Friday, November 6, 2009

My first Barry M polishes!

Another post I have been meaning to do for a long time!

Nail-blogging British friend of mine Helen surprised me on my birthday with a package that included some awesome Barry M polishes. There was some Illamasqua and a really kickass Barry M eyeliner as well, but those are for another post!

Thank you again so much for this amazing gift! I love everything.

284 Emerald Green. This is a light emerald shade with tons of shimmer. It's in between frost and metallic. Very shiny, kind of reflective and sparkly at the same time. It applied so smoothly, with only a hint of visible brushstroke.

299 Racing Green. A rich dark green with blue overlay... It's sort of duochrome, but you can see both colors clearly all the time. It's kind of like green underneath and blue on top! Is it green shimmer in a blue jelly base? Such a cool polish. It reminds me of Bloom Bianca, but this seems darker. Very similar feeling to the two polishes- aquatic, mermaidy, rich and botanical. Like leafy dark green seaweed in deep blue water!


I love these polishes a lot! I don't know if I can even get Barry M here- I've heard they have a website you can order from, but I've also heard stories of bad customer service when ordering from them, so I won't post the link. However, if you are in the UK, these are probably readily available to you, so go check out these gorgeous greens!

Posted by Scrangie at 10:35 AM

20 comments:

  1. So funny! i was putting barry m spring green on my nails when i looked at your website and i saw you writing about their polish
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  2. True, the customer service is subpar, love your blog.x
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  3. Those are beautiful colors! I have always wanted to try the brand.
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  4. Racing Green is one of my favourite polishes, partly because I find it an incredibly flattering colour for my fair skin.
    I've ordered Barry M from their online shop and while shipping was a bit slow and I'd have preferred using Paypal I didn't have any problems.
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  5. I began ordering from Barry M about 2 years ago (I'm in Calif) and have had no problems. Quite the contraray, they've shipped quick and my orders are always correct. AFAIK, we can only get them from their site, but I wouldn't hesitate to order again, which I'll be doing soon. I LOVE their polishes!
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  6. These look awesome!
    What a nice birthday gift ;)
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  7. Love my Barry M's! :) Emerald Green and Mint Green are my total top tens! Lovely to see it on your gorg nails :)
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  8. I have emerald green and i love it cos it matches my trampolining club colours and leotard.I get brilliant wear out of it too so these polishes are on my birthday list.In the future i may be able to do a swop if you want more Barry M nail polishes
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  9. I loooove Barry M makeup, but surprisingly have yet to invest in any of the polishes! Although they are on offer at the mo, and that Racing Green looks fab!
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  10. I've ordered from Barry M several times (from all the way over here in New Zealand), and never had any problems at all with them.
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  11. I know this is off-topic but have you heard of Gelous Advance Nail Gel Coat? I heard it makes your nails tough like acrylic but doesn't damage it like acrylic help strengthen your nails and grow them..almost like the Qtica Nail growth stimulator...I just bought the bottle and have yet to try it but wanted to know if you have?
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  12. Oh yay barry M!
    I wore racing green the other day with MAY (niiiiiice, loving it big time and the next day turned it into an ombre/gradation mani with Essence All Access (Nihrida has swatches), CG GuG, (all bluish greens), Diamond Never so evergreen and OPI HTAT. The matte made the little shimmer in HTAT come out really nicely, so the colors when surprisingly well together. GBB was too blue, Em Green, Sinful SF SH Em city too yellowy bright green Fun. no pic (too lazy to figure out the macro setting - will do one day)
    Rose
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  14. How funny, you posted about your birthday present on my actual birthday! How's that for timing!

    Glad you like them - they do look great on you.
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  15. I have mint green which I swear to you is a dupe for Chanel Jade. Honest to God.
    I am in the UK so don't know about ordering.
    But try 304 if you like Jade.
    Tangerine is gorgeous too. Also the stringy glitter one: Once Upon a Time.
    Recommended.
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  16. gorgeous pictures! i love barry m. if you have time, would you mind doing a comparison between barry m racing green and china glaze gussied up green? thanks so much! xx
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  17. Helen is an angel! I'm so glad you posted these so that others commented on the shipping. Now I know that it would be all right to order from Barry M. I've seen many colors that I'd love to have. Especially the two you have on! They look fantastic on you as always.
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  18. I have both of these - think racing green is my favourite though! You should try their green glitter if you can get hold of it...
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  19. the second color is beautiful! (the raging green)
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