Barry M chameleon in lilac - amazing!



So when you think that nail polish cannot get more creative, after the crackle print, foil and magnetic, you think they can't possible do any more.

Well think again because Barry M has pulled it out the bag and released their chameleon nail polish.

In three colours - pink, blue and lilac - I chose lilac.

You paint a base coat, paint the chameleon polish and then once dry you put a layer of clear polish in whatever pattern you want, stripes, spots or squiggles.

Then before you eyes where ever you put the clear polish it will change colour!

It reminds me of when I was younger and you would have felt tips where you would colour a page and then use another pen to write on top of it and that would change colour.

I really like it, the normal colour is nice, my only issue is I put too much clear on and it brought the polish away a bit but after some practise I'm sure I'll get it.

It is £3.99 but really good and makes your nails look a little different.

I can't wait to see what Barry M bring out next.

On offer you say, 3 for 2 on cosmetics, well if I must

I love a bargain and due to the recent bout of good weather we have been having I decided I needed a pastel yellow nail polish.

Off I went one lunchtime to have a look at what Barry M had to offer when I saw a sign every girl loves to see, '3 for 2 on all cosmetics'. It was like a beacon of light descending from the heavens. Now the only challenge was picking three items, as opposed to six or 12.

I went for one MaxFactor and two Barry M.

It took me a while but I eventually found a yellow I was happy with, MaxFactor - Max Effect mini nail polish in Mellow Yellow. I tried it later that day, it took three coats to get a good enough coverage but didn't chip as quickly as I thought it would. The more coats you put on usually the more likely it is to chip.

It is a really nice mellow colour and looked great in the sunny weather. I think it would also work well if it is grey outside adding a little mini sunshine to your day. It costs £3.99

For my next two choices I went to my old favourite Barry M.

My first choice was another of their magnetic nail polishes, the red with the diagonal stripes. I have yet to try it out but loved the ruby red colour and thought it would also look great with the Union Jack style magnet I bought recently. Priced at £4.99.

My third choice took a little longer, but eventually I decided to try out Barry M's croc effect nail polish. I already have the shatter one and really loved it. Also after having seeing Barry M's TV advert with the croc pattern I knew I had to try it out. Priced at £3.99.

So the other night I applied Barry M's Pink Flamingo polish and then the crocodile print. It says a thin layer but I did quite a thick layer as it makes it stand out a lot more.

Within minutes it starts to crackle. It is different from the shatter as the pattern is quite small so the colour beneath doesn't completely show through. It looks more like a wrap than a polish, but I would advise putting clear polish over the top as after a couple of days it starts to wear off and fade rather than chip.

It will be great over the summer and  change from the shatter polish. Also croc print is in trend this summer, with bags, leggings and shoes getting in on the act. So this nail polish is a cheaper way to get in fashion.

Overall I was more than happy with my purchases, now I just have to avoid Superdrug until the offer is over for fear of being more polishes.

To have a look at what they have on offer check out the website:

http://www.superdrug.com/3-for-2/3-for-2-mix+match-across-all-cosmetics/icat/2012e6_mixedcosm/

God save the magnetic nail polish

I have two other magnetic nail polishes wavy patterns from FashionistA, but I was overjoyed when I saw that Barry M were bringing out their our ranges.

They have four colours: violet, silver, blue and burgundy, and patterns of Union Jack-esque, stripes - horizontal and diagonal and wavy.

I decided because it was different that I would pick the Union Jack-esque pattern as it is a bit different.

So off I went to Superdrug to buy the blue one, got it home and realised there was no magnet! I put my disappointment on Twitter and Barry M sent me a message asking for my address and sent me a new one.


I did this Friday and received my brand new magnet today.
I tried it out today and I love it:

Also really easy to do! Put one coat on, put on a second coat and put the magnet on immediately leave for 5 seconds and the pattern will emerge. Perfect for the Jubilee.

To check them out for yourself go to the website: http://www.barrym.com/products/product.asp?id=168

Sometimes being indecisive can look good - Spring pastels

I'm not sure if I have created a trend or joined an already fashionable one.

So the other day I was about to paint my nails and had my five favourite pastel Barry M nail polishes infront of me:
* Blue Moon
* Peach Melba
* Strawberry Ice Cream
* Mint Green
* Berry Ice Cream

I was wondering, pondering what ones to use and then it dawned on me, why I don't just use them all in a Spring pastel fusion. For once being indecisive actually came off.

I think it looks really good and not really noticeable at first due to the pastel colours. I'm not sure if the different colour trend is in fact a trend but now my sister is doing it so can't be all bad.

Barry M nail polish is fantastic, you get a lot for your money and they are usually on offer, I think in Boots at the moment make up is 3 for 2 so why not treat yourself, they are only £2.99 for the colours and £3.99 for the metallics and nail effects.

Check out Barry M's range here: http://www.barrym.com/nail-paints
Boots: http://www.boots.com/

Magnetic nail polish update....

Just to update you, the blue one didn't work very well but I used Frankie's silver nail polish and it really worked! Let's hope when I use the other blue one again it works just as well.

Here are the results....

I look forward to the new magnets and the different patterns.

There is something magnetic in the polish

We have had Barry M's nail effects with the crackling effect, we have had Revlon and Rimmel's scented polishes, now we have magnetic nail polish.

I have the black Barry M nail effect and the peach Rimmel scent nail polish. I also have some glittery ones the Revlon Facets of Fuschia and OPI's Bring on the Bling, great but really horrible to take off as the cotton wool sticks to the glitter. Other than that I love it.

Now the latest trend is magnetic nail polish. Polish that has iron powder in it, you paint your nails, hold a magnet over the top and whatever the pattern is on there you get the same on your nails.

Nails Inc have three colours for £13 each, to see the effect you can get visit... http://www.nailsinc.com/magnetic.

However, while at Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Live my sister and I got chatting to a man from FashionistA make up who said they made the one for Nails Inc but had now started their own range.

Who do they have as the face of the range? The Saturdays. On sale in Superdurg the nail polishes are £6 each, the magnet is £3 and at the moment it is 3 for 2. The reason why the magnet is separate is that you only need one and they are planning to launch different patterns in the next few months. The current one is a wave pattern.

As you can probably guess there are five colours...
Frankie - Notorious Silver
Una - Ego Green
Mollie - Purple Me Up
Rochelle - All Fired Up Red
Vanessa - Forever is Blue


At Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Live they were selling them on offer, two nail polishes and the magnetic for £10. So between me and my sister we got all but the green one. (sorry Una!).

The nail polishes are quite nice on their own. When I got home I tried Vanessa's blue one, and to be honest for first go the pattern didn't come out that well, a little faint but the faintest hint of the wave.

I'm not sure if it is because it is quite dark and it doesn't show up as good. But not one to give up I will keep trying, I have the silver one as well maybe that will show up better.

You can get The Saturday's at Superdrug or here...
http://www.thesaturdays.co.uk/news/the-saturdays-magnetism-nail-lacquer-is-now-in-store-and-online/

To be honest I am looking forward to see what the next nail polish trend is.