NOTD:Blue Grape

I am a massive fan of the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine range so when I was looking for a dupe for Nails Inc Baker Street I was pleased to see that they had a similar colour in their range. I am not saying that this is identical to Baker Street but it is similar and that is good enough for me. 

The shade is Blue Grape which is a bright cobalt blue. Like all the other Gelly Hi Shine polishes this applies evenly. You only need 2 coats to get an opaque colour and once it has dried it has a shiny glossy finish. These polishes last a really long time before they start chipping. They are one of my favourite ranges and I own quite a few colours from the range. I have seen that they are bringing out some new shades so I will interested to give those a try. 

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NOTD: Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Grapefruit

Today I thought I'd share with you an NOTD as I haven't done one in a while. As the weather has been a bit more sunny in  the UK recently I have been reaching for more spring colours and one of my favourite colours to wear in spring is pink. 

As I am sure you are aware, I am a massive fan of the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine range. I own quite a few colours now and I have shared many of them with you. The previous shades I have shared with you are Greenberry, Blueberry and Passionfruit. Today I am going to show you Grapefruit which is a gorgeous bright pink.

I love the formula of these polishes, they provide a shiny finish that lasts for a very long time before chipping. These polishes are so affordable at only £3.99 and I am completely in love with them. I think I will get some more colours soon as I have 7 in my collection and you can't have an odd number can you? I think that they are releasing some new shades so I'll be interested to see them. 

What do you think of this range?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Small Haul February 2014

Today I thought I would share with you a few bits and pieces that I have picked up recently.

I picked up some Batiste Dry Shampoo in the Tropical scent. I previously had the Blush scent which I hated but I really wanted to give dry shampoo another go as it can be really useful for refreshing your hair. I also picked up the Aussie Miracle Hair Insurance I love this leave in conditioner it smells amazing and leaves my hair feeling really soft. 

I had already tried and loved this Dove conditioner so I thought I would get another bottle and as it was buy one get one free I decided to pick up the shampoo. They smell amazing and leave my hair feeling so soft. 

I then picked  up a few skincare items. I got the Garnier Micellar Water as I had seen it on a lot of blogs and I really wanted to give it a go. I love micellar waters and I am currently using the L'Oreal one which I love. I'd heard great things about the Botanics All Bright Toner so I thought I would get it as my current toner has nearly ran out. I saw the Simple Eye Balm and thought that I would give it a go I've had really dark circles recently and I thought that this might make me look more awake. 

I picked this hand wash up from the Body Shop, the Vanilla Bliss range is one of my favourites but you can only get it at Christmas so when I saw this hand wash I knew that I had to get it. 

I got this gorgeous feather/leaf necklace from Dorothy Perkins it was a bargain at £2 and I really love it. It is quite simple and it will go with so many outfits. The last thing I picked up was the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Blue Grape I really like the look of Nails Inc Baker Street but £11 is a lot to spend on a nail polish so I was looking for a similar colour in Boots. I saw this one and as I knew I already liked this range I thought I would give it a go. I love the colour and the shiny finish just makes it look even better.

Have you bought anything recently?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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NOTD: Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Blueberry

As I have mentioned many times already on this blog I love the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Polishes. I love the finish and the shade range is amazing there is something for everyone. The first shade I got was Greenberry which started my love for these polishes. I then went out and got Passionfruit a gorgeous red colour. I am now sharing with you Blueberry which is a gorgeous powder blue.  

I absolutely adore the glossy finish of these polishes. These last for a week before they start to chip which is amazing for drugstore polishes. I love this colour it is a gorgeous blue and it is very different from the reds or pinks that I usually go for. You only need 2 coats of these polishes and they dry really quickly as well which is good if you are short of time as I usually am. It is only in the past few years that I have got into nail polish before I didn't mind going out without any polish on my nails but now I can't bear to leave the house if my nails aren't painted. I lead quite a busy live as I am currently studying A Levels which requires a lot of time, work and effort so I don't always have time to be painting my nails and changing the colour every few days for me it is important that polishes can last a week or 5 at least days so I can repaint them at the weekend. I cannot recommend these polishes enough and even if you don't like this colour I can guarantee that there is a colour in the range that you will love.

Have you tried any of these polishes?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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NOTD: Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Passionfruit

I picked up Passionfruit whilst I was on holiday as Boots had an offer of buy 1 get one half price (I believe this offer is still on). I love the formula of the Gelly Hi Shines if you want to read my review of Greenberry then you can here.  

I chose the shade Passionfruit as I love red nail polishes and you can see my favourites here. This will definitely be added to my list of favourites.

I love the formula of these polishes it goes on really well you only need 2 coats. I love the glossy feel of the polishes. The best thing about these polishes is they last a week which I think is amazing and is great because I don't always have time to change my nail polish every 3-4 days. I love the shade range Barry M have loads of shades to choose from so there will be something for everyone. 

Have you tried these? What is your favourite shade?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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I've Been Shopping Again...

So as the title suggests I have been shopping again. I went to Banbury and I did a little bit of shopping as I had a few things that I wanted to get.

