Barry M Mixed Gelly & Quick Dry Polishes - Swatches & Review

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Barry M is a relatively new brand in my ever growing polish collection, and recently I have added six more shades to my collection.  Five of these shades are from the Gelly Nail Paints range (I have previously swatched and reviewed six other shades from this line.  You can see that post here if you are interested) and one from the Quick Dry range.

Almond is a pale taupe creme.  Super pretty colour with a great formula.  I think if you were in a hurry you could nearly get away with one coat.  My swatch shows two coats.

Blackberry is a dark royal blue creme.  This one is quite pigmented so I definitely recommend careful application as clean up can be a bit of a challenge otherwise.  The formula is awesome.  This polish you can easily do one coat (in fact I wore it as a full mani with just one coat).  My swatch does show two coats.

Chai is a medium grey creme.  This polish is amazing!  The formula is fantastic and it only requires one coat!  That's right, one coat.  That is what my swatch shows.  And it stamps perfectly.

In A Heart Beat a salmon pink creme.  Now this is the Quick Dry polish and honestly I didn't find this to be quick drying on my at all.  If it didn't say quick dry on the bottle I would have never known.  The colour is quite pretty and the formula is easy to work with, however it does apply streaking.  I used three coats for my swatch.

Pomegranate is a red creme with a pinky tone.  Pretty colour with a really easy to use formula.  You could nearly get away with one coat.  My swatch shows two coats.

Sugar Apple is a pale mint blue creme.  The formula is easy to use, however it does apply unevenly.   I needed three coats to even it out.

I really am a big fan of the Gelly range that Barry M has.  There are so many pretty colours and they have great formulas.  As for the Quick Dry range, I can't say that I am as impressed.  I really like the colour that I tried but it definitely wasn't quick drying on me.  Have you tried the Quick Dry range?  If so, what are your thoughts?

Barry M polishes are sold in Australia at Big W stores.

Barry M Gelly Nail Paints - Swatches & Review

Barry M is one of those brands that you see and hear about everywhere.  I have been eyeing off so many of their polishes for years and I finally managed to get my hands on some.  Barry M is now available in Big W stores in Australia and I am so happy.  My local Big W didn't stock Barry M for ages but now have a full display of make up and polishes.  Yay!  After struggling with which polishes to grab, I decided on six Gelly's which I will share with you today.

Blueberry is a cornflower blue creme.  Stunning colour and easy to use.  My swatch shows two coats.

Greenberry is an aqua green creme.  Again the formula is easy to use and it is such a pretty colour.  I used two coats for my swatch.

Papaya is an orange creme.  I really like the colour in the bottle but I am not sure that I like it so much on me.  I found that this one applied a little streaky on the first coat but evened out on the second.  I recommend using minimal brush strokes with this one.  My swatch shows two coats.

Pink Punch is a pink creme.  Great formula and stamps quite well.  That is definitely a huge bonus for me.  My swatch shows two coats.

Prickly Pear is a pale lilac creme.  This one is the sheerest of the one that I have tried.  I used two coats for my swatch, but I think I should have added a third.  The formula was easy to work with.

Sugar Plum is an orchid creme.  Stunning colour and has the best formula of the ones I have tried.  It's very close to being a one coater so I am pretty sure that this one will stamp as well.  I used two coats for my swatch.

Overall, I am really impressed with the Barry M Gelly polishes.  The formulas are easy to work with and the colours are so pretty.  I will definitely need to add some more to my collection.  What other Barry M polishes have you tried that you think I may like?  I am keen to try more.

Barry M polishes as far as I am aware are only available in Australia in Big W stores.