After trying out and absolutely loving my Essence nail art foils in Hello Flashy! (01), I have decided to restock those and also to try the second foil design. Essence is bringin’ it at the nail art front and even though not every nail polish they throw out tickles my fancy nor do they impress me with longevity, these foils are magnificent as well as their nail polish top coats which offer different effects and finishes. Due to chronic lack of time, I've mostly been leaning towards neutral polishes during these past few weeks (such as the Essie Ballet Slippers) but I have been sporting the odd vivid and nail art design from time to time and these nail foils are one of my fave ways to rock nail art. I've created this manicure with Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! in Hello Holo! (03) as the main star and I hope you'll like the way it looks as much as I do.
Nakon sto sam isprobala i u potpunosti se zaljubila u svoje Essence nail art folije, nijansa (01) Hello Flashy!, odlucila sam da napravim zalihe ali i da isprobam preostali dizajn iz ponude brenda. Essence pravi odlicne i zabavne stvarcice za nail art te, iako me mozda nece svaki put dojmiti svojim lakovima (neke nijanse naprosto nisu izdrzljive na mojim noktima) – fantasticni su im sljokicasti nadlakovi koji pruzaju razlicite efekte i ranije spomenute ukrasne folije za nail art. Uslijed nedostatka slobodnog vremena, ponajvise sam se oslanjala na neutralne lakove za nokte posljednjih sedmica (poput Essie Ballet Slippers klasika) no ponekada bih zacinila stvari i ubacila nasumicni lak zivahne boje. Ipak, kada je nail art u pitanju, Essence ukrasne folije su mi najdrazi nacin da se poigram sa noktima i ucinim ih narocito zanimljivim. Danas sam pripremila manikir koji u glavnoj ulozi ima Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! ukrasne folije u nijansi (03) Hello Holo! (3,15KM) i zaista se nadam da ce vam se finalni rezultat dopasti koliko i meni.
I've noticed that these and similar foils look best applied on a dark base – after using neutrals and vivids undernmeath, I feel quite convinced that black and off black shades provide the most effective contrast. Instead of opting for a classic black (my fave is the China Glaze Liquid Leather) – my heart has settled on the beautiful and enticing Essie Dive Bar. Black base with turquoise/blue shimmer gives off a mysterious vibe and I've applied two coats for full opacity. After leaving it to completely dry off, I've slapped one coat of the Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! Transfer Solution which acts as a bond between the nail plate/polish and the foils. You just leave it to dry a little, get tacky and then I've applied the golden strip of nail foil at the bottom and the silver one with stars at the top. This way I've created a multicolored effect with two designs on top of each other and I think they look very pretty together. You can leave it as it is but after taking photos, I've applied a shimmery top coat for an almost galaxy effect – beautiful!
Primjetila sam da ove ali i ostale ukrasne folije za nail art dolaze do izrazaja na najljepsi nacin ako su nanesene preko tamne podloge – do ovog zakljucka sam dosla nakon sto sam eksperimentirala sa neutralnim i zarkim bazama. Prilicno sam ubijedjena da crna boja i njene varijacije pruzaju najefektivniji kontrast folijama. Umjesto da se odlucim za klasicnu crnu bazu (poput meni najdrazeg China Glaze Liquid Leather laka) – ovog puta sam se skrasila sa prekrasnim i gotovo magicnim Essie Dive Bar lakom. Crna baza obogacena tirkizno-zelenim shimmerom ima svojevrsno mistican efekat a nanijela sam dva sloja za potpunu prekrivnost. Nakon sto se lak u potpunosti osusio, nanijela sam sloj Essence Nail Art Hello Foils! Transfer Solution prozirnog laka koji sluzi kao veza izmedju folije i nokatne ploce tj. laka za nokte u ulozi baze. Nakon nanosenja sam sacekala da se blago osusi i postane ljepljiv a potom sam na donji dio nokta nanijela zlatnu foliju, uklonila je i na gornji dio nokta sam nanijela srebrnu foliju sa motivom zvjezdica. Na ovaj nacin sam napravila visebojni efekat sa kontrastnim dizajnom i mislim da cjelokupna kombinacija djeluje upecatljivo. Mozete sve ostaviti kako jeste ali nakon sto sam napravila fotografije rezultata, odlucila sam dodati i sloj sljokicastog nadlaka po zelji koji je stvorio iluziju galaxy efekta – prekrasan prizor!
