Nubar Indigo Illusion

  Hi all!!  Ever on the search for gorgeous duochromes am I, and Nubar's got some fantastic ones.  Indigo Illusion is purportedly one of the strongest, prompting fellow blogger Erika of Icy Nails to call it "death by duochrome" during a facebook conversation sometime last year.  I had to have it.

  The interesting thing about Nubar duochromes is that they seem to be more duochrome shimmers in a monochromatic base.  Most duochromes demonstrate flashes of color that permeate the entire polish, but Nubars have a surface change, still very strong on account of how much shimmer pigment is in each polish, but sort of floating on top with a subtle permeation; more of a suspension than a solution.  Anyway, here's Indigo Illusion, a dusty, medium toned midnight teal with a rosy pink, green, and gold flash.  Tasty.

Nubar Reclaim

Happy Labor Day!  I thought I'd be posting copious amounts of holos between whenever it was that I said I would and now for two reasons... First, SUNNY AUGUST WEATHER and second, I'm realllly stoked about the fall collections and I wanted to hold off on wearing the more traditional colors until September.  Well, sunny August weather didn't exactly happen.  It's been rainy, overcast, and humid as hekk.  The last couple days, however, have been gorgeous.  Also, I went on a fall polish swatchfest last night and I found myself wanting nothing more than to rock a light, a bright, or perhaps...

...the glorious emerald green holo that is Nubar Reclaim.

Reclaim's awesomeness does not lie in the strength of the holo.  It's along the lines of this spring's China Glaze Hologram collection in rainbow strength.  Here's a link to ChG Strap On Your Moonboots (which I love) for comparison.  Reclaim's strength lies in the fact that it is a spectacular shade of green with a decent linear holo.  Much like the white holo, the dark green holo remains fairly elusive and Reclaim, while it was released in 2009, remains the benchmark of medium/dark green holos.  If you know of any more, I'd love to be made aware.

Reclaim is a well behaved holo, gliding on over my normal basecoat, not pulling, opaque in two coats, not dulled by topcoat.  

C gave this to me in my Christmas sock last year.  He got it off amazon for something like $6 shipped.  (I know this because it was on my wishlist).  I just checked amazon again and it seems the price has gone up a bit.  Well, I guess I'll treasure mine all the more... -_-

Thanks for reading and I hope your day is sunny and funny! ☼

Nubar Gold Feather

Hello!!  I'm trotting out another Christmas present today.  Nubar is a brand I'm not too familiar with, only that Reclaim is a sick green holo and that they have some really cool duochromes.  (Is it cool to say sick when you're not a skateboarder and you're in your thirties?) I asked for a few for Christmas, and C obliged.  This is Gold Feather.

I have such a weakness for these caramel golds with creamed honey finishes.  I have two other colors similar to this one, an indie from Polished Components that I believe is discontinued, and L'Oreal The Temptress's Power.  Gold Feather is the best of the three, the most opaque and the most duochrome.  But maybe you can't even call it that-- the base doesn't really change its color, but the irridescence becomes more pronounced at different angles.  Sometimes it's a bright gold sheen, sometimes it's a flash of chartreuse, and sometimes it's the palest blue.  The formula's great, too, not too thin, super easy to work with.  I used two coats here.  I think I like this Nubar stuff.

Thanks for reading! ♥