Nubar Spring 2012 Jellybeans Collection Swatches

Good morning!! Today I have Nubar's Jellybeans Collection to show you guys, I picked this up at ISSE and loved it...after swatching it I love it even more. When I got these I thought they were all creme finish, I was wrong! They are all on the verge of being jellies, they are like hybrids! They are more opaque than an average jelly and not as squishy looking once applied but they dry with a really high shine! Click the read more button under the collage for photos and reviews of each shade!

Blue Raspberry is a light blue. It leans a little green but it's hard to capture on camera. The formula on this was on the sheer side...one of the more sheer of the collection. I used 3 coats for the photos below and could still see a little bit of visible nail line (VNL).

Shade

Blueberry is a bright blue jelly. I loooooove this, it's like a brighter version of Revlon Royal! I used 3 coats for the photos below. In person it looked opaque but for some reason in the photos it looks like there is a bit of VNL! If you liked Revlon Royal you will love this, and the formula is a little nicer than Royal...not as tricky to apply!

Cherry is an orange leaning red. This feels a little too orangey for cherry to me, I think maybe blood orange might have been a more appropriate name lol. This was one of the more opaque polishes in the collection, I only needed 2 coats for full opacity!

Shade

Grape is a medium purple jelly. I love this one too, what can I say...I love purple especially one that looks a little dusty like this one does! Surprisingly this was one of the more sheer polishes in the collection, I used 3 coats for full opacity.

Sheer

Kiwi is a very light green. When I was first putting this on I was like wtf this polish sucks...then when I was done I was like woooooow haha! It was not pretty until the 3rd coat, before that it was a sheer mess. I used 3 coats for this, my last coat was on the thick side so it could be a 4 coater depending on how thick/thin your layers are.

Shade

Lemon is a bright sunny yellow. This was the most opaque polish in the bunch but not the easiest yellow to apply...it was on the streaky side and needed 3 coats to even out. The result is pretty gorgeous and worth the effort of applying it!

Shade

Strawberry is a light pink. This feels different than a lot of the light pinks I have...I can't put my finger on why though. Maybe its the finish that makes it feel different, it's like it's a little bit milky. Whatever the reason is, I really like it! It was also one of the more sheer shades, I used 3 coats for full opacity.

Shade

Toasted Marshmallow is a really interesting color. It reminds me of butterscotch or caramel, I don't think I own anything quite like this shade. I doesn't play too well with my skin tone but whatevs I love it anyway. The formula was really nice on this one, I used 2 coats for the photos below.

Shade

Overall this collection is a total win, if you like jelly-ish finishes you will also love this collection. My picks are all of them...sorry, I am a super enabler right now. I love every single polish in this collection, I hope Nubar makes more polishes like this.

I don't know the official release date for these, it just says "coming soon" on the Nubar website. Hopefully that means very very soon! Nubar can be purchased at bynubar.com, each bottle retails for $8!

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