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Hello :)


Napokon dođe vrijeme da vam predstavim jednu stvarčicu za koju sam mislila da nema šanse da je ikad budem držala u rukama...kad ono

Nisam mogla ni sanjat da će mi moje najdraže curice uspjet nabavit ovu krasotu i poklonit mi je za rođendan 
Hvala, curice moje :*



Upoznajte Chanel Notorious, "sculpting veil" za oči i obraze. Na njega možete gledati kao na rumenilo za konturiranje, s obzirom da izgleda identično kao i standardna Chanel zapečena rumenila.
Samo što je naš Ozloglašeni Šanel apsolutno siv i samim tim se čini kao savršeno sredstvo za stvaranje sjena na licu.
Ja sam osobno totalno mutava što se konturiranja tiče, a pošto sam svjetloputi žućo (NC15), nikako nisam mogla pronaći dobar puder za konturiranje, jer bi svi bili ili pretamno smeđi i uz to prenarančasti.
Zato mi se ideja sivog sredstva za konturiranje činila divnom.

Ali pošto je u cijelom svijetu bio rasprodan brzinom svjetlosti, a i ne baš jeftin, odustala sam od potrage za njim.
Što me naravno nije spriječilo da slinim na swatcheve po netu.
I tu dolazi moj rođendan gdje su moje babe uspjele dogovorit s jednom krasnom curom da mi pogleda ima li  kod nje koji preostali primjerak. kao što se i dogodi kad se sve kockice poslože, jedan jedini je preostao u parfumeriji i krenuo je put Hrvatske :)



Mislim da vam ne moram opisivat ciku i skakanje od sreće kad sam otvorila šareni paketić :)

No dosta opisa sreće, idemo na Chanel ;)
Dolazi u standardnom pakiranju kao i "normalna" Chanelova rumenila, s apsolutno beskorisnim kistom, plastičnom zaštitom, ogledalom, u baršunastoj navlaci te kutijici od čvrstog kartona :)



Pogledajte ovu gore divotu :)
I tu staju krasne slike, kad sam ugasila dečkov Canon 450d DSLR, sklopila stativ, i prebacila se na slikavanje swatcheva i lica mojim jako lošim rozim Sonyjem :/

Daklem, swatchevi :)
Notorious je hladna siva, sa satenskom teksturom. Nije potpuno mat, nego ima odsjaj, koji je u principu neprimjetan na licu.

Chanel Notorious
left blended, right heavily swatched

Kao što sam prije napomenula, ovo je hladno sivo "rumenilo", ali kao takvo jako lijepo stoji i toplim podtonovima (barem se ja nadam :D ). Pokušala sam napraviti što vjernije swatcheve :)

Nažalost ga nisam mogla uhvatiti najbolje na licu, blic je učinio svoje :/

Za nanošenje sam koristila Illamasqua Blending brush 2 i ne znam je li mi on bio baš najbolji izbor, jer sam prvo mislila da sam se previše usivila, zatim mi se činilo kao nevidljivo, dalje mi se ponovo činilo prejako i tako nakon nekih petnaestak minuta mrčenja, dobijete ovo na trećoj i četvrtoj slici :)

Ne znam vidite li ikakvu razliku, ali uživo se vidjela, i to dosta :)
Moram pokušat s nekim drugim kistom još, zanima me kakav će biti rezultat.

Without contour



 Contoured with Chanel Notorious


Without contour


Contoured with Chanel Notorious

Imam totalno oldschool džemper :D

Kako vam se sviđa?
Apsolutno suckam u recenzijama, tako da se neću ljutit i ako ste samo bacili oko na slike, i to je dovoljno ;)
Pročitala sam da će Chanel uvrstiti notorious i u stalnu postavu, tako da će biti dostupan svima :)

Sviđa li vam se ovakva nijansa za konturiranje, ili ćete se držati smećkastih nijansi?

