No H8: Eradicate Hate in the Nail Polish Blogger Community

Bullying is not funny. It is not cool. It is not right. And more importantly, it is not okay.
Most of us are, thankfully, residents of countries that support tolerance and many of our families have settled in these places simply for that reason. Generations later, it is our responsibility to perpetuate that message of tolerance across our new social platforms, including the internet.

As members of the nail polish blogging community, we all share a love of beauty, color, and lacquer. Other than that, we are remarkably different: from our race to our religion to our hair color...even to our polish application techniques. To marginalize anyone because of those differences is completely unacceptable and today I take a stand against that. I refuse to allow other people's view of "normal" dictate how I behave, believe, and blog.

In solidarity with a multitude of bloggers linked below, my purple manicure represents my proud commitment to the No H8 movement. Today, November 8, I dedicate my post to ending bullying of any kind and to encouraging diversity and imperfection among our colorful community.

**The concept of people picking on someone because they think that person's manicure is messy, totally blows my mind!  I'm against bullying of any sort, but come one people...we're talking nail polish here!!  Learn to love, not hate.  Say kind words or say nothing at all**

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For my purple mani, I chose to create a jelly sandwich with Nubar Grape and Shimmer Polish Cassandra.  I started with two coats of Grape, a coat of Cassandra, then one more coat of Grape :)  You can see in sunlight this mani leans toward pink and in natural light it has more of a blue hue.

If you or someone you know suffers from bullying, there is help.  Please visit the following sites for support and encouragement:
StopBullying.gov
Report Cyber Bullying
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 800.273.TALK (8255)
Eradicate H8

Nubar Reclaim

Hey Everyone... Just a quickie today ..lol.  I'm becoming quite the Polish Hoarder.. I have like a trillion untrieds, so I'm slowly making my way through them.  I've had Nubar Reclaim for a while and can't believe I'm only trying it now!!  Ahh!  It's stunning..

Nubar Reclaim:

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artificial light

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artificial light

Ahhh, isn't is gorgeous??  An oldie but a goodie!!  What impressed me the most with Reclaim was the formula (and the gorgeous holo-ness).  It applied like a dream with two flawless coats.  The holo-ness shines even without sunlight.  Add this one to your collection if you haven't done so already-- it's a "keeper." :)

Enjoy your Tuesday!!

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Nubar Chiffon AND Essie Shine of the Times...

Originally, I was going to paint my nails with OPI's Color to Diner For for my Thanksgiving Mani, but I finally got my hands on Essie's Shine of the Times and knew right away I wanted to use it ASAP!  Looking through my stash, I decided on Nubar Chiffon for my solid base color.

Here is Chiffon alone..

Chiffon is a pretty brownish grey creme with lots of shine.  Pictured above is two coats.  I purchased Chiffon the same time I got Nubar 2010 on Amazon.  This color just kinda jumped out at me and I'm glad I decided to buy it.  It kinda reminds me of OPI's You don't know Jacques.

I've been waiting for  my supply store to finally have Essie's Luxeffects in stock.  I ordered Shine of the Times and As Gold as it gets.  Here is Shine of the Times over Chiffon:

Direct Light

Direct Light

Natural Light

Natural Light

Shine of the Times is beautiful!!  You really can't go wrong with a flakie!  Yes, it's pretty close to Nubar 2010, but I think the flakies in SOTT are more dense than 2010.  I love how this mani looks so different just if I tilt my hand in a different direction!  It's gorgeous and it's perfect for Thanksgiving!!

Do you have any from the Luxeffects collection?  Which is your favoirte?

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!