Blood Orange by Barry M

This polish is one of Barry M's new Gelly nail paint range. This is supposed to be like a Gel effect but a heck of a lot cheaper! This colour is exactly what it says on the tin, a blood orange colour, perfect for christmastime. Unfortunately I think it's a colour that looks better in the bottle than it does on my nails, it's just not quite red enough for me.

In terms of the Gel effect, I have never had Gel nails so can't really compare fully. This nail paint is supposed to produce a high shine effect without the need for a top coat. The polish is shiny but because I am used to wearing Sally Hansen Insta-dri top coat which is really shiny this does not quite produce the same effect. I also found that the polish is very slow to dry (again because I am used to using Insta-dri, I had forgotten how long it can take some polishes to fully dry and managed to knock it in several places before it had dried fully.

All in all I can't say that I was wowed by the effect and I don't think it's worth paying the extra £1 over and above the original Barry M polishes.
Next up is a polish I am excited about trying - Blue Rhapsody by Essie.
Until then (and Merry Christmas)
Lealea x