Midnight City

I'm still really ill so to cheer myself up a bit I decided I would paint my nails. I'm annoyed that I'm not well enough to face the sales, but hopefully in the next few days i'll be elbowing through the rails with the best of them!

First I used 'nourish me' by Essie as a basecoat, then 'Blue Plum' from Barry M's new Gelly Hi-Shine range, a glitter from Miss Sporty (with no name, don't you just hate that!) and W.I.P at Urban Outfitters 'Squares'.  To get the ombre effect I used a thin coat of the fine glitter 2/3 of the way down the nail, then a second layer on the top third. To finish I added the large holographic glitter to the very tip of the nail.

The new Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine nail paint promises an 'extra glossy finish' but I am quite disappointed with it. It has the same colour pay off and shine as their normal nail polishes, so you're paying an extra pound for nothing. You might as well buy a glossy topcoat.