Beauty Without Fuss

Friday 26 March 2010

Nails of the Day - Nubar Risque Reds and Fortress Collections

Beauty Shed very kindly sent me samples of their new collections recently, so I drafted in a volunteer so I could swatch two colours for you this week!  First up, from the Risque Reds Collection, Torrid Red:


Lovely red jelly with a glorious gold shimmer shot through,  it's a little darker than it appears in these pics, and is all the nicer for it. Both pictures show two coats over a Mavala base, and with a Seche Vite topcoat.  I could actually have got away with one coat, but I wanted to apply two, just to see how the colour came out.  I'm glad I did.  Formulation is a bit on the thick side for Nubar, but it applied and dried very nicely.






Picture of the ring finger there is a fairly accurate representation of how the colour looks in normal light.  Just lovely!







And from the Fortress collection - which is a selection of all grey shades, which is fairly unusual in itself - I selected the one which looked most interesting, Silver Sword, which is a mid-grey metallic finish, and I got the lovely Kerry to be my hand-model for this one:


Above pic shows two coats with a top coat (think it's from No. 17) application was good, and this is a lovely finish which doesn't seem to be blighted with brush strokes.


Looking forward to trying this one myself, it looks lovely! I will bring you more shades from both of these collections next week.

Which do you prefer, the greys or the reds?

Nubar polishes are available from Beauty Shed, and cost £8 each.

The Small Print: I was sent this for review purposes, so I reviewed them.  I'm nice like that ;) All opinions are honest, regardless of the source.
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5 comments

  1. I never thought I'd say this, but I actually prefer the greys! I guess theyre more unique and every brand seems to have a red with gold shimmer :)

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  2. The greys are lovely, and, while the reds are nothing unique, *I* think they're beautiful!

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  3. Oh you're not wrong, I love reds, love them. I just don't wear them much as I always feel a bit ostentatious!

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  4. I love the greys! So gorgeous. (The red looks pretty too, but the grey is something special!)

    Ellie
    missyellieuk.blogspot.com

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