Getcha Nail Did Previews nubar's Royal Gems

Brooke at Getcha Nails Did had the opportunity to preview nubar's Royal Gems Collection today, and she was pleased with the collection. Brooke tells her readers, "I am really pleased with this collection as a whole. I love that they actually went for a Gem colored theme and made the colors reflect that... you can tell they really did a good job of bringing out the jewel tones in the polishes."

One of Brooke's favorites is Sapphire, shown here both with and without Tiara.

Brooke in Sapphire with Tiara

Brooke in Sapphire

nubar's Royal Gems Collection will be available at www.bynubar.com on September 15th.

The Nailphile Previews nubar's Royal Gems Collection

Siobhan at The Nailphile previewed nubar's Royal Gems Collection for her readers this week, and she was very enthusiatic about the collection. She says, "I love these. I'm really enjoying Nubar's releases in that they're good as collections, great individual colors, and completely what they are. You want gemstone colors? No wussy washed-out ones here. They are what they are. I like that!"

Here is her photograph of Tiger's Eye, first by itself and then topped with Tiara.

Siobhan in Tiger's Eye

Siobhan in Tiger's Eye with Tiara

nubar's Royal Gems Collection will be available at www.bynubar.com on September 15th.

nubar Modern Mattes at Getcha Nails Did

Brooke at Getcha Nails Did reviewed nubar's Modern Matte Collection with some of the most detailed pictures of them we've seen, and she was impressed. Brooke said, "These all applied like butter and did dry quickly, but not so quickly that I felt rushed while applying." Here are some highlights of her photos.

Brooke in Contempo

Brooke in Vital

Of matte nail polish in general, Brooke tells us, "I myself, was not real keen on the mattes...I must say - these mattes have really grown on me. I do think part of it is though, the great colors that nubar picked." Of the collection, she says, "Everything about these say FALL to me," and goes on to suggest to her readers, "If you are on the fence about mattes, I would definitely suggest trying out nubar's Modern Matte Collection."

Her full review is available at Getcha Nails Did, and nubar's Modern Matte Collection is currently available at www.bynubar.com.

nubar Offers Top Coats for $1!

For a limited time, you can try V for Men Quick Dry Matte Top Coat, which makes any nubar nail lacquer quickly dry to a matte finish, for only $1 with any retail order of just $30, and Diamont Seal & Shine Quick Dry Top Coat for $1 with any retail order of only $60. These offers can be combined, so you can try both for just $1 each with an order of $60, a savings of over 25%! Just add the items from our home page to your qualifying order.

There is a limit of one of each $1 item per order, but there is no limit on how many orders may be placed, and our policy of free shipping within the continental U.S. on order of $75 or more always applies. If there are questions, please email us for more details!

WhoWhatWear: Scarlett Johansson & nubar Green Tea

When coming up with an ideal style for Scarlett Johansson, the editors of WhoWhatWear chose nubar's Green Tea as a perfect compliment to the look they'd create. In addition to being the perfect shade, nubar's vegan and cruelty free formula seems appropriate for Ms. Johansson.

"Though this shade might not seem like an obvious choice, we think it works for a number of reasons. First of all, green polish had serious presence on the fall runways (jade at Chanel, forest at Vena Cava). Secondly, we imagine that Johansson would approve of nubar's cruelty-free vegan formulas. Finally, the quirky color is just the sort of slightly subversive subtle touch we've come to expect from the actress."

WhoWhatWear's Style for Scarlett Johansson

Green Tea is currently available at www.bynubar.com.

Sminkan Loves nubar's Going Green

Sminkan, Sweden's premier beauty blogger, recently received and began to review nubar's Going Green Collection. Like her U.S. counterparts, she is thrilled with the shades, calling them the ultimate nail polish collection.

She is especially fond of Conserve,

Sminkan in Conserve

and she compared Forest to a polish costing more than twice nubar's $7.49, and Forest came out on top.

Sminkan in Conserve

Sminkan's swatches of all six Going Green colors can be viewed here, and her full review of Greener here. She has assured her readers that they can expect to see more of nubar's Going Green in the days to come.

