NAILS: Barry M Gelly Hi Shine wishlist

Hey guys and dolls,

How did I not know that Barry M had extended their gel polish range? To be fair I have been trying to ease off buying polishes. And the collection looks like it's doubled. This is dangerous. And gosh I just want so many. I did a several posts on theses polishes last year, you can see the collective post on them here.

But I wanted to show you some of the shades that I am lusting after. Which is pretty much all of them.

NAILS: Lost NOTD

Hey guys and dolls,

Whoa total throwback here lol. I was going through my drafts and came across this post. I realised I haven't posted an NOTD since the beginning of the month. But instead of this post going to waste, I though hey why not publish it. I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, but I wanna start doing a lucky dip thing with my nail polishes. I have so many and I end up forgetting about some. So to encourage me to use more I'm gonna do that.

 

I wore my nails like this to the Paramore concert. You can see the post I did on the concert here.

Key Lime

Green Berry  

LATE July Favourites

Hey dolls,

I think this is my first ever favourites post, I randomly felt like doing one. So here goes nothing.

I've only got a few items to show. but hopefully you see something that tickles your fancy and may go out and try. I will post a link to the original post of each item where applicable. Might give you the opportunity to see posts of mine that you've missed :)

 Christian Lacroix Rouge EDP - £11.99

I've been wearing this perfume a lot recently. It's great for the daytime and evening.

Argan oil - £5.99

I jumped on the Argan oil train last year and haven't gotten off. This stuff is so good for your hair.

Garnier Moisture Match -Goodbye Dry 50ml

£5.99

This is such a good facial moisturiser and I luckily haven't had any bad reactions to it. Like I tend to with quite a few moisturisers cos I have really sensitive skin.

 Finella bag - £9.99

I haven't spoken about this handbag on my blog yet. Its a new purchase from Avon and I LOVE IT! Its the perfect sized handbag and I've been wanting a tan bag for a while now. Unfortunately I got this bag in the clearance sale so its not available anymore.

Sleek Au Naturel palette - £6.49

This has been my go to palette for make up. I've been using it to create a daytime smokey eye with a bold red lip.

Ladies Shaded Scarf - £3
Another purchase that I haven't mentioned on my blog, I got this the same time as the Finella bag I mentioned. I have been a bit obsessed with scarves recently, I did a post on that here.

Barry M Gelly hi shine nail paints - £3.99

I have been obsessed with these polishes as of late. And 9 out of 10 times I've chosen one of these polishes to paint my nails with in the last month or so.

Tibu earring and necklace set - £3.50

I'm not sure if this set is still available, but I've been wearing this set every time I've gone somewhere. Its just so cute and I feel all sorts of sophisticated when I wear them. They dress up any outfit.

Rimmel apocalips lip lacquer in Big Bang - £6

I LOVE THIS!!!!!! I havent worn anything else on my lips for ages. Its like the perfect red. Its not matte but its not shiny either, its that happy medium.

Avon spectra lash - £10

My go to mascara, it makes my lashes so long and full. I have so many mascaras that I had forgotten about this one. But on a whim I picked it up and remembered just why I'd bought it. Such a good purchase. I never reviewed this product when I got it, so I will do a mini one now.

"Three lash looks in one tube. Twist up to customise you level of volume. Clump-proof and flake-proof" 

I always use it on the 3rd setting cos I'm all about the full lashes. But I love the fact that you have the 3 different settings to suit any mood/look you're going for. On the 3rd setting a lot of mascara can come out on the wand, I usually just scrape it off and carry on with my application.

Sonya 

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*all products mentioned were purchased by me with my own money, everything is my own view and I have not been paid to do this post*

Barry M nail paint - Gelly Hi Shine - GREEN BERRY

Hey dolls,

Final post on the Barry M gelly polishes. I end this long series of posts with Green Berry. A minty aqua green shade. Follows suit with the rest of these polishes as its super bright with the amazing high shine finish.

I think I've raved about these polishes enough now, so I'll do a quick round up of why I like them:

• Glossy high shine finish
• Bright colours
• Dry fast
• Good longevity

Sonya 

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Barry M nail paint - Gelly Hi Shine - GUAVA

Hey dolls,

Guava

£3.99

 

This is such a gorgeous turquoise shade. Its that kind of blue that reminds me of the colour of the water that you'd see in Egypt or the Caribbean. 

