Barry M in general

Once upon a time I used to have nail varnish in every colour under the sun, my nails were a different colour every day and everything was super. My nails matched my shoes, eye shadow, bags and earrings, and so my obsession for colour coordination was satisfied. Then one awful day, my pots of sheer colour wonderment started to turn a little bit stodgy, with a heavy heart I threw them all out and tried to replace them. To my horror I found that fun colours seemed to have been replaced by millions of shades of red, purple and pink, which I already had an abundance of. I tried Stargazer, but was irritated by how quickly it chipped. I soon gave up ...  Read the complete review

I first became familiar with the Barry M brand about 4 years ago on a shopping treip to Manchester. I couldn't believe the colours they were all so bright and JUST what I was looking for. My first purchase was a dazzle dusts in a bright fuscia type pink which I am now on my second pot of and literally could not live without! The range of colours in all their products is simply amazing! and I have yet to find another company to rival them. The packaging is really appealing, it's very classic and distinctly "Barry M" I don't even think I could count the amount of items I've bought from them over the last few years but I will list a few examples and why ...  Read the complete review

Every once in awhile something comes along that is simply surprising. Barry M cosmetics are just that surprising. I happened across the brand while on a shopping trip to london. I had trained in Cosmetics at college and had always wanted to be a make-up artist (but theres no money in it, unless your famous), so I have more than just the usual love of Cosmetis, I am a confessed addict. I usual visit MAC while i'm in london as there products are fab, but unfortunately more than a little expensive, but by chance i found a shop that sold Barry M. I had never really heard of Barry M before, but because of my self confessed adiction I had to try it. So I ...  Read the complete review

I don’t know about you, but whenever I go into my local boots to buy makeup, I always end up leaving disappointed. This is usually because I can’t find any colours that interest me. Being rather pale in complexion, I generally can’t get away with wearing the bright red or coral pink lipsticks available, and all these green and brown eyeshadows make me look as if I’ve had a showdown with someone’s fist. If I can find a colour that suits my complexion, chances are it won’t suit my personality, and I’ll end up looking frowsy and bland in a collection of palest pink, blandest beige, and grimmest grey. The kind of personality I like to think of myself as having ...  Read the complete review

I like my nail varnish. In fact that is a big understatement, I am a little addicted to nail varnish. My favourite kinds are the ones that come in colours which reflect of people’s shiny foreheads. I like my nail varnish pretty loud. Now of course Barry M is renound for its bright and glittery image, most of the make up is extremely colourful. However I had never purchased any due to their price. Now I know there not highly expensive but if I can get something cheaper I will, and markets are always a good place to do so. So there I am on, my usual bargain nail varnish hunt, when something catches my eye. The most gorgeous deep metallic magenta I ...  Read the complete review