Essence the little x-mas factory trend edition - review

The most of Essence the little X-Mas factory products left the stores in December, but some of them are still available here and there so I hope this review is going to be useful for someone. :)

Every Christmas Essence makes holiday limited edition and it is always suuuper cute, so I just couldn´t resist buying it. I´ve stopped buying limited edition products lately (I really don´t know why I`ve done that, but my wallet was happy with that) but I just can´t skip the Christmas one. Are these worth the money? Read below. :)


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Iako se većina prozorčića s Essence the little X-Mas factory limitiranom kolekcijom ispraznila još za vrijeme `blagdanske šoping groznice`, tu i tamo su proizvodi su još uvijek na policama i sigurna sam da će nekome ova recenzija poslužiti. :)

Kao i svakog Božića, Essence je pripremio blagdansku limitiranu kolekciju i ja nisam mogla odoljeti preslatkim pakiranjima i lijepim, prigodnim bojama. U zadnje vrijeme sam malo popustila s kupovanjem limitiranih kolekcija, ali u božićno mi vrijeme (po običaju) ništa nije moglo pomoći. :D Što se od ovih simpatičnih stvarčica isplati, a što ne, saznajte ispod.

Wet n wild megalast nail colour E2152 Haze of Love

First autumn blog post. :)
A few days ago my favourite season came. Of course, I´ve already prepared five- six dark nail polishes and lipsticks. Of course, I didn´t forget to prepare my eyeshadows in bronze and brown colours. The only thing I still haven´t found is a bit darker blush wich suits my light skin tone.
The first autumn nail polish I´m showing you is this Wet n wild megalast nail color in the shade E2152 Haze of Love.
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Prvi jesenski post na blogu. :)
Prije par dana stiglo je moje omiljeno godišnje doba. Kata k´o Kata, odavno u duhu jeseni, već je spremila pet- šest lakova u tamnim jesenskim bojama, naoružala se smeđim ruževima te brončano- smeđim sjenilima. Samo još bezuspješno tražim neko tamnije rumenilo koje će pristajati mojem svijetlom tenu koji je već gotovo izgubio ono malo teško stečene ljetne boje.
Prvi u počasnom društvu jesenskih lakova je zvijezda ovog posta- Wet n wild megalast nail color u nijansi E2152 Haze of Love.

August 2016. favorites

Do you feel like the summer just flew away? I´m feeling like the first  2016. beach day was yesterday, or like today was the first day I wore my summer dress. :) Even there are still couple of weeks till autumn, when you go to school, September means autumn. :D
Fortunately, August was a bit colder so I was putting some makeup on. Today I´m writing about the products I used the most in the last month.
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Je li i vama ovo ljeto jednostavno proletjelo? Osjećam se kao da sam jučer prvi put u 2016. uronila u more ili obukla neku ljetnu haljinu. :) Iako kalendarski ljeto još itekako traje, nama koji smo još u školi početak rujna je neslužbeni kraj. :D
Na moju veliku sreću, kolovoz je bio hladniji i lakši za izdržati od srpnja tako da sam se imala snage i pošteno našminkati. U današnjem postu pišem što sam u kolovozu najviše koristila. 

Summer sunset manicure

In the last August blog post, I decided to show you manicure I did three or four weeks ago. I originally made this mani for one Instagram contest. In the end, I haven´t won anything, but I really like this manicure so it would be a shame not to show it on my blog.
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Za kraj kolovoza odlučila sam Vam pokazati manikuru koju sam radila prije tri- četiri tjedna povodom nekog Instagram natječaja. Iako na kraju nisam ništa osvojila, sviđa mi se manikura i odlučila sam joj dati malo prostora na blogu. 

Essence LE Wave goddess nail polish 04 crush on blue

Helou!
Vraćam se sa "blogogodišnjeg" i pripremam Vam puuno novih postova. Prvi od njih je swatch i recenzija ovog ljepotana. 

Hello!

I´m back with a bunch of new posts. The first one of them is the swatch and review of thius gorgeous nail polish. 

