Barry M Red Glitter Swatches

It's mid-October. Are you ready for Christmas commercials, greeting cards, trees filling the aisles of your favorite department stores, music filled with sleigh bells, and advertisements for cars with big red bows on them?

Me neither.

But that doesn't mean I'm not rocking a perfect Christmas red manicure!

This is Barry M Red Glitter over Zoya Carmen (a blue-toned red creme). Barry M Red Glitter is a dense mixture of fine red-orange glitter in a clear base. It's the perfect sparkly red for the holiday season loaded with that tiny fiery glitter. I didn't notice how orange-toned the glitter was until I started taking photos of this in bright light. It's much more subtle in person.

This Red Glitter has a great formula, I used two coats of glitter over a base color and one coat of topcoat. Due to the small size of the glitter, I'm not sure how many coats it would take to be opaque on its own, I would estimate 3-4 thick coats.

Isn't it just gorgeous? Glittery reds are my weakness. :)

Barry M Cobalt Blue Swatch

I've been using Barry M Cobalt Blue for a lot of nail art, but haven't actually swatched it yet! So here is Barry M, a beautiful blue creme. The formula is very nice, easy to control and I used 2 coats for full opacity. You could probably get away with one thick coat, as it is nicely pigmented.

This one will stain your cuticles though, so be careful with application, clean up isn't easy. 


I'm really happy with the three Barry M polishes that I own, they are pretty, creamy, shiny, and smooth. I'm always looking for a brand that can produce flawless cremes, and Barry M definitely gets top marks. Do you own any Barry M polishes? 

(For those of you in the USA, Barry M can be purchased from Harlow & Co.  for very reasonable prices.)