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Thursday, 21 November 2013

NOTD: Uptown Glamour


 
 

Glamour has once again teamed up with Nails Inc. for December's freebie, although this time with the addition of accessory designer Kate Spade. There are four shades available: Uptown Glamour (shown above), Soho Silver (surprisingly, a metallic silver), Big Apple Red (a true red - no orange or purple tones) and finally New York Noir (a glossy black). Glamour costs £2 and so you can get all four polishes for less than one full priced Nails Inc. polish, so it's quite the deal!

Uptown glamour is a metallic gold and against my skin tone it looked like it had a slight khaki undertone. The colour is incredibly pigmented which surprised me as with my history of gold/silver shades they can sometimes be quite sheer. My only issue with this polish is that without careful application it can be quite stripy and it did chip fairly quickly, however this could be down to the top coat I used which has gone a little gloopy! Overall, however, I definitely recommend picking up at least one shade (or maybe two...) as they are all gorgeous colours, especially for the festive season and they will be perfect for the upcoming Christmas parties!




 


Wednesday, 6 November 2013

NOTD: Bursting into autumn

 
 
                              
 
                                                         
Red nails remind me of two things; glamorous events to accompany an LBD  and Christmas - neither of which is happening right now. However whilst home for the weekend faced with bare talons and my nail polish collection at university I raided my mums limited offering and found this classic beauty. The colour is a creamy, vibrant, classic pillar box red - I couldn't find the name on the bottle, however I think it could be 'Viva La Diva'.

I have never tried a Leighton Denny nail polish before, however knowing they are a high end brand (around the £11 mark each eek!) I did have high expectations . The application was a dream; so smooth and opaque in one coat (although I did do two for luck), although for that price I think that is what I would expect. I am not sure I would purchase a nail polish from Leighton Denny myself because I would say these are akin to a good quality Essie nail polish which you can purchase for £7.99. However, saying that I am eyeing up their little 4 piece collections which sell for £11 to perhaps pop on the Christmas list.

What are your thoughts on Leighton Denny polishes? Are there any stand out colours worth the price tag?

You can purchase Leighton Denny from M&S, FeelUnique, and BeautyBay.