Nail Polishes ♥

 Helloooo! It's been a little while since I last posted but I have literally been SO swamped with working every hour under the sun. Any way, I thought I'd update with some nail polish that I've bought recently.

I've bought Topshop's Pool Party, Rimmel's Caramel Cupcake and Barry M Gelly Hi Shines in Greenberry, Lychee and Papaya! 

First of all, Topshop's Pool Party. As soon as I saw this in Topshop, I fell in love with it. The colour is an absolutely gorgeous turquoise/blue colour and it's SO pretty. I had loads of compliments when I was using this, which is always nice! The formula is really opaque so you don't need many coats, and it's quick to dry. I did find that it chipped fairly quickly though, which is a shame. 

And next, Rimmel's 60 seconds nail polish in 500 Caramel Cupcake. This is a really subtle, gorgeous nude colour. I love the name 'caramel cupcake' too! It's perfect if you can't get away with wearing bright colours at work or just fancy a subtler colour. It lasts for a good few days without chipping and the formula of Rimmel's 60 seconds nail polishes is always good. Perfect for the bargain price of £2.99!

Aaaaaand, on to Barry M's Gelly Hi Shines in Greenberry, Lychee and Papaya! As you probably know, I bought Grapefruit and fell in love so had to pick up a few more colours as the range of them is lovely!

Greenberry

Greenberry

Lychee

Papaya

Papaya

The consistency of the Barry M Gelly Hi Shines is all fairly similar despite the shades, so I don't really feel the need to talk about them all individually! I really love the glossy finish on all of them, it makes them look freshly painted all the time! They all last a good few days before chipping, although I put Lychee on yesterday and already have a few chips out of it! I'll put this down to the fact that I only used one coat and didn't put a base/top coat on. My favourite however has to be Papaya. I just think it's such a lovely colour and perfect for spring!

Have you tried any of these nail polishes? Let me know!

Marisa ♥

 

Barry M, Topshop Blush and Beauty Blender dupe ♥

Hello again! 

Recently stole this Barry M nail polish from my sister as I was really excited to try out the new(ish) Gelly Hi Shine range. She picked up this colour in Grapefruit and it is gorgeous! 

I really want to try out this range in a few more shades but haven't had the chance yet, so let me know if there's any colours that you're liking and I'll give them a go! This nail polish really is gorgeous, you only need one coat as it's super opaque which is my favourite quality in a nail varnish. It lasts really long and doesn't chip for ages. I shall definitely be purchasing more! 

I've been really wanted to try out a cream blush for a while now, and I heard this was a good one. I purchased this blush from Topshop in 'Morning Dew' (which sounds SO nice). It's really lovely and blends really easily into your cheeks. It also lasts a long time. Definitely a new favourite of mine!

Lastly I purchased this Beauty Blender dupe from H&M as I'd heard that they're great but I wasn't prepared to spend so much on a sponge when I don't really use them very much. As for this product, it was good and did make the finish on my foundation look really nice. However, I don't think I'll be using it much as I just prefer the accuracy of applying my foundation/concealer by hand. I feel like sponges just absorb too much of the foundation and not enough actually goes on your face. Makes me very glad that I didn't purchase a real one!

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Barry M nail polish

Well, it's exam season so naturally I'll be procrastinating as much as physically possible. I've bought FAR too much lately so expect a fair few blog posts coming your way about a variety of beauty/clothes/home related things. 

Firstly, I thought I'd start with this Barry M nail polish in 'Blue Moon'. 

In the Boots, I thought it looked like a gorgeous pastel-y pale blue colour, and was slightly disappointed that it didn't really come out exactly like that. Whilst I still like the colour, it's more of a pale grey/blue and it's not very opaque like most Barry M nail paints are. A few coats and it is quite nice, although not really what I expected! As usual with most Barry M nail paints, it is fairly long lasting and quite chip resistant, even for me!

So there's just a quick review of a Barry M nail paint that I purchased recently. Hope you enjoyed!


If there's any nail polish colours that you're loving, let me know! I'd love to try some new ones out.

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