Friday 27 July 2012

Barry M Black Multi-Glitter Review

Nail Polish is a girls best friend.
It truly is. I don't know about you, but I almost constantly have my nails painted an unruly shade and/or pattern.
I also have an unruly amount of nail polishes. A whole box is dedicated to those little columns of colour, and it just grows and grows. In fact, the box is pretty much full.
If I get another nail polish then I might have to get another box.

They are also colour coded. All the purples and blues and pinks in one place, greens in another, various black and sparkly variations. And lots of metallics and glitter.

Today though, I would like to rave a little about Barry M's Black Multi-Glitter. For £2.99 from Boots or Superdrug this nail polish is a little firecracker.

You can't see it especially well in the picture, but my nails DO look like the nail polish bottle. For added 'Pow' I put some multicoloured glitter from Technic (From Amazon.co.uk) on my ring fingers. For a better picture of the actual nail polish, please see this other blog on it. It stays on for quite a while, especially when you put a top coat on.

Even in one coat the colour is good and the glitter stands out, and has a textured feel to it. However, the glitter isn't multicoloured, it's holographic. Which is fine by me as it does the same job really. It's relatively easy to take the polish off. Easier than polishes with bigger bits of glitter definitely.

I'd say that it's a perfect nail polish for everyday use and subtle evening wear.

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Also, I want to show you some NY taxi nails we did a while ago. Using MUA Love Hearts yellow nail polish from Superdrug (£1!) and a striping brush.

Friday 20 July 2012

Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain and Balm Review

Hello! I'm a nice shiny new author. In fact, I'm the original blogger's sister. And I would like to quickly tell you a few of my faults.

I have far too many items in my handbag.
Of these I have a lot (and I mean, loads) of make-up in it at the moment, and also a lot of make-up outside of my handbag too.
If you would like to see the disgraceful contents of my handbag, do see my post on it Right Here.
But right now I'm here to tell you about a more recent beauty buy. My very first lip stain: 'Revlon's Just Bitten Lip stain and Balm'.

I bought it for myself as a graduation present because it was on offer in Superdrug. For £5.99 instead of £7.99, how could I resist? For those of you who think this is a great offer, I'm pretty sure it's still on, so get your bum down to Superdrug (or Boots, where there's the same deal). Also, it's advertised my Emma Stone. Who doesn't love her?

As purpley shades seem to suit me, I got it in a lovely shade called 'Beloved'. Putting it on is nice and simple - just draw. Although it can be a little tricky at first to cover the whole mouth with the same amount of lip stain, it gets better with practice, and if you want more colour, put another layer on.
Usually you might be worried about your lips being dry, but the balm that comes with it keeps it nice and soft, and adds shine, as you can see in the picture.

The wear-time is pretty good too. As it's a lip stain, it should stay on for a while. And it does. It stayed on even after I ate a large meal, although not quite with the intensity I originally applied.

I also think this would look very good with some sparkle over the top for going out.

I hope you like it just as much as I did :).
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Wednesday 11 July 2012

Barry M Magnetic Nail Polish

I've been increasingly curious about magnetic nail polish for an absolute age (ie; ever since they came into my peripherals). But the thing is, they're quite expensive compared with normal polish. Even crackles, glitters and foils are cheaper.

But this week I cracked. It kind of helps that I have a twin who is as much in love with nail polishes as I am. We made a deal to go halves and it was ours thirty seconds later.

As you may know already, I also love Barry M products, so it was the obvious choice for us. The quality of the polish is always good, and it's just the right consistancy to apply. Most of the time, one coat with a top coat on will look great, though I do tend to layer it on thickly. We got 'magnetic dark silver' with a horizontally striped magnet and gosh is it beautiful.

There are some handy instructions on the side of the polish for beginners, but really the process is very easy. You paint it on as normal and let it dry. You then paint another coat and immediately hover the magnet over it. The magent is fully detachable so there's no dripping from the brush! There's a little ridge on the cap that makes this really easy to do. You should see the magnet affecting the polish, if it doesn't either the polish is too dry or the magnet isn't close enough to the surface. And voila, wonderful nails.

The polish is a very wearable colour, and I love the way it has turned out. You may be surprised to know that the surface is perfectly smooth, even though the appearance is textured and 3D. I found the polish really easy to apply and after one nail I got the general idea, so there's not much wastage either. And if you buy lots, you can mix and match the lids!

A couple of heads up though:
  • The magnet needs to be quite close to the nail in order to work properly. I managed to dip it in the polish a couple of times and had to redo nails, so I recommend keeping it at eye level to make sure.
  • Depending on how much polish you brush on, you may not need two coats. I spread it nice and thick and one coat worked for me perfectly fine.
  • If your nails are very rounded, the magnet may not be close enough to the edges to do the whole lot. You may need to twist it around the nail for full coverage. I don't know how well this will work with the other magnetised designs, so it may be trial and error for you.
My next impulse buy will probably be their Chameleon Nail Paint that changes colour when you apply a clear polish on top.


Barry M Magnetic Nail Paint can be found in most health and beauty shops at £4.99, or you can buy online at: www.barrym.com