Barry M Glitter Dust and Dazzle Dust

Growing up in North London, I remember driving with my parents as a small child past a large warehouse with "Barry M" stamped across one corner, and a stylised graphic of a lipstick and a painted red mouth. Despite knowing about the brand for years, however, I'd never actually tried any Barry M products. In recent years they've become more and more popular, due to their wide range of reasonably priced and colourful cosmetics.

Two products which have become very popular are the Fine Glitter Dust and Dazzle Dust; the former being a loose eyeshadow with lots of glitter, and the latter being a loose eyeshadow that comes in a variety of finishes. These are not unlike MAC's pigment - the main difference being the price (naturally, Barry M's product is much cheaper) and the size - while you get a huge amount of MAC pigment in each pot, the Barry M version is smaller, and thus you are more likely to use it all up within your lifetime!

Anyway, I purchased both a Glitter Dust and a Dazzle Dust this weekend at buy one, get one half price at Superdrug, and came away with two eyeshadows for about £6. I'm EXTREMELY impressed. These go on very smooth, are easy to blend, and have a fantastic level of pigmentation.

I used the Silvery Black Dazzle Dust damp and ended up with a very metallic, opaque wash of shadow. I used the Black Purple Glitter Dust dry for a smoky liner effect with added glitter, but also tried it wet and ended up with an intensely black, incredibly sparkly line on my hand.

I'll definitely be buying these again!

If you'd like to check out the huge range of colours, you can find them at Barry M's website - Dazzle Dust and Glitter Dust are listed separately, and are £4.50 each.