The only odd thing about this polish is the name, considering the actual colour of a Guava.

These gelly polishes are defo gonna get a lot of wear this summer.

The longevity is great - I wore this for 3 days before I saw any substantial chips. I love the formula of the polishes and how shiny the finish is, even some top coats I've used don't have the same effect. I don't know why but I just feel my nails look a lot better with these polishes on, maybe its because of how shiny it is or that it kinda makes my nails look like candy but whatever it is I'm loving it. 

In my last post I said that I was gonna  add to this collection, and as superdrug currently have a 3 for 2 on all nail products right now I'll be adding to the collection sooner than I thought :)

Sonya

*all products mentioned were purchased by me with my own money, everything is my own view and I have not been paid to do this post*

INGLOT & Barry M + NOTD

Hi dolls,

So here is the last instalment of items I got from Westfield. I don't get to go to Inglot very much because its so bloody far away. The last time I went to Inglot was in 2010..OMG! I did a post on the stuff I bought here. So I was really excited to have a browse around but I was left very underwhelmed. Nothing really jumped out at me make up wise. But then I saw the nail polishes, and I know I know I was supposed to be on a nail polish buying ban and I am...now haha. 

And while I was in superdrug buying my make up items I picked up this Barry m nail polish, I'd wanted this but never picked it up and as it was buy the till I quickly put it in my basket.

 310 - £8
This orange is gorgeous and the shimmer isn't showing up in the pictures. You need to apply 2 coats for it to be completely opaque. As much as I like the polish I don't feel that they were worth £8 though, the quality and staying power wasn't any better than my Avon or Barry M nail polishes.

 XL6 - £8
 This was defo not worth the money. The glitter pay off isn't what I expected. If you like subtle glitter then this is the polish for you. But I'm all about it being in your face. I had to go over the top with my pink iridescent Barry m nail paint to get my desired effect.
 

 Pink Iridescent - £2.99

The glitter pay off of this polish is brilliant. I'm really impressed. And the price is brilliant.This is why I love Barry M cos its such good quality and so affordable.

Swatches:

 NOTD

 

• Polishes used:
• Inglot 310
• Inglot XL6 over 310
• Barry M Pink Iridescent (over hot pink)
• No7 Hot Pink
• Barry M base coat, topcoat and nail hardener

S xxxxxx

*all products mentioned were purchased by me with my own money, everything is my own view and I have not been paid to do this post*

Barry M Magnetic Nail Polish - Dark Silver

Hi dolls,

2 weeks ago I went out shopping with my mum and sister, I didn't have any intention of buying anything but then we went to both Westfield' (Shepherds bush/Stratford). I tend not to go to the West London Westies but my sister was on the hunt for a specific item (irrelevant lol). So I didn't get much at the Stratford store, and by much I mean I only bought one thing. Now I had heard about the Barry M magnetic nail polishes but hadn't really wanted to buy one. But I saw it and thought why not.

£4.99

I was really surprised how much I liked this, and the price aint too shabby.

If you're not aware of magnetic nail polishes (which I highly doubt) and how you use them. The nail polish comes with a separate lid with the magnet. So you apply your polish and then hover the magnet over your nail and wait for it to work its magic. 

Now the Barry M polish says on the bottle to apply one coat let it dry, apply the second coat and then use the magnet. But I find the effect shows up better if you apply one coat and then use the magnet.

I'm defo gonna buy the other colours, especially as they each have a different pattern.

Look out for more posts on items I got on my Westfield trip.

S xxxx

*all products mentioned were purchased by me with my own money, everything is my own view and I have not been paid to do this post*

Nails of the day - 28/11/11

Hello my lovelies,

So I painted my nails Saturday but I'm still wearing the same polish.So here are my nails...

 Green and silver nails

It looks a lot better in person. I tweeted these the day I did it, I was absolutely bored and there was nothing on the TV so I was like why not paint my nails :)

Products used:

• GOSH cracked nail lacquer in Silver
• Barry M nail paint in Spring Green
• Barry M base/top coat
• Avon - Nail strengthener
• Avon freeze dry spray

S xxx 

*all products mentioned were purchased by me with my own money, everything is my own view and I have not been paid to do this post*

Birthday (sort of) Haul

 Helloooo,

Ok so my birthday was like 3 weeks ago and I completely forgot to upload the gifts I got and what I bought myself with my birthday money :)

Some stuff was interesting, some was less interesting...but never the less I'm gonna show you. So lets get started...

