Barry M's beauties!

Lets just get one thing clear, I am by no means a nail polish painting lover or addict. I tend to get fake (acrylic nails) and have done for the last 2 years as 1) I'm very lazy at maintaining them and 2) I'm terrible at painting them myself (being OCD doesn't help, because if one bit isn't straight, neat or any other pathetic excuse I can find, I end up starting all over again!) And let's not even go there for when it comes to waiting for them to dry! So I decided I'd ought to leave it to the professionals, instead of torturing myself and spending 2 or more hours trying to paint just one of my hands! But when I discovered these beauties a few months back while roaming around superdrug (my local highstreet/drugstore) and doing what I do best (SHOPPING!) that all changed! I had already heard quite a lot about these, and how good of a quality they supposedly were, so of course I had to put them to the test myself, and see if they lived up to their hype! 

At just £3.99 and with my holiday coming up I decided I'd pick three shades, so I would be able to have a selection to choose from while I was away! And I can confirm these were my best pre-holiday purchases! I mean they saved me from sporting embarrassing and ugly fingers and hands on holiday! So that was a result! And they do exactly what they claim to. Having once lasted me up to 5 days without a single chip (baring in mind I was on holiday and in the water most of the time, that's pretty impressive!) I can safely agree that they are long lasting. There is also a wide colour range to choose from, so there's something for everyone and every occasion! But most of all, this nail polish has a thick consistency which produces the Gelly Hi-Shine finish that is shellac-like and is what makes me love these the most! It is cheaper than getting an actual shellac manicure and makes painting your nails a treat! Definitely lazy, impatient and OCD friendly! I can finally say I enjoy painting my nails, and that I don't see it as such a chore anymore! It is quick, as you only need one coat of it, (you can choose to do two, but that's personally up to you) and it lasts! So you don't have to paint your nails every other day! The shine is also permanent! And a top coat (in my opinion) isn't needed!

I absolutely love them! And cannot wait to purchase some autumn shades for this month! 

I currently have the shades passion fruit, mango and key lime! But my favourite and what is most definitely near enough always on my nails is passion fruit! I love it!

I haven't done any swatches of these as I didn't have any acrylic nails to paint them on, but I already checked online for your guys, and they have loads of swatch pictures available! 

So what are your favourite shades? I would love to know!

As usual; Stay safe! Stay lovely! 

AA