With fashion week’s across the globe creating a whirlwind of new looks, trends, colours, designs and of course - gossip, it’s a wonder we have room for anything more.
Although not getting too caught up in the world of high-fashion, merely admiring from afar and carrying on with everyday life, seems to work well for us. Bridging the gap between the catwalk and the road we live on, or ideals and reality, is an ongoing crusade that we think we’ve become pretty good at.
We’re not the only ones. Nubar the eco friendly nail polish from LA, a hit with the A-List with fans including Cheryl Cole, Eva Mendes and Scarlett Johansson, has found its way to UK
Responding quickly to the latest trends, Nubar are skilled in producing catwalk colours as soon as they appear. This means that we can update our high-street looks ahead of time just by giving our nails a lick of paint.
Nubar have already launched a Pastel Fever collection for spring which includes shades in Perky Pink Crème, Dreamy Lavender, Fresh Green Tea, Lively Lemon Sorbet and Zesty Orange Crème. Proving their fashion credentials, the models at Look magazine's high street fashion show at LFN last week were wearing Nubar; Zesty Orange was the colour du jour.
Without name dropping or trend spotting, the thing we like most about this brand is that it is great quality, ethically and environmentally sound brand. Free from formaldehyde, phthalates, toluene, carcinogens, the varnish is even suitable for vegetarians and vegans. They have met the standards by PETA to be classed as cruelty free so we know no cute fluffy bunnies have been harmed in the making – what more could we ask for?The most important thing of course – the finish. We’ve been giving the Dreamy Lavender shade a good test run and here’s what we found…
The first thing I noticed upon application is that it was thicker and appeared more pigmented than standard nail polish. This might have something do with its eco-credentials but I’m no scientist so I can’t tell you. After one coat I was pleased with the results and saw no reason to apply a second (big tick).
Super-fast drying with no streaks – great news for my clumsy hands. I was surprised that it still had the smell of ordinary chemically-laden nail polish but that’s certainly not going to put me off. I’m very busy; I get up to no good and am always banging into things and hurting myself. I also bite and chew my nails. With this in mind, the fact that it took three days to develop my first chip is pretty remarkable.
If only I had longer nails… although I’m told that keeping nails short is also key to this seasons trends. Stopping biting doesn’t have to happen just yet.
Nubar £8 www.beautyshed.co.uk
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