Today's nails are a bit of an all-in kitchen sink mani! I started with no overall plan in mind, I just added bits and made it up as I went along!
I started with two coats of Barry M Full Throttle. This is a really pretty peachy orange colour, but it's a streaky, awkward formula, which I always forget. Still, it's a good colour.
I then taped off a couple of nails with a grid of striping tape, and sponged a gradient of Full Throttle and Barry M Satsuma. I decided to add some glitter for good measure, and used China Glaze Electrify, which is packed full of gold and red glitter. I sponged this over the tips, with the odd dab further down the nail.
I loved how the quilted nails looked, but it took a while to do, and was quite fiddly, so I did something different with the other two, and used striping tape, Satsuma and Electrify to add some blocks of colour. The Satsuma looked quite overpowering on its own, so I then added the tiny studs.
I'm so pleased with how these look! And they were a total happy accident, which makes them even better.
I haven't bought any nail varnish since early February! I haven't seen anything interesting or different in ages. Then I was thinking today that I don't have ANY polish that's a peachy orange colour, so I bought this one, Barry M Full Throttle from their Speedy Quick Dry range.
This is two coats, with topcoat.
I love this colour - it's really pretty. However, I really don't like the formula. The first coat is really streaky, and because it does dry quite quickly, it also drags quite a bit.
This collection from Barry M has a new flat brush with a rounded end. Most bloggers seem to be raving about it, but I wasn't keen at all. It was too wide for my narrowest nails, and I found it harder to use than the normal Barry M brush.
This also bubbled up on the second coat for me, although it was fixed with topcoat.
So yes... nice colour, but I'm not impressed with the formula at all!
