega padnu sunceve zrake. Radi se o crnom laku za nokte koji je toliko gusto prozet mikro shimmerom u nijansama bogate morsko plave i smaragdno zelene. Ta kombinacija pruza fantastican efekat koji je tesko uhvatiti na fotografijama. Zapamtila sam da mi je jedna prijateljica rekla da je podsjeca na skarabeja (znate one bubice iz Egipta koje se presijavaju crno-plavo-zelenom bojom?).
By pure coincidence, I was recently offered to receive and test a gorgeous bracelet – in the exact same color combo as the Essie's Dive Bar features! What an amazing coincidence, I thought to myself. My very first Essie united with a unique piece of jewelry and they both look stunning separately – even more so when paired together. Bee's Bracelets feature unique hand-made jewelry made out of semi precious beads (bracelets and earrings mostly). You can find and contact the lovely lady that makes these pieces at her Bee's Bracelets Facebook page here. As I've noticed, you can match your Zodiac sign to the beads (some are made with Swarovski elements pieces as well) but you can also choose beads and stones to your personal liking. I just said that I love the color blue which definitely matches my Cancerian character and boy, was this a match made in heaven or what? I have tiny wrists and hands and the size of this bracelet fits me perfectly but it can be adjusted to fit wider wrists. It's light and it isn't scratchy towards skin despite the shape of some beads. I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised as this bracelet doesn't look or feel ‘cheap’, quite the contrary. I love the alternated blackened navy and turquoise beads and they actually do go with everything. Such a beautiful splash of color but in a sophisticated and elegant way. Love it!
Cistom slucajnoscu, nedavno mi je poslata prekrasna narukvica na testiranje – i to u istoj kombinaciji boja kakve krase Essie Dive Bar lak! Bas lijepo podudaranje, pomislila sam. Moj prvi Essie lakic je ujedinjen sa unikatnim nakitom i zaista, obe krasotice djeluju fantasticno kada ih zasebno nosim – ali jos bolje kada su spojene. Bee's Bracelets je destinacija gdje mozete pronaci ovaj i jos mnogo drugih komada nakita izradjenih od poludragih perlica i kamencica, nanizanih rucno uz mnogo ljubavi i paznje. Kao sto cete vidjeti, radi se o Facebook stranici Bee's Bracelets gdje mozete poslati svoje eventualne upite. Ako sam dobro primjetila, postoji mogucnost da se kamencici i perlice (neki sadrze Swarovski elemente) odaberu na osnovu horoskopskog znaka ili jednostavno po onome sto nam se vizuelno najvise dopada. Ja sam samo spomenula da najvise volim plavu boju sto se definitivno slaze uz karakter kakve Racice imaju. Tko bi rekao da ce odabir biti tako savrsen i adekvatan? Dopada mi se sto je narukvica kvalitetne izrade, lagana je ali ima prijatnu pristutnost na ruci. Moji zglobovi su sicuscni kao i ruke ali ova narukvica mi savrseno odgovara. Mislim da bi komforno pristajala i krupnijim rukama posto je kopca prilagodljive velicine. Dopada mi se sto perlice ne grebu i ne zuljaju kozu iako imaju male uglove i izbocine te zaista moram priznati kako sam vise nego prijatno iznenadjena. Narukvica uopste ne djeluje niti je na dodir ‘jeftina’. Iizrada je divna i obracena je paznja na detalje (sto je uvijek plus). Minimalisticnog je dizajna sa kojim mislim da nema greske. Kombinacija zatamnjenih, skoro pa crnih perlica morsko plave nijanse sa sitnijim tirkizno-plavim kamencicima je efektna i sto je meni bitno – slaze se uz sve. Tako je krasan i osvjezavajuci dodatak boje ali na jedan suptilan i sofisticiran nacin. Dopada vam se?
Some of these products may have been sent to me for review. For more information, see my disclaimer.*
