Review: Barry M Foil Effects Metallic Silver Nail Paint

I’m so happy to be able to bring you this review, as it’s a product I’ve been excited to try, every since I featured it a month or so ago. I’ve been on the look out for it in Boots and Superdrug ever since. Finally, on a last minute trip to Superdrug, I was delighted to see that both the Gold and Silver shades of the new Barry M Foil Effect Nail Paint were in stock!

I really struggled to choose as I was intrigued by both, but at £3.99 each and thoughts of the poor hubby, who has already expressed his concern for the high number of nail polishes in my collection, I chose to go with just one and picked up the silver.

The idea behind this product is that it will produce a foil effect that has previously only been available in a salon manicure, referring to nail wraps such as Minx no doubt, the product that began the trend for metallic nails. Now, for a £3.99 product claiming to be comparable to a Minx manicure, you’ve got to either be super excited or super sceptical. I was excited, as Barry M have yet to let me know with their nail paint creations.

So, here’s the swatch you’ve been waiting for of the new Barry M Foil Effects Nail Paint in silver…

As you can see, it’s very metallic! No quite the same effect as Minx, as you still get the brush stroke texture that you would get from most Barry M Nail Paints. I applied this in two coats, as with just one coat its not quite opaque enough, two coats achieved the look that I was after, however, I would say that it seemed to be slower to dry than other Barry M Nail Paint and is another of these polishes that may seem dry, but will easily imprint or smudge if pressure is applied, so beware!

So is it worth £3.99? I would say yes! It’s a great effect, not quite as exciting as a Minx metallic manicure, but certainly a great value alternative. I’m now thinking about how nice this polish is going to look incorporated into some nail art! I’m thinking silver half moon manicure?

Have you tried the Barry M Foil Effects Nail Paint yet?

Which colour would you go for?

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September Beauty Wishlist

I’m so excited for Winter, as I love Winter colours and clothes and being snuggly warm with plenty of layers. But, annoyingly for me it’s suddenly gotten ridiculously hot again, today was horrendously sticky and hot! I’m never prepared for hot weather and my body simply doesn’t cope well with it. Today I’ve been in London and had a fantastic work related meeting with Hayley of London Beauty Queen Blog, we had Afternoon Tea at Laduree in Covent Garden and it was marvellous, great meeting and a fantastic opportunity to meet a lovely lady, I’m really excited about working with Hayley in the very near future on plans that will, for now have to remain secret and professional!

Anyway, to the point of my blog! Here’s a few beauty products I’m lusting after for September, my September Beauty Wishlist!

1. Pretty much the entire Illamasqua Theatre of the Nameless collection, which was release for online purchase on Friday 2nd September and will be in stores next week! I’m particularly interested in the new rubber finish nail polish, the purple shades are delicious! I also adore the look of the lipstick used in this photo, although it turns out that it’s one of the Intense Lipglosses, I’m not usually a lipgloss lady, so will be looking forward to seeing if this product will convert me!

2. Lime Crime’s limited edition Lip Noir collection launched this month, featuring three limited edition shades, exclusive to their online shop. The styling on the photoshoots are amazing too. I really want the Glamour 101 shade, a classic semi-gloss red, as modelled by the stunning Mosh! The other shades are Styletto, a re-released matte black and Chinchilla a semi-gloss grey with lilac undertones.

3. Barry M Cosmetics Foil Effect Nail Paint, this is a new release and if it’s as amazing as it sounds, I really would like both colours, but after being severely unimpressed with their Nail Effects Product, I’m not sure if I’ll rush out and buy this! Has anyone tried it yet?

I’m sure there are many more things I could include, but I don’t want my blog to be massively long! I’ll update when I spot something else that I think I should share with you!