DUPE ALERT!!! KIKO Electric Blue IS Nails Inc Baker Street

I've been craving Nails Inc Baker Street since I saw this cool Smashbox MUA wearing it a few weeks ago. Then I saw a Fish Eggs/Kaviar mani by Catrine at unnakednails and I knew I had to have that polish!  Sigh, but £11.00 for a blue creme polish is a bit much in my books, even if it's an awesome cobalt blue.

And so my mission was clear. Find a dupe for Baker Street!

This afternoon I swatched Nails Inc Baker Street on my ring finger in Debenhams at Westfield (for an accurate reference on-hand (no pun intended)) and then set out on my hunt!

Ladies, today I am happy to report that this polish ninja has succeeded in finding an EXACT dupe for Baker Street! It is KIKO Electric Blue (336). It's on sale now for £2.50 in the KIKO store in Westfield (for you London gals) and on the KIKO website here.

Below I have the side by side comparison. Nails Inc Baker Street is on my ring finger, KIKO Electric Blue is on the rest.

 Can you tell the difference? Neither can I! ;)

The formula is the same as Baker St, the brush is good and it's opaque in 2 thin coats. What more could a blue polish obsessed girl want? Finding this has made my week and I'm so happy to be able to share it with you!

(manicured fist pump!)

Funky French Foray - Barry M Indigo

I typically only catch on to trends after they've passed and so I completely missed the whole dark blue nail polish trend this winter. Luckily some polish colours are instant classics (for me at least).

Outdoors

Indoors

Barry M Indigo is interesting because it is a true indigo (purple toned deep blue). It's quite hard to capture the colour accurately on camera. In sunlight is leans more purple and indoors it's more blue. I haven't seen this colour anywhere else, so definitely one for your collection if you like blues. The formula was great and the colour was opaque in two coats. One thing I love about the formula is that it dries ultra glossy. These next pics are without a top coat.

No top coat and loads of shine!

Now I've heard that Barry M polishes supposedly stain your nails so I made sure to wear a base coat (L'Oreal Resist and Shine).

Although I love it on it's own, I wanted to try and do something with a lighter blue on top. I ended up going for simple french tips. I used Rimmel I ♥ Lasting Finish in Azure for the tips, and finished off with a coat of Seche Vite for a super super glossy finish.

This is my first foray into funky french territory and it's quite fun. I can see myself trying this kind of look out with all kinds of colour combinations. Barry M Indigo retails for £2.99 and is available from BarryM.com here. Rimmel Azure is £2.99 and is also available from Superdrug here.

How to do like your french tip manis? Classic or funky?