Wednesday 16 May 2012

nail of the day


Not at all weather appropriate but hey while there's still clouds (and thunder and lightening yesterday!) I'll still be wearing black clothes and dark nails if I feel like it! Today's pick for my nails is Raspberry by Barry M. I love this dark vampy red, it's such a great polish for nights out and what I see as a 'smarter' nail colour.

As with most Barry M Nail Paints, it's really thick creamy and opaque. I used two coats but to be honest I could have gotten away with one! The only thing is that I always find this colour really difficult to paint on neatly... this may just be me haha. For my base coat I used my No7 So Smooth Base Coat (of course) and for my top coat I chose the Sally Hansen Doubly Duty Top Coat as I need to pick up another Sally Hansen Insta-Dri. Formula-wise the Double Duty Top Coat works just as well but I do miss the Insta-Dri-ing properties!

I've also seen that Barry M have released some new colours. They're not all for me but Cappuccino and Nude look gorgeous so I may have to have a little hunt for them soon...

What have you got on your nails at the moment?

xx

29 comments:

  1. This colour looks lovely! I really need to try Barry M nail polishes, they look great.

    http://dugongsss.blogspot.com

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    1. Definitely try them, they're so affordable and have such a huge range! x

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  2. love this colour!
    i'd probably wear it in autumn :-)
    <3
    Caroline

    www.girlygirlvsworld.com

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    1. Yes, it's definitely a more autumnal colour x

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  3. i haven't noticed that BarryM came out with new colours, i must check them out. This colour is really nice and sophisticated :) I hate putting on dark colours too because its so hard to get it perfect lol. Thanks so much for sharing~xx

    www.beautypicknmix.blogspot.com

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    1. Ah I know, it always shows up the imperfections! x

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  4. I'm wearing Opi "Ski teal we drop", it's dark but i've really been into dark colours lately. I think i may even continue wearing them during summer.

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  5. Thus colour is really nice :)
    Dara xx

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  6. this is one of my favourite bayy m colours mine has nearly ran out now x

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    1. Wah I know, some of my Barry Ms are starting to go gloopy but thankfully they're nice and cheap so I can stock up again x

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  7. I love vampy red nails! I've got a post scheduled of my favourite one, but I'll have to give this Barry M one a go as they're so reasonably priced x

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  8. This is such a favourite of mine, I always go back to it! Looks lovely on ya! =) x

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  9. I had this on last week and I had to force myself not to reapply it this week! It's such a stunning colour xo

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    1. Haha, I had to stop myself applying Essie Chubby Cheeks so I chose this! x

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  10. Defo one of my fave Barry M colours! x

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    1. Ah me too! I love Coral and Mint Green as well x

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  11. Pretty colour-love raspberry shades. I'm wearing NYC Water Street Blue at the moment and I'm seriously impressed, espesh as it was only £1.79. Gonna go back and get a few more, hope the 3 for 2 offer is still on at Superdrug!

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    1. I just had a look, it looks lovely! Wah I know, 3 for 2s are so tempting! x

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  12. I usually go for dark colours too however i'm currently sporting a neon pinky/orange colour - trying to tempt the sun back into my life! x

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  13. I just removed my OPI Mauving to Manitoba. It chipped like crazy, I had it on less than two days :/
    I have a NOTD post of it on my blog: http://apeekofmarislife.blogspot.com/

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    1. How annoying! That's the reason I don't buy expensive nail polishes as they'll all chip in the end and I like to change mine a lot x

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  14. I really like this kind of red colours!
    I only own 2 Barry M nail polishes, but I quite like them!

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    1. Me too, for the price and range of colours you can't fault them x

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  15. I Love Rasberry. Actually it doesn't look too bad in this Spring/Winter/summer kind of weather :. Great blog btw.

    Jess xx

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  16. What a lovely colour, perfect for summer. I love polishes that have yummy names!

    Elle xx
    www.beautyshewrote.info

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