Saturday 27 September 2014

Barry M Aquarium Nail Paint - Persian and Atlantis Swatches and Review



Barry M have released a whole host of new nail paints for Autumn/Winter 2014, and I'll be showing them to you over the coming days! I'm starting with the two new additions to the Aquarium collection (reviewed here back in March) because I just couldn't wait to try that purple!

I'm a big fan of the original Aquarium collection, Barry M proved that they could do great quality duochrome on a budget. I always hoped it would be added to, and what better than a purple? Persian is a shimmering purple base with a pretty gold colour shift, the strength of which depends on your light source.

The formula here is very easy to apply, a little thin as duochromes are. As I did with my original swatches, I've applied the colour over a plain black creme base - if you do it that way, you'll only need one coat of colour, compared to 2 or 3 if you wear it alone. I've used 1 thick coat of Persian over Barry M Black, with top coat.



At some angles, the purple takes on a blurple quality



Atlantis is the new glitter topper released alongside Persian. It's different from the glitters in the original collection - instead of shards, we've got hexes, diamonds, irregular shapes (the pink pieces are not something I've ever seen in polish before!) and a smattering of tiny hexes. I do love the colour combination of pink, purple, blue and silver, but it seems a lot more sparse than the originals. I've used 1 coat over Persian (with a bit of dabbing to fill gaps) but as you can see, it really needs some placement! It also needs quite a thick top coat to tame it down. 




Persian is a beautiful addition to the Aquarium family (I am a sucker for purple and gold together) and Atlantis is a super pretty glitter, but just a bit too sparse for my tastes. 

Availability

- Available now in Superdrug
- Available in Boots from October 1st
- Priced £3.99 each

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13 comments

  1. Ooooh I just found all the new beauties this morning while I was out and had to pick up one of the new silks. Now I might need to check out Persian too! Lovely swatches! :)

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  2. These both look gorgeous, I'll definitely be picking them both up!

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  3. Wow! These look amazing together :) xx
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  4. Persian is a gorgeous colour and I love the flawless metallic finish! :)

    Olivia x

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  5. Totally going to need Persian. I adore duochromes.

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  6. Wow that looks amazing! I really want the glitter xx

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  7. I'm not a fan of those metallic nail varnishes personally! But that hex glitter is beautiful, pity it's sort of chunky, Barry M glitters are usually spot on! x

    Beauty She Wrote..

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  8. This glitter looks better in the bottle :) But I really like Persian :)

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  9. These look fun!
    Can't wait to see your swatches of the entire new nail color range from Barry M!

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  10. Such AMAZING shades! I'll be picking up Persian as soon as it comes out. :D

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  11. I need these in my life. Looking at your swatches I think these will be my fav releases from the whole of 2014 x

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  12. I love Atlantis so much! I've never seen glitters that shape before. I agree with you, it does look a little sparse so I'd probably end up placing the pieces but I'd like to try it anyway

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