Showing posts with label Go Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Go Green. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Nubar Going Green Summer 2009 Collection

Hmmm something that will make a lot of green freaks happy, an all green collection in various shades and styles! I have to admit I mostly love this collection. I think it could use a few tweaks, but it was a great concept and is buy-worthy! All in all I think this is a superb collection and I like it more every day!

Go Green is six polishes. One olive green with gold and rose duochrome called Wildlife, one forest green shimmer named Greener, Conserve and Earth - two blue-green shimmers (yes blue-green can still be green :winks naughtily:), one chalky green crayon colored creme called Forest, and a sort of leaf green holographic named Reclaim. All in all very nice. I would have made the forest green the holo (and named IT Forest, not the creme but what do I know), and the leaf green a shimmer or left it a holo too, and changed the boring creme to something more vivid, but that's me. We have few dark holos and we need more! The two blue-green shimmers are, IMO, so similar I would have liked to see one replaced with maybe a lime or a new spring grass color. Just too alike.

Nubar's formula continues to delight me. It's SO thick and easy to control. It spreads like whipped butter. I LOVE it. The holographic formula was runny, but if you've used a lot of holos this will actually be a change for the better, as most holos are clumpy, thick and if you re-polish the polish often lifts up, like redrawing over dry erase marker. UGH I hate holo formula, love holos, but Nubar's formula is actually a nice step up. So these were a pleasure to apply, no worries here.

Not particularly happy with the photos. I will probably redo them.

Nubar Greener - not a dupe of Emerald City, EC is a lighter more real life emerald gem color. It is the same color as China Glaze Emerald Sparkle, but the fact CG Emerald Sparkle is a jelly with glitter makes it very different. Both could be bought with no feelings you are buying two polihes that are the same.:
Nubar Greener

Nubar Forest:
Nubar Forest

Nubar Conserve:
Nubar Conserve

Nubar Earth:
Nubar Earth

Nubar Reclaim:
Nubar Reclaim

Nubar Wildlife:
Nubar Wildlife