Matte winter nail colours.

Hello! 

So I've decided to combine two of my favourite things about nails in this post, my winter nail polishes and matte nail polish!. I am a big fan of matte nails I think they look really cool, they feel really smooth and nice to the touch and they are so simple to do. You can buy matte nail polish colours from Barry M but from Rimmel and Bourjois you can buy a Matte coat so you can use any colour underneath. 

I have decorated a nail wheel with all my favourite winter nail polish shades and will post a normal photo and a photo of the colours after a matte coat. 

Before the matte coat you can see the natural shine on each nail. I used two coats of each polish to achieve the bold colour. 

The nail polishes I used.

This is the matte finish nail polish I used from Rimmel. 

MATTE EFFECT

The nail polishes used starting with the grey colour in the top right corner and going clockwise around the wheel:

• Grey: Beauty Uk glam nails in the shade Slate. 
• Rimmel London Lycra Pro professional finish in the shade 420 Aqua Cool.
• Rimmel London 60 Seconds in the shade 622 Oh Boy You're So Fine!!
• Barry M nail paint in the shade 273 Raspberry.
• Collection Hot Looks in the shade 48 Candy Floss
• NYC/New York Colour quick dry nail polish in the shade 268 Fashion Ave Fuchsia.
• Barry M nail paint in the shade 318 Peach Melba. 
• Rimmel London lasting finish in the shade 193 Black Cherries. 
• Sinful Colours in the shade 835 Dancing Nails.
• Barry M nail paint in the shade 66 Matt White. 
• Barry M nail paint in the shade 305 Pink Flamingo. 
• Barry M nail paint in the shade 201 Cobalt Blue. 
• Collection Hot Looks in the shade 38 Mint Mojo.
• Barry M nail paint in the shade 310 Mushroom. 
• 17 Lasting Fix nail polish called Heartbeat. 
• Sinful Colours in the shade 1033 Pistache.
• Barry M Gelly hi shine nail paint in the shade 320 Mango. 
• And finally, Collection nail polish in the shade Ebony.

Do you prefer shiny or matte nails? 

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked this post. Love, a X 

Nails, nails, nails!

Hello! 

Another bleak Monday morning but on the upside at least I've got a few days off of work. 

I have painted my talons because I'm a glamorous bird with Barry M gelly nail polish in the shade blue grape. As you may know I am a big, big fan of Barry M particularly their gelly nail polishes. I love the shine the give the nail once applied and I love the bold colours too. 

I love the bright blue colour! I have only applied one coat as you can see my actual nail a bit underneath.

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked it. Love, A x

Barry M Gelly Hi shine review!

Hello lovelies! As you are all probably aware, I am a big fan of BarryM products and the BarryM Gelly hi shine nail polishes.  They cost £3.99 so one pound more than their other nail polishes and I think they are really very good. 

All of the gelly nail polishes have a fruit theme perfect for the spring or summer. As seen underneath I have: (Going L-R) Pomegranate, Mango, Greenberry and Blue Grape. 

With one to two coats it gives a nice, smooth, bold colour and once dried it gives a lovely shine to the nails. I find this nail polish slightly thicker compared to other barryM nail polishes so it may be quite gloopy when applied and it also takes a bit longer to dry.

As this is a hi shine nail polish there is no need for a top coat to be used, although if you want to use one I would say to wait about 20 minutes before applying it to make sure the coats are fully dried. 

I am very pleased with these nail polishes, if you are looking for a good polish, which is durable and provides even colour I'd totally recommend this one. 

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked it. Love,a x

Nails of the day

Good morning! So today I have decided to go with a vibrant citrus shade of BarryM's hi shine Gelly nail polish in Mango. I really like this colour and think it's a nice, summery colour.

Thanks for reading I hope you liked it, love. a, x

I think I have a problem..

I've never really noticed it was that bad until I was deciding what nail varnish to wear this morning. Seeing them all lined up in a row, I realised 1) wow there is quite a lot there and 2) that's a lot of money I have spent/invested in..

I own 27 BarryM nail polishes. That's quite a lot, I daren't count the rest. So if anyone wants to come round for a mani/pedi you know where I am ;) 

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked it. Love, A. x

I'm blue da ba dee da ba di (NOTD)

Good morning you lovely lot! How are you all? 

This morning I'm wearing just a plain black skater dress with some ballet pumps so I decided to give my nails a nice splash of colour. 

I used the BarryM Gelly hi shine nail polish in 17 Blue Grape.

I liked the bold, blue colour and high shine that this polish gave. 

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked it. Love, A x