Review - Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint in Pomegranate

Hi guys,

Today I am reviewing the new Barry M range of 'Gelly Hi Shine' polishes. Claiming to be one-coaters with amazing shine, I had high expectations for these products. They all retail for £3.99 each, but are often on offer at Boots and Superdrug - I got mine from Superdrug when they were on offer for 2 for £6. Combine this with my student discount and these polishes are an absolute steal!

Pomegranate, Dragon Fruit, Lychee, Blueberry, Greenberry & Watermelon

And they did not disappoint.

In this post I show you Pomegranate. It lives up to its claims of being a one coater. I love the normal Barry M range but the formula of these are even better. It's a pink shade which leans red in some lights - my dad described it as a 'cherry' shade. It is super shiny without any top coat, and looks like a gel manicure.

The polish dries surprisingly quickly and has exceeded my expectations. I've also tried Greenberry but found that it didn't endure a 7 hour shift at work opening cardboard boxes - tedious! I can put the chipping down to the fact that I didn't use a top coat though, and Pomegranate is holding up much better after using my Sally Hansen 'Dries Instantly' top coat.

Astor Laqcue  in 086, Pomegranate, and Barry M Raspberry

I had a look in my stash to see if I had any dupes for this colour. The closest I could find was by Astor Laqcue in shade 086 and is 99p from Fragrance Direct here - however it is slightly darker and only 6ml. Barry M Raspberry is much darker and I wouldn't call this a dupe.

An exploded bag of studs from Born Pretty Store - first time I used them!

I did plan on placing silver studs on the bottom of each nail at a 90 degree angle to spruce up this mani. Upon trying to open the bag, it split down both sides causing the studs to fly everywhere. This photo is taken mid clean-up. I managed to rescue most of them, but some are forever confined to the depths of my carpet!

Sorry about the quality of the pictures in this post, a better camera is on the way!

Have you tried the new Barry M range? Do you prefer them to the original range?