First up are the bits I brought with my birthday money.

Superdrug had a lot of Simple Skincare items going for £2 each so I thought hey might as well take advantage of this offer. So I got my cleanser, toner, eye make up remover and face wipes. And I love how all the Simple products now come with a flick lid instead of a screw top because its so much easier when I'm sat on my bed doing my routine, now I don't have to keep closing and opening lids and just making the process really long.

And the other two items in the picture are Dove Go Fresh roll on deodorants I love these bad boys haha and they were on offer at 99p each :) The yellow one is - Grapefruit and lemongrass and the blue one is - Waterlily and fresh mint.

 

Superdrug were also doing a 3 for 2 on all cosmetics. So I got 3 Gosh Nail Lacquers. 1 ordinary and 2 of their cracked ones. And then I got 3 Barry M nail paints. 

GOSH NAIL LACQUERS

GOSH nail lacquer - BLUE BALLOON - £4.99

This polish is very opaque and this is just after one coat :) This is a nice colour, I have quite a few blue nail polishes but nothing like this blue. Its coming alot brighter in the picture because of the flash

GOSH CRACKED nail lacquer - PINK - £5.49

I already had the Pink Barry M crackle nail paint but it randomly dried and went really hard after like 2 uses. I was NOT IMPRESSED. So I brought this one as a replacement.

GOSH CRACKED nail lacquer - SILVER - £5.49

Its nice but it looks more shimmery/glittery in the bottle than it does on the nails. It tends to look more matte but its better once you apply a top coat.

As good quality as these polishes are I don't think they're worth £5.49 especially when you can get the Barry M crackle paints for £3.99, the only one I probably would suggest is the Silver one because BarryM doesn't have that colour. They also don't have a huge range of colours. I'm hoping they come out with more colours and that the price goes down cos I do like this polishes but like I said i do not like the price tag.

BarryM NAIL PAINTS

All the polishes I used only one coat to get the opaque finish. Whenever I find a polishes like this it makes me a very happy girl. I like having products worth their price.

Nail paint - Spring Green £2.99

  319 FOIL - Silver - £3.99

When I first heard about the new nail effects polishes from Barry M I was like hmmmm these look interesting. But every time I would go into Superdrug I was broke so I couldn't pick them up. So when I saw that they had the 3 for 2 deal I was like, I'm getting these.

319 FOIL - Gold - £3.99

Dirty Dancing - £3

This has been one of my favourite films since I was young. I always wanted to go on vacation and find my own Johnny Castle haha. It NEVER happened lol.

Other stuff I got but didn't bother to take pictures of was:

• Socks from Primark - I think I got one double pack and then 2 knee length pairs. Really nice and snuggly just in time for winter. I don't know if anyone saw on my twitter but I like LIVE for Primark socks, they are really good quality and so cheap :)
• And I got a double pack of black gloves. Cos its getting really cold and my fingertips need warmth.

All the stuff I got from Primark came to £6

Gifts from my besties

So both my besties brought me presents, which I wasn't expecting and pleasantly surprised by :) And my family gave me money (its like the only thing I ever ask for, for my birthdays anymore haha)

So the two gifts at the front are phallic shaped candies from Ann Summers (which Im not sure if I can have this picture up but hey lol *fingers crossed*) and a Superdrug gift card (which I'm excited to spend :D). Those were from my little poppet Leanne :) and behind those gifts is a Hugo Boss perfume from my home skillet biscuit Kimmy (if you ever watched That's So Raven the nickname would make sense haha)

Close up of the perfume.

HUGO BOSS Orange perfume it comes with a little hand moisturiser that smells like the perfume (obvi haha)

I LOVE the unique shape of this bottle which hasn't come up very well in the picture. it looks like its made out of gemstones. And the smell of this perfume is just utterly GORGEOUS!

That's it. I was quite happy with what I got for my birthday, not the most exciting but who cares :)

S xxxx

*most products mentioned were purchased by me with my own money, everything is my own view and I have not been paid to do this post*