Friday 3 May 2013

Barry M Sequin Nail Effects Swatches and Review



Today I've got swatches of the new Barry M Sequin nail paints! Click the jump for the slightly picture-heavy post 




These polishes don't have names, they're just white, black and pink. I wish they had names, I hate it when they don't! The white and pink have red, green, blue, gold and silver hexagonal glitter pieces, and the black has gold pieces.

I had high hopes for these, but I must admit I was a bit dissapointed. The formula is a bit of a pain in the bum. It's very gritty, which I suppose it to create the 3d effect. You know when you're baking and you're mixing sugar with butter? It feels like that! 

I strongly recommend you layer these over a solid colour, because they're quite sheer. If you try to build them up, due to the gritty feeling, the sequins will just clump on your nail. I layered the white over Barry M White, black over Barry M black, and pink over Barry M Dragon Fruit. 

The formula of White was probably the most manageable of the 3. This is 2 coats (and a bit of strategic placement) over Barry M White. It looks like a funfetti cake!




The sequins do lie flat, but I slathered 2 coats of top coat over it and it was still very textured. Even more so than the actual textured polishes! You can see the gritty bits in this macro shot - 


They're just like sugar grains! It does look so pretty on my nails though, I just love the multi-coloured sequins in the white base. 

The formula of Pink is pretty much the same as White. Gritty. Gritty but pretty. This looks similar to Revlon Girly, though not a dupe because the glitter is different colours. This is 2 coats over Barry M Dragon Fruit.





Again, weird formula but still looks quite nice.

Lastly there's Black. This one was very difficult to deal with! The sequins don't show up very well because they got lost under all the gritty bits :( 





You can see in the last picture just how lumpy it is, even with 2 coats of a thick top coat. It sure is a love it or hate it look!

I hate to be negative but I am quite dissapointed. The saving grace is the white one, I do really like it. But still, they're a bit too textured for my tastes. I know they're advertised as creating a "3d effect" though, so that explains why. I'd have much preferred a smooth formula, I have a feeling they'd have been lovely then!

Availability

Sequin Nail Effects will be available from May 8th on Barry M stands throughout the UK. 

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20 comments

  1. I actually really like the pink, it makes it look like a sugar doughnut with sprinkles! The black is horrendous though!

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  2. That's a very helpful n honest review :) thanks

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  3. Very honest! Lol
    But the White looks OK.

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    1. I pride myself on being honest in every review I do, as much as I hate to be negative about one of my favourite brands! Luckily I think the new gellies are going to make up for it!

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  4. oh no, thats not what i was expecting at all!

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  5. Are those bubbles or the gritty bits?

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  6. Oh no! I had high hopes for these... Thanks for this though! Very helpful and it sounds like I get to save some pennies. ;)

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  7. Yay I've been waiting for swatches of these!!! Hopefully the grittiness won't annoy me too much as the white one looks SO good :)

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  8. Thanks for sharing. I had my eyes on the pink one, but I think I'll give it a miss. I'm just a little confused as to why the grittiness is in there at all...

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  9. Omg I'm so disappointed, I saw a swatch online and just thought the person wasn't great with polish, but knowing your skills and seeing this it's obviously just the polish! Why the grit? They would be lovely without... Thankyou for this you've saved me money as I would of just run out and bought them, the black looks like Barry m gold mine but with lumps :/

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  10. I was really excited about these polishes but I think I may be giving them a miss now, why is that grittiness needed?! I shall save my money on these and buy all their new gelly shades instead, they seem much nicer :P thanks for the review.

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  11. Hm, they are sure taking this liquid sand/lumpy trend to new levels! It really just looks like a bad formula, but it's supposed to be like that? Weird. I agree, love or hate. :)

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  12. hmm... these are interesting and i can't truthfully admit that i like any of them :( they look so pretty in the bottle though!

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  13. I am quite disappointed because I was looking forward to them but the texture kind of ruins them. That being said, there's something about the black one that catches my eye.

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    1. Get gold mine by Barry m it's exactly the same without the texture x

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  14. they are just awesooomee <3

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  15. I've just this second put the pink on and intensely dislike it....scratchy as hell and just looks awful. Fail.

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  16. Thanks for the swatches...now I know NOT to waste my money on these...yuck.

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