Barry M - Pixie Pink

 

Last 2 in artificial light all the rest are in the sunshine!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and quick drying (1 minute a coat). The brush is wide and the fomula is really good. Barry M released these fairly recently! It is a really super holo, it looks amazing in the sunshine and good in other lighting. It has a kinda purple sheen in artificial light as well. This got slight tip wear but lasted well otherwise.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 10/10

Lasted well = 7/10

Coats = 2

Finish = holo

Removal = easy

Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Barry M - Yellow

 

I bought this polish in 2011, see here and I am just getting around to wearing it in 2025 haha!

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3 minutes a coat). The brush is thin so have plenty polish on it and the formula is okay. Not too bad for a yellow. Some yellows can have a terrible formula. This is a nice bold yellow and it lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 7/10

Application = 7/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy 

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Barry M - Mermaid

This is the glitter I put on the last post.

This is okay to use, okay to apply and slow drying (7-8 minutes a coat). The brush is thin and you have to go fishing for the glitters in the bottle. It is more a case of dabbing it on than painting. It looks okay on the purple. These glitter catch so wear a topcoat. Swatched only.

Rating

Easy to use = 6/10

Application = 6/10

Drying time = 6/10

Lasted well = n/a swatched

Coats = 1 but dabbed on

Finish = glittery shards

Removal = 1 minute with foil method

Overall = 6/10

My Personal Rating = 6/10

Barry M - Coconut Cream

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The formula is good and the brush is wide and good. The scent is faint and smells like cheap sweeties but there is a very faint coconut smell if you sniff it right under your nose! It is a nice enough grey. This lasted well BUT it does have a downside. After removal I had terrible, terrible yellow staining on my nails, which is still here a few weeks later!

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Scent lasted well = 2/10 very faint to begin with

Smells like = cheap sweeties and faint coconut

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 5/10 

My Personal Rating = 6/10

Barry M - Catwalk Queen

So my last post was at the start of November last year! Yikes.

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3 minutes a coat). The brush is medium sized and good and the formula goes on nicely. It is a gorgeous sparkly green glittery polish that is slightly iridescent, as can been seen in photo 3 and 4. Stunning and lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 3

Finish = glitter

Removal = pfft! This was tricky even with foil method, I let is soak for 3 minutes and still had to scrape it off!!!!!

Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 8/10

Barry M - Celestial Silver

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and good and the formula is amazing. It is gorgeous and very versatile. It is holographic and iridescent and shimmery! I love, love, love it. It reminds me of those fancy Dance Legend polishes that were versatile. This lasted really well. 

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = holo/iridescent/shimmery

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

My Personal Rating = 8.5/10

Barry M - Vivid Purple

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying for an older polish (4-5 minutes a coat). I bought this back in 2011! The brush is thin but good and the fomula goes on nicely. It is a gorgeous purple, I mean how awesome does it look!! This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = jewel toned

Removal = n/a put glitter on top

Overall = 8/10

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Barry M - Apricot Tart

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is medium sized and good. The formula is also good. It is an orange leaning towards brown...borange! I actually liked this one! I used 1 coat and got slight tipwear, I think 2 coats would solve that problem.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 6/10

Coats = 1

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 7/10

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Barry M - Soft Lace

 I am finally back! Hope everyone is well.

This is okay to use, okay to apply but it is slightly lumpy and I think that may be due to the fact it is textured. This is also very slow drying (over 10 minutes a coat). This brush is really good but the formula not so much! It is textured and has a nice candy floss finish, they really nailed it I think. It is a nice colour and it lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 6/10

Application = 6/10

Drying time = 3/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2 

Finish = textured

Removal = okay 2 minutes soaking with foils

Overall = 6/10

My Personal Rating = 7.5/10

Barry M - Rock Pool

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). Both formula and brush are really good, the brush is wide. It is a lovely teal colour, it does show more blue-ish in the photos but was hard to capture, even in daylight with my phone camera! This lasted really well.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = creamy

Removal = easy

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Barry M site

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Barry M - Crown

Bit late with this one! Barry M released 2 polishes to commemorate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this year. This is one of them and the other was a silver, which I'll get around to wearing and posting.

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is wide and easy to use and the formula is really good and goes on nicely. It is a kinda yellow toned gold and nice but sadly doesn't really suit me. I find these colours don't look too good on me! It is great quality and lasted really well, just not my colour.

Rating

Easy to use = 8/10

Application = 8/10

Drying time = 8/10

Lasted well = 8/10

Coats = 2

Finish = metallic

Removal = easy enough

Overall = 9/10

Purchased from = Barry M Site - both are still available just now in the sale at £1.99

My Personal Rating = 6.5/10

Barry M - Blueberry Bonbon

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and okay drying (about 4 minutes a coat). The brush is good and the formula is okay. This is a scented polishes and smells nice, certainly very like blueberries! I really could smell it as I was painting my nails too! The colour is okay, nothing special really and sadly the scent only lasted for about 4 hours!!! The polish lasted well though.

Rating
Easy to use = 7/10
Application = 7/10
Drying time = 7/10
Lasted well = 9/10
Scent lasted well = 3/10
Smells like = blueberries for sure
Coats = 2
Finish = creamy and scented
Removal = easy
Overall =  7/10
Purchased from = Barry M's official site

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Barry M - Blood Orange

 

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (2-3 minutes a coat). The brush is thick but okay to use and the formula goes on nicely. It is a totally gorgeous red. It lasted okay and I used 1 coat here. Probably be better with 2. 

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 7/10
Coats = 1
Finish = creamy
Removal = easy
Overall = 8/10
Purchased from = Barry M online

My Personal Rating = 7/10

Barry M - Socialite

 

Last photo in the sun, all others indoor lighting.

This is easy to use, easy to apply and good drying (3-4 minutes a coat). The brush is good it is medium sized and the formula went on nicely. It is a gorgeous pink with holo sparkly glitters and other sorts of glitters too and it is slightly iridescent. Looks amazing and lasted really well.

Rating
Easy to use = 8/10
Application = 8/10
Drying time = 8/10
Lasted well = 8/10
Coats = 2
Finish = glittery
Removal = okay with foil method, let soak for 2 minutes
Overall = 9/10
Purchased from = Superdrug, but this is from an old collection

My Personal Rating = 8.5/10