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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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Hello lovelies,

Have you seen the new A England polish yet? It is called Hurt No Living Thing and it's an addition to the Heavenly Quotes line. I will be pairing it up with re-released version of Excalibur, now renamed to Excalibur (Renaissance).

Hurt No Living Thing is a sheer grey-ish base with fine magenta shimmer and a bit of blue shimmer. It is designed to be layered over other polishes and it's nicely buildable.

The formula was easy to work with and not very thick so even when layered, the polish doesn't create thick layer. It dries fast and glossy without streaky finish. I've layered Hurt No Living Thing over Camelot to show how opaque the polish is in one or two coats.

I'm really glad that the original Excalibur (silver metallic colour) is being re-released. It's my favourite silver polish and I use it for nail art and stamping because of its excellent pigmentation. Hurt No Living Thing might not look amazing over lighter polishes but it certainly comes to life over darker base and it's a nice addition to the A England family.

A England polishes including Camelot used in the last photo, are available at A England website and their stocklists.

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