Monday, March 14, 2011

Snails!: Nubar Earthen

Hello ladies,

I am feeling at one with these tiny snails today. I am moving slowly, but am doing so while prettied up a bit. Don't these little snails look like they are on their way to a faery garden party? I hope they arrive in plenty of time for treats and festivities.

From image plate H20, I stamped the snails in brown Konad special polish. I added gold beads to the tips of their long antennae. If we were exploring anatomy, these would be the eyes. In the center of the spiral shell, I placed a tiny pearl.

The funky french was created by first applying two coats of the flakie polish Nubar 2010 followed by one coat of Dewdrop. This would be amazing over the full nail as well.


The warm tones from 2010 glow beneath the soft blues in Dewdrop.
The sunlight is catching the lovely pearl shimmer in the bottle of Earthen.


A pale grey with a tinge of beige, Earthen is stirred with white pearl shimmer. The polish appears like a creme formula until the light touches the shimmer, giving it a subtle luster.

Earthen applied beautifully. I needed three coats for opacity but I believe ladies with shorter nails would be satisfied with two coats. Dewdrop is a festive, glittery topping. The round glitter pieces are softly tinted in pale blue and green. It reminds me of a cool tone version of Nubar Tiara.

Are you ladies as charmed by these darling snails as I am? They make the slow route seem quite a pleasure.

The three polishes featured were sent for review. These are available for purchase at bynubar.com. Earthen and Dewdrop are part of the new Spring Garden Collection, promotionally priced at 39.95 for the set of nine polishes.

Image plate H20 was provided for my consideration. Visit chez-delaney.com to explore the full line of nail art stamping design plates.

Today is the last day to enter the Make It Fancy Giveaway! Head over to the giveaway post before the last time zone March 14th (this translates to 8 a.m. EST March 15th) for a chance to win 8 nail art stamping plates, the Gabrielle Faust Eye Shadow Collection, a ring from Ginger Kitty Designs and skin care from Reviva Labs. Best of luck!

Happy painting, ladies!

26 comments:

  1. Omg this is really cute! :) I love your animal nails. :D

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  2. This is really pretty!
    So cute!!
    Love the colour scheme here, looks great! And the beads really add depth!

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  3. So beautiful! I am very impressed! Rita rj7777 rj_angel_house@yahoo.com

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  4. This is so sweet! Very cheery! I can just see the pretty snails going along to the faery tea party. I hope I'm invited!

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  5. The gold beads are the perfect accent for the snails! :)

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  6. this is so cute! love the details :)

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  7. omg snails! so adorable. i love this polish on you, thanks for sharing!

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  8. Snails! Lovely! The base color is perfect! As if the snails are on the beach! :)

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  9. and I have added Earthen to my wish list, along with yellow primrose and baby sprout, you have featured them in exactly the order i was contemplating them in

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  10. Love that color with its accents!

    I had some 'pet' snails last winter that lived outside my front door. They were so huge too. I named them Slimon, Shelly and Sheldon. I didn't see them this year and I'm sad my snail friends didn't visit.

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  11. Sooo cute!! I love this one! I love the little gold and pearl accents too. This is one of my favorites ever of yours I think :D

    -Lisa

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  12. I honestly didn't think I'd like earthen but on you it looks awesome, very sedate but sophisticated! Love the snails too! :D

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  13. I /love/ that layering combination. The snails are pretty cute, too :P

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  14. Amazing mani!! Love the colors, the glitter tips, the pearl/bead accents!! 15/10!!

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  15. I am obsessed with this! It's crazy how well these colors work together!

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  16. The snails are cute! I really like the base colour and the colour of the snails together. You really finished this mani with the little beads and pearls!

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  17. Ohhh, what lovely many!! I really like it =)

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  18. So cute! I love the sparkling french, looks perfect on Earthen.

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  19. Oh, this is gorgeous!!!! I love Earthen and the snails! OMG, the snails! So cute~

    Would you recommand Chez-Delanay plates? do they work well? I've seen plenty of cool designs but I'd like to know if they work as well as Konad's.

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