I have to admit, i am a huge fan of Barry M products, so when i wanted a nice summery pink colour, their nail varnishes were the first ones i went to.

The bright pink nail varnish is exactly as its name says – bright pink. At only £2.89, i decided it was a bargain and bought it there and then.

I got home and excitedly started painting my nails. The first thing i notice, as with all of their nail paints that i have tried so far (which has to be about 10-15 of them), the colour goes on nicely, and even with only one coat it is quite bright. I left it to dry and within 5-10 minutes it was completely dry. I put on another coat, and after that dried, i was done.

The colour stayed on without chipping for a good few days, and remained looking bright and funky.

Unfortunately, I’m not allowed to wear nail varnish for school, so after having it on for the last week or so of the holidays, i went to remove it. This is where a small problem occurred. The nail varnish came off my nails relatively easily, however it did leave a pink stain (i have noticed this in a few of the nail varnishes – particularly the bright yellow). This was my own fault, admittedly. It does clearly state on the back of the bottle that it is necessary to apply a basecoat before use, to stop things like this happening.

Overall, as long as you apply a basecoat (Barry M also does a 3 in one base coat, top coat, and nail hardner for around £2.89), i highly recommend this product, and all of Barry M’s nail paints, as they have a variety of bright, matte, shiny, glittery, pretty much all types of nail varnish you can think of! (And they’re a bargain, too!)

(review by jemmysaur)

Nails Inc nail colours are a definite favourite here at beautyreviews.

Impatient as we are, we love how quick and easy it is to apply Nails Inc polishes for a very even finish and how quickly they dry, even with two coats.

One coat is often enough for many of their shades, two coats give great colour and is what we would usually do. Three coats can be great for more intensity – while some polishes smudge and squidge with three coats, Nails Inc dries evenly and solidly.

RRP: £10.50

Availability:
Nails Inc (online shop and at nail bars)
QVC (sets and kits)

Shades:
80 Fulham Road - lilac-grey
Belgrave Place - purple, fab purple!
Brompton Place - candy pink
Brook Street Mews - charcoal grey
Carnaby Street - bright yellow
Chesham Street - a rich purple-blue
Chester Place - a rich pink-red
Eaton Mews - an elegant shimmering cherry/ruby red
Eaton Square - matt orange
Ebury Mews - a pastel pinky-lilac
Elizabeth Street - pale cream
Hans Road - coral shimmer
Jermyn Street – neutral milk choc with hint of lilac
Little Venice - soft apricot
Montrose Place - fuchsia pink shimmer
Old Bond Street - antique gold
Sloane Mews - South Molton Street with shimmer… lovely! Great as a top coat over dark shades too.
South Bank - soft grey
South Molton Street - fabulous pale pink, great for french manicures and everyday wear for healthy-looking nails. One of our favourites.

A nail strengthener to solve all nail problems from splitting, peeling, brittleness, etc. This is the matte formula of OPI’s original Nail Envy. It is excellent if you don’t like over-shiny nails or shouldn’t wear make-up, so great for men and health care workers.

It is a treatment, so there is a weekly course of applications which are repeated each week until you are happy with your nails, however you can continue to use it as a regular application to maintain strong nails.

The full size product is 15ml, though some kits contain 3.75ml travel sizes.

Availability (links will open in a new window):
HQ Hair
Jason Shankey
Lena White
QVC
Slapiton