Shimmer Polish Giveaway Winner – ME! #2 Courtney

As I’ve shared in my previous post (here), I was amongst the winners of a Shimmer Polish giveaway, wooohooooo! =))) I got two of her amazingly beautiful polishes, Cleo and Courtney, as a reward:

 

Today I’m showing you the second one of the two Shimmer polishes, Courtney:

I love love love glitters! But I have to admit upon looking at both of these polishes, I immediately fell completely in love with Cleo, but was a bit unsure of Courtney because of all the different colored glitter, which are in a clear base. I painted two layers of polish and was immediately taken over by it =))) See for yourself! ;)
 

 

Even though this polish was somewhat out of the box for me, I ended up liking it so much, there were days I picked it over Cleo!! =P And it looks so good with only two layers, it didn’t bother me at all that my nail line was peeking from under it here and there (otherwise I would paint more layers to cover it all completely up)! =)) So there you go, Shimmer polishes are definitely amongst the prettiest polishes I own. And I have plenty. Really. A lot!

You can order her polishes on her website, there are so many to choose from, and they are super gorgeous!! Be sure to check them out! You can check out the swatches on her Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/shimmerpolish/ and you can also follow her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShimmerPolish

Thanks again Shimmer Polish!!!

Shimmer Polish Giveaway Winner – ME! #1 Cleo

I am a winner of a giveaway??? =D I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw a post from Shimmer Polish (http://www.shimmyshimmer.com/) on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ShimmerPolish) that Colorful Harmony is among the winners of her giveaway. I thought for sure it had to be someone else with the same name, I’ve never won anything before (oh, I’ve tried!! =D). And now it turned out to be true!!! ^ ^

I owe a huge huge apology to Shimmer Polish for not posting this post back in November (!) when I got two of her amazingly beautiful polishes, Cleo and Courtney:

The fact is I haven’t posted anything since November 2013! =( Thank god for some holidays to make up for the lost time…
Today I’m showing you the first of the two Shimmer polishes, Cleo:

I mean OMG!!! How pretty is this! And how it shines on my nails!!! DROOOOL!!! I adore glitter polishes, as you can see this one is teal and holographic glitter in a purple base. Oh how I wish I could end this post with an accurate colored photos… yet again, my camera has it’s own ideas of what purple is… I’ve tried everything except photoshopping them. In the end I decided to post them as they are, but keep in mind that the pictures above are more color accurate. I’ve used Essence peel off base because of all the glitters, and two layers of Cleo. The drying time is normal, but I’ve also used Essence BTGN top coat to speed it up. Gosh how pretty this is (but damn the camera’s non accurate colors)!!

I literally couldn’t stop staring at my nails!! This is definitely one of the prettiest polishes I own. My favorite colors are blue/teal and purple/pink, so Shimmer Polish couldn’t have picked better for me. =)
You can order her polishes on her website, there are so many to choose from, and they are super gorgeous!! Be sure to check them out! You can check out the swatches on her Pinterest:http://www.pinterest.com/shimmerpolish/

Thanks again Shimmer Polish!!!

2D nail stickers review – ocena nalepk za nohte

Danes imam za vas pripravljeno oceno nalepk za nohte, ki sem jih dobila v oceno s spletne drogerije Moja Drogerija.

Today I have prepared for you a review of nail stickers I was sent from Slovenian internet store Moja Drogerija.

 
Nalepke za nohte rada dodam k nežni manikuri, po mojem mnenju lepo pašejo zraven =) Tokrat sem uporabila Catrice lak Mona Lisa is staring back, ki ga (žal) ne proizvajajo več. Gre za kožni lak, ki je precej prosojen, zato sem morala nanesti tri plasti, da sem dosegla dobro prekrivnost. Nalepko sem odlepila s podlage s pomočjo dobre pincete, da je nisem poškodovala, in jo previdno namestila na prstanec.

When it comes to nail stickers I love having a subtle manicure, I think they go along gorgeously =) For this mani I chose Catrice’s polish Mona Lisa is staring back, which has (sadly) been discontinued. It’s a nude polish that is not too opaque, I had to paint it in three layers to reach the desired opacity. I used a pair of good tweezers to gently remove the sticker from the packaging and carefully applied it to my ring finger.

 
 
Čeprav so nalepke označene kot 2D, so na nohtih rahlo 3D pred uporabo nadlaka. Z nadlakom sem nato nalepki na obeh rokah zavarovala pred predčasno odstranitvijo. Za popoln 2D efekt bi potrebovala še kakšno plast, vendar me grbinica, kjer je kamenček, ni motila. Je pa zanimivo, da je po nanosu nadlaka nalepka izgledala, kot da se je pogreznila v barvni lak.

