Topshop Eclipse

Happy Monday, all. Hope your weekend was great. I spent a lot of mine indoors hiding from the heat. :) So a few weeks ago, my awesome friend L sent me a package out of the blue. L isn't a blogger but knows I have this blog and she ordered me a couple of polishes from Nordstrom. The first polish she gave me is Topshop Eclipse. Eclipse is a gorgeous blue-green duochrome shimmer. The formula on this was nice and I used 2 coats on the photos below, no top coat.

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As you can see, in the sun, this polish looks like a pretty teal shimmer. It's nice, but not spectacular. However, the duochrome really comes out in the shade and you can see how the edges pull really blue.

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This shade reminds me of mermaid tales and the ocean. If you like these types of shades, you'll probably like Eclipse. You can see more of the pretty duochrome in the bottle shot below. Thanks, L, for the polish present. I love it and am glad to have it in my collection. Thanks for visiting, everyone!

Nubar Indigo Illusion

Hello and happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a great week so far. Today I have another Nubar duochrome for you. This one is Indigo Illusion, and I don't really know how to describe it. It's a grey-ish blue with pink and purple flashes. I really have no idea how to describe this color except to say that it's pretty awesome. The formula was a little watery but it only took me 2 coats for the swatches below. This does have a tendency to be a little brush stroke-y so be careful if you don't like brush strokes. 

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This is a really unique shade and I don't think I have anything like it. I think Indigo Illusion might still be available on the Nubar website. If you like duochromes, this is definitely a fun one to have. Thanks for coming by!

Nubar Wildlife

Hello, Monday. You always come back even though I don't always want you to. :) I hope everyone is having a good day so far. I had a really nice, relaxing weekend and even got to see Iron Man 3, which was highly entertaining. Today I have a fun polish to show you all. This is Nubar Wildlife, a really great green/gold duochrome. Nubar has a bunch of really awesome duochrome colors and I was lucky to pick this one and a few others up at a local beauty supply a while back. The color shift is quite apparent and it only took 2 coats to get what you see below.

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As you can see, the main color is a very pretty burnish gold/copper with a green color shift. You can really see the green at the edges of my nails. I am a fan of Nubar. I only wish their polishes were a little easier to find. I am still on the lookout for the sold out Peacock Feathers. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!