Barry M Gelly Nail Paints | Gelly Collection

I confess... I love Barry M Nail Paints,

After buying my first ever shade in bright purple a few years ago now, i've not look back since.

Dabbling in other brands and formulations although they do fulfill my nail painting needs some just don't last or  they peel, chip, even make my nails weak.

So with Barry M being some of the best i've used these are from the newish Gelly collection.

The gorgeous shades above are the ones I gravitated towards when purchasing so we have from left to right:

Grapefruit is a shade made for toes. With a tan or without your little tootsies will look amazing in this red colour with pink undertones. BONUS it looks opaque in one coat. 

Rose Hip looking at the bottle makes me smile, a strawberry milkshake pink to glorify my nails, oh yes please! Although this looks the part it takes time as well as effort to stop it from looking like a streaky gloopy mess as the shade is so pale every imperfection will be on show.

  Sugar Apple a lovely light bluey pale green shade accompanied by a sweet name.

  Greenberry everyone surely has to own some variety of a mint green in their collection, this is my mine appropriately name.

Guava this was actually a birthday gift from my mum which I love! It's quite a unique green turquoise shade also applies perfectly in one coat too.

 Blue Grape my all time favourite with a cobalt blue colouring, better yet one coat does the trick then your good to go. 

These are the best of the bunch if your looking for an extra high shine glossy finish.

They wear well up to 7 days depending your desired top coat, not forgetting the base coat too always helps.

I've found this formula less prone to peeling as one-two applications is all that's really necessary as for drying wise just like any other brands out there it usually takes between 7-20mins to be completely dry (if not thickly applied.)

Last of all keep in mind that when it comes to paler shades of any kind build up thin layers slowly to avoid a big mess not recommended to use if your in a rush!

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how to get perfect nails for summer

Having brittle nails that just never grow gets you down so it was about time to change my nail biting habit and make sure they're in pristine condition especially for summer.

Freshly painted nails just make me feel me, i just can't get enough of amazing colours to make an outfit more put together just giving it that extra pop.

Starting out with natural nails removing every single trace of old polish

(don't pick & pike at them)

file, buff plus cut down and shape those pinky's,

 

*optional something I tend to always do before applying colour is moisturise i use the hand salve by Burt's Bees along with the dedicated lemony fresh cuticle butter which smells amazing.

After all the basic tweaking then comes the nail bed preparation,

*optional push down cuticles with pusher 

then get out your best nail strengthening weaponry because yooooo gon' need it.

I use Avon's nail liquid its something i bought due to the offer it was on whether it works or not i'll let you know about that after a few more goes.

 

Alongside that apply a bascoat of your choice i chose the Barry M infamous 3 in 1 basecoat topcoat and nail hardener.

  Only using two coats of this on the base never the top it takes to long to dry.

Once everything's dry its all systems go with choosing the right nail polish for the night

not forgetting your fave shiny or matte topcoat.

NOTD - Barry M Bright Purple with the No7 Quick Dry Topcoat  

NOTD #3

 So I have yet another NOTD featuring a few glitter of my favourite glitter polishes, I'm a sucker for sparkle but there such a pain to remove, i guess it's all worth it in the end though right?

 (from left to right)

Technic Carnival, Models Own Ibiza mix, Barry M Diamond Glitter, Models Own Snow White, 

Barry M 3 in 1 , No7 Topcoat.

 This photo doesn't do my nail painting skills justice but nevertheless I really like the combination of glitters against a white background and had to share them with you all!

 

What's your favourite nail combo?

 

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