Barry M Spring/Summer 2016 Speedy Quick Dry Collection Review and Swatches

Barry M Spring/Summer 2016 Speedy Quick Dry Collection Review and Swatches

Barry M nail polish Nude Pink Purple Review speedy dry

Hey everyone! Today I've got a long-overdue review of the Barry M - Speedy Quick Dry collection* for Spring/Summer 2016. I actually swatched these within the first few days of their release but with the move I just haven't had a chance to sit down and edit the pictures, so today I made sure to make some time to edit, and these were first on my list. Pastels are always my favourite, so this collection of four light pastel shades was always going to have my heart, and they've got the usual great formula of Barry M polishes to match. Read more after the jump to see my full thoughts

From left to right: Winning Streak*, Freestyle*, Personal Best*, and In A Flash*

Freestyle* is a lovely dusty pink creme. This was 2 easy coats without topcoat, and it dried fast (as the name would suggest) and shiny

In A Flash* is a peachy baby pink shade. This was 3 thin coats. It's quite translucent but still a creme. It didn't dry as fast as Freestyle* but I reckon that's because of the extra coat. Shown without topcoat

Personal Best* is a dusty purple creme. This was 2 easy coats without topcoat. Dried fast and shiny

And finally is Winning Streak* a pale nude creme. This is very similar to In A Flash*, although that's slightly more pink they are very close for a collection of four. This was 2 easy coats, but I had some patches on my middle and ring so I added an extra coat. Dried very fast, I knocked them on my table and they didn't smudge. Shown without topcoat

What do you think? Have you bought/do you want any of these shades?

Let me know in the comments!

Alice

*These products were provided to me for review, any opinions are my own and were not influenced in any way

Barry M Autumn/Winter 2015 Speedy Quick Dry Swatches and Review

Barry M Autumn/Winter 2015 Speedy Quick Dry Swatches and Review

Barry M burgundy Grey nail polish Nails Purple Red Review review week speedy dry

Hey everyone! Day two of my week of reviews, so far so good with posting but we'll see how it continues. Today is the Autumn/Winter Barry M Speedy Dry Collection*. Just like with yesterday's post I've actually had these sitting on my laptop since October but I've just had writers block when it comes to typing up the post. I've struggled to even start writing it tonight but I'm forcing myself. I think I just need to get over the hump I've created in my head for reviews and then I'll be fine. 

These four polishes were added to the Speedy Quick Dry collection, whilst they are indeed autumnal, I can see them being used into summer. Especially the red, Dead Heat*. They, like the rest of the collection, use a wider brush than Barry M's original designs did, which makes for easy application. As they do indeed dry quickly, this wide brush helps to prevent smears. I've been really impressed with the Speedy polishes so far and these are no exception. 

Dead Heat* is a bright red shade. This was two very easy coats, but I could probably have got away with one. This dried incredibly quickly, I caught it on the table a couple of minutes later and it didn't smudge. Shown without topcoat. I used these in my matte christmas trees design.

Dragster* is a dark grey, with slightly dark green undertones. I struggled with the application of this one, it dried whilst I was applying it and began to bubble. With topcoat it would have looked fine but I wanted to give a true representation of the polish. Aside from the bubbles it dried very shiny and fast. 

Slipstream* is a lovely dusky purple shade. I used two coats here but I could perhaps have got away with one. Shown without topcoat as it dried fast and shiny. I used these in my Halloween witch nails (which shows how long they've been on my computer for!)

Sprint Finish* is a gorgeous burgundy. This was two coats, the application was relatively easy but you do have to be quick in applying as they dry so fast. This was two coats without topcoat

These retail at £3.99 and can be found in Superdrug or Boots stores, or on the Barry M website.

What do you think? Do you own any of these polishes? Let me know in the comments!

Alice

Tutorial: Summer Boho Nail Art for Barry M

Tutorial: Summer Boho Nail Art for Barry M

Barry M boho Nail Art Nails Orange pattern quick dry speedy dry Tutorial

Hey everyone! Today I have a step-by-step tutorial to show you. It's been such a long time since I posted one and the other day I was asked on Instagram whether I still post them and I decided it was time to start posting the tutorials I recently created for Barry M. I wasn't really sure where I was going with these I just decided to experiment and I ended up with this boho-ish design. I wasn't sure whether I liked it or not, but having not looked at it for a while I think I do!

I used the recent Speedy nail polish collection for these, plus Cotton* from the spring Gelly collection.. I never got around to posting my full review of them due to exams etc, which I still feel guilty about. But I'm doing my best to try and stay on top of reviews nowadays so I think you'll be seeing more in the future. However, these polishes really impressed me, they have a wide brush that Barry M hadn't used before spring this year and it really helps with application. They're super fast drying and there's quite a few colours across the two releases (spring, and summer) which means you've got plenty to choose from! They sell for £3.99 so if I were you I'd pop down to your local Boots/Superdrug and give them a go if you haven't already.

Step 1: Using a base of Turbo Charged* paint 2 coats of polish on your nail

Step 2: Using a striping brush and Full Throttle* paint two stripes forming a triangle on each nail

Step 3: Fill in between your stripes using On Your Marks*

Step 4: Then, using Lap of Honour* and Kiss Me quick, draw triangles to the tip of your nail

Step 5: Add a further triangle to the design using Road Rage*

Step 6: Using Supersonic* and Cotton* add additional details. I used the tip of a detail brush for the dots and a thinner striping brush to add additional highlighting lines. Then I finished it off with a coat of Barry M - Plumpy Topcoat*

What do you think? Let me know in the comments!

Alice