Barry M Ridley Road

Hi Guys,

Another tired post from me I'm afraid! These days I just can't seem to get any energy! At my Mum's the room I sleep in is really light and so my son wakes up about two hours earlier than when his blackout blinds are there! I would have to get to bed around 9 to get enough sleep but that's way too early for me, I need down time after little monkey goes to sleep!

I went out shopping and he was a total nightmare all day, so this is going to be brief-ish because I can hardly string a sentence together out of sheer exhaustion!!!

Anyway, tonight's post is the third out of four Textured polishes from Barry M. This one is the green, called Ridley Road.

I used three coats for the photos taken in my light box but for day to day wear two would be fine. 

The formula was good, the coverage was decent and I loved the colour, a gorgeous mint green creamy polish.

I love this picture of the whole range!

Pretty!

Macro

This polish retails for £3.99 in Boots, Superdrug, and the Barry M website here.

What do you think of this polish? And the textured nails trend in general? It seems to be pretty much split down the middle. I wasn't a fan until I tried it for myself, now I want ALL the textured polishes out there!

Barry M Kingsland Road

Hi Guys,

Sorry for my absence! I've been so busy... I'm at my Mum's at the moment, my boyfriend is going away on Saturday and we've got tickets for Micky Flanagan tomorrow so we're at my Mum's for all that.. We had some bad news tonight that her cat was run over. She was missing since Monday night and it turns out she was found on Tuesday. We only just found out and it's such a shock, I'm really upset, but I feel like I should do a post today.

This polish is from the Barry M Textured range, and it's one of my favourites from the collection.

Kingsland Road is a baby pink textured nail polish and I love it. I'm not a pink lover of clothes but I've always loved pink polish. This is no exception!

The photos below show three coats. It was okay in natural light at two coats but in my lightbox it looked a bit patchy so I used an extra one for the photos. The formula was pretty good for this. I find these polishes a bit lumpy but okay, and I struggled to clean up my cuticles, but apart from that, they're good!

The whole range!

What do you guys think? Have you picked any of these up yet? They retail for £3.99 at Boots, Superdrug and the Barry M website.

Barry M Atlantic Road

Hello everyone!

I'm so proud of myself today for fitting in a post this evening! Things have been so busy this week, we've totally painted the stairway ready for the carpet fitter to arrive tomorrow morning at 9am. We've picked out a wooden floor for the living room so we're going to order it tomorrow. And on Saturday we're having a bit of plastering done. We've got so much done since my boyfriend has been home from offshore, it's a bit overwhelming! He was meant to go away again on Sunday but it's been put back a couple of weeks so we can get even more done. It's nice to see our house becoming our dream home! 

Tonight I have one of the new Barry M Textured polishes to show you. I bought all four of these the day after they came out, so my next few posts will be of these I think. The first one is Atlantic Road, a pastel blue with texture.

I used three coats for the photos below. In normal day to day wear you can get away with two but my lightbox was showing up patches. 

The formula was okay with this. I found it a bit lumpy to start with but after a couple of nails it was fine and I got used to it. I love this polish so much that I've worn it since I swatched it before I went to Wales. It wore really well and I got four days out of it last week without chips.

This polish retails for £3.99, but when I bought it from Superdrug there was an offer on, I think it was 2 for £6, so the polishes I bought worked out at £3 each, so the normal price for Barry M.

Barry M Spring 2013 Releases

Hi Everyone, 

I can't believe it's the end of the week already... This week has flown by with a lack of posts unfortunately. At the moment I just can't seem to get myself together. I really regret not bringing my camera here because I have bought some really beautiful polishes recently and I'm dying to swatch them!

Anyway, tonight I have a little bit of polish news for you! Barry M have revealed their new Spring additions...

So here goes!

Papaya GNP13, Dragon Fruit GNP11, Lychee GNP10, Green Berry GNP12 

There will be four new additions to the Gelly Hi Shine range. These are super glossy polishes, one of which (Watermelon) I swatched here. As far as these polishes go, I don't really understand the need for high shine because I always use a fast dry top coat, but I can understand why it might appeal to some people. That aside, I LOVE these colours, especially the pink and green. They're exactly what I think of when I think of spring. 

Here's what Barry M had to say about them:

"To add to our Hi Shine Gelly Nail Paint collection Barry M have 4 new exotic fruit inspired shades! Lychee GNP10, Dragon Fruit GNP11, Green Berry GNP12, Papaya GNP13 will be your go-to shades this Spring for an extra shiny mani."

When these are released they will retail for £3.99. I know I'll be picking them up!

Next up, and something I was waiting for...

Kingsland Road TNP3, Atlantic Road TNP1, Ridley Road TNP4,  Station Road TNP2

Every year there is one nail polish trend that stands out amongst all others, this year, it is texture. Specifically this kind of texture. During the summer last year, my boyfriend and I were talking about ideas for a polish line. It's a dream of mine to start creating my own, and we were just chatting casually about it. He suggested a textured polish that was gritty and like sand... I turned my nose up at the idea, saying "who wants sandpaper nails?" As far as I was concerned, I use topcoat over my glitters to get a smooth finish so why would I want gritty nails. As soon as I saw the OPI Liquid Sand polishes, I realised that was going to catch on big-time! So I hold my hands up, I WANT GRITTY NAILS!

Here's the official statement from Barry M:

"Channel East End cool by adding some grit to your nails! Textured Nail Effect’s grainy, matte formula creates a unique textured effect for a grunge-chic look. Available in 4 Spring/Summer shades named after famous haunts where Mr Barry Mero began his early working days in the markets of Ridley Road and Brixton. Ridley Road (Green)TNP4, Kingsland Road (Pink) TNP3, Station Road (Yellow) TNP2, Atlantic Road (Blue) TNP1." 

I love all of these colours so much... They too will retail for £3.99 once they are released!

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I can see myself buying all 8 of these new additions. I'm starting to think when I get home and organise my Helmer I'm going to need to do it by brand rather than colour because I'll have too many Barry Ms! 

What do you think, which of these do you think you'll be buying? And what do you think about the craze for gritty nails?!

Have a great weekend!