Hvala vam puno na čitanju,
puno vas pozdravlja

Nic



Hello :)

Pretpostavljam da ste ovih dana zatrpani press objavam najnovije Illamasquine kolekcije, I'Mperfection :D
S obzirom da dosad sve već znate o njoj, mislim da je suvišno napisati još jedan post gdje gledate jedne te iste slike :D
Zasad bih vam htjela skrenut pažnju na dva posta, sa swatchevima lakova iz navedene kolekcije:

I presume you've been swamped with the press releases of the new Illamasqua collection, called I'Mperfection :D
Considering you probably know everything there is to know about it, I think it would be redundant to write another post where you get to see the same photos over and over again.
For now, I would like to show you two posts that have swatches of the I'Mperfection nail polish:




Kolekcija mi se jako sviđa, kist se čini super, a jako želim vidjeti kako zeleno sjajilo izgledan na usnama :)
Lakovi su mi isto lijepi, iako nisam preveliki ljubitelj pastelnih boja, ali ova fora sa crnim šljokicama mi je baš super :)
Naravno, čim sam vidjela slike lakova, sjetila sam se da ja već imam nešto slično :D

I really like the collection, especially the brush, and I can't wait to see that grass green lip-gloss on my lips :D
Nail polishes are really pretty, although I'm not a big fan of pastels, but i really like this cool thing they did with black glitter :)
Of course, when I saw the photos of the nail polish, I remembered I already have a similar thing in my stash.



Sjećate se OVOG posta? ;)
Vidite ovog malog frankensivonju, ispred Aveo tuširalice?
Lee mi ga je smućkala za Secret Santa darivanje, a pošto već dva mjeseca nosim gole nokte, nisam ga ni isprobala :sramise:

Remember THIS post?
See that little frankengrey, in front of the Aveo shower gel?
Lee frankened it for the Secret Santa gift, but I still haven't tried it on, I've been wearing my nails polishless for the past few months : embarrassed:



Nepravda ispravljena, nalakirala sam ga i predivan je.
krasno se maže, dovoljna su dva sloja za potpuno prekrivanje, ali ja sam stavila tri, za svaki slučaj.
Lee je prava majstorica za frankene i nadam se da će jednom osnovat svoju tvrtku i mućkat frankenlakove.
Unaprijed se bilježim za besplatne uzorke :zubo:

A wrong set right, I painted my nails with it, and it's beautiful :)
It glides on perfectly, it takes only two layers for good coverage, but i painted three, just in case.
Lee is a real expert in frankening and i hope that she will start her own indie nail polish company and make frankenpolish.



Molim vas da zanemarite moje ultrakratke nokte, zanemarivala sam ih jako dugo i sad će trebat neko vrijeme da se vrate na oku ugodno :/

Please don't look at the state of my nails, I've been neglecting them far too long, it will take some time for them to go back to normal.






Što smo naučili danas? Svima treba Nubar Black polka dot :D

Lesson learnt today? Everybody needs Nubar Black polka dot :D


Nic
We interrupt our scheduled Halloween programming (yes, I know Halloween was Monday, but I have at least one more look to post, and I'd like you to pretend it's still interesting :D ) to show you this beauty:


I present you essence Skyscraper, a part of Urban messages TE.

If I had to describe Scyscraper in two words, they would be "dirty white". It's a light grey/muted white base with tiny  finely milled specks of brown something. I planned to write "shimmer" or "glitter" but it just feels so wrong :D
It's almost as if you were making a franken using a white nail polish and a small amount of pure dirt. It also contains almost invisible blue glass flecks which combined with "dirt" give this polish a perfect "pure stone" look. 



This was a first time in my life I really admired my nails. They are soooo long in this picture :)
I used to bite my nails as a kid, and I have a very fragile nails, they tend to break as soon they grow past my nail bed.
I will make a post about my nail routine, if anyone is interested :) 






In this last photo you can really see all the components of this nail polish. 
Skyscraper is surely the nail polish I will often reach for in the future.

Thank you for reading,
Nic 





Hello, guys :)

I finally went through my vacation photos, and I have another "vacation mani" post :)

Essence Hello holo is an absolute winner. It makes any manicure last for days, without even getting a tip wear.
I applied essence You're a heartbreaker from 50's girls reloaded TE, but it made bubbles so I had to camouflage it.
I chose Hello holo and I must say, that was a great decision.

The mani lasted for 6 days and the only damage was a slight chapping on my thumb and a slightest of tip wears.
Picture spam ahead :D







Damage 6 days after application

Now, 6 days might not be much, I had some manis that lasted even longer, but you must take into account that this was during the summer, with hell-like temperatures, constant hand washing, sunbathing, sweating, swimming and outdoor activities :)

The photos don't really give it justice, because this is one glitter bomb sparkly manicure, so I will upload a video of it in the next few days, so stay tuned ;)


Thank you for reading,
Nic



All images and content, unless stated otherwise, belong to me (Nic).
So don't be a dick and steal them.
If you do, I hope a wrath of thousands burning demon suns rain upon you.
Have a great day.
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