Today, I have two polishes from Nubar's Fall 2012 Simplicity Meets Elegance, a collection containing eight classic creme colors. I hadn't heard a peep about this collection, but I love cremes and I love Nubar, so when I saw these I was pretty excited.
First up is Nubar- Mystique, a green-leaning teal:
This is not a super unique shade, but I don't own a dupe for it. I think this is a teal that can be worn throughout the seasons, equally appropriate in Summer and Winter.
Artificial light, two coats:
Window-filtered daylight:
Outside, shade:
Formula: I don't own a ton of cremes by Nubar, and these polishes have an interesting formula, different from the others I have to compare. The viscosity is sort of jelly-like, however it's opaque in two coats. Really nice to work with.
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Next up is Nubar- Royal Blue:
Artificial light, two coats:
I should have done three coats for photos, but you cannot see the visible nail line in real life.
This is a really hard blue to describe, but I love the color! I suppose it is a medium royal blue, but there is a certain dustiness to it. It did photograph well, though, so the color you see is very accurate.
Window-filtered daylight:
Outside, shade:
Formula: Same easy-to-apply, jelly-like consistency as Mystique. This one could use three coats if you are paranoid about VNL, but I honestly couldn't see it until I loaded the photos onto my computer.
All in all, I really like both of these polishes, especially Royal Blue. I think Nubar is totally underrated. The company is best known for duochromes (especially the impossible-to-obtain Peacock Feathers), as well as the flakie 2010, but I have other finishes from them, and all are really great!
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I agree Nubar is underrated. Great swatches!
ReplyThank you!
These swatches are amazing! I'm in love with that blue, it does have a certain dustiness to it. I think that means that it's different enough from Dating a Royal for me to be able to buy it haha! x
ReplyI don't have Dating A Royal, but I have Essie- Mesmerize which I think is a dupe for DAR, and Mesmerize and Nubar- Royal Blue are quite different. Mesmerize is darker and more of a navy, and Royal Blue is more of a medium blue that seems like it has more green in it. Not to be a bad influence!