Models Own - Hayley's Comet - Swatch and Review

The moment I saw this polish on Twitter I went straight to the Models Own website and ordered it.

Then as soon as it arrived, I put it on my nails!

This is Models Owns newest addition to their duo-chrome collection, Beetle Juice.

It is a difficult shade to describe, to me it's copper with a green/gold duo-chrome shift, with the occasional, very subtle flash of blue/purple. The duo-chrome is more apparent in the bottle than it is on the nail which might be disappointing to some but I like that about this polish. In some lights the duo-chrome makes the colour look almost like a shimmery taupe/nude shade. 

Very pretty!

It's such a lovely Autumn shade for days when you just don't fancy wearing a dark colour on your nails, or if you're just not into the darker nail polish shades.

The application was lovely as you would expect from Models Own, you can see the odd brush stroke but I only noticed because I looked for it, which let's face it, no normal person would actually do!

I have two coats of Hayley's Comet with one coat of Seche Vite on in the photos. I could still see nail line in some lights but one more coat would sort that out if visible nail line is something that bothers you. We all have our pet peeves!

(Direct Sunlight)

I'm really quite taken with this polish, it's not like anything else in my collection, which is always a relief!

You can purchase this little beaut on the Models Own website HERE for £5, or if you like your duo-chromes and have not yet got any of the other Beetle Juice shades then I suggest you grab the box set HERE for £20, you won't regret it! I've also heard that some people have seen Hayley's Comet in their local Boots store also for £5.

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Barry M - Silver Multi Glitter

Today I have another of the new Barry M glitter polishes to show you.

Silver Multi Glitter is another densely packed micro glitter in a clear base much like Pink Silver Glitter.

But whilst it is mostly silver there are tiny little specks of colour in there which are pretty tricky to see.

 I definitely saw a bright pink, red, turquoise and yellow before I went cross eyed trying to focus but there may well be more!

When on the nail it appears mostly silver but mix of other colours give it a subtle sparkle which is really pretty.

Again like Pink Silver Glitter I was happy at two coats.

It applied evenly without any dragging or rearranging of glitter and dried to the usually grainy glitter finish, which is easily rectified with a couple of layers of topcoat. My photos show it without.

I like this polish a lot.

It's another understated glitter polish but the mix of colour gives it a really pretty edge making it interesting and unique.

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Barry M - Pink Silver Glitter

I have another Barry M glitter to show you today.

Pink Silver Glitter is exactly what it says it is. Pink and Silver glitter.

This one is a mix of rose pink and silver micro glitter which is densely packed in a clear base.

It's a little too dense to be a topcoat, but why would you want it to be? Two coats and look how pretty it is! However I am looking at these pictures now and thinking why didn't I add a third coat, in person I was happy with two.

I love how understated this is for a full on glitter polish.

Another perfect day to night polish from Barry M.

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Barry M - Magenta Glitter

Barry M Magenta Glitter is a Superdrug exclusive.

It is similar to Aqua Glitter in that it has two sizes of glitter. However, unlike Aqua Glitter the larger glitter doesn't stand out quite as much after more than one coat.

That's not necessarily a negative point, merely an observation worth making.

I still think it is a stunner. 

Again, like Aqua Glitter, one coat will make a very pretty topcoat to jazz up a more ordinary polish.

I stopped at three coats even though it wasn't fully opaque, a forth would have done it but I was afraid of losing sight of those hex glitters altogether.

  Application was nice and easy, it went on evenly so no having to faff around arranging the glitter. Always a plus point, I think you'll agree! And I adore the colour, I'd say it's a more dark magenta, but magenta none the less. It will look gorgeous layered over a nice turquoise or teal to contrast against. I already have some combinations I want to try out with this one so you can expect to see it popping up again on here in the near future! 

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Barry M - Copper... An OPI Dupe?

Today I have Barry M Copper to show you all.

Copper is a beautiful and interesting polish.

From a distance it looks like a copper foil nail polish as expected, but up close you see so much more.

It has flecks of gold and rose pink glitter, which on the nail makes it flash a gold/pink duochorome, sometimes I swear I even see an olive green!

It's so pretty!

Application was good too, the consistency was thin but the photos show two coats without a topcoat so as you can see it was no problem.

Whilst applying I did have a slight feeling of deja vu.

So I went rummaging through my stash and pulled out my mini OPI Warm & Fozzie to do a comparison.

Deja vu indeed.

As you can see the differences are almost indiscernible.

The only slight differences I can see is the flecks in Warm & Fozzie being slightly larger maybe, and it could just be me but I think the OPI flashes more pink and the Barry M more gold.

But as far as I'm concerned it's a dupe and a rather good one at that!

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