Nailderella: Nubar

Cherry Cordial (Nubar duochrome)

Hi there~

Today I have a nice brown-cherry duochrome polish to show you. It's Nubar Cherry Cordial. It was released as a part of Nubar's Chocolate Truffles collection (Fall 2009). This collection has some gorgeous chocolate, candy, and caramel colors. So yummy~

It's described by Nubar as a medium red brown shimmer (NCT1089 Cherry Cordial).

I took so many pictures because this polish can show so many different aspects. Every picture holds a different detail...

You can see some yellow-greenish brown on the upper part of the nails.

Duochrome!

Here you can see the cherry part of the polish. It's visible especially in the sun.

Yummy brown chocolate color here!

Final Verdict: Cherry Cordial is a very interesting polish. The colors range from cherry brown to chocolate brown and you can also see some yellow-greenish duochrome flashing on the sides of the nails. On these pictures, I used 2 coats, with top coat. Application was flawless. A perfect fall polish!

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In duochrome, essence

Essence Re-mix your Style TE - Swatches and Review

Hi there~

I'm so excited to present you the new Essence Trend Edition called Re-mix your Style.

This collection is made of 4 effect top coats and 6 colors. The top coats seemed the most interesting to me. That's why I bought them as well as a back up bottle of "Waking up in Vegas" (flakies) for future franken. I got the idea of the franken while looking at The Swatchaholic.

Waking up in Vegas, Feels so Good, Just can't get enough, We will rock you

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In Nubar, pink

Patchwork naills

Hi there~

This is a quick post to show you what I've done for PAA's Monday challenge. The theme was "patchwork nails". I didn't have much time to do it but that's what I came with.

This is 2 coats of Nubar Honeysuckle. You can see my review for this polish here. It's a bright pink cream. I kept this polish for 3 days and then added a small deco on it. I applied a thin coat of Nfu Oh 83, a glitter pink polish...but unfortunately we don't see anything here...I'll have to do a better combo to show this Nfu Oh's true value! Next step involved the tape technique. I cut 2 pieces of tape for each nail and covered the pink place in the above picture with these pieces of tape. Then I polished my nails with Essence - Style For Summer Nights, a silver polish with foil finish. And finally I added white lines with a small brush.

Nubar nail polishes can be bought at http://www.beautyshed.co.uk or http://www.bynubar.com.

*Product in this post was sent by the company/PR for my honest review*

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In Nubar,

Nubar - Polished Chic Collection (Fall 2011)

Hi there~

Have you heard about the new Nubar Collection for fall/winter 2011?
It's called "Polished Chic" and I'm so looking forward to it!

"Eight fashion forward colours for Autumn/Winter 2011. From mossy green Vogue Vert to the deep brown of Edgy Umber. These contemporary colours are perfect for work or party. Every woman can look to the Polished Chic collection to update her look. " (professionalbeauty.co.uk)

No description on Nubar FB page.

A perfect teal crème.

No description on Nubar FB page.

A brick red crème.

No description on Nubar FB page.

A modern pale putty crème.

An updated buff crème.

So this new collection consists of 8 nail polishes and they seem to be all cremes...except Elegant Indigo that seems to be shimmery!

And again, I would love to thank all my lovely followers! Thank you for supporting me through my blog! I'm over 400 followers! I can't believe it! Thank you so much!!

Reminder: If you haven't entered my giveaway, there is still little time to enter (until the 18th September) and win the whole Catrice Limited Edition "Out Of Space" collection! Click here to enter.

The pictures and descriptions were taken on Nubar FB page.

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In blue, Nubar

Blue Hydrangea by Nubar

Hi lovelies~

Today I'll introduce you to another polish from the Nubar Spring Garden Collection (2011) and that I got from the lovely people at http://www.beautyshed.co.uk.

On Tuesday, I reviewed Honeysuckle from this same collection. For more details on the collection and swatches of Honeysuckle, click here.

