Nail Polish Battle 2025: Purple

There were 13 new purple polishes this past year;

Orly Rollin With My Homies^ // Orly Shut Up Heather^ // Orly Stay Rad^ // Orly How Tragic^ // Rogue Twinkling Vibes // Ethereal Midsummer Eve // Barry M Purple Rain // Orly Now or Boucle-ter^ // Orly Faux Fir^ // ILNP After Hours // Orly I'll Misty You^ // Orly Oh My Stars^ // Orly Grunge Glam^

The top three were Shut Up Heather^ a vivid purple, After Hours a black based blue magnetic and the winner;

The winner was Twinkling Vibes, a blurple based flakie, Rogue are well known for their flakie bombs;

  

Nail Polish Swatches: Barry M - Gelly's Spring 2025

 

Blue Hawaiiwan // Peach Spritz // Pink Paloma // Purple Rain // Limoncello

Blue Hawaiiwan

Peach Spritz

Pink Paloma

Purple Rain

Limoncello

  

Nail Polishes Worn: February 2025

Not too many pinks and reds this month which I would have predicted;

Barry M Blue Hawaiiwan // Nail Kind Moroccan Sunrise // Barry M Black Forest // OPI Alpine Snow

Barry M Purple Rain // Leighton Denny Girl's Best Friend // OPI Holidazed Over You // Barry M Peach Spritz

Orly Crush // Orly We Flannel-ly Made It // W7 Fluorescent Green // China Glaze Head to Moji-toes

  

Same Prompt One Decade Later Nails: Purple Heart

Today I am sharing my of the prompt 'Purple Heart' a decade on from the original which you can see here.

Dark Purple Polish | Barry M - Purple Rain

Light Purple Polish | Leighton Denny - Girl's Best Friend

Stamping Polish | Color Club - Pucci-liscious

Stamping Plate | MoYou 105

2015 Version;

  

Nail Polish Swatch: Barry M - Purple Rain (Spring 2025 Gelly's)

Barry M haven't released any new Gelly polishes since 2023, they also seem to have changed their logo. Purple Rain is unique to the Gelly's but closest to Indigo nail paint which I've compared below;

Colour | Indigo

Finish | Cream

Opacity | Two Coats

Brush Type | Paddle Style

How Much | 10ml

Vegan | Yes

Cruelty Free | Yes

Purchased From | BarryM.com

Purple Rain has started to separate pigment in the bottle, may fade in the future;

Indigo | Purple Rain

Indigo | Purple Rain

  

Halloween Nails: Tartan Bat

Base Lilac Polish | Rimmel - Lovey Dovey

Purple Stamping Polish | MoYou - Purple Rain

White Stamping Polish | MoYou - Special Nail Polish - White

Tartan Stamping Plate | UberChic - Pretty in Plaid 04

Bat Stamping Plate | UberChic - Halloween 09

Black Accent Polish | China Glaze - Liquid Leather

Matte Topcoat | Barry M - Matte Topcoat

   

Nail Art: Purple Marble

White Polish | Nails Inc - Pudding Lane

Purple Shimmer Polish | Quixotic - Morning Glory

Marble Polish | Nails Inc - Taken for Granite

Stamping Polish | MoYou - Stamping Polish - Purple Rain

Stamping Plate | Nicole Diary - 076