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Barry M - Persian & Atlantis from the Aquarium Collection

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From the 14 new Barry M nail paints released yesterday the 2 new Aquarium additions had me most excited. I love duochromes ... and glitters actually, and the rich jewel tones that paired these 2 is just divine. The Aquarium collection is possibly my fave ever from Barry M. To see the amazingness of the other 6 nail paints in this collection click here . Atlantis is the most scrumptious combination of glitters that I think Barry M has created. There are magenta & teal diamonds, random shaped magenta glitters and large & small silver holo glitters in a clear base. This is 1 coat over Persian and although there was no need to fish for glitters, they did tend to clump a little. Barry M Atlantis over Persian   Barry M Atlantis over Persian Barry M Atlantis over Persian Barry M Atlantis over Persian Persian is the 5th duochrome in the Aquarium collection and possibly my fave. Theres something about a deep purple to gold shift thats so stunning. I used 1 coat over black for this swat...

Barry M Autumn/Winter 2014 New Releases

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OMG, I actually can not contain my excitement while I write this post. After announcing that 8 new Barry M nail paints were going to be released on my Instagram feed earlier after snooping around the internet, I have continued my digging and came across Barry M's Autumn/Winter 2014 Look Book published on ISSUU . Have a look at it here to see all the other amazing new Barry M products. I am the biggest Barry M fan and have over 200 of their nail paints, past and present so I am thrilled that there is going to be another 19 new nail paints released before 2014 is out! If you're interested in seeing a list of my Barry M nail paints, this link will take you to my stash spreadsheet . The first page on nail paints in the look book is so delicious, showing 3 rich, gem toned new Silk's. Their names are Orchid, Forest & Poppy. These are out in Superdrug on the 24th September and in Boots on the 1st October priced at £3.99. The next page shows the AW Gellys ... old news now I kn...

Barry M 2014 Collections So Far & My 5 Fave Nail Paints

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2014 has been a busy year for UK high street nail polish brands. New Collections and additions have been released in a constant flow since the new year, so I thought I would do an overview of the collections and my fave 5 polishes starting with Barry M. In February Barry M released the Silk Collection and 3 new additions to the Gelly Hi-Shine Collection. These collections, full of sugary sweet pastels were a nice fresh way to start the new year and came just in time for Easter. March was the month Barry M released their amazing Aquarium Collection. I am the biggest fan of duochromes and least one of my faves from Barry M this year is from this collection. In April Superdrug celebrated it's 50th Birthday and Barry M created a special limited edition nail paint in honour. I loved this surprise release and really hope it's the start of many glittery jelly nail paints from Barry M. May saw Barry M adding 7 more additions to their Gelly Hi-Shine Collection with some surprising shade...

Barry M Aquarium Collection Swatches & Review

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Barry M have just released their 3rd new collection for 2014 & we're only in March. The Aquarium collection is a stunning mix of 4 duochrome & 2 glitter nail paints which totally complement each other.     Although this 6 piece collection looks beautiful altogether it can easily be split in half with 3 'Blues' & 3 'Pinks' forming the 2 mini collections. Starting with the Blues, you have Mermaid, Pacific & Arabian.     Pacific is a gorgeous oily aqua teal to blue duochrome. I used 2 coats over Barry M Black for the photo below.      Arabian is a golden khaki to green duochrome which reminds me of beetle wings. I used 2 coats over Barry M Black for the photo below.       Mermaid is a glitter wonder. As you can see from the macro shot below it contains a mix of green, blue & gold large flake glitters. I have used 1 generous coat over Pacific & Arabian for the photos below. The glitter payoff for this was amazing!       I...