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Hello lovelies,

Have you heard f the new Barry M Matte colours for this summer season? Well I have swatches of all six shades right here! The Summer Matte Collection is being released right now and the colours are just like from a carnival - bold, bright and fun!

Miami - medium flamingo pink. Miami is not as bright as the other shades in this collection but it's still very summery. I've applied two thicker coats to get full coverage.

Rhossili - magenta shade. It might look a bit more blue-based in the pictures but it's a beautiful magenta colour. It applied well and the pigmentation was good too. Two coats were enough for perfect coverage.

Copacabana - bright tomato red. The formula was nice to apply and highly pigmented so I'd advise to double-up on base coat to prevent staining. I needed two regular coats for full coverage.

Waikiki - light lime green? yellow green? It's certainly quite a unique shade. It applied well but the pigmentation was slightly lower so I've applied two thick coats or three thin coats would do too.

Cancun - bright teal with strong green undertones. Cancun looks a bit too blue in my pictures but it just wasn't possible to capture the true colour. Definitely expect more green-ish teal. It applied well and I needed two regular coats for full coverage.

Malibu - bright blue. Malibu is one of my favourite colours from this collection. It's bold, it's gorgeous and well-pigmented. I've applied two regular coats.

Barry M is also releasing a Matte Topcoat. As you can see in the pictures above, I have applied the Matte Topcoat to each polish to show you the effect. The Matte Topcoat creates nice matte finish without any white spots.

It is clear to me that the finish of all the polish is not very matte but rather satin or rubbery so if you want truly matte finish apply the Matte Topcoat. You can also have them in nice and glossy finish, just use topcoat.

Overall, I love the colours and my favourites are Malibu, Rhosilli and the crazy Waikiki. I would have loved them even more if the finish would be properly matte but I don't mind that much to be honest.

This collection is available now at Superdrug, and from 11th June at Boots and on Barry M website.

Here are some new Barry M releases:

Hope you've enjoyed this collection and let me know which one is YOUR favourite! Have a nice day! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

I always get really excited when I get email from I Love Nail Polish about a new collection because Barbra always comes up with gorgeous polishes. I was lucky enough to be sent the new Summer Collection 2014 and it's AMAZING! I mean holos, multichromes and holo multichromes? There's nothing better than that imo!

Today I'll show you five holographic polishes from this collection. Here are some pics of the whole collection so you know what to look forward to ;)

Funshine Smoothie - bright yellow holographic. The colour is super fun, bright and vibrant and it had easy to apply formula. I needed two slightly thicker coats for full coverage. It dried fast and smooth. I've applied topcoat.

Bikini Bottoms - vivid magenta pink holographic. Beautiful, beautiful summer colour that I absolutely loved wearing! It applied very easily and two coats were fully opaque. It also dried fast and smooth but I still applied topcoat.

Purple Plasma - rich grape purple holographic. Purple Plasma is very vivid and cool-toned purple with a slight colour shift between blue, magenta and purple. It has a well-pigmented formula and is opaque in two coats. I've applied topcoat.

Rehab - light teal holographic. Rehab is also described as aqua-green shade but whatever it is, it's stunning! Shades like this usually have watery formula but not Rehab. Two coats provided nice coverage. I'm also wearing topcoat.

Summer Stargazing - vibrant royal blue holographic. Oh so pretty! You can never go wrong with royal blue and this one is very beautiful. All I needed were two regular coats and topcoat for perfect finish.

Now you get why I was excited about the new collection? All the polishes are really pretty and have great formula so I have absolutely nothing to complain about. I also really like the colour selection as they are all summery shades and appropriate for now. I can't wait to show you the rest of the collection, you'll absolutely love it!

I Love Nail Polish Summer Collection 2014 is available at their website now! Each bottle has rubberized matte black cap and holds 12ml of product. All polishes are also 3-free and are priced at $10.

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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