Friday 25 January 2013

Nubar Absolute - swatches and review

For this Holo Friday I want to show you a holo polish that has been laying untried for years (!?) in my Helmer. This is a light blue polish with a somewhat weaker holo effect but still very pretty :)
This is three coats of Absolute on top of Barry M Blueberry (a light blue cream polish).

GOOD TO KNOW:

Type of polish: Holographic.

Colour: A light blue with a holographic effect.

Collection: Nubar Prism Collection 2010.

Opacity: Hm... This polish is sheer. I cannot sugar coat this for you ;) This is three coats over Barry M's Blueberry. If you apply Absolute over an opaque polish you can apply just one or two coats. I applied three coats to get the maximum holo effect.

Drying time: A bit slower than normal. This could be due to the number of layers applied though ;)

Formula: A bit thin and a tiny bit runny too. Not hard to apply though.

Brush: Good! Not as thick as I like them ;) but ok to work with.

Shine: Very shiny on its own so there is no top coat in these pictures.

Accurate colour, photo vs IRL: Quite accurate colourwise, but the holo effect is a bit more visible IRL even though it's quite a weak holo.

Grade: 3+/5 :)

This is a really low grade for a holo polish since I love holo polishes, but I can't get away from the fact that it is so thin and weakly pigmented...
The base colour is lovely and the holo effect is there but a bit subtle ;)
I might now understand why I left it untried for so long... ;)

How do you like Absolute?
Do you have any other polish from this collection?
kl.

20 comments:

  1. Ann-Sofie/Colour it25 January 2013 at 14:00

    Sååå fint!! :-)

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  2. Helena / Lacky Corner25 January 2013 at 15:56

    Tänk att man gömmer sådana här små pärlor i sina Helmers eller Alexar :) Det är mycket fint och Nubars holo är trevliga att lacka med.

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish26 January 2013 at 13:53

      Man både glömmer och gömmer ;)
      Jag gillar Nubars alla lack. Formulan brukar vara fin och skön kork att hålla i.

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  3. Emma / Nail Lacquer Love25 January 2013 at 17:01

    Åh, det ser jättefint ut! Härlig färg!

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish26 January 2013 at 13:55

      Färgen är jättefin! Hade suttit fint med en lite mer pigmenterad formula bara ;)

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  4. Sminkan25 January 2013 at 17:15

    Jag minns att Emma fick det här och det rosa när jag fick kollektionen. Jag har de andra.

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish26 January 2013 at 13:56

      Jag tycker hela kollektionen var fin!
      Speciellt de med lite chunky-are holo glitter i.

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  5. Polished Marvels25 January 2013 at 19:33

    Hi cupcake!!! I Love this holo - I have to admit that for winter sometimes weaker holos look better because their base color is more prominent and the real strong holos can look somewhat wishy-washy in dull light ;-) xxx

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish26 January 2013 at 13:57

      Hello darling! :D
      You have a good point there! I haven't really thought about it like that but you are absolutely right pet! :D
      xxx

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  6. Sleepy Elin25 January 2013 at 19:40

    Vilken sötnos. tror jag måste skaffa mig några lack från Nubar alltså, de börjar bli många på listan... :)

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish26 January 2013 at 13:58

      Nubar har gjort mycket fint!! De borde få mer uppmärksamhet än vad de får! :)

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  7. Gelic26 January 2013 at 00:06

    Oj, vilken juvel du suttit och ruvat på! :) Väldigt fint lack! :)

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish26 January 2013 at 13:59

      LOL! Ja, ruvat som i glömt bort... ;)
      Men när holosarna börjar ta slut så får man gräva långt in i samlingen ;)

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  8. Tezzilicious - A Nail And Beauty Blog26 January 2013 at 10:27

    Det här är ett jätte fint lack så som resten från nubars holo kollektion :) Dock är det synd att dom är så skira!!! :)

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish26 January 2013 at 14:00

      Ja, det är fint, men tunt som sagt.
      De med lite mer grovt glitter i var inte lika tunna om jag minns rätt.

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  9. Kerstin27 January 2013 at 20:21

    Detta är fint! Jag har det också i samlingen, men man hade ju önskat liiite mer holo....

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish28 January 2013 at 15:32

      Håller med! Lite mer holo och lite mer pigmenterad ;) Den är väldigt tunn...

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  10. Raggio di Luna5 February 2013 at 21:47

    Nubar Absolute is absolutely gorgeous! :-)

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    1. Little Miss Nailpolish9 February 2013 at 13:34

      It's really pretty!
      I just wished for a bit thicker formula and more holo! ;)

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