Barry M Instant Nail Effects Foil - Silver & Gold
Since releasing their Instant Effects Crackle Varnish and taking the world of nails by storm I've always wondered if Barry M were going to extend this line and come up with any more exciting effects polishes. So when I saw these, on Asos of all places, I got a bit too excited and signed up to a Premier account just so I could get them delivered the next day. Just a little excessive... Getting slightly off topic here but if you're a regular Asos binger like me, I strongly suggest getting a Premier account, unlimited free next day delivery for fourteen something a YEAR, amazing. And no, I wasn't paid to say that.
Sadly though, that's where the excitement ends. When I saw the word 'foil' I immediately thought of the mirror like Minx nails. So when I painted them last night I was beyond disappointed to find that they just looked like standard silver and gold nail varnish, and not particularly nice ones. The brush strokes were impossible to get rid of, no matter how carefully I did it and they were really thick. This is just my opinion and I've seen other people raving about them, but I don't know why Barry M released these nail varnishes in the effects range, when they’re really just metallic colours that could of easily fit in to the core collection. Rage face.
One good point, however, is that the silver makes a great base for Juicy Jules, which I got in the Models Own 50% sale the other day. The photo really doesn't do justice to how sparkly it is. Still lusting after the ridiculously hard to find Gosh holographic nail varnish which is now going for about £30 on eBay (WHY WAS THIS DISCONTINUED?!), but this one’s near enough for now!
20 comments:
Oh this is a shame, I too was hoping for minx esque nails, I'm pretty sure I will still pick them up when they arrive in Boots though! Your nails look gorgeous with juicy jules over the top! x
Oh no! I was going to pick these up tomorrow.. I will pass now.. but that Models Own polish does look gorgeous! xxx
Really enjoying the super sparkly nails! x
You just confirmed what i was worried about in buying them :(
Think i will give them a miss !
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Oh its lovely with the juicy jules over it! xo
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So tempted to get a ASOS premier account as I've always buying from there.
Also think I'll skip the new Barry M polishes as I have a silver one my Stargazer that looks more foil like and is cheaper!
But is a shame that it isn't upto scratch.
Fee x
Oh I've just ordered these from ASOS too and they should be arriving tomorrow. Ah well, I was expecting mirror nail varnish too. :( Hopefully the gold will be different from my China Glaze one though.
interesting post, I was expecting foil minx like nails too and that definitely doesn't look like I imagined!
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I'm really interested in the gold version of this polish. I like Minx but they never last long on my nails.
I don't really like metallic looking nails, but the glitter ones looks so great. xx
Oooh these are cool, must get them! xx
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Oh ew, ew, I hate streaky nail polish. NARS did a special silver polish for Fashion's Night Out, and I'm scouring the web to see if anyone's done swatches yet. No such luck so far, but if it ever surfaces it might be a good alternative to this one.
Oh I was hoping these would be really metallic!
I also got Juicy Jules in the Model's Own sale. Big disappointment in the Barry M polishes though - thanks for the review, I'll stay away from them :) xxx
Not sure if I'm keen on the whole 'foil look' but I may go check it out, looks unique :) xxxx
Such a shame it's not really a foil effect, i would probably still buy them as they look really nice. x
Such a shame was hoping they'd be Minx-esque! Love it with Juicy Jules, gutted I didn't buy this in the sale xx
i've never been into nail polish much until very recently but suddenly i love it! i've got two bottles of the models own shatter effects polishes coming my way from the sale but that sucks that the barry m ones weren't as good as you were hoping for!
this looks gorgeous! but juicy jules glitter polish is really hard to get off! :(
Oh, i just bought these on barrym.com /: I was hoping for minx effect as well. Now i'm actually thinking about buying juicy jules, it looks good.
great blog by the way, I'm following you now.
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