Velika sam ljubiteljica plavih lakova i ta je boja definitivno najzastupljenija u mojoj kolekciji. Čim sam ugledala ovaj lak u Dm-u, znala sam da ga moram imati. :D

I´m a big fan of blue nail polishes and I have a lot of different ones in my collection. When I saw this nail polish, I knew I have to get it!

Riječ je o dubokoj plavoj nijansi sa sitnim (ali dobro uočljivim) srebrnim shimmerom koja neodoljivo podsijeća na boju oceana. <3

This is a deep blue shade with fine silver shimmer. The colour reminds me on ocean. <3

Lak dolazi u "klasičnom" pakiranju, u količini od 10ml po cijeni od 15.90kn. 

Jednostavnost "razbija" gumeni prsten u boji laka na čepu, s natpisom (kod mene je natpis wave goddess, znam da ima i #love, early bird i yolo). Nažalost, meni je premalen. ali mislim da većini odgovara jer imam dosta veliku ruku. :D

The polish comes in pretty ordinary bottle. I got 10ml for 15.90kn.
There is one unordinary thing- ring on the cap (in the nail polish colour), with sign ( wave goddess, #love, early bird, yolo). Unfortunately, the ring is too small for me, but I have pretty big hand, so I think that most girls can wear it. 

Doživljaj kod lakiranja vrlo je sličan "redovnim" Essence lakovima.
Četkica je gusta, uska i ravno rezana. Osobno bih voljela da je malo šira.
Lak se lijepo razmazuje i tekstura je nešto rjeđa.
Pigmentacija je odlična i jedan sloj je sasvim dovoljan ukoliko želite nešto svjetliju boju. Ja sam stavila dva sloja kako bih naglasila "dubinu boje" a i iz navike. :D
Vrijeme sušenja je izvanredno, svega pet minuta na 38 stupnjeva!
Trajnost je, u mom slučaju, dva dana. Mislim da bi lak trajao nešto duže bez dugog boravka u moru (primjetila sam da to dosta šteti trajnosti).
Na laku piše da je potrebno koristiti bazni lak što potpisujem jer se nokti u protivnom mogu "obojati" i trajnost je bolja. Preporučila bih i upotrebu nadlaka za izraženiji shimmer (lak je, sam po sebi, dosta sjajan). 

The polish is pretty similar to the most of Essence polishes. 
The brush is thick, thin and straight on the edges. I would personaly like to have a bit broader brush. Polish smears nicely and the texture is a bit thinner. 
The pigmentation is great and one coat is just enough, if you want a bit lighter colour. I put two coats because I want deeper colour and I just got used to it. :D 
Drying time is extremely good, it dries in only  five minutes, on 38 degrees! 
It lasted two days on my nails. I think it could last longer without being in the sea water for a very long time. ( I noticed that itś really bad for nail polishes). 
Essence says you should use base coat and I agree. If you don´t use it, nalis will probably become "coloured"( after you remove nail polish) and polishes last longer when you use it. I also tell you to use topcoat to make polish more shiny. 

Sve u svemu, riječ je o veseloj ljetnoj nijansi koja će lijepo upotpuniti neku plavo- srebrnu modnu kombinaciju. Dajte mašti na volju! ;)

Do sljedećeg posta,

Kata :)

All in all, this is one beautiful summer colour and it will look great with some blue-sliver outfit. ;)
Till next post,
Kata :) 

Essence the gel nail polish 23 wonderfuel kratka recenzija & manikura/short review & manicure

