Depending on where you are, weather can yet again prove that it can be very fickle and there may be rain showers with thunder involved. Don't let them get you down, spring is most definitely here – as soon as sudden convective activity appears which harbours thunder clouds that means warm air is actively mixing in with the cold. Warm air is good people! Don't mind me, I feel so positive and uplifted by the very thought summer is approaching and to celebrate those joyous feelings and thoughts I have a bunch of vivid nail polishes, beautiful as a bunch of juicy flowers. Avon Nailwear Pro+ (approx $4 per piece) range has launched some new and beautiful shades to honor the warmer season. I must say that I'm surprised by the difference of formulation within the same range and depending on your preference you'll probably like some more than others. I'll simply try to assist in choosing the favorite shade for you.
Ovisno o tome gdje se nalazite, vrijeme ce u svakom slucaju pokazati koliko promjenljivo i hirovito moze biti – nemojte da vas iznenade pljuskovi kise praceni sa grmljavinom. Nadam se da se necete razalostiti na spomen kise jer proljece je bez sumnje stiglo, kako kalendarski tako i u ‘stvarnom zivotu’. Cim pocnete primjecivati da je prisutna povecana konvektivna aktivnost, pracena stvaranjem grmljavinskih oblaka znajte da se topli zrak uzurbano i silovito mijesa sa hladnim. Tople zracne mase su dobri momci! Oh, mozda sam isuvise vesela ali ne mogu izbjeci pozitivne vibracije na samu pomisao da nam se ljeto priblizava. Kako bih na adekvatan nacin sa vama proslavila svoje veselje i optimisticne misli, pripremila sam za vas buket lakova za nokte koji su toliko lijepi i svjezi da ih sa lakocom mozete zamijeniti za prekrasno veseo i svjez buket cvijeca. Avon Nailwear Pro+ lakovi za nokte (obicno kostaju oko 6,50KM u brosuri) su kao linija osvjezeni sa novim nijansama bas u cast toplijih mjeseci. Moram reci da sam iznenadjena u kolikoj mjeri sama formulacija lakova varira od nijanse do nijanse – a radi se o istoj liniji. Ovisno o vasim preferencama, vjerovatno cete neke vise favorizirati u odnosu na druge. Ja cu samo pokusati da vam pomognem pri odabiru nijanse koja bi mogla najvise odgovarati bas vama.
One that got most tongues whisper is the lovely muted mint shade called Ocean Blue. Not something I'd personally call an ocean blue – it's more of a creamy mint popsicle! It has a pretty much even ratio of blue and green inside and looks very reminiscent of the famous Essie Mint Candy Apple. I'd even say that it leans more green in the bottle but on the nails it's a true mint stunner. I love the color but the shimmer-free formulation isn't forgiving if your nails have pronounced ridges like mine. This shade has no particular sheen so if you're a fan of the mirror effect I'd recommend layering a shiny top coat over. Sunshine is very aptly named – it literally looks like a vibrant sunshine waterfall and it's wonderfully positive. I was worried as most yellow nail polishes have troublesome formulas – this one can come off as streaky but can be leveled by the third coat if you're patient. It isn't as high-maintenance as I expected to be quite fair. It's a very decent yellow nail polish of wonderful saturation and pigment and has a very similar, thick and creamy texture as Ocean Blue does. Orange Sun is completely different in texture – it's quite liquidy and sheer. It isn't streaky at all and thin coats are the key with this one – it dries quicker than previous two shades and by the time you've painted nails on both hands they're all dry so you can begin with the second coat and so on. It's a plumpy orangey/red shade perfect not only for spring but for summer too. All these shades look amazing on their own and/or paired with shimmery top coats. They have an average lasting power of three days on my nails – the orange starts to chip on the second so have this in mind. It's just down to you choosing your perfect formulation and texture – and color, duh!
Nijansa koja je izazvala najvise uzdaha preko drustvenih mreza je divno kremasta mint nijansa pod nazivom Ocean Blue. Ne bih bas sa ovom bojom povezala plavu boju okeana – mene vise asocira na mentolasto hladni sladoled na stapicu! Koliko mi se cini, u ovoj nijansi su lijepo izbalansirane zelene i plave primjese te me uopsteno ovaj lak podsjeca na popularni Essie Mint Candy Apple, koji jako volim. Cak bih rekla da izgleda vise zelencasto u bocici a na noktima je klasicni mintic. Dopada mi se boja no kremasta formulacija bez shimmera ce mozda biti problematicna ako su na vasim noktima izrazene vertikalne brazde (kakav je slucaj sa mojim noktima). Ukoliko ste ljubiteljica staklastog efekta, preporucila bih nanosenje nadlaka koji ce ovom mint ljepotanu pridodati zeljeni visoki sjaj. Laku nijanse Sunshine naziv pak odlicno pristaje – bukvalno izgleda kao bljestavo sjajni vodopad suncevih zraka te je izrazito optimisticna boja. Brinula sam se kako ce se pokazati na djelu posto su zuti lakovi za nokte ozloglaseni po nezgodnoj formulaciji. U ovom slucaju je kanarinac-zuti lak pomalo neravnomjernog nanosenja no moze se usavrsiti ako budete imale strpljenja za treci sloj. Ruku na srce, nije bas pretjerano zahtjevan i cak se pokazao kao pristojan zuti lak. Odlicne je pigmentacije i zasicenosti boje te je jako slicne, guste u kremaste formulacije kakve je i nijansa Ocean Blue. Orange Sun nijansa se uveliko razlikuje od prethodnika po teksturi – dosta je tecan, pomalo vodenast i poluproziran. Nanosi se ravnomjerno i kljucna stvar je nanosenje u tankim slojevima. Ono sto je super jeste sto se jako brzo susi i dok nalakiram svih deset noktica, oni su vec suhi tako da mogu zapoceti sa drugim slojem bez cekanja itd. Privlacne je narandzasto/crvenkaste nijanse koja ce biti prigodna kako tokom proljeca, tako i tokom ljeta. Sve tri nove nijanse izgledaju atraktivno kada ih nosite samostalno ali su jako lijepe i ispod shimmerastog/sljokicastog nadlaka. Svi lakovi imaju prosjecnu trajnost na mojim noktima od otprilike tri dana – narandzasti lak doduse pocinje da se skida sa ivica vec drugog dana. Odabir cete napraviti ovisno o tome kakvu teksturu vise volite – i boju, naravno!
*Some of these products may have been sent to me for review. For more information, see my disclaimer.
