I have an oldie but a goodie kind of polish for you today and I think it's the best out of all black nail polishes I've ever tried! Some of you may remember that I promised to prepare several black & white nail art designs come autumn/winter so here I am, kickin’ it all off. I must admit that I'm not sticking to just one nail polish or even a hue these past few months. I'm actually enjoying different hue out of which some aren't your usual seasonal colors – teal, pink, white, burgundy and plums are sorta expected and now I'm throwing in the sleekest of them all – China Glaze Liquid Leather. This nail polish is a part of the A/W collection from 2005. called ‘Patent Leather in the City’. I do keep my eye on new releases but some nail polishes from the past were truly amazing and this is one of them. Packaged in the standard 14ml China Glaze bottle, Liquid Leather might even stand out from the rest of the brand's polishes as it's so deep and black that the polish morphs together with the black font and the black cap – a little phantom it is! I was looking for a pure black nail polish and this is a purchase I'm extremely happy with!
Za vas danas imam jedno starije izdanje laka za nokte ali je toliko dobro da vrijedi otpuhati prasinu sa njega. Cak mislim da je ovo po svim stavkama najbolji crni lak za nokte koji sam ikada isprobala! Neke od vas ce se mozda sjetiti mog obecanja da cu po dolasku jeseni/zime napraviti mini seriju crno-bijelih manikira i napokon sam se uspjela posvetiti tom malom zadatku. Moram priznati da se ove sezone ne drzim striktno samo jednog laka ili samo jedne nijanse. Prilicno sam ne neodlucna vec cak uzivam u razlicitim lakovima od kojih neki nikako ne spadaju u sezonske klasike. Poigravam se sa morsko zeleno/plavim, ruzicastim, bijelim, sljivastim i tamno crvenmim nijansama koje (ruku na srce) jesu inkarnacija trenutnog godisnjeg doba u formi laka za nokte + ubacila sam i najelegantnijeg od sviju u taj neobicni miks – China Glaze Liquid Leather. Ovaj lak je dio jesen/zima kolekcije ‘Patent Leather in the City’ iz davne 2005. godine. Volim na oku drzati nove kolekcije no neki od prethodno kreiranih lakova su toliko dobro napravljeni da ne gube na aktualnosti a ovo je jedan od njih. Upakovan u standardnu China Glaze bocicu od 14ml, Liquid Leather se ipak izdvaja od ostalih CG lakova jer je toliko crn da se sam lak stapa sa crnim slovima na bocici i sa crnim cepom – pravi je mali fantom! Kupila sam ga za 7,50KM preko Facebook stranice Lilocosmetics Kakanj i zaista je jedan od najboljih CG lakova koje imam.
Liquid Leather (what a great name, right?) is pure creme black, free from any shimmer. It has an extremely shiny finish, almost jelly and it imparts such a luxurious, sophisticated vibe to the hands (even when worn on short nails). Essie Luxedo has something similar going on. And it's that shiny finish that makes this nail polish so special and elegant. But, the best thing of all must be that it required just one coat for full and utter coverage! I really still feel so shocked because I am not accustomed to finding a black nail polish with such great pigmentation, coverage and longevity. It lasts for an entire week when wear starts to show along the tips (I haven't noticed any chipping). I've created the simplest manicure ever using my nail art tape – one of my fave ways to do nail art. I've applied the tape, applied one coat of Liquid Leather and quickly removed the tape while the nail polish was still wet. Liquid Leather dries fast on me and doesn't require a top coat – however, I just wanted to protect my design so I added a coat of Seche Vite Top Coat. Simple, elegant and interesting at the same time without too much effort. Just the way I like my manicures!
Liquid Leather (kakav fenomenalan naziv, zar ne?) je cisti creme crni lak koji ne sadrzi niti najsitniji shimmer. Izrazito je sjajnog, skoro pa jelly finisa koji odaje tako luksuzan, sofisticiran dojam a ruke djeluju krasno (cak i ako ga nosite na kratkim noktima). Takav slican efekat ima i Essie Luxedo koji je i jedini po sjaju sa kojim mogu porediti Liquid Leather. Upravo taj sjajni efekat cini ovaj lak tako posebnim i elegantnim. No, najbolje od svega mora biti cinjenica da je za potpunu prekrivnost potreban samo jedan sloj! Jos uvijek sam u soku jer nikada nisam naisla na crni lak koji se nanosi tako savrseno, tako ujednaceno a da je ujedno i izvrsne pigmentacije i trajnosti. Traje mi cijelu sedmicu i bas otprilike sestog ili sedmog dana pocinjem primjecivati da se pri vrhovima noktiju trosi (nisam primjetila da se lomi ili ljusti). Kreirala sam najjednostavniju mogucu manikuru koristeci se samo ovim lakom i trakicama za nail art – to mi je omiljena kombinacija za nail art. Na pojedine nokte sam horizontalno nalijepila trakice, presla preko cijelog nokta sa lakom i dok je lak jos uvijek mokar skinula trakice (odlijepila ih). Liquid Leather se susi jako brzo i uopste mu nije potreban nadlak. Ipak, zeljela sam zastititi dizajn tako da sam presla jednim slojem Seche Vite nadlaka preko njega. Jednostavno, elegantno i interesantno u isto vrijeme a da nije utroseno isuvise vremena ili truda – bas kako volim svoj manikir!
