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The other day I was craving a really summery manicure, I felt like I wanted something bright and eye-catching but not neon… and this is what happened!
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Brown and Turquoise Glitter Gradient Nail Art
When I was about 12, I had this lovely T-shirt from Jane Norman which was turquoise, with brown writing and a brown halterneck underneath-top-thing, and some lovely glittery bits and a brown palm tree. I adored this T-shirt because, as many UK ladies may know, Jane Norman was pretty expensive (at least to little 12 year old me!). Anyways, one of the things I always remembered about the T-shirt was how good turquoise and brown looked together. Which is what inspired this manicure. I’ll stop waffling now!
Barry M Pink Silver Glitter
Barry M have brought out yet another set of lovely polishes – this time they are all glitters! The five are: Pink Silver Glitter, Silver Multi Glitter, Aqua Glitter, Magenta Glitter (Superdrug exclusive) and Gold Glitter.
Pink Silver Glitter is a lovely mixture of (predominantly) a rose-gold-silvery microglitter, and a smaller amount of salmon pink microglitter. I love the mix, it’s not hugely noticeable in person unless you are looking up close but it gives a lovely overall effect. The formula and glitter size is the same as that of Barry M Silver Multi Glitter – almost foil-esque in appearance but a little more 3D and sparkly. Pink Silver Glitter reminded me of both Max Factor Angel Nails and Orly Rage – two beautiful rose gold foils, but the glitter and the two-toned quality of Pink Silver Glitter is what makes it unique. I think it’s ever so flattering and is one of those shades that will look amazing on any skin tone. It’s flattering enough to make it all-age-appropriate and sparkly enough to make it eye-catching enough for special occasions. I love it!
Application:
Pink Silver Glitter was too dense to be used as a topcoat, yet required 3 coats for opacity (as shown in the photos). It applies really smoothly as I think there is a high ratio of clear polish to glitter – however, it dries to the usual gritty glitter finish so you may want a topcoat. The polish dries relatively quickly. It does take a fair bit of scrubbing for removal but there are various ways in which you can make glitter removal easier.
Personally I really love this – it gives rose gold a sparkly silvery edge, and is pretty unique in the UK polish market. What do you think?
Barry M Pink Silver Glitter is available in Boots, Superdrug and on superdrug.com, for £2.99.
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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.
Black and White Dotted Glitter Nail Art
I did a little bit of simple nail art this weekend using the new Barry M glitter polishes!
Barry M Magenta Glitter
Barry M have released 5 new glitter polishes; Silver Multi Glitter, Aqua Glitter, Gold Glitter, Pink Silver Glitter and Magenta Glitter. Magenta Glitter is Superdrug exclusive, while the others you can find in both Superdrug and Boots.
Magenta Glitter has the same two sizes of glitter as Aqua Glitter, but seems to have less of the larger hexagonal glitter – the polish needs one more coat than Aqua Glitter to be totally opaque.
