Today's a very special day for me as I'm celebrating the birthday of my favorite, most loved person on the whole white world so I've decided to let all the festivities show on my nails as well. By the way, I usually suck at preparing birthday surprises and people always see through my ‘plans’ but this time he had no idea and was genuinely surprised when I got him a perfume he wanted. I feel so happy about finally suprising him! Back to the nails – I've previously had some experience with nail foils (remember my Galactic Lemons mani?). They're not as complicated as they seem and I'd really love to demistify them. Some don't even require any special transfer solution for the foils to adhere to so you're basically applying the foils to a tacky layer of your nail polish of choice. This time, however, I have a dedicated nail art duo which provides a very interesting galactic effect on nails. Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! brightened up this amazing day even more and made my nails pop. They look really good with my birthday outfit and I'm actually here to tell you that you really ought to try them. See? I suck at hiding my own agenda.
Danas je za mene poseban dan posto slavim rodjendan meni najdraze osobe na cijelome svijetu – iz tog razloga sam odlucila da prenesem proslavu i veselje na svoje noktice te na neki nacin da podijelim svoju srecu sa vama. Usput receno, ja sam tako losa u sakrivanju bilo cega. Najnemisterioznija sam osoba na planeti i nikada mi nije poslo za rukom da u tajnosti pripremim iznenadjenje za bilo koga posto svi otkriju moje ‘tajne’ planove za cas posla. Ovog puta sam se posebno potrudila i dragi je istinski bio iznenadjen zbog cega mi je srce bilo ogromno. Jos ne mogu da vjerujem da sam uspjela u svom naumu ali necu vas isuvise zadrzavati – vratimo se na noktice! Od ranije sam imala iskustva sa ukrasnim folijama za nail art (sjecate se mog manikira koji sam nazvala ‘Galakticki limunko’?). Obicno vecina ustukne pred folijama no zaista bih zeljela da ih demistifikujem. Nekima cak uopste nije potreban posebni nadlak preko kojeg bi prionule na nokat vec se mozete posluziti lakom za nokte po izboru. Samo njime nalakirate nokte, sacekate da bude gotovo suh ali ipak malo ljepljiv na dodir, nanesete foliju preko i skinete je. To je sve. Ovog puta sam se ipak posluzila namjenskim dvojcem (posebna prilika zahtijeva posebne noktice) koji kreira look galaksije metalik odsjaja i jako mi se dopada efekat. Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! pribor za nail art je dodatno uljepsao ovaj divni dan a noktici su se odlicno slagali uz rodjendanski outfit i ja sam ovdje ustvari da vam kazem kako se nematre potrebe plasiti ukrasnih folija – slobodno ih isprobajte. Vidite na sta mislim? Uopste ne umijem sakriti vlastite namjere.
Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! come in two variations – Hello Holo! (03) is a bronzey/silver duo while I own the Hello Flashy! (01) packaging. Inside of the plastic container (of an easily removable black top) you get two strips of nail art foil, each having a different pattern (galaxy swirled one and the other I like to call my jelly bean baby). Then you need the Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! Transfer Solution which is a clear top coat you need to layer of a nail polish of your choosing (I have chosen my fave black nail polish of all – China Glaze Liquid Leather), let it dry for 80-90 seconds, become tacky and then press the foil (shiny side up) over it, gently tap and remove. You could cut the foils into smaller pieces and create your own patterns and designs but I've applied them straight on my nails as they are. I have to tips; first layer of nail polish must be 100% dry before you proceed and I prefer to leave the transfer solution to dry as long as possible as nail foils adhere to it better that way. I've applied the jelly bean foil design on my left hand and the galaxy design on my right hand. They end up looking similar in the end but just so you know – you'd need two packets of Hello Flashy! foils if you wish to apply the same design on both hands. To seal and protect the graffiti inspired nail art, just apply a clear top coat (or a glittery one, for that matter) and your work is done. What do you think of my manicure of the day?
Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! (3,15KM) ukrasne folije su dostupne u dvije varijacije – Hello Holo! (03) pakovanje koje je kombinacija bronzano/zlatne i srebrne folije dok ja posjedujem Hello Flashy! (01) pakovanje. Unutar plasticne kutijice (ciji se poklopac zaista lako skida) nalaze se dvije folije, svaka sa razlicitim dizajnom. Jedna me svojim metalik sarom podsjeca na galaksiju dok drugu volim zvati sarenim bombonicama. Potom, ono sto koristite da bi ove folije prionule na nokat jeste Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! Transfer Solution (3,75KM) lak koji je u biti prozirni nadlak i njega nanosite preko sloja laka po vasem izboru (ja sam odabrala meni najdrazi crni lak od svih – China Glaze Liquid Leather). Vi ustvari pravite ‘sendvic’ – prvi sloj je ovdje CG Liquid Leather, potom ide sloj Essence Transfer Solution nadlaka koji ostavite da se osusi 80-90 sekundi dok ne postane blago ljepljiv a potom nanesete ukrasnu foliju (sjajna strana sa sarom ide gore a mat strana ide na nokat tj. na nadlak), njezno prstima namjestite i ‘prevaljate’ preko nokta jagodicama foliju te je uklonite (nije potrebno da ‘trzate’ foliju sa nokta). Mogle bi izrezati folije na sitne komadice i praviti vlastiti dizajn, mozda neke posebne sare ili se odluciti na vise slojeva folije – izbor je na vama. Licno sam koristila foliju u pocetnom stanju. Imam samo dva savjeta kada je nanosenje folija na ovaj nacin u pitanju – prije svega, lak koji prvi nanosite mora biti 100% suh prije nego nastavite i licno smatram da je najbolje da se Essence Transfer Solution nadlak osusi gotovo u potpunosti prije nego nanesem foliju jer mi se desilo da folija skine sve ispod ako se lak i/ili nadlak nisu dovoljno osusili. Na nokte lijeve ruke sam nanijela dizajn sa sarenim bombonicama dok je na desnoj ruci galaksija dizajn. Finalni rezultat je dosta slican no ako zelite da vam na noktima obje ruke bude samo jedan dizajn, biti ce vam potrebna dva pakovanja. Kako bi zastitile svoj nail art, mozete koristiti prozirni (ili sljokicasti) nadlak po zelji i noktici su spremni. Dopada li vam se kako izgleda danasnji nail art?
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