REVIEW: BarryM Gelly Hi-Shine in Blueberry

Guess what folks?! Barry M is having a 3FOR2 Offer at Boots & Superdrug!

I decided to grasp this opportunity to buy their new 'Gelly Hi-shine' nail varnish for you guys as well as get my favourite glitter varnish and a 'mint green' colour to compare it with. 

Barry M's nail varnish come in a vast range of colours and cool effects! My favourite at the moment is the 'yellow topaz' glitter varnish.The glitter chunks are huge and it takes only about 2 coats to cover your whole nail in sparkly glitter! Another time for that later as the star of the show today is my new Blueberry Gelly. This new nail varnish is supposed to give an 'extra glossy finish'.

Names are 'Blueberry','Mint Green' and 'Yellow Topaz'

 The Gelly Nail Varnish has an individual top like all the 'nail effects' nail varnishes in their range.

 ^ So this is after the first cover of paint, Both nail varnishes are rather runny though the blueberry looks pretty fine with just one coat, whereas the mint colour looks pretty bad. * The instructions say to put on a basecoat before you apply the nail varnish.I forgot!

After Coat number 2! (Yes, I don't moisturize my hands (>,<))

The finished look! No top coat.

* I tried the Gelly nail varnish again but with my NailsInc basecoat and only one coat of nail varnish was needed! I must read the tiny instructions more often.

THOUGHTS out of 5 compared to 'Mint Green' 

Drying speed:3/5 

This is not a fast drying nail varnish, its not slooow though.In the early stages just after application, it looks quite matte, so I touch it.I was wrong (-.-) You need to give it as least 3mins before you start using your hands, i'd say it was just a tad faster than the 'mint green'.                        

Shininess: 1/5

 Compared to the mint nail varnish, I wouldn't say there was any extra shininess going on. They are both equally shiny, since this is what the gelly nail varnish was made for. I'd say this was a bit of a fail.

  

Thickness:4/5

 I think what makes this nail varnish better than the normal stuff is that its thicker, so less streaky application, and it makes the nail look solid and strong!

Price: 3/5

The Gelly Nail Varnish is £3.99 and the Mint is £2.99. That £1 extra isn't for the shine, but it could be for the thickness. I guess you save more if you apply 1 coat rather than 2, so the nail varnish lasts for longer.

Altogether I think its a good nail varnish, its true to its colour on the bottle, you only need 1 coat with a basecoat. Its really easy to take off with nail varnish remover, doesn't stain your nail without the basecoat and its quite difficult to pick off! 

Tell us what you think down in the comments below, we'd love to hear from you! :D

Akikik