M is for Magnificent

Advantages: Easy to apply, great finish
Disadvantages: Too many colours, not enough nails!

...Barry M is a brand I normally associate with bold eye colours and glittery dust. But their bold colours are what attracted me to the nail varnish range. I own five colours in total and have definitely got my eye on more, so I feel like I can comment on how the range performs. Packaging The bottle is fairly standard - glass and transparent to allow you to see the colour within, with a screw-on lid. The bottle is rectangular and has a sturdy, thick glass base. From personal experience, I can tell you that these bottles will only take a few knocks and bumps. I did have one of my Barry M nail varnishes smash in my make-up bag. There's no mention of ingredients on the actual packaging, but you can find a full list on their website, if that's something that is of interest to you. Their nail varnishes are all vegan friendly...

lora44 16.11.2009 · Read review
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Kodak M863

Advantages: Good picture quality, LCD screen, versatility
Disadvantages: None!

...It would appear, the humble digital camera is somewhat of the ?pinnacle? in reviewing on these review sites?partly because it must be one of the main products that ?external? customers use to choose a product. So, without further ado, here?s the Kodak M863. Lovely stuff. My particular version comes in a black matt finish with a strap to place around your wrist ? being a bloke it was a far more obvious choice that the potential vivid pink option! Now, im hardly a connoisseur when it comes to digital cameras; the only other one I?ve previously owned was a ?Premier? one. (yep, never heard of them either!) But the first thing that strikes me about this camera is the large detailed 2.7 inch LCD screen on the back of the camera. With the camera being 8.2 mega-pixels; which is probably far too many to make any difference than, say, 6 mega...

carl.mcqueen 27.10.2009 · Read review
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Mmmmm... 'M'

Advantages: The joy it brings me
Disadvantages: Allows over exposure of some of Madge's crappier songs

...Mmmmmm.... 'M'. My favourite letter, apart from the love letter of course, as it is extremely satisfying to open your heart and justify your love to someone who is crazy for you and who you cherish. Things that begin with 'M' are very important to me. Allow me to mention five of them, as this site is one which lets you express yourself... 'Mum' - the most important person in the world to me. She is on the borderline of perfection, and I really am a lucky star to have someone like her. She is a fairly recently-qualified nurse and attending her graduation was the proudest day of my life. I had a wonderful upbringing, and she gave up a period of her life to bring my sisters and I up. She would spend her money on us instead of being a material girl, and always read me a bedtime story. She is now divorced, and loves her life which makes me...

kevindye 15.09.2008 · Read review
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Barry M, the love of my life!

Advantages: Verstaile, high quality, unique, cheap
Disadvantages: messy

...Barry M is my absolute favourite cosmetic brand. It hails itself as "the most colourful name in cosmetics" a claim which it's range certainly backs up. The whole range is so fun and allows you to create so many different looks. There are other ranges out there with colourful cosmetics such as MAC and GOSH but the difference with Barry M is the affordability. The whole range is so affordable that to build up a collection is easy. I haven't tried all the different products available from Barry M so I can only really comment properly on the ones I have. DAZZLE DUST Well dazzle dusts were my first introduction to Barry M. I found with most eyeshadows the pigment just wasn't strong enough and didn't provide me with a dramatic enough effect. At the time that I was shopping for 'holiday make up' the Barry M dazzle dusts were on 3...

missixty 02.11.2007 · Read review
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\m/ METAL \m/

Advantages: too many to list
Disadvantages: Abosolutely none

...m/ METAL m/ I first got into metal when my parents got Sky TV. One day, my brother and I stumbled along a channel called Kerrang! It was a metal music video channel. I was amazed. Everything was so different, so honest. There was little cencorship and everything was shown, sung and screamed as it was. The first song i loved was Marilyn Manson's "The Nobodies". It's basically a song for the underdog and has started a bit of an obsession with him and his music. Some people wouldn't class it as "Metal". So apart from Mr.Manson the first metal song i liked was either Slipknot's "Wait and Bleed" or Slipknot's "Left Behind". My brother and me spent hours watching that channel and introducing everyone we could to our little world of metal music. Growing up with it When i got older and matured my dad introduced me to his...

