Showing posts with label barry m gelly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label barry m gelly. Show all posts

Thursday, 2 May 2013

Fabulous Nails #38

Wow - its May. Where the heck did that come from? It's feeling more and more like summer and I kind of like it. Along that summery theme comes today's nails... but first, if you haven't already entered my giveaway to win goodies from Essie, Sleek and A-Derma click HERE to enter now!


Today's nail look is one you've probably seen a million times before by now. The hype around the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine nail paints has been pretty unavoidable. I fell in love with this shade as soon as I saw it peeping out from behind some other colours in my local Boots. I had to have it! It's just the right shade to be bright enough for Spring but not too over the top to be unsuitable for work.


I've found all the Gelly Hi Shines I've tried so far to be really very decent quality for the price, which is £3.99. The consistency is thick, although I prefer to thin it out and apply 3 thinner coats to achieve better overall consistency. It lasts well for a drugstore brand, and the colour range is impressive. It's not the absolute best quality of every nail varnish I've ever tried, but it's worth having at least a couple in your collection. I think this shade, Green Berry, is ideal for porcelain gals like me but would also look super snazzy on someone with a nice glowy tan, a real all-rounder shade.

You can buy Barry M Gelly Hi Shine nail paints for £3.99 online HERE or from Boots in store or online (HERE).

What do you think of the Gelly Hi Shine polishes? Are you tempted to try Green Berry?
xx


Friday, 22 February 2013

Fabulous Nails #28

I must confess that today's Fabulous Nails is quite festive (and I'm aware it's not Christmas!) but I love greens, reds and metallics throughout the winter so I don't really restrict festive nails to December anymore!


I used my Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine polish in Watermelon (2 coats - this is thick stuff!) as a base and my fabulous Revlon Gold Sequins that I got free in December when I bought my Mum 3 Revlon polishes (3 for the price of 2).



This is actually my first Revlon polish - when I used to work at Boots I lusted after them but every time I ended up buying a Barry M dupe instead as they're half the price. This is also the first Gelly Barry M I've tried and I really liked it - it goes on really opaque and thick. A word of caution though, the entire end of one of my nails chipped off (the polish not the nail itself) after a day, which I think is because of the thick consistency of the polish.

What do you think? Have you tried the Gelly Barry M polishes yet?
xx