An out of the blue manicure

Happy Weekend Everybody

Today I want to share with you some oh so simple nailart. This manicure consists of two shades of blue and a single false nail (ssshhh... a little cheat here). I know we don't always have enough time to paint chevrons and I know I find it impossible to paint them on my right hand, so this is a simple solution,

What I used;

Barry M -   Blue Grape
Barry M -   Turquoise
False Nail - Primark (£1)
Top Coat -  Seche Vite

Please let me know your thoughts on this mani in the comments below.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I've gone a bit dotty...Again!

Feeling very summery, the weather is gorgeous here in St.Albans. I couldn't resist wearing my new polka dot dress, along with my gorgeous new sunnies. Yes, I know another pair of sunglasses! I just can't seem to stop buying them. These have to be my favorite at the moment, they are just so girly. I think I am going to wear them with all my dresses.

Sunglasses - Dolce & Gabbana Find Similar Here
Dress - Primark
Watch - Michael Kors Find Here
Bracelets - Primark
Bag - Dorothy Perkins. Find Here
Shoes - Zara. Find similar Here
Lipstick - Barry M. Find Here

I hope you like this look, I would love to hear your comments below. Thanks so much for stopping by x

Soooo in love with Barry M Gelly 'Greenberry'

Hello Polish Gals

Today I wanted to share my latest love, Barry M Gelly 'Greenbery'. This polish is definitely my most loved polish to date, it is such a gorgeous bright shiny colour that I find myself wearing it so much, so much so that I need to buy another bottle! It's opaque in 2 coats and glides onto the nail like a dream. The whole Barry M Gelly range is beautiful and at £3.99 per polish it's a bargain. Check out some of my favourite 'Greenberry' manicures below...

Here I have teamed it with the gorgeous Shimmer Polish 'Jasmine' (One of my favourite glitter polishes)




Here I have added a simple accent finger, using Shimmer Polish 'Irene'.

Comments Please:

I'd love to know what you think of about this polish Have you tried it yet or any of the other Gelly polishes?

Barry M Croc Effect Swatch Review

I have to say I am not a fan of crackle nail polish, I don't like that 80's graffiti look. It's far too messy and being very OCD I just can't handle it! That said when I saw a swatch for Barry M 'Croc Effect' I just had to have it. It is more of a cracked look and reminds me of either a broken window or lightening bolts. This is a very edgy look and the end result is a pretty cool piece of nailart.

Application:

The instructions are different to regular crackle, allow the base polish to become touch dry (not fully dry) before you apply. You will need to time it right or you won't get the effect, if the base is too wet it becomes gloppy and too dry it won't crack at all.

The application was easy, I only needed one coat to create the effect. An important thing to mention is the effect doesn't happen instantly. The cracking takes a little bit of time to develop, around 5-10 mins and dries to a matt finish.

What I used:

To create this look I applied 1 x Coat of Barry M 'Matt White', 1 x coat of Barry M 'Black Croc Effect' and finished with Seche Vite top coat, which smoothed it all out and gave a super shiny finish. The ring finger is Leighton Denny 'Pink Promenade'. 

Conclusion:

I am glad I made this purchase as it is a brilliant effect. I did notice it cracked differently over different polishes, sometimes you got big cracks like in this mani, and on other polish it was more of a hairline shatter look, probably due to the different drying times of each of the polishes. This polish also comes in burgandy, I am very tempted to get it! I think they also bought out a limited edition orange last Halloween which is called Web effect, I may go hunt that one down on ebay. In my opinion Barry M are leading the way in the UK and I cannot wait to see what they come up with next.

Comments:

Please let me know your thoughts on this manicure, or can you recommend another cool effect polish.