Pozdrav svima! :)
Danas Vam predstavljan jedan novitet na našim policama, ujedno i moj prvi Essence the gel lak.
Iako kolekcija sadrži mnoštvo prekrasnih nijansi, nisam imala previše dvojbi jer me ova na prvu osvojila. Veliki sam ljubitelj duochrome (ili gasoline- ne zove se lak bez razloga wonderfuel:) finiša i ova je nijansa kao stvorena za mene.
Sama tekstura laka i ukupni "doživljaj" kod lakiranja nije se uopće promijenio u odnosu na prijašnju colour & go kolekciju. Pigmentacija je odlična, iako je lak mrvicu rjeđi od većine ostalih čime je lakše dobiti tanki sloj. Također, jednoliko se nanosi i lako raspoređuje čemu pridonosi i odlična široka četkica koja je lagano zaobljena. Da ne duljim, i dalje su mi omiljeni i nemam zamjerki. Jedina bitna promjena je trajnost. Problem i moja jedina zamjerka c&g lakovima bilo je upravo to. Sada lak bez topcoata traje i tri dana, a uz specijalni Essence topcoat i basecoat navodno dulje od deset dana, iako Vam to ne mogu osobno potvrditi. Essence je ovog puta uistinu nadmašio samog sebe.
Kao što sam već rekla, u pitanju je duochrome finish, s dodatkom shimmera. Boja varira od nekoliko nijansi ljubičaste do plave, ovisi od kuta promatranja i svjetlosti.
Lak sam nanijela u 2 sloja.  

Hello everyone!
Day I'm showing my first Essence gel nail polish, the brand new product in our stores. There are a lot of different colors in this collection, but i've decided to buy this one because it totally impressed me. I love this shade and I'm a huge fan of duochrome (or gasoline- this is wonderfuel polish :) finish. Painting the nails with this nail polish is just the same as painting the nails with color & go nail polish. The pigmentation is great, even the nail polish is a bit thinner than the most nail polishes. It is also good because you can make nice thin even layer of polish without any problem. There is standard tight Essence brush wich is slightly rounded, so it perfectly maches my nail shape. All in all, they are still my favourite nail polishes. The only thing that really changed is lasting. Shortcoming of c&g polishes was the fact that they lasted about one or two days. The gel ones last three days without topcoat and, reportedly, more than ten days with special topcoat and basecoat, but I can guarantee that.
As I said, this nail polish has duochrome finish and it's slightly shimmery. The colour varies from a few shades of purple to blue, depends on the light and viewing angle.
I have two coats of polish on my nails.

Nadam se da Vam se lak svidio barem upola koliko meni i da razmišljate o bijegu od svakodnevnih nijansi uz ovu ultra neobičnu. :D
Nadam se i da Vam se sviđa novi izgled bloga. Nisam postala darker, već mi je stari izgled dosadio i pronašla sam način da blog ostane vintage, ali opet potpuno drugačiji. U svakom slučaju, sami prosudite jesam li uspjela. :D
Do sljedećeg tipkanja,
Kata

I really hope you like this nail polish as much as I do and I also hope you are thinking about an escape from regular to some ultra unusual shades.
I hope you noticed I totally changed the look of my blog. I also hope you like it. :D
Till next typing,
Kata

Essence colour & go 174 purple sugar - recenzija/review

Pozdrav svima!
Danas vam tipkam o jednom ljepotanu koji, nažalost, službeno više nije u prodaji, iako ga u većini Dm-ova možete naći. Riječ je o Essence Colour& go laku u nijansi 174 purple sugar. Essence Colour & go liniju zamijenila je The gel nail polish kolekcija. Naglasak nove kolekcije je na dugotrajnosti, koja je zapravo bila jedina slaba točka c&g linije. Neke c&g nijanse pojavljuju se i u novoj kolekciji. Ova, nažalost, ne. Detaljnije o tome na Essence stranici (klik). Swatchevi nove kolekcije jednostavno su prekrasni, a priča se i o jačoj pigmentaciji. Jedva čekam da stignu u moj Dm . :)

Hello everyone!
Today I´m writing about one beautiful nail polish wich is, sadly, no longer awaiable in the stores. But, maybe you ca find it on discount in some stores, like mine. Itś Essence colour & go 174 purple sugar nail polish. Essence colour and go collection is replaced by gel nail polish collection. The main difference between the collections is durability on nails. Gel nail polish collection should be more durable. It is great, because the only bad thing about c&g is bad durability. Some c&g shades are remaining unchanged. This one is leaving. :( Check the details here (Essence page) . I saw some swatches of new collection and theyŕe awesome! Some people say that pigmentationś going to be better. I can´t wait to try those polishes! :)

