NAILS: Summerland Beach, Camden Lock & A bit of Barry 'Bashing'

It feels like I haven't banged out a proper nail post for a long, long time! The blogging world has quite rightly gone stir-crazy o...

It feels like I haven't banged out a proper nail post for a long, long time!

The blogging world has quite rightly gone stir-crazy over the Barry M  Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paints. Not only is the range of colours fantastic, but they're bright, cheap and give a super-glossy gel-like finish.

Now, me being a huuuuge Barry M fan, I had to raid Boots and pick up a few bottles. I walked out with a nice mixture including Lychee, Greenberry, Pomegranate and Blueberry. We're all amazed at the lasting power of Barry M's Original Nail Paints, but sadly I was a little disappointed with these. I painted my nails the night before a house party, only to arrive with chips all over my nails!

On one of my wanders through the city centre, I happened to drift into American Apparel. I tend not buy clothes from there as they're usually pretty basic, expensive and the colourful rainbow displays make everything look better than it actually is. A bit like during wintry nights, you have those people selling multi-colour, flashing novelties. Altogether it looks cool, but if you buy one it just looks a bit meh by itself.

I find it difficult wearing just one nail polish on a hand as I have far too many polishes, I usually add 2 or 3 colours onto the same hand. In this case, I went with the one and added some Camden Lock glitter from the Nails INC Graffiti range, it's almost like they were made for each other.

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American Apparel Sheer Nail Lacquer in Summerland Beach is a peachy colour with a dash of rose giving it a strawberry milkshake appearance, the formulation is quite runny, but that makes it super easy to apply in thin coats. I have to say that it's also quite sheer so I needed to apply three coats to attain this look, after the second coat the nail line was still visible, but the third covered it. It dries to a glossy, high shine finish quite similar to Barry M's Gelly Hi-Shine. The big difference between these two is the longevity, while Barry M chips after a day, American Apparel was still going strong after three days (as shown in these photos!).

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Nails INC Graffiti in Camden Lock is an explosion of glitter in a clear polish. The glitter comes in all different sizes, shapes and colours giving it that edgy graffiti look! I find that just one coat gives a great finish and as with the American Apparel, the longevity of this fantastic!

Back to the American Apparel Sheer Nail Polish though, I do believe this is a great alternative to Barry M's Gelly Hi-shine Nail Paints as the available colours and finish closely resemble each other. The only issue is price, Barry M is priced cheerfully at £3.99 whilst American Apparel looks a bit more daunting at £9. In my opinion though AA beats BM as while it may be 2½ times the price, it does last at least 4 times longer.

Lima is a Northern girl who chose life. Fashion and Makeup to her are just a little bit of fun, because life is already way too serious as it is. She's all about colour, because colour breaks down barriers, opens up the mind to new possibilities and makes everything feel a bit brighter.

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22 comments

  1. Truly Madly Beauty4 April 2013 at 20:29

    Eeeee nail post! :D Oooooh that combo is just so divine I want to eat it! How frickin ace is that glitter?! I think I may have a seizure just from looking at it. You're right about the Barry M's, I love his polishes muchly but the gelly's were chips galore! ILY

    Aysh xoxo

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  2. Carol P.4 April 2013 at 20:38

    Wow this combination looks amazing!

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  3. Unknown4 April 2013 at 20:38

    In love with this combo! Camden lock is gorgeous. I love glittery nails! Haha
    Hareem x

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  4. Katie4 April 2013 at 20:38

    Love this! xx

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  5. Jodie Melissa4 April 2013 at 20:40

    the graffiti nail polish looks amazing!:-)
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  6. Nicola4 April 2013 at 20:46

    I love this - all the colours together look amazing. I NEED that glitter polish! x

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  7. Jessie Xiong4 April 2013 at 21:29

    The top coat is amazing!! Love it :)
    xx
    Jessie

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  8. Mónica :)4 April 2013 at 23:20

    Beautiful nails! I have to buy a special nail polish like that :)

    Mónica <3
    lookatmonica.blogspot.com

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  9. lucia m5 April 2013 at 00:45

    great ring!

    xx

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  10. Anonymous5 April 2013 at 01:17

    Very pretty! I love the glitter! :)

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  11. FASHIONCONTAINER5 April 2013 at 03:54

    Very pretty, love this :)

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  12. Namiko5 April 2013 at 09:31

    beautiful finger　lovely nails:D

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  13. Jenny5 April 2013 at 13:54

    I love this so pretty xx

    www.krystelcouture.com ♥

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  14. Imogen5 April 2013 at 15:07

    Absolutely perfect, definitely my style.

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  15. Anonymous5 April 2013 at 16:41

    LOVE how you put the polishes together! American Apparel sells a great line of polishes :)

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  16. Anonymous5 April 2013 at 20:23

    This is a really fab combo, love the AA colour. xox

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  17. Sami5 April 2013 at 21:59

    Your ring!! Where's it from?! I love it! xx

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  18. Unknown5 April 2013 at 22:58

    Great post, love your blog!
    Feel free to check out myine :)

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  19. Helen at THELOVECATSINC6 April 2013 at 20:41

    gorgeous nails!

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  20. Anonymous7 April 2013 at 11:40

    That is a beautiful combination my dear! I wish I could apply polish as neat as you do! <3

    from Angel (http://thesnowflowerrr.blogspot.com)

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  21. misselisak15 April 2013 at 02:39

    That ring is just dopeness on 1 million! lol Thanks for reading my blog! I love yours also!

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  22. LaaLaa15 April 2013 at 16:29

    Got to pay the price for what you get sometimes. I too can't do the AA shopping, the clothes are too basic and the price tags are ridiculous, how that company has been kept afloat. I've wanted to get a few of their polishes before but never remember when I'm in London. Just love that peachy colour, sometimes colours like that are the only time I feel 'girlie' lol. Beautiful combination xo

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