Tag Archives: Barry M Retro

Hey everybody 🙂 eek I’m getting so late with blogposts this week. I’m having to be much more organised since I started work because I don’t get any daylight to take photos in… which means a massive swatchfest at the weekend and writing up and editing during the week… somehow the more organised I am the more the chaos-loving side of me comes to light!! 😐

It’s Rainbow Series day again, where Charlie (of Pocket Money Polishes) and I do a colour-themed post  This week we are doing blurples and indigos (blurple = blue + purple) – I have to confess I’m not the biggest fan of blurples as I feel like they can tend to be a little boring, but some are standouts, and indigos I luuuuurve.

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Okay so, it’s currently 01.46am and I’m listening to Gangnam Style VERY loud and sipping a hot cup of tea, what could be better? I thought it was probably about time I updated my blog… at last! I’ve actually set myself a goal to write a blog post every two days as part of a personal development plan which has really helped me get back on my feet. If you’re interested, ask me more in the comments!

Before I start, I wanted to give my Tiny Granny a quick mention, she sadly passed away last Sunday morning after cancer overcame her body, but it seemed a peaceful end so for that I am grateful. Sending her all my love.

I actually created this design in September, while I was doing the 30 Days of Untrieds Challenge (which I accidentally forgot read:failed to keep up with!), so apologies that this rather summery design comes to you mid-winter…! So here is day 14: flowers, finally!

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Barry M have produced 5 new ‘retro’ shades in their original bottles as a celebration of their 30th Birthday – you get one free when you spend £6 or more on Barry M in Boots and Superdrug.

This one was sooo hard to photograph! The turquoise shimmer totally distorts the image colour, lol. The first photo is probably the most colour accurate.

 Pretty! I love the name of this – ‘Electric Dreams’ seems so perfect for this shade, a lovely electric blue shot with turquoise shimmer. This is super pretty on, and very eye-catching. Quite unique in my collection, which is a small achievement!

Application:

The photos all show 2 coats, but this was basically opaque at 1 coat. The polish applied smoothly and dried quickly to a high shine. The rounded cap made application a tiny bit more difficult but if you’re used to using Nails Inc, Accessorize, 2True etc. the rounded cap won’t be a problem.

What do you think of this shade? I really love it, but then I seem to gravitate towards blues anyway 🙂 Have you picked up any of the 5 retro shades?

Hopefully my blogging will resume as usual soon… I have two of the new Barry M glitters to show you 😮 they are AMAZING!

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Disclaimer: Everything mentioned in this blog post was either bought by myself with my own money, or given to me as a gift from friends/relatives. All opinions expressed here are my own.