*This nail polish was purchased by me
Hi everyone,
So after passing my driving text a few weeks ago I decided to treat myself to some new nail polishes! I bought No7 Galaxy (see swatches here) and Barry M Pacific, which I am going to show you today.
Pacific is part of the new Barry M Aquarium Collection. It consists of 4 duochromes (Mediterranean, Caspian, Arabian and Pacific) and 2 glitter toppers (Treasure Chest and Mermaid).
Each nail polish comes in a bottle with a gold cap which has scales printed on! I think this is a really nice touch from Barry M and they have also written the name of the collection on the cap too! I hope they do something similar to this with other collections!
This nail polish is available from the Barry M website, Boots and Superdrug for £3.99.
After reading Brit Nails' post about the collection (read it here), I found out that it was best to apply Pacific over a black nail polish, which makes the nail polish go on in one coat instead of 2 or 3! This is something I'd never have thought of before, so thank you to Allie for sharing this with everyone!
For these swatches I used 1 coat of Barry M Pacific over Avon Nailwear Pro+ Licorice.
Pacific shifts from a turquoise, dark blue to a light blue in different lights.
I have to be honest when I was applying this I wasn't that impressed. From photos I'd seen before Pacific appeared to be a much darker metallic blue, but it is actually much lighter than I expected. However, I still like the colour and I really like the finish.
Here is a closer look:
Overall, this nail polish is truly stunning. It has a great finish and applying it over black nail polish made it a lot easier (thanks again Allie!) I highly recommend this to everyone! I haven't bought any other nail polishes from this collection yet but I am debating whether or not to buy Mediterranean!
What do you think of this nail polish?
Have you tried any of the Aquarium collection?
Let me know what you think
Jayna
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Congrats on passing your exam!!:)
ReplyDeleteI don't like finishes like that but it's really nice color:)
Thank you Ela! :)
DeleteWow its a awesome metallic!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa! It really is! :)
DeleteOMG Gorgeous! And congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lizzy! You should definitely but it! :)
DeleteLooks great on you, I have quite a few duo chromes so I am not sure if I should get it or no :/ We will see how long can I resist :P
ReplyDeleteThank you AJ! You should definitely get it! This is my first duochrome but I'm trying to resist buying the rest of the collection now :P
DeleteThis reminds me of deviantly daring (or something like that) from China Glaze! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I didn't think of that! Thank you Jasmine! :)
DeleteSuper pretty colour! And congratulations on passing your test! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Robin! :)
DeleteI've finally stumbled upon another British nail blogger! I ordered the Aquarium collection last night and this is just making me excited to swatch them. Congrats on passing your driving test!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I can't wait to see your swatches! So far I only have the one from the collection but I'm so tempted to buy the rest! Thank you! :)
DeleteI ordered the whole collection from Superdrug last night... my bank account isn't happy. You may already know this but they have a 3 for 2 (something like that) on Barry M's so I actually saved quite a bit.
DeleteHaha, whenever their's a 3 for 2 offer I usually do the same - it's a lot cheaper! :)
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