Barry M Gelly Hi Shine - Elderberry

Elderberry was released with six other shades into the Barry M Gelly Hi Shine polishes last summer I picked this polish up about a month ago, I have been trying it out with some nail art designs and it's a really lovely shade. It's a greyish toned blue creme, it kind of reminds me of a stormy sky. It's really lovely for Spring. Elderberry is completely opaque with two coats which is great, I love the consistency it's slightly thicker than a normal polish as are all of the Hi Shine Gelly polishes but they apply really nicely. 

I think this shade would suit just about everyone, I will definitely be wearing this the next couple of months. It's really difficult for me to pick what colour to paint my nails, I love painting other peoples (which is kind of great because it's my job!) but when I get home late at night the last thing I want to do is paint my own. And because I don't have a lot of time to repaint them it has to be on for at least a week, with my acrylics that's fine because nothing chips on those but it just means I am really selective with what shades I paint. When I do paint Elderberry I may include some nail art on my nails, some little daisies or something I think they would look so cute with this cornflower blue.

What is your favourite Barry M Gelly Hi Shine shade?

Spring Nail Polish Haul #1

Okay, so I may have had a little splurge the other day in Superdrug. I needed a little mid-week pick me up and the natural choice for me was to head to the nail polishes. I love Barry M Gelly polishes I think their pigmentation, formulation and colour selections are spot on. I found 4 shades that I haven't tried yet, although they aren't newly released. For some reason I just hadn't bought them. I picked up (from left to right) Almond, Coconut, Olive and Elderberry. I love these shades, they are perfect for the start of springtime, transitioning into the brighter months. I have read good things about Coconut especially so I am eager to try it. Almond is a beautiful shade. I don't own anything like it already just like Olive - which isn't typically a colour I would choose but I really liked it on the shelf. Elderberry is also lovely, I needed a new blue nail polish I haven't seen one that I've liked for a while.

Overall I think I picked some really lovely polishes. What are your favourite Barry M Gelly Hi Shine shades?

Barry M Gelly Hi Shine - Greenberry

Greenberry is the kind of shade that gets me excited for Summer. It may be slightly too soon to be digging out such a bright colour but I'm trying to focus on the warmer months ahead, I am so bored on winter now I just want to go outside without losing all of my body heat and it taking me hours to warm back up again! Plus I was to wear skirts and dresses. There is nothing new about Greenberry it's been around for a while but I saw it whilst sorting out my nail polish collection (I was having a spring clean / clear out) and just wanted to play with it for while. It's a beautiful, bright turquoise / aqua shade. It has a creme formula and as with all of the Barry M Gellys, so easy to apply and drys perfectly. Greenberry is so bright, it's almost verging on neon. It would look amazing with a tan, and I just know I will be wearing this so much in the summer it makes me think of a tropical beach and coconuts haha! I have seen on a few blogs that Barry M have 3 new shades in the Gelly range this Spring, I can't wait to pick those up too.  Which Barry M shades are your favourites? Do you have Greenberry?