Hello lovelies,

So since I'm celebrating awesome 30,000 followers on Facebook, I wanted to share with you this Gradient Pattern Garden Nails today. Thank you so much for the following and reading my blog, it means the world to me!

I haven't done some proper patterned nails for a while and then I got the idea of gradient patterns! Barry M Almond (reviewed here) was the perfect base so I matched he colours to it:

I really love how the whole manicure came together! It took a little bit longer because of all the intricate patterns but the result was worth it!

I have used acrylic paints for the patterns, Krafty Gurl Gloss It topcoat and of course the Barry M Almond. What do you think? ;)

There is only last few days left to nominate your favourite blogs in the Cosmopolitan Blog Awards, entries accepted till 2nd June. I would be absolutely thrilled if you would be so kind and nominate my blog, let's show them that nail blogs are here too! If you like my nail art, tutorials and my work overall, then please nominate Lucy's Stash (lucysstash.com) in the Best Established Beauty Blog category HERE. You don't have to be in UK to nominate my blog. You can live anywhere in the world! Thank you x

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Hello lovelies,

I'm very excited to start reviewing Barry M polishes and show you a bit more from British market. Today I have review and swatches of the new Exotic Summer Gelly Nail Paints which have been recently introduced. This new release consists of 7 new Gelly shades but despite the name 'Gelly', they are well-pigmented and do not have jelly formula. Instead, they are creme shades with high-gloss finish. Let's have a look...

Coconut - Ivory white with beige undertones. Coconut is great multi-tasker so whether you want to wear it by itself or with some nail art over it, it's a brilliant shade. The formula was good to apply but slightly less pigmentation so I applied two thicker coats for full coverage. it dried fast and glossy.

Elderberry - pale grey-ish blue creme. It is not a shade I would pick out of a rack but it will be great for winter season. Elderberry is also a bit sheerer so I needed two thicker coats. The formula was easy to work with, fast drying and glossy.

Almond - pale mauve creme leaning towards taupe shades. Interesting colour..I'm not sure it should in summer collection but for those preferring 'nude' or office-friendly colours it will be lovely. It applied nicely and two coats were nicely opaque. Drying time was fast as the other shades.

Olive - pale olive green creme. It is only my personal opinion but for me, this colour is downright ugly lol! BUT when I've done some awesome nail art over it I loved it! Two coats were fully opaque and it had nice formula.

Pink Punch - vivid hot pink creme. Now we're talking summer! I love this shade and it had really great formula. Two regular coats were fully opaque, it dried fast and glossy and it applied very nicely. Love it!

Damson - bright cobalt blue creme. Damson is gorgeous colour with again, great formula. It is well-pigmented and I've applied two thin coats. It went on well and dried fast and glossy. Don't miss the 'Mermaid Glitter Manicure' I've done with this shade!

Kiwi - vivid jade green creme. Last of the brights in this collection is a cute green. I needed two regular coats for full coverage. The application was easy and Kiwi dried fast and glossy.

I'm well-pleased about this collection as it has not only brights but kind of more neutral and pastel shades. The only one I wasn't over the moon was Olive. The last three bright shades (Damson, Pink Punch and Kiwi) seemed to have better pigmentation than the pale shades. But they all had easy-to-apply formula and fast drying time. They dry glossy so theoretically you wouldn't need topcoat but I would still recommend it so your manicure lasts longer.

This collection is available now in Superdrug, Boots and on Barry M website at £3.99 each

Have a nice day! Lucie x

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