Barry M Galaxy nail art - Recreating an old nail art design

Hello again!

So despite what I said in my last post about being able to post more this month... I have not. Massive fail. But to be honest with you I have been preoccupied with a number of important life things (good things!), so nail art had to go on the back burner a bit.

This is just going to be a quick, simple post. About a year ago I posted this picture to my Instagram. It was my first ever 'real' attempt at nail art. It's not pretty, mostly because I was too lazy to clean up around my cuticles (something I even noted in the caption!), and I just snapped the photo in poor lighting bumming around on my sofa.

I took part in the Nail Addicts collab on Instagram; this month the theme was "Brand Wars" i.e. create some nail art using only 1 brand of polish. As you can probably guess from the post title I chose to use Barry M. Why? Because not only are they pretty darn cheap, the formulas are SO good AND THEY ARE CRUELTY FREE!

So what does this have to do with my old, messy galaxy nails? Well, seeing as the timings coincided with each other, I decided to do a recreation of my galaxy nails using some of the Barry M polishes I have accumulated. The result? This:

It's not an exact replica of my 2017 mani, mostly because the 2017 used polishes from other brands, but I personally think it is SO much better. Look, I even learned to clean up around my cuticles!

I did use quite a range of polishes:

3-in-1 Basecoat, Topcoat & Nail Hardener
Molten Metal collection (Black Diamond & Holographic Lights)
Frosted Cupcakes in Earl Grey
Fashion Icon
Limited Edition Nail Paints (Green Galaxy, Purple Hex, Mystic Purple & Opulent)
Wet Set Quick Dry Top Coat

I feel my 2018 galaxy nails are a lot more subtle but realistic looking; what do you guys think? The black Molten Metal polish did a lot of the work for me as it's such a gorgeous finish and is MUCH more interesting than a normal creme black.

Anyway, my life has mostly settled down again. I will probably be a little sporadic over the next few weeks as I want to pre-paint a bunch of designs so I don't end up constantly chasing myself.

If you have any ideas or designs you would like to see please comment below.

Peace out,

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