Review: Barry M ‘Gelly’ Hi-Shine

I’m usually a little behind on new nail trends, but with Boots doing 3 for 2 I ended picking this little Barry M bottle up too.

I’m not sure what I expected this to be like, having only glanced at a few other blogger reviews on this. As they’re called ‘Gelly’ nails I guess my assumption would’ve been a rubber texture nail polish – in line with the texture trend coming through.

The range is actually high-gloss and shine finish, which seems bog standard with a lot of the high range polishes, with one coat provided enough coverage and two offering a better finish. Without a topcoat it lasted about a week with little to no chipping, which compared to other Barry M products I’ve used is extremely  impressive. The whole range of colours is quite bright, but ‘Lychee‘ offers a nice and neutral base, perfect for nail art or for a subtle day-to-day polish for work. The only downside I’ve found is, due to it’s thickness, it takes a while longer to dry, but that’s only a minor flaw.
Will definitely be taking a gander at buying the other shades!