Even though the stickers are called 2D, they were a little bit 3D until I used a top coat to protect them from getting off prematurely. I would probably have to use another coat to reach the true 2D effect, but the bump where the small rhinestone is didn’t bother me at all. What was interesting to me was that after the use of top coat the sticker looked as if it sunk into the colored polish.
 
 
Osebno imam rada takšne nalepke, ki so zelo diskretne, ampak krasen dodatek k nežni manikuri. Nosila sem ju 9 dni brez problema. Pri odstranjevanju sama uporaba odstranjevalca laka ni bila dovolj; ko se je plast nadlaka raztopila, sem ju morala odlepiti z nohta na enak način, kot sem ju nanesla. Zame so te nalepke čista desetka – krasne, ugodne, enostavne za uporabo in vzdržljive. Najdete jih tule.

I really like this kind of discrete stickers, they go along with a nude manicure perfectly. I wore them for 9 days without a problem. The use of polish remover alone did not suffice to remove them; when the top coat layer dissolved I had to peel them off in the same way I applied them. For me this stickers are a perfect ten – they look amazing, they are cheap, easy to use and durable. Slovenian readers can find them here.

Micro Cell 2000 nail rescue oil review – ocena olja za obnohtno kožico

V današnji objavi vam bom predstavila olje za obnohtno kožico znamke Micro Cell 2000, ki mi je bilo poslano v oceno s strani spletne drogerije Click2Chick – ponovno so me izbrali kot eno od ambasadork meseca, tokrat za mesec oktober =)

Today’s review is about a Micro Cell 2000 nail rescue oil that was sent to me from Slovenian internet drugstore Click2Chick, since I got chosen to be one of the ambassadors of the month again =)

 
Na spletni strani je navedeno:
Vsebuje visoko kakovostna rastlinska olja, vitamine A, B5, C, E & F, kremen in citral.Ta edinstvena kombinacija zgladi in ščiti obnohtno kožico pred izsušitvijo in omogoči hranljivim izvlečkom prodreti globoko v sredico nohta in ga obnovi s potrebnim oljem. Hrani in navlaži nohte in jim obnovi naravno prožnost ter varuje konice pred lomljenjem in cepljenjem.
Nanos: Nanesite na očiščene nelakirane nohte in dobro vmasirajte. Umijte in osušite roke pred nanosom laka.

Upoštevala sem navodila in ga nanesla na očiščene nelakirane nohte, pri čemer sem opazila, da jih olje s svojo barvo rahlo rumenkasto obarva:

On the web page it says:
Nail rescue oil contains high-quality plant oils, vitamin A, B5, C, E & F, silica and citral. This unique combination soothes and protects the cuticles from drying out and replaces missing nail oil in the nail plate. The nails are moisturized, well maintained and retain their natural flexibility, which protects against chipping and tearing of the nail tips.
Application: Apply on unvarnished and cleaned nails and massage in gently. Before application of nail polishes, wash and dry hands and nails thoroughly.

I followed the instructions and applied it on my unvarnished and cleaned nails, I’ve noticed that the oil’s color leaves them looking a bit yellowish:

 
 
Nato sem olje nežno vmasirala in pustila nekaj časa, da se vpije.

Then I gently massaged it in and let it absorb for some time.

 
 
Pred nanosom katerega koli laka je seveda potrebno roke oprati. Olje ima zelo blag prijeten vonj po citrusih. Po enomesečni uporabi ugotavljam, da svojo nalogo dobro opravlja, ob redni uporabi je obnohtna kožica nahranjena. Minus, ki ga olje ima, je ta, da se ne vpije najhitreje (ni pa tako počasen kot npr. Lemony Flutter od LUSHa), drugi minus pa je precej visoka cena. Kljub siceršnji pozitivni oceni ne vidim, v čem je to olje toliko boljše od cenejših konkurenčnih, ki prav tako dobro opravijo svojo nalogo. Morda so moji nohti trenutno že sami po sebi v tako dobrem stanju (trkam po lesu), da ne vidim bistvene razlike. V kolikor bi ga želeli testirati sami, ga lahko naročite tule.

Before applying any nail polish you absolutely need to wash your hands. The oil has a gentle lovely scent of citruses. After a one month use I can say that it does it’s job well, if you use it regularly the cuticles are moisturized. The minus it has is that it takes some time to absorb (however it is not as slowly absorbing as for example Lemony Flutter from LUSH). The other minus is the relatively high price it has. Even though I give it a positive review, I can’t see in what way is it better than oils from other manufacturers that are cheaper and do the job just as good. Maybe my nails are now in a too good condition by themselves (knocking on woods) that I don’t see the difference. Slovenian readers can test for themselves by ordering it here.