In the U.S., the Going Green Collection is available at www.bynubar.com, and in Sweden, at NailShop.

Scrangie's Modern Matte Collection Review

Scrangie had the opportunity to review nubar's Modern Matte Collection this week, and she was exuberant about them.

In general, she says that, "I'm not really one to care about trends, but wow, the matte trend is huge this year," and that she rates nubar's matte formula superior to all others. She tells her readers, "The formula on these is great. Smooth, even-textured, easy to control, not too thick. I didn't have a single problem with the formula. These mattes are much more forgiving than the other mattes released so far this year. The reason for this is that they don't dry as fast. With other mattes, they start to dry as you are applying them. These stay wet during application which allows room for error. The drying time is still super fast, totally dry within about five minutes, but you have a little more time to work with them, which is to your advantage."

Scrangie has excellent photographs of all four shades. Of Avant-Garde, she says, "Unique russet is the manufacturer's description and I'd say it fits this shade quite well. It's a reddish, brownish, coppery type of color that just screams fall."

Scrangie's Matte Avant-Garde

"Prevail. A spectacular purple. This is a really gorgeous shade. It's a deep, dark brownish purple. Purple with touches of gold. Very dramatic."

Scrangie's Matte Prevail

Like The Nailphile, Scrangie topped them with Diamont Seal & Shine Quick Dry Top Coat, asking her readers, "Don't these look fantastic with a glossy topcoat?" Her pictures make her point very well, as she shows all four Modern Mattes glossy.

Scrangie's Glossy Avant-Garde

Scrangie's Glossy Prevail

One of the unique advantages to nubar's Modern Mattes over other matte nail polishes is that they can be used with a base and top coat, while others indicate that a base and top coat should not be used. Scrangie went even further with exploring different looks for the Modern Mattes, and suggests, "If you're not crazy about mattes but still like the color, you have options! Take these for example. They dry matte, but if you want glossy, just add a topcoat like Nubar Diamont Shine. If you change your mind and want to go back to matte, just add a coat of Nubar V For Men. Or you can go partially matte, partially glossy by doing a french tip with either matte or shiny topcoat, or using matte or shiny topcoat to Konad a design on top."

Scrangie's full review can be viewed here, and the limited edition Modern Matte Collection is currently available at www.bynubar.com.

July Coupon Code and August 1st Giveaway

Now through July 31st, nubar is offering 25% off and free shipping on orders of $100 or more with code DRAW25.

As a special bonus, each order of $75 or more will automatically enter your name for a drawing to be held on August 1st, with a prize of $100 worth of nubar products of your choice.

With the recent release of nubar's Skin Essentials Spa Products, this offer is a great opportunity to try the highest quality skin care products available, all of which are vegan and cruelty free.

On August 1st, the winner of the $100 prize will be notified via email, and each order placed will be an additional entry.

Going Green on Clumps of Mascara

Brittany at Clumps of Mascara reviewed nubar's limited edition Going Green Collection, and she was thrilled. She says, "I can NOT believe this collection. It's just....wonderful. Nubar thought this one out... Great great job, Nubar! Fantastic! Amazing!"

Nubar left Britanny speechless with Wildlife: "Wow....I have no words for this color. It is incredibly unique...I have never seen any colors like it."

Brittany in Wildlife

She was equally impressed with greener, saying, "Some colors make your nails look.....amazing. Greener is one of those colors."

Brittany in Greener

Her full review can be read here, and The Going Green Collection is available at www.bynubar.com.

The Nailphile's Previews nubar's Modern Matte Collection

Siobhan at The Nailphile recently previewed nubar's Modern Matte Collection, which will be released in mid July. She was very impressed with this collection of four unique matte shades, saying, "There are three notable things about them: (i) they can be used with a base and top coat, so no nail staining (and we'll get to the top coat part...); (ii) they are incredibly pigmented, being opaque in one coat (I did two to be consistent with other Nubar swatches); (iii) they're crazy quick-dry." She went on to photograph each of the nail lacquers both with and without Diamont Seal & Shine Top Coat.

