25 Piece Barry M Collection With Swatches

  Hello Lovelies! 

Warning this blog post will be picture heavy. I don't think I've made it much of a secret on this blog that I loove Barry M nail varnish. They are so cheap (£1.99-£4.99), have a great colour and finish range, and last long on the nails (especially with a top coat). So I decided it was about bloody time I did a blog post on my collection, annoyingly I lost my nail wheel and favourite color pomegranate :( so have had to do the post without it and by swatching on paper but I hope you can excuse that..I tried haha.

So onto the nail varnishes, I've decided to sort them in finishes and collections instead of colours.

Aquamarine Collection:

This collection reminds me of a mermaids tail as it's so beautiful and shimmery. The green one has the tendency to look a bit mouldy on the nails and especially if you use it on your toe nails but the pink one looks so pretty on the nails as it's kind of a blend of shimmer, pink and yellow, which is really unique and would look lovely with the right outfit.I do like the blue one as well but it's not one I reach for as much but I do really like this colour on my toe nails, which sounds a bit weird but there are certain colours I just think are better for toes :).

The Glitters and Shimmers:

This isn't really a collection but more of just 3 of their glitter nail polishes. My absolute favourite is aqua glitter because it looks which you can view from my recent instagram post is a very pretty turquoisey blue glitter polish that reminds me of Elsa the disney queen in Frozen. I also love the other two and tend to put them either on their own or over plain colour's like white or black. These are so useful for making your nails look impressive and artsy when really all you've done it do a top coat of glitter. However, a cautionary tale is that the glitter sticks to your nails like no other an can be a right pain to get off so I suggest either getting a good nail varnish remover like the the pinks pots from Bourjois or just having patience.

The Shimmery Metallics:

I got these last xmas and had such a fun time holding the magnets over these and making these amazing patterns but they are soo much effort to do properly! holding the magnet over each individual nail as well as having to do a bottom coat is just that bit too much effort to me that I will only occasionally do when sat in front of the TV. Having said that the effect is so pretty and my crappy swatches really don't show them off at all.

The Pastels and Brights:

I did a little post on the ice-cream collection a while ago but basically these polishes are perfect for summer! Also I think a white nail varnish is really essential to any nail varnish collection, I know I know it can look a little like you've just tipexed your nails but it makes a lovely base for effect nail varnishes and glitters. I think in fact these all make really good bases for the glitter polishes and are so versatile in terms of creating patterns, such as doing a base of peach melba (The orangey one) and putting white stripes across it or pink dots. I always love to experiment with these whenever I'm feeling a bit creative. The only thing is that they tend to chip more than other Barry M nail Varnishes such as the effects polishes, so they need a top coat.

The Confetti Nails:

I'm not most keen on these if I'm being honest, I saw a blogpost when they were released sometime last year on ETCLLYMLRS and they did look lovely but I just don't find myself reaching for them. As the name would suggest, they are supposed to look like confetti and in that sense Barry M have done a really good job because I think they do remind me of confetti. Having said that I still don like them that much...  maybe it's the colour's I selected because I'm not really a fan of wearing green on my nails or maybe it's just the overall finish. I do still think that they are a really clever idea and can look lovely but I suppose they're just not my cup of tea really.

The Miscellaneous:

I didn't really know which category to put these in but their basically just a top coat (yes I felt the need to swatch a translucent nail varnish) it's an okay top coat, not the best but by no means bad. It prolongs your nail paint and makes them look finished and polished but I wouldn't use this if you're wanting matte nails because Barry M do a matte top coat instead. The next colour is kind of metallic blue that looks like is could belong with the aquamarine collection, a lovely colour but I find it is quite hard to wear because I don't have many outfits that would go with this sadly.

Finally The Effects Nails:

Barry M are well known for their famous effects nails. From textured to gelly there's so many effects it's difficult to think what effect they could do next. I won't harp on about them all but they all do what is said on the tin really the gelly paints look like jelly and are very glossy (such a nice finish!!) the Matte's are a very true matte that I love to wear, especially the black one, which although might be considered Gothic can actually look very edgy, sleek and simple. I do remember when the cracked nails were all the range and in a way i'm sad their not anymore because I used to love using the purple and black ones I have..maybe I'll start experimenting with the over different colour's again.

Swatches in full

I hope you've enjoyed reading about my collection. I'm not sure whether to be proud or ashamed but to be honest I just love collecting them and don't think I'll stop! Have you tried any of these nail varnishes? what's you're favourite nail varnish brand? and are there any fellow collectors out there to make me feel slightly less guilty for this excess? Thank you for reading!

Love Becky xxx