The sky is super dark and grey here, so in order to brighten up my day, I applied a gorgeous sky blue polish called Blue Hydrangea.

Blue Hydrangea (Nubar), 2 coats, with top coat, natural light

Blue Hydrangea (Nubar), 2 coats, with top coat, artificial light

You can click on the photo to enlarge it and see the silvery white shimmer which gives a pretty pearl finish.

Blue Hydrangea (Nubar), 2 coats, with top coat, artificial light

Blue Hydrangea is a light sky blue polish with some silvery white shimmer in it. The shimmer creates a nice pearl finish. But don't be afraid, pearl here doesn't mean application is tricky. On the contrary, application was super easy, without any brush strokes visible. Blue Hydrangea is quite opaque, you will need 2 coats for full coverage and a nice even look.

I also tried to stamp with Honeysuckle (Nubar) I presented last time. And I was very pleased to discover Honeysuckle works perfectly well for stamping ;D

I used BM image plate 16.

Blue Hydrangea stamped with Honeysuckle, without flash

Blue Hydrangea stamped with Honeysuckle, with flash

Final verdict: Blue Hydrangea is a must-have for blue lovers. The color is really pretty, very spring-like but also perfect for summer or to brighten up a dull day. What makes this polish special is the pearl finish. A baby blue with a pearl finish is totally unique to my stash. I also love how easy it is to apply it. It dries really quickly. So that you don't need 1 hour to achieve this mani.

Nubar nail polishes can be bought at http://www.beautyshed.co.uk or http://www.bynubar.com.

*Product in this post was sent by the company/PR for my honest review*

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In Nubar, pink

Honeysuckle by Nubar

Hi there~

Today I have a bright, full of sun nail polish to present you. It's Honeysuckle (Nubar).

This lovely is part of the Nubar Spring Garden Collection (2011) which consists of 8 polishes. All of them are pastels except Honeysuckle which is more vibrant.

This collection is described by Nubar as follows.

"Take a leisurely stroll down the Earthen path through The Spring Garden, the scent of Pink Lily in the air. The fresh colors of early Spring abound, with the soft green of the Baby Sprout, gentle shade of Blue Hydrangea, delicate Yellow Primrose, silky Purple Aster, fresh White Peony, and the lively Honeysuckle, you can enhanced each with a coat of the elegant sparkle of Dewdrop, to be purchased seperately."

Nubar polishes are free of formaldehyde, phthalate and toluene, perfect for healthy nails!

Honeysuckle (Nubar), 2 coats, without top coat, with flash.

Honeysuckle is a bright, cheerful medium pink, nearly berry-toned. It's a cream with a very good coverage. I used 2 coats. Application was a real dream. It dries quite glossy. Pictures are without top coat.

One this last picture, I added some green and lime glossy stickers. I think they are so in the same theme as Honeysuckle. So bold and so pretty.

Both pictures were taken with flash since the color is more accurate. Very brigh colors tend to look too dull without flash.

Final verdict: This is the perfect pink shade for sunny days. It's so bright yet very wearable. Sometimes I have difficulties wearing bright or neon shades but here it's not the case because this pink is so refreshing and lovely I can't stop loving it. Application is also great, you can achieve your mani in 5 minutes.

Nubar nail polishes can be bought at http://www.beautyshed.co.uk or http://www.bynubar.com.

*Product in this post was sent by the company/PR for my honest review*

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In Nubar, pink

An holo Candy Mani with only 1 polish!

Hi there~

It's holo time again! Yay!

I will show you today another polish fom the "Nubar Prism Collection". A few days ago, I swatched Gem which also belongs to this amazing collection. You can view Gem here.

So today, it's "Prize"'s turn. It's a gorgeous berry pink jelly with a lot of sparkles. You can nearly see all the colors of the rainbow in this polish: I've spotted pink, red, orange, gold, purple, and green sparkles. That's just amazing! It's very shiny. It's like you have jewel on your nails. I think it's even sparklier than Gem.

