Barry M - Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint

When I saw the initial preview of these new polishes from Barry M I was very excited.  Then I went and looked at them in store and decided I didn't really need any of them, as pretty as they were the colours are nothing new and I have some very similar in my collection which can be given the same high gloss shine with a top coat, so I decided to pass. 

 

Then, while reading other blogs online, I came across several reviews of the Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paints saying that they were suitable for stamping and I was sold again.  When I went back into Superdrug there was an offer one which meant if you bought 2 Barry M products you got a free Special Effects polish so obviously I was sold, who can turn down free polish?

 

I picked up 6, although I like the other three polishes I already have a red which stamps well and the two lighter shades don't seem to be quite so suitable for stamping with, so here's what I got:

 

Blackberry GNP 1, Blue Plum GNP 2, Watermelon GNP 3, Satsuma GNP 7, Grapefruit GNP 8, Pomegranate GNP 9

 

 

 

 

I chose, in order from left to right in the top two photos:

 

Blackberry - GNP 1

Blue Plum - GNP 2

Watermelon - GNP 3

Satsuma - GNP 7

Grapefruit - GNP 8

Pomegranate - GNP 9

 

I can't wait to try these out, if they do stamp as well as I hope then it'll mean I have lots of lovely new cream colours in my collection to stamp with, keep your eyes peeled for a stamping post testing them out very soon!  Edit: VERY soon in fact, after trying these polishes out with a stamping plate I had to post my, very favourable, results.

 

Along with the Gelly Hi Shine I got 3 free Special Effects polishes, Croc Effects in black (323) and Burgandy (343):

 

 

And a new, Limited Edition, Web Effects which I did a short post on here.

 

 

As soon as I track down an extra 3 or 4 hands I'll get a chance to test them all out!  Have you grabbed any of the new Barry M Gelly Hi Shine polishes yet, or taken advantage of Superdrug's free Special Effects offer?

Barry M - Limited Edition - Web Effect (239)

I found this polish in Superdrug today, it's part of a special offer; buy 2 Barry M products get a Special Effects polish free.  The choice was either a red or black Croc Effect or this new (limited edition) Web Effect, in a striking orange shade.

I can't find anything online about it at all, so I am guessing it's fairly new, probably launched in time for Halloween at the end of next month.  Barry M are churning out so many new polishes at the moment they don't seem to be able to keep us up to date with what is coming next!

It says Web Effects 239 on the sticker on the base of the bottle.  Here are a few quick bottle shots:

I'll report back when I've tried it properly but initial tests weren't great, a friend at work lent me a finger to test it out on and it barely showed up at all, at best it looks like a weak, orange version of the Croc Effects, definitely no spider web pattern that I could see.

I'll give it a proper test soon over a light coloured polish and see how it does but my initial trial doesn't leave me full of confidence which is a shame as a spider web effect would be a great addition to my Halloween suited polishes.

Have you seen this polish yet?  Better yet, have you tried it and if so how did you get on?