Purple sugar dolazi u klasičnoj Essence bočici zanimljivog oblika koja je, po meni, jako dekorativna i unikatna. Gotovo polovicu pakiranja čini plastični čep. Unatoč tome što je staklena, bočica je dosta otporna na udarce (isprobano). :D Količina je 8ml, a cijena na sniženju 10kn- vrlo povoljno. Spomenit ću četkicu, iako su o njoj već ispričani mitovi i legende. :D Dakle, dršak četkice je dosta dug, što se odlično. Četkica je jaako široka i lagano zaobljena te osrednje tvrdoće. Sve je to čini jednom od najinovativnijih četkica među lakovima koje sam isprobala. Potreban je jedan do dva poteza za pokrivanje cijelog nokta.

Purple sugar comes in classic Essence bottle which looks very interesting and creative. The plastic plug is almost a half of the packaging. The bottle is made of glass, but itś not going to brake so easy. :D I got an 8ml bottle for 10 kn (one and a half dollar)- very low price. I will write something about the brush, but this brush is already very famous. The handle of the brush is pretty long wich is very good. The brush is veery wide and slightly rounded. The softness of the brush is optimal. All these things make this brush one of the most innovated brushes I´ve ever tried. You need only one or two moves to cover entire nail.

Gustoća laka je osrednja, baš onakva kakva treba biti. Jednoliko i bez problema se nanosi. Pigmentacija je odlična. Na slikama dolje imam samo dva sloja laka, iako bi i jedan bio dovoljan. S obzirom da je riječ o creamy laku, to je odlično. Sušenje prvog sloja traje 2-3 min, a drugog 3-4min, što je također jako dobro.
Jedina slaba točka ovog laka je trajnost, iako je i ona optimalna ako je usporedimo sa cijenom. Naime, prva oštećenja pojavljuju se nakon svega jednog dana. No, to se da lako riješiti topcoatom-s njim traje minimalno 2 dana. .

Denisity is optimal and thatś excellent. Painting the nails is very easy with this nail polish. Pigmentation is great. I have only two coats on the pictures, but one coat works too. This is creamy nail polish, so itś pretty good. First coat takes 2-3 min to dry, and the second one 3-4min. Thatś practical. Only bad thing about this nail polish is durability. It lasts only one or two days without the topcoat. But, the price is very low, and I solved that problem with topcoat, of course. :) It lasts at least two days with topcoat.

 
Unatoč svim dobrim osobinama, ono što nas najviše privlači kod lakova za nokte jest njihova boja, zar ne? Meni je ova boja naprosto prekrasna, a po natpisu na čepu pretpostavljam da se sviđa i Essence-u. Iako na slikama izgleda ružičasto, uživo je pastelna nijansa između roze i ljubičaste, idealna za proljetno vrijeme. Ne sadrži shimmer. Ove godine u modi su suptilnije i nude nijanse lakova. Iako nije nude, svakako je u trendu. :D Doduše, mi lakoholičarke rijetko pratimo trendove, u nas je uvijek cijeli spektar boja u igri. :)
Vidite da sam ovaj put odustala od umjetnih noktiju, jednostavno su zahtjevni do krajnjih granica i ne izgledaju lijepo. Odlučila sam za ovo vrijeme raditi manikure na prirodnim noktima, iako su kratki. Naravno, neću ih držati baš ovako kratke. :)

The all specifications are important, but the most important thing about nail polish is colour, right? I love this colour, and Essence loves it, too. :) (take a look at the plug) It looks pretty pinky on pictures, but in real life it is pastel colour between pink and purple. Great for Spring! It doesn´t have any shimmer. Nude and sublety colours are very popular this season. This is not nude nail polish, but it is really modern. :D But, nail polish addicts like me use all colours, so most of us doesn´t mind whatś modern at the moment. :) I decided to take a break from fake nails, because theyŕe so demanding! I will paint my natural nails from now on, even theyŕe short. Of course, I will keep them longer than this. :)