It's funny but a berry jelly with a lot of sparkles/glitters in it makes me think this pretty one can make a candi polish easily. A candi mani with just 1 nail polish, isn't it amazing?

Application was really easy, it applied smoothly and evenly. If all nail polishes could be that easy to apply, the world would be better! lol
I used 2 coats here and a layer of top coat on top.

Prize (Nubar), 2 coats, with top coat

Blurry picture to see how sparkly Prize is.

Prize (Nubar), 2 coats, with top coat

So spakly~!!

Today there was so much sun, so I took other picture in the sun in order to capture the sparkles better.

I have this polish on for 4 days. Can you believe it? 4 days and no chips.

Here are the pictures.

I've been wearing Prize for 4 days, in the sun.

You can click on the pictures to enlarge them!

Final verdict: This nail polish is just amazing. It's sparkly, holographic, and so girly. Application is a dream and you can keep it on your nails for at least 4 days without any chipping.

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In brown, glitter

Holo time! Gem by Nubar

Hi there~

Here is my mani of the day! This is the gorgeous Gem from the "Nubar Prism Collection", a gorgeous collection of 8 holographic glitter polishes: Spark (a pale beige), Jewel (dark brown), Brilliant (medium pink), Essence (coral), Absolute (light blue), Treasure (grape purple), Prize (berry pink), and Gem!

This collection was realised for Spring 2010.

According to Nubar...

Inspired by the colorful play of light through a prism, those bands of light and color are embodied in nubar’s Prism Collection. Each shade in the Prism Collection is filled with holographic glitter reflecting every color of the rainbow, with base colors just as varied, ranging from subtle neutrals to vivid pink to pale blue. Going a step beyond holographic nail lacquers, nubar’s Prism Collection is a celebration of color and light. As all nubar products, they are free of formaldehyde, toluene, and (DBP) phthalate, as well as vegan and cruelty free.

So here is Gem!

2 coats of Gem (Nubar) with an accent finger with Red Shatter (OPI), with flash

I suggest you click on the photo to enlarge it and see the details better!

So Gem is a hard-to-define and very interesting color. It's a light taupe base that leans towards muted mauve/pink with peachy reflects. In the shade it looks more taupe while in the sun it looks more peachy. So I would call it a duochrome nail polish! The color is awesome. I can't find any other polish that is close to it. Totally unique to my collection! ;D

The holo effect is due to its very rich and dense glitters that reflect all the colors of the rainbow. Nevertheless, the color you can see the most (even if the light is not so strong) is green and red.

The holo effect is the strongest when the sun hits your nails and when your nails are in movement. So it's not so easy to show with "static pictures" the whole beauty of this polish.

A top coat was useful to even the slighly gritty finish. The polish dries into a lovely satin finish. It's not really glossy but a top coat helps a lot for this.

The application was flawless which is due to its very nice formula! The first layer was a bit sheer but with 2 coats you can easily achieve full opacity.

2 coats of Gem (Nubar), this is the most color-accurate picture.

2 coats of Gem (Nubar) with flash.

Its more taupe side.

Sparkles, sparkles and sparkles! In real life, it's even more sparkly!

You can click on the pictures to enlarge them! You will be able to pick the details and the holo particles better!

I took several pictures so that you can see the different colors the base color can take (taupe - peachy pink).

Final verdict: Gem is a must-have for every holo lover becaue it's so unique. The color is really pretty and not so in-your-face. It would nearly be work appropriate because it's a kind of neutral color. Nevertheless, the color is so original. I haven't seen any taupe that shifts towards muted mauve-peachy color in the sun (duochrome) so far. The holo is really strong and makes your nails shine like crazy with thousands of glitters that reflects all the colors of the rainbow. It feels like you have jewels on your nails! ;D

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