High-shine, glass-like nails seem to be the nail nod right now. With gel textured top coats hitting shelves and Shellac on the up, the shinier the better is the mantra. Repeating this saying in my head while perusing Boots, I stumbled across the Barry M stand that was crammed with their new-ish nail release – Gelly Nail Effects. Eyes lit up, I bundled two in the basket and have been admiring my nails so reflective I can almost see my face in them, since. Here’s a bit of backstory; every gal who I’ve quizzed on their lacquer choice recently has credited the Barry M Gelly Polishes and sung their praises; Lily has been rocking Blueberry, Corrie Green Berry and Laura Lychee. So here’s my report.
Barry M being Barry M, the colour selection is rather playful, so I plumped for the most muted down being the nuded Lychee and the summertime red which has a touch of CHANEL Holiday about it, Satsuma. Lychee was first up and although application wasn’t the smoothest – probably down to my impatience at lobbing the layers on before the previous one wasn’t dry – it built up and well and true to the blurb did not require a top coat. A seche-vite style shine without the need to get air flowing through the flat. So far so good, and I’ll keep you noted on wear-time. It’s been a long while since I had dalliance with Barry M polishes, but back in the day they were my fave, I think it’s time to re-indulge, a repurchase of the ol’ love, Mushroom perhaps?
The receipt is long gone (I don’t like to be reminded of my dwindling bank account for too long), but I seem to remember they were on a bargainalicious offer of two for a fiver in Boots, making it one of the most purse-friendly ‘Budget Buy‘ picks to date. Pop one (or two) in your basket for a high-shine fuss-free finish with your Meal Deal. I may have to nip back in there sooner rather than later…
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