As I mentioned in my last post, I've got a bit of a new thing for painting my nails. Until recently I've never really been interested, all the fuss of waiting for them to dry, only to wake up the next morning to find that half your nails chipped already.
That all changed when a fellow blogger recommended an amazing product that made painting my nails a million times easier, and I haven't stopped since. In light of this I'd like to start a new feature 'reviewing' various nail products. Read on for my first installment...
~ Barry M Nail Effects & 17 Fast Finish in Knockout Red ~
I really liked the leopard print effect these two polishes created, once I'd finished painting my nails I couldn't stop admiring them. I loved the red base coat so much I almost didn't want to use the nail effects polish, but I was overcome by the excitement to try it and I'm so glad I did, not only does it look really unique, but it's so much fun to watch it crack and form a pattern.
~ 17 Fast Finish in Tigers Eye ~
I love this colour and the really glossy polished look it gives. The polish was really easy to apply and took two coats to get the colour above.
~ 17 High Gloss in Raspberry Mocha ~
Another neutral tone that I'll definitely be wearing a lot more of this Spring, as with the previous polish, it applied well and took two coats to get the colour shown in the bottle. The second picture shows how well the polish has worn over a week. As you can see it still looks good, and this is thanks to the amazing product I mentioned at the start of this post.
Now I'm sure I'm way behind the times, but when Eli from Thrift Eye suggested I try Seche Vite fast drying top coat on a previous post, I'd never heard of it and wasn't even sure if I could buy it in the UK, but after a little research I found a seller on Amazon. Eli had said that when applied, this top coat dries your nails to the touch almost instantly and your nails are completely dry within a few minutes. It also kept my polish in great shape for a whole week.
If you haven't already tried this product I cannot recommend it enough. You can buy Seche Vite from Amazon for around £6 plus p&p.
I apologise for my dodgy cuticles (for shame!) and also for my lack of posting over the last couple of weeks. As I said in my last post, things haven't been great recently, but I really appreciate all you kind comments and messages, they really do brighten my day.
xxx
56 comments:
Your nails look beautiful!!! I love the first one!! I just recently bought the Black Shatter one from OPI and I'm in love! Great post!
I must try some Seche Vite, and the Barry M shatter effect varnishes look so cool!
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Aha, this may well be a miracle product! The sole reason why I don't paint my nails more often is because I hate the fact that the morning after you always wake up with weird wrinkly patterns in the varnish. I've never found a decent top coat so I shall defo be trying this out.
Love the rasberry mocha color.
Ahh the crackle effect one looks so amazing! May have to get some tomorrow ;) xxx
I love the 17 polishes tiger eye looks like such a nice colour!
..what a great colours ..I love the brown polish , recently I fall for that shade , so original and chic..
Super pretty colors!I love the crackled affect of the black polish. I'm so glad you were able to post I've really been missing your lovely posts!
Take care!!! =)
I love the look of crackled nail polish!! & the neutral tones look great!
wow! love those cracked/tiger print look nails:)
I love the Tigers Eye colour :) But then I'm a big fan of Barry M's Mushroom and similar (ish) shades!
Your Nail Effects look fabulous with red! I'm wearing mine with mint at the moment but I'd love to try it with gold / silver x x
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Oh wow, the Tiger's Eye shade is right up my alley!
Jem xXx
Your nails look fab and I love the colours you've chosen. I treated myself to some new polishes over Christmas and have started doing my nails more too, I feel it makes me feel a little more dressed up! Sorry to hear you are going through a hard time. Take care xx
Love that brown 17 nail polish, lovely colour! Thanks again for the lovely gifts! xxx
So happy to hear that you got it! It seriously is a nail miracle in a bottle! I NEVER used to paint my nails and didnt want to bother because they always always smudged! There is another top coat by this brand called Out the Door that works very similarly. Hooray for nice nails!
So glad you are back! :) I have the barry M nail effects varnish too and I love it SO much :)Looking forward to the rest of this series
Love, Vanilla
Oh I know ho cool the Barry M nail effects polish is!
So far all the reviews I've read about have been fantastic!
And it's soo cool just waiting for it to crack!
I wore it to school once and got a wave of compliments, although I did end up having to explain how I did it a gazillion times over!
xo
F
P.S Thanks for the comment!
Oh and about the dress, it's Atmosphere at Primark. :)
ohhhh LOVE those nail colours, especially the "Raspberry Mocha".. so cute!
Love the graffiti effect too :)
xx
I have that barry M nail varnish and i havent tryed it with red before so il have to give that a go because it looks really nice!
Your comment made me laugh :)
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You paint so neatly! I love the tigers eye colour. it would go with nearly everything. lovely blog :)
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your nails look amazing! I am loving neutral shades at the moment - and I really need to get some of that barryM topcoat - it looks amazing!
i love the crack effect! :D and those two neutral nail polish shades are pretty! sadly we don't have that brand here i think! :(
Love the red crackle nails! :D
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love the brown colour! :D
gorgeous nails
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love your nails shots! I don't paint my nails too often any more.
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The Black shatter seems to be a fave; I've seen it on many bloggers. And no wonder too!
I love the crackle effect, and the neutrals you chose! they are so pretty :)
xoxo
love your nails and recommended products :)
I kind of adore that nail effect!
Nice!!! I can never paint my nails that good & neatly like you do with yours.
I love the red and black, something I must try!
the first one looks really cool, my boyf would love it he loves red and black hehe
love this nail polish post! So yummy!
ohhh love the colours of your nails!!
xoxo
i love the barry m nail effects nail varnish - so funky! xx
the leopard print is cute! it's very eccentric, although i'm not a big fan of black and red. however, i absolutely love the neutral brown <3
Makes me want to make an effort with my nails! I always wonder what's the point as it takes me nanoseconds to chip them, but the shades u have here are quite pretty. Very glad to read you again xx
Your blog is realy great!
hugs
Dorota
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My favourite is the tird colour :) I hope to see you in my blog and if you like it,we can follow each other :D
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the mocha color is really nice, it's rich like coffee!
Love the neutral colours you chose, I need to stock up on some for this summer! Also I love the barry m nail effects too, they're now doing it in pink and blue as well, so want them!
xx
You have such perfect nails!!
I love the colour choices too :)
Char x
love these colors!!!
Wow I love the red and black nails xx
so pretty. x hivennn p.s enter my giveaway?
I am loving all your neutrals!:D
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i like the second nail polish ! :)
xx
The cracked nails look cool but it's nothing for me. I like the camel one better!
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love that earthy colour
great blog!
loving the posts
stop by some time xx
LOVE the crackle effect. That's so cool!
x Niki
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I really like that first effect with the Barry M crackle.
Very cool nails!!!
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i like what u did with the first nail design lol i never really dare to try something new :(
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