Barry M Bright Purple

Sorry that my nails look tip-wear-y and crap in this photo, it wasn’t that bad IRL, honest…

3 coats.

This is a strange polish, the first coat is very jellyish and then one coat later it’s almost a creme. Which is a shame because this colour suits being a jelly but hey ho. Anyway, it kind of looks a bit dull as a creme, I think it’s one of those ones which would benefit from a topcoat just to give it a bit of depth.

A lovely lovely colour though, certainly a bright purple, as All Lacquered Up points out very Barney-esque! It certainly draws attention to your nails, it’s a nice balance of being a dark contrast with pale skin like mine while still being bright and eye-catching. (Does that even make sense?)

These pictures are 3 coats, but the polish is opaque in 2 (I only added the third in an attempt to mask the hideous sheet marks that arose whilst I was slumbering – in vain) and has a lovely glossy finish, much like most  of the Barry M Nail Paints. The dry time was typical Barry M – not forever but long enough for you to be getting impatient, though my counterbalance to this is to apply the first very thin coat, and leave it to dry for an hour or so before applying a second thin coat (to avoid the drying/denting issue) The formula was thin and flowed easily, and as usual (for Barry M) brush control was lovely.

How are you all doing? I’m alright, I’ve been slowly killing my brain trying to get my head around chemical equilibria and such menial concepts (sarcasm) (who understands this stuff?!) My incentive to get my revision done was that if I did a lot by lunchtime I would allow myself to nip into town to buy as much nail polish as my heart desired (or rather, as much as my £12 would stretch…) Hope you are all doing good, look out for something peachy and Barry M coming your way shortly 😉 can you guess what it is???

Emma xxx