I've realised that all of these individual posts for whole collections are probably a bit jarring lol, so from now on, all collections I own are going to get lumped into one mega post! Because of course, I love a list. The collection in question here is the Barry M Aquarium collection, or half of it.
Barry M "Arabian" is a green-to-blue duochrome, metallic shimmer polish.
Barry M "Arabian" is a green-to-blue duochrome, metallic shimmer polish.
3 Coats Barry M "Arabian"
Yummy delicious duochrome! And can I just say, I love the theme for this collection too, by the way, and particularly that all of the polishes (that I own) are seas rather than oceans. Clever!
Even though I love this colour and I'm always a sucker for greens, I feel like this is the weakest of the three. It needs three coats even though it's a kinda dark colour, and just doesn't pop regardless. The duochrome shift is also pretty weak in "Arabian", sadly. Still a pretty polish but not too inspiring.
★★★✰✰
Barry M "Caspian" is a pale gold-to-mauve duochrome, metallic polish.
Whoo, what a beautiful colour! I know it's probably nothing unique but I've not seen anything like it before. The colour shift is really obvious here, even when the colours are quite subtle. This also makes the shimmer less visible, so it looks different to its sea sisters. But that is a-okay, "Caspian" is unique and gorgeous and she knows it!
"Caspian" is the most sheer of the polish due to that lack of pigmentation, though, so it needs a lot of layering. Not a big issue, just worth mentioning.
Barry M "Caspian" is a pale gold-to-mauve duochrome, metallic polish.
3 Coats Barry M "Caspian"
Whoo, what a beautiful colour! I know it's probably nothing unique but I've not seen anything like it before. The colour shift is really obvious here, even when the colours are quite subtle. This also makes the shimmer less visible, so it looks different to its sea sisters. But that is a-okay, "Caspian" is unique and gorgeous and she knows it!
"Caspian" is the most sheer of the polish due to that lack of pigmentation, though, so it needs a lot of layering. Not a big issue, just worth mentioning.
★★★★✰
Definitely the best of all three, "Mediterranean" is hot! The colour shift IRL is super obvious, going from practically yellow through to deep pink. It is stunning! The shimmer accentuates how pigmented it is, like wow, it even needs one less coat to be painted on. I really have no complaints about appearances here, "Med" is a stunner.
But for objectivity's sake, it's not perfect. Sure, it chips fast like all the others, and it's not particularly shiny... Oh who cares, I love it!
Barry M "Mediterranean" is a pink-to-orange duochrome, metallic shimmer polish.
2 Coats Barry M "Mediterranean"
Definitely the best of all three, "Mediterranean" is hot! The colour shift IRL is super obvious, going from practically yellow through to deep pink. It is stunning! The shimmer accentuates how pigmented it is, like wow, it even needs one less coat to be painted on. I really have no complaints about appearances here, "Med" is a stunner.
But for objectivity's sake, it's not perfect. Sure, it chips fast like all the others, and it's not particularly shiny... Oh who cares, I love it!
★★★★✰
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