Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paints

Nail Paints L-R: Blueberry; Dragon; Lychee; Prickly Pear; Grapefruit
Swatches L-R: Grapefruit; Blueberry; Prickly Pear; Dragon; Lychee

L-R: Dragon; Lychee; Prickly Pear; Grapefruit; Blueberry

 

One Coat

Two Coats

Three Coats (a ladyyy!)

 I have loved Barry M for years and years, mentioning them here and here. I have loads of the original nail paints and when Barry M released these Gelly Hi-Shine formulas I was so super excited! I bought the shade Grapefruit, then when the new collection was released I went a bit wild in boots and picked up Blueberry, Prickly Pear, Dragon and Lychee

The formulation of these is just incredible - they apply really well, one thick coat would do if you are in a rush, two thin coats gives a beautiful, shiny look and three ensures a long lasting, sheeny shiny perfect looking nail! You could definitely get away with 2 coats - I always wear three coats of any nail polish.

The shade range is really good in my opinion, I can't pick a favourite! I think Blueberry is really nice for Spring whilst Lychee is great for this seasons 'Mannequin Nails' trend. My sister is a huge fan of Dragon (as am I!) whilst Prickly Pear (I love that name) and Grapefruit and both great staple shades.

Next I really want to get Papaya but it's always sold out when I'm in Boots or Superdrug!
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 Do you love Barry M as much as I do? What's your favourite shade?

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Top 5 Spring Nail Polishes

L-R: Essie Absolutely Shore, Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Grapefruit, Essie Mint Candy Apple, Barry M Berry I/C, Topshop Pool Party 

 I love that day when you wake up and have that feeling that Spring has sprung! Well I got that feeling today and to celebrate decided to blog about my favourite Spring nail polishes!

Essie Absolutely Shore. Fairly new to my nail polish stocks but already well loved. A white based green, super simple and easy to wear, only available online so has the poopy essie brush so you need to be a bit more precise when applying but it is so worth it!! 
Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Grapefruit. A bright pink that really does dry to a high shine finish. I have loved Barry M  for years and years so was excited when I saw this new range and went to boots straight away to buy one and this is what I chose. It has sat unloved for a couple of months but I have totally fallen back in love with this one. Brilliant colour, brilliant consistency, brilliant price! What more do you need?!
Essie Mint Candy Apple. How could I do a post on spring nail shades and not include Mint Candy Apple?! My all time favourite polish ever and a firm favourite in the blogoshpere, I just love it! It's available in boots and superdrug as well as online so I would say get it instore if you can to get the brilliant new brush! AMAZING shade all year round but in spring it just can't be topped. If this list had a winner this would be it!
Barry M Berry Ice Cream. Something a bit different, a pale lilac. I prefer this if I have a bit of a tan (living in Scotland it tends to be fake!) than when I'm pale as I feel it can wash me out a bit but when I'm tanned it's just beautiful. A simple purple that's cheap and cheerful - bloomin love it!!
Topshop Pool Party. I got this in a trio for Christmas a couple of years ago and I always forget about it by August and re-discover in about March. A turquoise bluey/greeny shade that's super wearable and easy to just throw on. Great consistency, considering it's a couple years old it really is as good as new! I always mean to pick up a couple more topshop nail polishes but never end up doing it but I think I'm gonna hop foot it over to the topshop website right now and order some more!!
What nail polishes do you like wearing in Spring?

Top 5 Winter Nail Polishes

R-L: Nails Inc Stratford, Essie All Tied Up, OPI The World Is Not Enough, Nails Inc Porchester Square, Barry M Mushroom.
This Winter I have been wearing the same nail colours on rotation so I thought a blog post was in order. It's worth noting the two Nails Inc polishes came in The Backstage Collection (£25) with a holographic glitter polish called Abbey Road. A single Nails Inc polish is £11 so it's a good deal. Also, the OPI polish is a mini from the Bondettes collection but also comes in fullsize.

Nails Inc: Stratford. This is a gorgeous nail polish. It applies like a dream, you can get away with one coat, although I tend to apply two. It's said to have a 'mirror metallic' finish but I would say its more duo-chrome. In the picture it looks purpley-gold but in some lights it looks pure gold. It's really pretty and I blooming love it!

Essie: All Tied Up. I would say this is a reddy-browny-bricky-slightly simmery-hint of gold nail polish. Yep. I like this because it's a bit different, when I wear it I always get compliments.One of the reasons I bought this because in the bottle you can see very fine gold glitter but this barely transfers onto the nail. Despite this, it's still one of my favorites of my essie polishes.

 OPI: The World Is Not Enough. When I first saw the OPI James Bond collection I all but swooned! There is a glorious gold, fiery red and glittery green in the Bondettes mini set but I think this is the most wearable shade. It's a super sparkly grey, it does need a good 3 coats before it looks brilliant but it is totally worth it! Gorgeous!


 Nails Inc: Porchester Square. This has probably been my most worn shade. I have worn it at least 3 days a week since I received it as a gift on Christmas day. A grey with slight undertones of lilac, it's incredibly wearable. My mum also loves this and always requests it when I do her nails! 

 Barry M: Mushroom. A classic shade. A dark, matte brown that looks a bit boring in the bottle but is a staple when you want to look a bit sophisticated but not boring. A great alternative to nude and it makes my fingers look less short and stumpy and more elegant, bonus!  

So, that's the nail polishes I've worn throughout Winter. I'm looking so looking forward to the weather getting warmer and heading towards Summer! I think doing this post made me realise I wear a lot of matte shades and I'm going to try and wear more shimmery and glittery polishes as we head towards Spring.

P.S. Look at my stumpy, rubbish index finger nail. I'm trying out a new nail straightener because my nails are so weak!