Lacquered, Painted, Polished: Nubar

Friday, November 16, 2012

Nubar Reclaim Swatches (Green Holo!)

Nubar Reclaim may look a little familiar to you if you read my last post. It was the polish I was wearing in the picture holding the palette. Now this is a polish I've wanted for years. 3 years, 5 months, and 4 days to be exact. Which is the date I read about the Going Green collection from Nubar at Scrangie's blog. And was this polish ever worth the wait! It's green and it's holo; what more is there to say? My only regret is that I waited this long!

This was 2 coats with base and top coat.

Nubar Reclaim

This polish doesn't have the most intense holo effect, but it is visible. Typically holos ship easily on me, but this wore really well. I'm in love with formula on the 3 Nubar polishes that I've worn.

Nubar Reclaim

I love this polish and i think it's one every polish fanatic needs in their collection. Even in the 3 and a half years this polish has been out, it still seems pretty unique. I'm not sure I've seen another holographic green polish exactly like this. I bought this polish on Amazon for $5.49 with free shipping. Not bad considering Nubar polishes retail for $8 on their website and you still have to pay shipping.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Nubar Indigo Illusion- A Hipster Duochrome

I keep promising myself I'm going to post more... and then I don't. Haha. I'm not buying as much makeup as I used to, which is good, but also means less things to swatch. Or at least that's my excuse. I still buy a crapton (an official quantifiable measurement) of nail polish though. This one just jumped into my top favorite polishes of all time.

I've always heard good things about Nubar's duochromes, which are the hipsters of the polish world (they had duochromes before they were popular), but never had bought any myself. And actually this is my first Nubar period. I think it has sparked a new addiction. Nubar's Indigo Illusion is one of those polishes every nail addict needs to own. It's one of the "I'm going to crash my car because I can't stop staring at my nails" polishes. The color is hard to describe. It has a dusty turquoise base with tons of shimmer that changes from pinkish purple to coppery red to bright green.

Don't just take my word for it's awesomeness; have a look! This is 2 or 3 coats (I forget!) with base and top coat.