Hey Look she posted

*Waves at the hotties*

I realized yesterday that today February 28 would have been my Moms 65 Birthday.

What better excuse to get my butt back to the blogging that I love?

So I did a special manicure for my mommy

From Nubar's Jellybeans collection I used Strawberry, With Cherry on my middle finger with White Polk a Dot from the Polk a Dot collection and some of my favorite nail decals from a billion different sets.

This is my Mom...isn't she pretty!

Strawberry is a sweet pink that you can wear as a jelly or build it to opaque. Cherry is a super squishy almost jelly cherry red, I love it insanely! And the Polk a dots.....Oh do not get me started I love them so much and since the glitter is not intended to cover but to dot they are not bad to remove.

My Mom was the very best! Funny (That is me in the pillow case or as I called it sack of potatoes)

The biggest heart ever, willing to help anyone anytime, friend or stranger she never questioned but was always the first to help and never expected anything it's just how she was.

Nubar has a great formula and is one of the few creme formulas that I really love.

This is how I will always remember my Mom...like a big kid! I was far too serious and she would not have it so she would force me to smile or laugh. (Seriously my sisters hair omg, even for the 80's that was just wow)

The Jellybeans are perfectly named because I want to nom my nails....I must get jellybeans!

Mom and Me...she attacked me and was holding me hostage for the eviiiiiil taking of pictures!

(My cousin was hiding behind me holding my arms and Grandma was fast with the camera)

Have you gotten the Jellybeans or the Polk a dots? Which are you loving?

My Mom, the silliest beauty queen ever, passed at the very young age of 48 (I was 21) of a sudden Heart attack. Her crappy doctors ignored the symptoms she called with the day before, ear/jaw pain, dizziness, nausea,  muscle pain and weakness, headache, and vomiting, She had very high blood pressure uncontrolled even with 3 medications. Ladies know our symptoms, most women do not know that women's symptoms are usually not the typical symptoms that men have. and if you have high blood pressure and it is not being controlled find a new doctor or insist on seeing a specialist because you ARE worth it and if you don't take care of you who will? Smooches!

Happy 65th Birthday Mom!

Products in this post were provided by the company/PR for review

Duochrome duo anyone?

After my franken failed at showing it's duochrome I needed my duochrome fix

Good old Nubar to the rescue

I used Nubar Indigo Illusion with an accent nail of an old Nubar Shock in Iris Dust

Oh yeah that's what I'm talkin' about

Indigo Illusion is more of a pale blue teal with a lilac shimmering duochrome

Iris dust is a gorgeous wine with a bronze to pink duochrome

I love these so much as you can see by the less than full bottles

Say it with me....Yummy

I feel better now

Nubar Purple Aster & Evil Angel nail art

Nubar Purple Aster from the Spring Garden collection is a sweet pastel purple creme with a subtle secret shimmer. I added a little nail art using some SmArt nails image design templates and a beautiful franken from Kae ( TheHungryAsian ) that she made just for little ol me! XD

Isn't that the sweetest thing ever?!

Look at EvilAngel close up....so pretty!

Thank you Kae!

This is 2 coats of Nubar Purple Aster and 1 coat of Evil Angel on the tips

The formula on Purple Aster is great! Very even, smooth and not streaky

Evil Angel is dreamy, I need to do a full manicure of it!

Love the teal, pink and purple in EA

What do you think of my night sky ocean?

Nubar Spring Garden Collection- Blue Hydrangea & Baby Sprout

I'm a day late but this is also my Autism awareness mani for this week

Blue Hydrangea is a soft pastel blue with a very subtle secret silver shimmer

Baby sprout is a super mutes pastel green also with a secret shimmer

In most pictures these will look like plain cremes but if you look closely and most definitely in person

you can see a very subtle silvery shimmer...if you aren't a shimmer person, these are the shimmers you could love!

I just had to do something fun with these so a color alternating freehand frenchy was obviously perfect

These are a bit thick...pastels are always either thick or thin.

I prefer thick as the coverage is better and more controlled application than thin and runny.

Both colors are 2 coats as a base and one on tips

Try not to notice my frenchy flaws...they were too fun for me to mind

Nubar really does some of the best pastels and these are no exception.

Dry time was much faster than I expected and the opacity is pastel perfect!

**Products in this post were sent by the company/pr for my honest review

Nubar Spring Garden Collection- Honeysuckle Hotness

Nubars Spring Garden Collection is Hot Hot Hot

I immediately went for Honeysuckle because it is bright pinky and well do you know me?!

This is 2 coats of Honeysuckle with a thin coat of Top Beauty 3D Fireworks on my middle finger

(the 3D is from my beloved Sarah of Them Pretty colors)

This is in indirect light which softens it a bit

There was no sun to capture the awesome holo micro glitter in Fireworks :o(

I can assure you this color will be used a lot

The formula is a little thick but I added a few drops of thinner and it was perfect.

(Highly pigmented shades tend to goop up quickly due to the particle size of the mica)

Now if this doesn't scream spring at the top of it's lungs...nothing does!

**Products in this post were sent by the company/pr for my honest review

Nubar Holiday Jewel Basket Swtaches

This is the best nail polish gift set ever!

The cute little jeweled wire basket is adorable and you really get everything you need from start to finish, for holiday manicures and only $50 so a very nice price also.

The goodies inside:

Grass Green Glitter, a fine green glitter

Silver Glitter, a fine silver glitter

Gold Glitter, a fine gold glitter

Pixie Dust, a delicate dusting of shimmer

Ruby Red Glitz, a fine red glitter

Nubar 2010, a flaky glitter in a color changing base

Competition Red, a classic red creme

Foundation Base Coat

Diamont Top Coat

You knew I was going to have to do the traditional glitter skittles

Grass green glitter, silver glitter, Ruby red glitz, and Gold glitter

These are all 2 coats with no top coat

Classis red cremes are always a favorite

Top a classic red with Pixie Dust (index and ring finger) or Nubar 2010 (pinky and middle) and you have a beautiful holiday manicure.

I think I might try it with both Pixie dust and 2010 together!

Slip Santa a little note that you need this!

**Products in this post were provided by the company/PR for my honest review



Nubar The Finest Silks collection swatches part 2

The second half of the Finest Silks collection

Pekin - a rich dark red

Moire- a light reddish brown

Organza - an intense pearl white
Chiffon - a muted brown

Pekin in natural light shade

In Sunlight

Pekin is a nice vampy red almost a jelly but not quite.

2 coats to opaque

Moire in natural light shade

Moire in sunlight

On me this is not so much a reddish brown as a nude.

2 coats to opaque

Organza in natural light shade

Organza in sunlight

This one is very sheer and frosty.

This is 3 coats

Chiffon in natural light shade

Chiffon in sunlight

A very nice greyed brown

2 coats to opaque, very pigmented.

I think this collection is perfect for work, conservative enviornments. I think it will change from office to night very nicely and is woth while for anyone who needs versatility.