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| Barry M Croc Effects Polish - £3.99 |
I'll admit I'm fed up with crackle nail polishes now and I know it's all about magnetized polishes at the moment, but I wanted to try out and review the new(ish) Barry M Croc Effects. You might have seen a pic of my nails on Instagram a couple of days ago (cherryp13) but I had so many posts already lined up that I had to wait a few days before posting about them!
I basically picked this up because the effect looks much better than 'crackles'. My crackle polishes always split into huge chunks and don't look like they're supposed to, but this effect actually looks like some sort of croc skin.
It's a little bit different to the crackle polishes in it's application as it states you must apply it on 'touch dry' polish only. Not completely dry polish. They say that for a reason as I tried both methods and applying it to 'touch dry' polish brings out a much better finished effect.
It also takes 3 minutes for the effect to appear, unlike the crackle polishes which pretty much started working before your very eyes. It is worth the wait though.
I'm sure it's going to come out in many more colours, I hope something different from blue, white and pink though...It does say that you need a thin coat of polish but I don't really think this matters as I used quite a thick layer and still got a good effect!
The only downsides to this polish is the smell. Weirdly, it has a very strong scent which I don't think I've noticed in any other Barry M polishes before. It is also quite difficult to remove, I found that it goes quite stringy, which is weird!
I'd definitely recommend it though because the average non beauty clued-up person is probably still harping on about crackle polishes, so you'll be one step ahead!
Oh wow I've never heard of Croc effect nail polish- but It looks so cool! x
ReplyDeleteI definitely prefer this to the crackle polishes! x
ReplyDeleteWow I've never seen these before! The pattern is really cool, I want some now :D
ReplyDeleteWhat an unusual effect, deff going on my want list :-)
ReplyDeleteI like the effect it creates :) I wasn't really on board with the whole crackle trend but I'd like to try this one! x
ReplyDeleteWow, this is really nice! Very unusual too :) x
ReplyDeletewow I really like this actually!! x
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I agree, I'm bored of crackle polish now and to be honest I've hardley used mine! Croc effect one looks great though so I'm glad you showed the outcome, now I'm going to get myself one!
ReplyDeleteOooo that is unique! I've seen these around but have yet to pick one up.
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Omg I need this! It's so pretty and unique xx
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this about yet in Boots os Superdrug, so will be keeping my eyes peeled. I love the effect way more compared to the normal crackle nail varnishes! xx
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this but I will be on the look out, looks great, a lot better than crackle X
ReplyDeletewow, never seen this before but MUCH prefer this to crackle, it looks pretty awesome!
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That hasn't arrived at my local Boots or Superdrug yet, but I can't wait until it does - it looks amazing! xx
ReplyDeleteInteresting, I don't think I've heard of this nail polish before! I must admit I'm a little bored of all the crackle nail polishes, this one is a nice change but still, I'm not sure...
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for someone to post about this! This is a lot nicer than the crackle polishes x
ReplyDeleteI think I like the whole crackle polish thing. Never really tried it out myself but it looks coooool!
ReplyDeleteInteresting! The final look is lovely xx
ReplyDeleteSo glad you wrote this post, just happened to be googling Barry M Croc polish and your blog came up. Thanks for the review, very helpful, will probably have to go and buy it now haha. Much less tacky looking than crackle I think :)
ReplyDeleteBecky xxx
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Btw- It's already on asos.com for anyone that wants it :) xx
ReplyDeleteas strange :p
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