In Boots I bought a few things. I picked up more of the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine polishes as I love them. After trying Greenberry I have since bought 4 other colours and I plan to get more. At the moment Boots has a great offer because these are buy one get one half price so it would be rude not to pick up some new colours. The shades I got were Grapefruit and Guava. I also picked up a Rimmel London 60 Seconds polish, I saw this on Alice's blog (Bright Town Girl) and I loved the colour and I knew I had to have it. I also picked up the Collection Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner as I've been loving my winged eyeliner recently and I needed a new felt liner.

I then went to Poundland as I usually find some great bargains. In my last haul  I showed you a Milani Blush and Bronzer Duo I really like it so I thought I would pick up some more shades I got Sunset City and Sunset Beach. I also spotted this Milani Glimmer Stripes in Pink Glimmer this product can be used on the eyes or cheeks. You can use the colours individually or blended together. I can't wait to try these products as they look so pretty.

I also spotted this Mellor & Russell Hair Oil and I thought it was worth trying as it was only £1. I have tried a few hair oils and I really like them so hopefully this will be ok. 

Lastly I picked up another Makeup Sponge from H&M as I love to use them to apply makeup. They are dupe of the Beauty Blender but at a fraction of the price. This one costs just £1.99 so is well worth trying. 

What have you bought recently? 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Holiday Haul

Whilst I was away on holiday I picked up a few beauty items and I thought I would share them with as I love reading haul posts. Most of this stuff was bought in Boots or Superdrug.

Firstly I wanted to pick up the new Collection Eyeshadow Pencil to give them a try and see how they compare to the Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeshadow Stick . I got the shade Vanilla Sky which is a metallic cream colour. I haven't tried it yet but from the swatches I have done I am very excited to try it. I also picked up the much loved Lasting Perfection Concealer I am going to say something that may shock you but I have never tried this concealer despite all the hype that it has. I don't know why I've never tried it I think it may have been scared that it was over hyped and wouldn't actually be very good but I am impressed. I have only used it once but I really like it the coverage it gave was really good and I can see why so many bloggers love it. At the time they had an offer on if you spent £4 you got a free nail polish and I choice the shade Neon Art I love the nail polishes as they are amazing quality for such a low price.

Next I picked up 2 new Barry M Gelly Hi Shine polishes because I have become a massive fan of them. After trying Greenberry  and loving it I knew I'd have to pick up some more shades. Whilst I was in Boots I noticed that they were on offer buy one get one half price so I snapped up 2 colours and I plan to pick up more. I got the shades Passion Fruit (you all know I love red polishes) and Blueberry which I saw on the shop assistant in Argos and I knew I had to have it because it is such a pretty blue colour. 

I didn't actually need these 2 items but the offer was too good to refuse. I have never tried a Seventeen mascara and when I saw that they'd bought out a new one I thought I would give it a go this was helped along by the fact that if you bought the new Back Lash mascara you got the Back Lash eyeliner for free so I thought it was a great deal so I picked up the mascara not that I actually need a new mascara as I have tons on the go already. 

Next I got the L'Oreal Micellar Solution I've heard a lot of people comparing this to Bioderma and I love this sort of product to remove my eye makeup so I thought it was worth giving it a try. 

I got the last few items from Poundland. As you can see I picked up 6 OPI nail polishes for a £1 each. They are shatter ones but that doesn't bother me and they were worth getting as they were such a low price. I also picked up a Milani blush and bronzer duo I picked this up as I liked the colour of it and the bronzer was matte and since I don't have many bronzers I thought it was worth getting. 

What have you picked up recently? 

Prettylittlefashionista xxx

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Barry M Gelly Hi Shine in Greenberry Review

I originally wasn't going to buy these as when I first saw them in Boots, I wasn't wowed by the colour range and wasn't sure whether they would be any good. Then I saw posts cropping up on people's blogs and I saw this shade which I hadn't seen in  Boots. I am a sucker for mint green I love it, I have many things in this colour and I think I may be slightly obsessed.  I'm very glad I did pick this up as I am really impressed with the formula.  

I bought the shade Greenberry which is a beautiful mint green colour. They cost £3.99 and you can get them in Boots and Superdrug. I think these are very affordable I love Barry M nail polishes already and this formula is just amazing. 

This is what the Boots website says 'Barry M Hi Shine gel effect Nail Paint provides an extra glossy finish in just one coat.

- Highly-pigmented, chip resistant formula- Gives a glossy, gel-like finish with a single coat- In a range of colour-pop hues' 

I have to say that I agree with everything it says. 

I love the colour of these and I only needed one coat of it. I found that this formula dries much quicker than the normal nail paints. I love the finish, I am not a massive fan of textured nails and I don't particularly like chunky glitter polishes either I much prefer a glossy smooth finish which is what you get with these. I was surprised by how long this lasted on my nails, it lasted a week which is really impressive. I never have much time to paint my nails so I love polishes that last a long time so I don't have to constantly paint my nails.

I can honestly say that I have fallen in love with this nail polishes and I am going to pick up more shades as I've seen a couple of shades that I really want.

Are you a fan of these?

Prettylittlefashionista xxx