Friday 20 April 2012

Nubar - 2010

If you like flakies, and I know many of us collectors do, I'm sure you've heard of Nubar 2010. Nubar is a cruelty-free, vegan brand based in the USA. All their nail varnishes are B3F and reasonably priced.

This top coat was released for their 10 year anniversary. It's a clear base with different size iridescent flakies that reflect mostly red and green. The formula is pretty good and dries quickly; one coat is enough for layering.

I've been thinking about this post pretty much since I started the blog. I wanted to do it justice and show it to you over lots of different nail varnishes, but then realised that it looks so cool over black I don't need to show you less interesting options. Here's a few anyway, so you can see what I mean:

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From Top Left to Bottom Right:
OPI Jade Is The New Black

Over black it's just amazing, like autumn leaves or even embers. I really like this look, it certainly shows off all the different colours vividly.


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This is definitely a must have as it can update your mani in a matter of minutes. If you, like me, fancy a change after a day or two and can't afford to completely change your look, make sure you try this.


Brand: Nubar
Name: 2010
Type: Flakie/Top Coat
Pantone equivalent: N/A
Make Up Alley rating: 4.6/5
Potential dupes: several potential dupes, Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure is probably the most popular one.
Buy it from BeautyBay £5.50 (with free worldwide delivery)

I used:
1 x Save The Nail Colour Enhancing Base Coat
2 x OPI Black Onyx
1 x Nubar 2010

Metadata:
Canon EOS 450D - 50 mm - f/1.8 - ISO 400 - indoors - no flash - daylight

6 comments:

  1. Me encanto!!! Creo que el que compre ayer, Impala Love Story, es un posible dupe. Y por AR$10, es genial jaja
    Gracias por volver! Te extrañaba por estos lados ;)

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  2. Lo mas complicado de aceptar, es que los mejores colores son los de otoño/invierno jajajaaja los rosaditos y/o colores pasteles o fluo no van mucho con ciertas edades o ciertas profesiones, no? o yo soy muy conservadora? Digo porque este varnish te da todo un nuevo look pero hace mas impacto en los colores mas oscuros, no?

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  3. Igual que todas aca en Argentina, tengo Love story de Impala y es muy similar a este Nubar! Aunque me gusta mucho el efecto que da, desde que lo compre solo lo use una vez!

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  4. I actually used it over a translucent white and then mattified it and it looked amazing. Like real opals on my fingers. Love it!

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  5. Re- lindo!
    Lo bueno que decís es que seca rápido, porque generalmente estos asi tardan años en secar...
    Yo tengo uno parecido, de kleancolor, el chunky holo black, mezcla de glitters y flakies... pero tarda años, y tiene una base oscura, para usar sobre negro o violeta por ejemplo...
    Besos Ceci!

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  6. Es divino... igual coincido con Caro, el love story es bastante similar... :)

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