N.NAIL Halloween Stamping Plate and N.Nail Mini Size Scraper & Stamp review

I love Halloween, I love the cats and witches and spider webs and all other symbols connected to it. In the last 10-15 years it’s popularity grew a lot in Slovenia, before that we never really celebrated it. We have our own masquerade holiday in February/March to “scare” the winter away, but it doesn’t hurt to have another holiday to party in outfits ;)

For this occasion I am posting a review of a N.Nail stamping plate, scraper and stamp from KKCenterHk store.

Here are the photos:

As you can see it’s not really only a Halloween plate since it also has some other summery motives. On the photo above the protective foil was still on the plate. When I removed it, I got a bit disheartened – the plate is a little bit damaged, it has a lot of small holes all over it, especially where the ghost design is, and it has a distinct scratch beside the seahorse.

 
I had to be careful not to get the polish into these holes and scratch, because they transfer as well. Otherwise the designs themselves transfer very good, I had no problem with them:

 
I also stamped a few of them on my nails (I was clumsy with my pinky, the pumpkin didn’t come through alright =P):

   

The motives are quite small, I notice that now that I have such long nails (btw they are getting too long now, I’ll have to shorten them). Otherwise the plate is fun to use, the scraper is plastic which I LOOOVEE (I hate metal scrapers that damage the plate) but I was a little clumsy with the mini stamp, I got used to the bigger one with a 5 cm handle and I kept dropping this one. It did it’s job very well, but with such long nails it was hard for me to hold it.

If you like this plate you can get it here, and the scraper and stamp is linked here. Right now KKCenterHk has a special offer for Halloween, everything is 20% off. You can also use my unique coupon code: COLORFULHARMONY for 10% off (it’s valid until 31st of January 2014).

Happy Halloween everybody! =)

Sleek Ultra Mattes Darks V2 review – ocena palete senčil

Predstavljam vam oceno paletke, ki sem jo kot blogerka kupila po posebni ponudbi spletne drogerije Moja Drogerija, gre za mat senčila znamke Sleek z imenom Ultra Mattes Darks V2.

Here's another review of a Sleek palette that I bought in a special blogger offer from Moja Drogerija, this is Sleek Ultra Mattes Darks V2.

 
Nekaj slik izpod luči:

Here are photos taken under artificial light:

 

Tako pa paleta izgleda na dnevni svetlobi:

And here’s another photo of it in the daylight:

 
Kot pri oceni palete senčil Vintage Romance LE sem tudi tu slikala posamezne sence, v zgornji vrsti si sledijo “Orbit”…

I also took some shots of individual shades, just like I did with Vintage Romance LE, starting with the top row here is “Orbit”…

...”Ink”…

…“Highness”…

…“Noir”…

…“Dune”…

…“Pillow talk”

V drugi vrsti so “Thunder”…

And in the second row we have “Thunder”…

...”Maple”…

…”Flesh”…

…”Paper bag”…

…”Villan”…

…zadnja pa se imenuje ”Fern”

…and the last one is called ”Fern”

Na spodnji sliki so vzorci odtenkov ali po domače “swatchi” zgornje vrste palete brez baze:

And here are the swatches I made with no primer, top row:

…sledijo odtenki spodnje vrste:

…and bottom row:

 
Senčila so krasno pigmentirana (mat senčila so večkrat problematična v tem smislu). Pri opisu lastnosti palete ponovno ugotavljam iste razloge, zakaj sem tako zaljubljena v Sleek senčila - pigmentacija je čudovita, krasno se zabrisujejo, cena je super nizka in so v lepi embalaži z velikim ogledalom, priročni za v torbico. Všeč mi je celo njihov dvostranski spužvasti aplikator, ki ga priložijo za nanos senčil, čeprav v resnici vseeno skoraj vedno uporabljam čopiče (moram pa omeniti, da je čopič, priložen v Sleek Primer paleti naravnost grozen, prav tako so slabi Sleek čopiči za rdečilo/puder in senčilo za oči v žepni izdaji). Ponovno ugotavljam, da je edini minus ta, da se trosijo, tako po obrazu, kar me ne moti, kot znotraj palete, kar pa je lahko moteče, a meni dovolj zanemarljivo v primerjavi z dobrimi lastnostmi. Izdelek lahko najdete v Moji Drogeriji tule.

The pigmentation is amazing (mattes can be problematic in this sense). There is not much more I can say about this one other than this is another example of why I'm so in love with Sleek - great pigmentation, blends divinely, super cheap and I love their packaging with a huge mirror inside, handy to fit in a purse. I even like the two-sided sponged applicators they put inside, admitting I mostly use my brushes (but I have to say the brush in SleekPrimer palette is abhoring and so are the pocket size brushes "Blusher/Powder" and "Eyeshadow" I own fromSleek). The only down side again is the fallout, if you mind it (as I've mentioned before, I don't care about it on my face, I do mind it a little bit when the shades mix in the palette itself though, nevertheless the bonuses of this product are in my opinion far greater so I can overlook this flaw easily). Slovenian readers can get it here.