Highlights of her photos include her picture of Contempo,

Siobhan Wears nubar's Contempo

as well as her picture of Prevail, of which she tells her readers, "Prevail is just unbelievable. It's a cool slightly grey purple with a boatload of shimmer."

The Nailphile in nubar's Prevail

Siobhan's complete review and additional photographs can be found at The Nailphile, and the Modern Matte Collection will be available at www.bynubar.com in mid July.

Scrangie Reviews Going Green

Scrangie recently reviewed nubar's limited edition Going Green Collection, which is now available online.

Of the collection as a whole, she said, "A collection of greens, with a holo AND a duochrome?! Somebody pinch me! I must be dreaming! Wait, if this really is a dream, don't wake me up!" She went on to tell her readers that,"The formula on these is *perfect*. Nubar has mastered the three-free formula. All the polishes are opaque in two coats, and they're so pigmented that they're almost totally opaque in one coat."

Highlights of her review are her appreciation of Greener: "Greener. Dark green shimmer. HO-LY COW. Can you believe this?? This is... quite possibly... my favorite green shimmer ever. It's so deep and dark and velvety looking. And it's so amazingly shimmery without being glittery that it has tons of depth. You might want to view the full size of the indoor/shade picture because it picked up the shimmer really well. This shade is unbelievable. Backup worthy. Multiple backup worthy, even."

Scrangie in Greener

Of Reclaim, she said, "Reclaim. Green holographic. Green holo!! I can barely believe my eyes. This collection is not holding back, is it? Green holo is something that's been missing from the world of polish. We have pastel green holo, but not a 'real', darker, pronounced, grassy green holo. The holo in this is ... smooth and linear. Fabulous."

Scrangie in Reclaim

Wildlife impressed her as well, "This is a crazy strong duochrome, which I love. You don't really have to go into different lighting or hold your nails at extreme angles to see the duochrome effect of this. It's always flashing both colors. "

Scrangie in Wildlife

Scrangie's full review, which has excellent photographs of all six Going Green shades, can be viewed here, and the collection is currently available at www.bynubar.com.

All Lacquered Up Reviews Going Green

Michelle at AllLacqueredUp had the opportunity to preview nubar's Going Green collection yesterday, and we were thrilled to find that she loves this collection.

Describing the collection as a whole she said,"It's like a dream come true... In regards to the formula the bottom line is this; smooth, thin, well pigmented, two coat coverage, fast drying. In other words, pretty damn perfect. Each color glided on with ease." Two of her particular favorites are Greener and Reclaim.

Of Greener Michelle says,"I don't know that I've seen a more gorgeous polish in my life than Greener and I'm not exaggerating. It's heart stopping stunning and as incredible as it looks in pictures, it's even more jaw-dropping in person. A true emerald shimmer, this exemplifies jewel tone and I own NOTHING like it."


All Lacquered Up in nubar Greener

Her impression of Reclaim was equally strong, and Michelle tells her readers, "I've been waiting for a great green holo polish... This one is a fabulous springy, grassy hue packed with fine holographic glitter. I wish it had been sunny so I could show its full holographic power."

All Lacquered Up in nubar Reclaim

nubar's Going Green Collection is coming soon to www.bynubar.com, and its arrival will be announced via Twitter immediately when it becomes available.

Going Green with Nubar Preview from The Nailphile

Siobhan of The Nailphile previewed nubar's Going Green with nubar Collection earlier this month, a limited edition collection that you will see soon from nubar. Highlights of the collection include Earth and Reclaim, pictured below.

The Nailphile in nubar Earth

The Nailphile in nubar Reclaim

The Nailphile's complete review shows her readers five of the six upcoming colors, all of six which are coming soon to www.bynubar.com.

Scrangie Reviews nubar's Parisian Collection

Today Scrangie reviewed nubar's Parisian Collection, telling her readers,"The formula on these was very good. Smooth and thin, non-streaky and quick drying. I had no issues applying them... I normally have a problem with sheers and milky pinks being extremely streaky, but these didn't have that problem. Very cool." Her favorite of the collection is Eiffel Tower Sparkle, of which she says, "It's so pretty and sparkly."