joe-survey 29.02.2008 · Read review
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barry M Cool Colours

Advantages: long lasting
Disadvantages: n/a

...Over the years I have had false nails and have spent a lot of money on decorating my nails with varnish. I have used varnishes that vary in prices, I have tried Opi and and also the likes of Rimmel and I have notice that over the years that it is not worth spending lots of money on a varnish as there is not a lot of difference in quality. I recently discovered Barry M nail varnishes and I was pleased with the results of the dark red colour as after two applications it looked wonderful and was long lasting and did not chip or peel like a lot of the varnishes that I have tried previously. Now the summer is coming I decided to make an investment in some new colours for the summer for my toes and i was really impressed with the wide variety of colours that they have to offer and at a retail value of just under £3.00 this is well...

jo_field26 15.06.2009 · Read review
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Barry M Nail Varnish- Fab colurs, bad chips

Advantages: Great range of colours
Disadvantages: Chips easily

...I love painting my nails, especially in bright, vivid colours????greens, purples, pinks, blues, anything a little different and eye catching. I had heard a lot about the Barry M range of make up in the past and had been told about the amazing range of colours they produced, so tempted by such fabulous reviews and comments on the range decided to check out what nail varnishes they had available. Barry M- The Barry M range is fast becoming the most well known brand of make up for those who love their vivid colours, with over 400 different colours over a wide range of products for the nails, eyes, lips etc? unsurprisingly the range was originally created in the 1980's when such bright colours were all the rage, the trend is seeing a popular come back and the brand is seeing a return to the top. The range is animal friendly which is...

piggypine 05.01.2008 · Read review
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The dangers of M.I. - The Hole

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Disadvantages: -

...I thought that I'd share a short, rather cynical, story which may raise a smile. It's about a business term you may, or may not, have experienced: M.I. (Management Information). The Hole: The Dangers of M.I. Once upon a time, three men: Bert, Jeremy and Tom, came to dig a hole. After a while the firm sent a man (Tim) to measure the hole. Tim could measure the width but did not know how to measure the depth; Jeremy said he knew. Head Office appointed him to measure the depth of the hole. That left Bert and Tom digging. Well, weeks went by and the hole got bigger a little slower without Jeremy. Tim and Jeremy measured with diligence. But after a while they realised that they needed to know if the hole was expanding in the right direction. Bert said he could do this by surveying stuff. That left Tom digging...

tumblewheel 01.02.2009 · Read review
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H&M Store

Advantages: has great cheap clothes
Disadvantages: none

...H&M After finding myself pregnant and realising I was going to have to put all my fantastic size 10 clothes to the back of the wardrobe and live in unsightly oversized smocks for the best part of seven months I was somewhat upset. After having a look in the Next catalogue and finding their range of maternity wear disappointing to say the least I was determined I would find cheap affordable maternity wear that actually looked good even if it killed me. I had purchased a few items from Next but not wanting to overspend on clothes that I am hopefully not going to be wearing for a long while after this pregnancy I was limited due to the fact next maternity wear really did seem to be rather expensive. The next stop was to Mothercare where I found a very disappointing range of very unflattering clothing. I asked...

newby2 25.04.2007 · Read review
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Review - The Samsung M7600 'Beat DJ'

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Disadvantages: See Review

... Samsung M7600 BeatDJ In the past few mobile phone manufactures have managed to dislodge the Sony Ericsson's Walkman range from the top of the pile where music phones are concerned, the only model to come close is the almighty iPhone? Nokia tried and failed with their 5310 XpressMusic handset, as did LG and until recently Samsung didn't quite make it with both the Jet and F400. However, Samsung have not given up on the music phone market - as the release of their latest handset demonstrates, the new Samsung M7600, aptly named the BeatDJ. The BeatDJ takes the genre of the music phone to an entirely new level; it is the first to incorporate a virtual turntable, but is this enough to steal the title of the 'Ultimate Music Phone,' or is this just another gimmick? Appearance At first glance the Beat DJ looks...

Luc2oo9 25.08.2009 · Read review
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