Saturday 15 March 2014

Barry M Aquarium Collection - Mediterranean

Barry M's latest new collection is the Aquarium collection: six sea-related colours. There are 4 duochromes and two shard glitters.  I chose two of the duochromes, Caspian on the left, and Mediterranean on the right.


Aren't they pretty?  First up, I tried out Mediterranean, the pinky-gold one.  And just to warn you - this is going to be photo heavy, because it's PRETTY!


Did I say pretty? I mean DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!


This is three thin coats of Mediterranean, with no topcoat. Two coats would probably have been fine, but it's quite a sheer formula, so I added a third.  This is a lovely pinky gold foil that moves between deep pink to bright orange, via peachy gold tones. I ran round the house taking photos in every different light I could find!



Formula is fine - this is smooth and even, dries well and applies easily. The first coat is a bit sheer, as this is a foil, so the particles don't cover the entire nail straight away. 


It looks great in the sun. 


It looks great in the shade. 


I think it's a really flattering colour.


I think I love this polish!  Because I can never leave well alone, I decided to also stamp over it.  I used Barry M Gold Foil and MoYou London Nature 02 stamping plate. 

I used the peacock tail section of the plate to get this feather design. I think the combination works really well!

I like the subtle contrast between Mediterranean and the gold stamping - it's not too obvious, but it is pretty.

The Aquarium collection is out now in Superdrug, and costs £3.99 each. However, I bought these two yesterday on a 2-for-£6 deal, so you can get them cheaper.




6 comments:

  1. This is such a pretty colour! It looks great in all the light you took photos in! I love the subtly of the design you stamped too! I think I'm gonna have to pick up Mediterranean and I love the look of pacific as well from this collection - it's so hard not to resist buying all of them! :)

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    1. Thanks! Yes, this colour is so pretty. I liked the look of the blue and green too, but I just don't wear as many blues or greens. I'll probably cave later though! I don't like the look of the two glitters - they're just too messy for me somehow.

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  2. I'm trying so hard not to buy anything ever again, but I want this one too much to bear. Got to wait another week though, my local Superdrug sneakily closed late last year without telling me.

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    1. That's very thoughtless of them!

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    2. I know, shocking. I gave in to this one & Arabian (the green) in the end. You need Arabian more than you know, it's stunning.

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    3. I know, I keep looking at the blue and the green....

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