Scrangie in Eiffel Tower Sparkle

Her full review can be read here, and the Parisian Collection is available at www.bynubar.com.

California Dreamin' Collection Reviewed

We found that Siobhan at The Nailphile recently reviewed nubar's California Dreamin' Collection, calling it, "one of the most overlooked collections in the history of nail polish," and going on to say that she'd been reluctant to try them because, "the colors are shimmers, and usually orange, yellow, and green shimmers take eight zillion coats to not be opaque, but I found that's completely not the case here."

Highlights of her photographs of the collection include what Siobhan calls, "my beloved pink to end all pinks, Hollywood Pink," and Reef Green, which she tells her readers,"is a stunner."

The Nailphile in Hollywood Pink

The Nailphile in Reef Green

The full review including photographs of all six shades from nubar's California Dreamin' Collection can be found at The Nailphile, and the collection and each of the six shades can be found at www.bynubar.com.

Scrangie Spices Things Up with nubar

Scrangie recently needed a little something to shake things up and looked to nubar for the perfect nail polish, Disco Blue.

Scrangie in Disco Blue

She says, "Nubar's glitters are strangely smooth," and that, "Nubar is known for their out-of-this-world unique and breathtakingly beautiful duochrome shades like Peacock Feathers and Purple Beach, but they also have some of the best glitters on the market. They're all intensely sparkly to the point of being dangerous in their ability to distract. If you walk outside wearing one of Nubar's glitters on your nails, I guarantee that you will be staring at your hands more than is probably safe."

Her full review can be found here, and nubar's Glitters can be found at bynubar.com.

nubar Je T'Aime Nail Polish

Michelle at All Lacquered Up recently did some nail polish comparisons for her readers, and we found nubar's Je T'Aime, a selection from nubar's Trousseau Collection, made the list of must-haves.

In reply to a reader's inquiry regarding a $23 polish, Michelle suggested our $7.99 Je T'Aime as the best alternative from her considerable nail polish collection.
AllLacqueredUp Looks at Pinks

Je T'Aime and the Trousseau Collection are currently available at http://www.bynubar.com/.

Polish Pixie's Favorite Collection Ever

Our friend Polish Pixie recently told her readers that, "The Sweet Nothings collection might be my favorite Nubar collection of all time, " and went on to say,"The colors are so unique. I'm just totally in love with the glitter in these polishes." At nubar we're proud of out unique colors, and we're glad to hear Polish Pixie loved them too!
Her photograph of Cotton Candy shows that special sparkle.

Polish Pixie in Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy and the other Sweet Nothings are available now at www.bynubar.com.

Casual Lavish is "Feeling the nubar Love"

Vanessa at Casual Lavish has heard the recent blogger buzz about nubar Nail Lacquers and, "recently had chance to try a few colors and I am feeling the Nubar love. As a bonus Nubar is Big 3 Free. Meaning their polishes do not contain Formaldehyde , Toluene Free and (DBP) Phthalate."

Vanessa had the same excitement that others have expressed when she received her nail lacquers, saying,"I could not wait to swatch them so I started right away ... I am impressed with their detail to products." She tried many of our classics, telling her readers that Pasadena Purple is, "Fierce purple with a light frost look. This color is amazing ... I highly suggest checking this color if you are purple fan," and of Lemon Sorbet, "I used 2 coats. Applied easy with no problems. I am smitten with this yellow. I have searched a long time for a yellow that was just right for my skin tone. If you had problems try to find one I urge you to get this color for the spring."

Vanessa sampled many additional colors, and her full review shows them all. Here are a few highlights of her photographs.

Casual Lavish in Berry Intense

Berry Intense with Magical Peach

Casual Lavish in La Perla Frost

Her closing summary says it all: "Overall impression: I am thrilled that I finally had a chance to try Nubar nail polish. Most of the colors applied with ease. The bottles have a great curvy shape and the applicators are easy to hold. The brushes have a just right thickness and width. I look forward to more Nubar colors in my collection. If you have not check them out I provided their website below. They have a wide range of colors sure to please even the most shy or bold polish lover." We're thrilled to have another great fan of nubar products at Casual Lavish!

nubar Nail Lacquers are available at www.bynubar.com.

