Twinsie Tuesday: Grey and Gold

Kudos to whoever came up with this theme, because gold and grey is one of my favorite color combos! I kept this one pretty simple. I started with a grey base of Deborah Lippmann Chasing Pavements and added a sprinkling of holographic gold glitter with Nubar Gold Celebration.

I loooooove Chasing Pavements. Such a perfect grey! Not too much more to say on this one--like I said, it's simple, but hopefully pretty too. :)

Be sure to check out my fellow Twinsies' grey and gold manis today! I like these colors so much that I'm sure I'll be borrowing an idea or two of theirs for future manis!

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Alice at Nail Art in Wonderland

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amanda at Fashion Footing

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Bridget at A Painted Nail

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Claire at Kerruticles

Jessica at Blue Velvet Lacquer

​Lisa at The Polish Playground

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Marisa at Polish Those Nails

Megan at A Beauty in the Business

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Sara at The Call of Beauty

Sarah at Cloudy with a Chance of Lacquer

Savannah at Addicted to Polish

Sharon at Behind Green Eyes

Steph at Lovestruck Lacquer

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Disclosure: The Nubar polish in this post was sent for my honest review. For more information, please see my disclosure policy.

Nubar Holiday Gala Collection: Review & Swatches

Hey guys! I wanted to start the weekend off right with some holiday swatches for you, so today we'll be checking out Nubar's Holiday Gala Collection! We've got four sparklies to talk about, so let's get to it.

Violet Sparkle is a violet glitterbomb. I like wearing polishes like this alone for a full-on glitter explosion, so I layered Violet Sparkle up to full opacity with four coats. Again, sorry for the cuts on my index finger. Most of these swatches were taken when the cuts were still healing. :-/

Petunia Sparkle is a magenta version of Violet Sparkle. I got soooo many compliments on this one. When the girl working the drive-thru window asks to see your nails, you know it's good. ;) This is four coats again.

Red Ruby Glitz is a classic holiday red shimmer, very much in the vein of China Glaze Ruby Pumps. Since this has a tinted base, it's much more opaque than the previous two glitters and only needed two coats.

The last polish is my favorite of the collection: Celebration Sparkles! This has rainbow hex and micro glitters. This is such a fun polish and would be perfect for a New Year's party! This is two coats over Sally Hansen Celeb City, a silver foil.

You can purchase the Holiday Gala Collection on Nubar's website. Which shade is your favorite? Do you have a holiday nail look planned out yet?


Disclosure: These polishes were provided for my honest review. For more information, please see my disclosure policy.

Nubar Alter Ego Collection: Review & Swatches

I have been wanting to try Nubar for years (probably since I first laid eyes on Nubar 2010, a gorgeous iridescent flakie the brand released back in, you guessed it, 2010) so when I was given the opportunity to take some polishes from the brand's newest collection, Alter Ego, for a test run, I jumped at the chance! If you're unfamiliar with Nubar, the brand is based in California and is vegan, three-free and cruelty-free. Their Alter Ego Collection features a bevvy of iridescent flakie and glitter topcoats and have four of them to share with you today!

Although the polishes have a tinted base, they are quite sheer on their own, so I layered all of them. Plus I feel like having a base underneath really makes all the different colors in the flakies stand out.

First up is Blondie, a tinted light orange base which has iridescent pieces that shift from pink to green, plus a sprinkling of gold holographic glitter to amp up the sparkle and shine even more! Blondie has a very delicate, feminine vibe to it that I absolutely love. This is three coats over OPI My Vampire Is Buff, an off-white creme. Some flakies don't really pop over a lighter base, but I think Blondie pairs beautifully with a "blank canvas" shade like My Vampire Is Buff.

Gipsy is a green and blue iridescent glitter with dazzling flakes of gold. This is probably my favorite of the bunch. It is so ridiculously reflective and eye-catching! The crazy amount of shine Gipsy gives off made it a bit tricky to photograph without a glare, but trust me when I say this polish is absolutely stunning in person, especially when the sunlight hits it! This is one coat over OPI Here Today...Aragon Tomorrow, a blackened green.

Kristal is a pearly white flakie with pops of blue, green and pink, depending on your lighting. This is one coat over Revlon Lilac Pastelle, a lavender creme. I think these look like princess nails! :)

Roxy is a blazing blue flakie that shifts to a gorgeous shade of teal. This is one coat over OPI Suzi Skis In The Pyrenees, a deep grey shimmer. The beautiful colors in Roxy remind me of the ocean.

All four polishes applied flawlessly. The flakies and glitter pieces distribute evenly and effortlessly across the nail, without fishing or placing. There are tons of fun layering opportunities with these polishes and I think they'd spice up any base color! All of these polishes are lovely, but my top picks would be Gipsy and Blondie. If you are a flakie fan, then you should definitely check this collection out!

You can purchase Nubar from their website

Disclosure: These polishes were sent to me for my honest review. For more information, please see my disclosure policy.

Nubar Jeans Collection Preview

Since this press image has started floating around the blogosphere, I thought I'd share it with you if you haven't seen it yet. Looks like this could be a great alternative to Les Jeans De Chanel-except the Nubar will be much cheaper, of course!

I believe the trio set will sell for $19.99, which is less than one Chanel polish ($25). I'm guessing these will also be available individually as well. Do you think you'll be picking up anything from either the Nubar or Chanel Jeans collections? I'm going to pass on the Chanel but maybe I'll look into some Nubar. I actually don't own any Nubar yet but I desperately want to! They have so many pretty shades and I've read great things about their polishes!