Glamour Magazine & An Amazing Freebie!

Hi there!

The other day I was wondering through Wilkinsons (as you do) and came across their magazine section. It's been a while since I bought any magazines and felt in the mood for a good beauty mag.

Glamour was only £1 at the time - despite the front cover saying £2, you can imagine my excitement at the till, haha! - and it had a free Kate Spade nail vanish worth £11! How can you say no? Well, you can't.

And can I just apologise now for my chipped nail vanish, I can assure you I've now got the lovely Kate Spade on and it looks brill!

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Barry M Gelly Nails | Review

Hi there!

I finally did it, I went out and bought myself a Barry M Gelly Nail Paint. I've been wanting one of these for ages and to be honest just never got round to actually buying one. I was out shopping in London yesterday with some friends and went into Topshop and saw the Barry M stand they have and just couldnt resist, so here it it... Barry M Gelly Nail Paint!

I really couldn't decide on the colour as I have a lot of Barry M Nail Vanishes already so wanted something a little different so I got it in the colour 325 Greenberry.

I'll be honest I didn't really expect much difference between the Gelly Nail Paint and just the normal Nail Paint despite the great reviews from everyone but don't worry, I was certainly proved wrong! I love how shiny and glossy the finish is and how easy it is to apply. I was expecting gloopy, sticky paint which took forever to dry but it went on so smoothly and effortlessly! Barry M defintely lived up to the expectations, well... when don't they?

Barry M Nail Art | Ideas

Hi there!

Well this is my first blog post and I thought I'd start of with something I really love - nail art! Nail art has been something that I have been doing for a few years now and I admit I'm not the best at it but you don't have to be to enjoy it! Here are some of the ones I have created myself...

This is one of my favourite designs and for many reasons, one being its so easy to do, you just paint a base colour and then paint on some simple heart shapes. It's also one of my favourites because its a deigns that you can experiment with a lot, you can mix and match colours and use a lot of variety. The colours I used here were 'Barry M Matt White 66' for the base, 'Barry M Blueberry 306' and 'Barry M Berry I/C 308'. Its a great simple design to start of with if you want a quick and easy look.

This again is one of my favourite designs, I love the sparkle and glitzy look that they give. Again its an easy design to achieve with just two Barry M nail vanishes, for this I used 'Barry M Magenta Glitter 336' and 'Barry M Aqua Glitter 340'. I love these glitter polishes however I do think they are easier to use if you just want a sparkly top layer and not a full glitter nail, this way they take a longer time to dry and can smudge quite easily, all in all though they are still a great nail vanish!

This again is a really simple design that takes no time at all. Its a good way to jazz up your nails without a lot of effort. Again its also nice because you can pick a lot of different colours to create many different looks. For this I used 'Barry M Bright Pink 279', 'Barry M Matt White 66' and 'Barry M Spring Green 290'.

This is the final design for this post and I thought I'd end it with a bit of a more adventurous kind of look? This (I know I've probably said this for all of them) is one of my absolute favourites, I love the different textures and colours and I think again its quite an easy look to achieve. For the I used 'Barry M Matt White 66', 'Barry M Nail Effects 311' and 'Barry M Magenta Glitter 336'.

I really hope that you've enjoyed my first attempt at this and hopefully there is going to be loads more to come. As you have probably guessed I am a bit of a Barry M fan, I absolutely LOVE their nail vanishes, they have amazing colour choices and they are at a fab price! If you have any questions on how some of the designs were actually made and want me to go over them in a bit more detail then feel free to comment or contact me through twitter and I'll have a go!