Rihanna's Nails in a Custom Color by nubar & Kimmie Kyees

Celebrity manicurist Kimmie Kyees recently did Rihanna's nails in a custom manicure, layering nubar's Hot Pink over nubar's Hot Fuchsia, both from the Get Hot with nubar Collection. The result is as spectacular as Rihanna herself.

Rihanna Wears nubar Neons

The Get Hot with nubar Collection is available at www.bynubar.com.

Purple Beach Gets More Raves from Polish Pixie

We discovered that like The Polish Addict, Polish Pixie is also also thrilled with nubar's Purple Beach. Pixie says, "The color is gorgeous. My pictures do not do the purple/green duochrome effect any justice. Pigmentation is wonderful too." Her picture is worth a thousand words.

Polish Pixie Shows off nubar Purple Beach

Her full review can be found at Polish Pixie, and nubar's Duochromes, including Purple Beach, are available at www.bynubar.com.

The Nailphile Declares nubar Angelic Glitter "The Best Glitter Ever"

Today we found Siobhan at The Nailphile has named nubar's Angelic Glitter "the best glitter ever," saying, "it's probably my absolute favorite glitter polish of all time."

Siobhan wore Angelic Glitter over nubar's Belize Coral from nubar's Corals Collection, and tells her readers that, "Honestly, this is one of my all time favorite combinations. I'm just as happy as can be with it." Her photographs show her readers why.

The Nailphile's Best Glitter Ever

The Nailphile Starts with Belize Coral

The full review can be found at The Nailphile, and nubar's Corals Collection, including Belize Coral, and nubar's Glitters, including Angelic Glitter, can be found at www.bynubar.com.

Rihanna Steps Out in nubar Hot Pink

Rihanna, always a trendsetter with her stylish nails, recently made an appearance wearing nubar's Hot Pink from the Get Hot with nubar Collection. We think she wears it well, and see why she's such a fan of this collection.

Rihanna Steps Out in nubar Hot Pink

Rihanna's Nails in nubar's Neons

The Get Hot with nubar Collection, including Hot Pink, is available at www.bynubar.com.

Makeup Masala Gets Ready for Spring

Toma at Makeup Masala recently had a chance to try nubar's Skin Essentials, and she was very pleased with them. Toma was familiar with nubar "for their brilliant nail polishes," but didn't know that nubar also has an equally high quality skin care line.

Toma told her readers that,"These lotions literally glide over skin and are thick without being heavy or greasy," and that,"My absolute favorite in this line is Pomegranate Delight."

Makeup Masala's Top Pick is Pomegranate Delight

You can read the full review at Makeup Masala, and the entire Skin Essentials line, including Pomegranate Delight, can be found at www.bynubar.com.

A Stroke Of Color with Lemon Sorbet

We discovered that Michelle of A Stroke of Color is one of the many who are impressed with nubar's Lemon Sorbet. She says, "it is a huge favourite of mine like all of the other colors from that collection... It's a very soft pastel yellow creme that applies amazingly in 3 thin coats, and would look good on most skin tones."



As her readers know, Michelle often uses a nail art stamper. To complete this manicure, she used our Lavender with her stamper.



Both Lemon Sorbet and Lavender, two of nubar's Pastel Fever Collection, are available at www.bynubar.com.

The Nailphile Gets Creative with Pasadena Purple and Purple Fire

We found Siobhan at The Nailphile wearing nubar, and again we exceeded her expectations. Yesterday she wore Pasadena Purple and found that, "I saw images from the movie with it and bottle pictures of it, even other blogs' pictures, of it. I tell you: pictures don't do this one justice. Mine don't either. This is an instant Top 20 polish for me... It's so rich and pretty and glowy!" That is high praise coming from someone with so many polishes to choose from as The Nailphile.