Nadam se da će recenzija biti od koristi!
Do sljedećeg posta,
Kata :)

I hope you found the review helpful!
Till next post,
Kata :)

Top 5- siječanj, veljača/January, February

Pozdrav svima! :)
Evo me, nakon gotovo dva tjedna, živa sam! Ne baš zdrava, doduše. :) To je bio i razlog mog odsutstva. Ne volim nestajati iz blogosfere i ne volim kad drugi iznenadno nestaju, ali nekad sam prisiljena na to. Srećom, možete me pratiti na facebook stranici (klik) na kojoj se redovito oglašavam. Povodom stotog lajka uskoro stiže i giveaway!
Krenimo mi na post. Ako me pratite duže vrijeme ovakav tip posta imali ste prilike vidjeti  (klik). Ukratko ću vam predstaviti pet proizvoda koje sam najviše koristila i koji su mi se najviše svidjeli u protekla dva mjeseca.

Hello everyone! :)
Here I am, I haven´t dissapear! I caught a big cold so I wasn´t really in the mood for writing. I don´t like when blogger just dissapears, but I really had no choice. Luckily, you can follow me on my facebook page (click)  where I´m posting almost every day.
Letś move on the topic. If you follow me for some longer time, you probably saw this kind of post (click). I will introduce you with five different products that I often used in last two months.   

1. Essence quick & easy sponge nail polish remover- Ovo, u svakom slučaju, nije običan odstranjivač! U velikoj mjeri ubrzava i olakšava posao te smanjiva nered. Također, vrlo je praktičan a i cijena je vrlo povoljna.
2. Liquid silk cream - Krema za ruke koja me naprosto oduševila. Prekrasno miriše, odlično hidratizira, a uz to i jako lijepo izgleda. Ako vas zanimaju detalji, bacite pogled na recenziju.
3. Essence special effect topper 22 black dress and white tie- Topper koji ste mogli vidjeti na djelu u mojoj prijašnjoj manikuri. Kvalitetan i vrlo povoljan proizvod koji jako efektno izgleda na noktima.
4. Look by Bipa coloured sand nail polish 6. glitter turquoise - Ovim Look by Bipa lakovima jako sam zadovoljna i svakako ih preporučam. Cijena je odlična, kao i trajnost, pigmentacija i još puno toga. Recnziju možete pročitati ovdje.
5.Avene gel za čišćenje lica- Na ovoj se fotografiji našao samo on kao predstavnik nekoliko proizvoda iz Avene linije čije ćete recenzije ubrzo čitati. Odličan proizvod koji savršeno obavlja svoj posao i moji je kožu preporodio!

1. Essence quick & easy sponge nail polish remover- This is not an usually nail polish remover! It makes the job easier and faster. There is no mess, too. It is very practical and it has a pretty low price.
2. Liquid silk cream- This hand cream really surprised me. It smells great, it moistures skin and it looks so sweet! If youŕe interested in details, take a look at the review. 
3. Essence special effect topper 22 black dress and white tie- I used this topper in my last manicure. This is high-quality and very cheap product that looks very nice on the nails.
4. Look by Bipa coloured sand nail polish 6. glitter turquoise- I really like this Look by Bipa nail polish and I´m recomending them to you. The price and quality is great. You can read the review here. 
5. Avene cleansing gel- This is a great product that made my skin perfect! You will be able to read the reviews of a few Avene products very soon.

Eto, upoznali ste moju petorku. Nadam se da sam vas zainteresirala za barem jedan od njih. Ovaj put čak su tri proizvoda vezana uz nokte. S obzirom da najviše pišem o noktima, kod ovakvih se postova pokušavam malo odmaknuti od takvih tema, ali eto, ne mogu odoljeti!
Do sljedećeg tipkanja,
Kata :)

So, you have met all the products. I hope you like them. This time there are three nail products, which is very much. Most of the time I´m writing about the nails, so when I´m writing thit type of post, I try to have less nail products in them. But, I can not resist! 
Till next post,
Kata :)