Whose collection was so big that it fell on her.
She clawed through the pile
With a laugh and a smile
And exclaimed "What an excellent metaphor!"
Happy Birthday my dear! For your birthday blog post I have a polish in... what else, GREEN! A very special green for a very special niece. *grin!* It's called Reclaim and it's made by Nubar.
Nubar is an excellent progressive company started in 2001 in California by one man, Noubar Abrahamian. After a family member succumbed to cancer, he founded Nubar with the commitment to making the highest quality and most innovative nail products without any carcinogens (cancer causing elements) and with only the healthiest ingredients.
If you're gonna spend money (and who doesn't do that?) it's fun and worthwhile to find out about the people who make the products you spend your money on. Larger private companies like Nubar and Zoya have my respect for making mass production of nail polish a more healthy enterprise. That's a win-win proposition that I am more than happy to support.
Now, about Reclaim. Reclaim is a gorgeous bright medium toned grass green linear holographic nail polish. There are two kinds of holo polishes, scattered and linear, which are determined by the size of the holographic particles they contain. Polishes with larger particles are generally scattered holos. Polishes with finer particles/microparticles are linear holos. Holographic particles reflect light in a prismatic way. They reflect the colors that you see in a natural rainbow in the sky: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and voilet. When a holo polish is linear like Reclaim, the particles align themselves to reflect these colors in a gradient striped flair.
Reclaim was the first widely available green holographic nail polish (it came out in 2008 I think or 2009) and it is still one of the best if not THE best green holo ever. It's a legend. It's gorgeous fresh silky green color, kind of a cross between the color of Kentucky blue grass and the blue green you see in tropical waters, it's perfectly crafted formula (applies like buttah), and it's fantastic holographic flair all combine to give it HG (holy grail) status.
Since you're probably dying to see photos by now I will cease the yak and give you some pics to enjoy. Be sure to click on them to see enlargements!
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One of my favorite polish bloggers said about Reclaim: "Nubar Reclaim is close to being a perfect polish, and I don't say that lightly." I have to agree with her. You'll be happy to know that I've made sure to pack this one to bring up. We will have to get it on your nails immediately!
In honor of your birthday today I am wearing a forest green scattered holo polish called Deep Green Sparkle by Glitter Gal, an Australian indie polish maker.
It's a lovely conifer green that sits lightly on the nail despite the dark color and sparkles in the sun. I don't have any pics of it (already packed my camera) but you'll be able to see it when I get there! *squeal* John is off with Frankie to his appointment (it's about quarter of nine in the a.m, here right now) and I have to finish packing so I will sign off.
Hail to the holo!
love,
Aunt Liz
the nail polish sounds and looks awesome!did you
ReplyDeletebring any with you?if you did may you put it on me.
Your mani was Chirality Kale with a topper of Orly Shine On Crazy Diamond. Lovely!
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