Siobhan was thrilled with Pasadena Purple, and she was also excited to have recently received some of our Glitters. She said, "...more pretties came with it that I couldn't wait to dig into. I have glitters! I added two coats of Nubar Purple Fire to this one."

Here are her photographs of the polishes.





Because Pasadena Purple has been the hit color of Spring 2009, it is temporarily out of stock at www.bynubar.com. Rest assured that it will be back in stock very soon, and Purple Fire can currently be found at www.bynubar.com.

Polish Pixie Loves nubar Lemon Drop Dazzle

Polish Pixie is excited about one of our Glitters, Lemon Drop Dazzle. She wore it yesterday, and said, "How cool! I love the color ... The micro glitter is just amazing." Pixie's photo says it all.



Pixie's full review is at Polish Pixie, and nubar's Glitters, including Lemon Drop Dazzle, are available at www.bynubar.com.

The Polish Addict Loves nubar Purple Beach

Steph at The Polish Addict recently had a chance to wear our Purple Beach, and she discovered what we've known for a long time: nubar's duochromes are a class apart from all other duochromes. Steph says, "My big beef with duo-chromes is that they generally look ridiculously amazing in the bottle but are much, much less impressive once applied on the nail. Purple Beach is what a duo-chrome should be when applied. "

Steph goes on to tell her readers of Purple Beach, "It’s a gorgeous high intensity duo-chrome that transforms from purple to ash to green. The duo-chrome is very easily seen all the time, not just in special lighting while your fingers are twister tilted in strange directions. It’s perfect in two coats and the application was not fussy." We received her highest praise when she said, "I rarely say this, but Purple Beach is a *must* own color. It’s the type of polish that causes constant distraction and careless driving. Colors like this keep my passion for polish alive." We at nubar are happy to keep The Polish Addict's passion alive!





The full review can be seen on The Polish Addict, and nubar's duochromes, including Purple Beach, can be purchased at www.bynubar.com.

The Nailphile Raves About Diamont Seal & Shine Quick Dry Top Coat

Today we found Siobhan at The Nailphile sharing her excitement about nubar's Diamont Seal & Shine Quick Dry Top Coat while she wore our Ruby Velvet after searching for the perfect red.

She begins by declaring herself a convert to Diamont Seal & Shine, saying, "I mentioned yesterday that I tried Nubar's Diamont Seal & Shine for the first time, was impressed, but not convinced. Today I'm convinced." Siobhan goes on to tell her readers that "the two to three minutes Nubar Diamont took [to completely dry three coats of polish] just blew me away," and that Diamont Seal & Shine is now her favorite top coat. She noticed how special Diamont Seal & Shine is because, "Usually, when I post right after applying a color, my nails are still drying while I type the post. Today, my nails were literally dry by the time I was uploading pictures from my camera to the computer... I don't recall that they have ever been that dry that fast before."

Here are her photographs of Ruby Velvet with Diamont Seal & Shine Quick Dry Top Coat.





The full reviews are available on The Nailphile, and both Diamont Seal & Shine Quick Dry Top Coat and Ruby Velvet are available now at www.bynubar.com.

The Crystal Files Gives Rave Reviews For nubar's Cleopatra Collection

This week, Hillary at The Crystal Files reviewed nubar's Cleopatra Collection, and we're pleased to discover that she's dazzled by them!

She says, "This is the perfect collection...", and was not only impressed with the colors, but the bottles and the brushes themselves, declaring that, "Since I recently began trying Nubar polishes, I've discovered that I truly love their brush and bottle design." Hillary found the smooth application of nubar polishes noteworthy as well, saying of Isis Purple, "this one applied so beautifully, I was absolutely stunned."

Two of Hillary's favorite colors in this collection are Sphinx Purple and Isis Purple, and she took photos of all eight of the Cleopatra Collection colors and reviewed them in her article Crystal File 068: Nubar Cleopatra Collection. Here are some highlight photographs.

Sphinx Purple


Isis Purple


You can read Hillary's full review at The Crystal Files, and the Cleopatra Collection is available online at www.bynubar.com.