Placing a little online order from Boots last week, I ended up adding a couple of extra items to my basket to qualify for free collection from instore; one of them was Barry M's Nail Paint in 'Crush', from their A/W Matte Collection. I posted about '
Mocha' a while ago and was really impressed with the formula, so I had been looking forward to picking up a couple more shades and this was the perfect opportunity! The formula of 'Crush' wasn't quite so smooth, and I found it went on quite patchy with the first coat, although the second coat neatened everything up nicely and dried reasonably quickly to a gorgeous, matte finish. I do find that the matte finish of these polishes (and indeed, every matte I've tried) tends to wear off after a couple of days, but there's no denying this is a gorgeous shade. Below you can see two coats over
OPI's Nail Envy, with no top coat; I apologise for the photos, it's so dark at the moment! The photos with flash show the colour quite nicely, but I also included the bottom right one without flash just for reference.

'Crush' is available from
Boots,
Superdrug or direct from
Barry M, priced at £3.99 for 10ml of product.
What do you think of 'Crush'? Do you like matte nail polishes, or do you prefer the "traditional" glossy finish?
xo
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That is a lovely shade Jess, I wish my nails were longer as there have been a few nail polish releases recently that I want to try, this included.
ReplyDeleteAmy xA Little Boat Sailing
Gorgeous color! xo's
ReplyDeleteLaura
Pink Frenzy
I love this polish, and I love the matte effect too. It's really different to anything I own already
ReplyDeleteClaire | AgentSmyth
that is an amazing shade. and the matte effect made it even lovelier!! barry m is amazing!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a pretty shade, love the matte effect! x
ReplyDeleteTelina | Love, Telina
I love it! It looks so pretty, I've heard so many good things about Barry M nail polishes! I'll definitely pick up some when I come to England next time :)
ReplyDeleteThe Beauty Maniac in Tokyo
I really like matte nail polishes, there's something about them that always look so chic! This is a great shade & worth persevering with the slightly patchy application because the final result is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJennie xo | sailorjennie.com
great review would love to try this :D
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