August 24, 2013

Leighton Denny Statement Maker and Lynnderella The Best Present 12/24/12

Hello! 
Today I am wearing Leighton Denny Statement Maker and Lynnderella The Best Present 12/24/12.


Leighton Denny is a British celebrity nail tech who has his own brand of quality polishes and nail care products. This particular shade was in a recent set offered by QVC. I didn't want the set but my friend Sally offered me the green. She hates green polish on herself and she knows I am a green freak. Well, not literally. I am not green and I don't think I am a freak. I have red hair and pale skin; green just seems to suit me!

The green is a frosty sage colour with a silvery shimmer running through.

It applies well, no visible brush strokes and the brush is easy to control.

Dry time was reasonable. I used my new favourite topcoat, W7 Diamond Topcoat. It dries quickly and is really cheap! This was free with a purchase some time ago and it retails normally for around £2. Leighton does a range of topcoats and they are great. I just don't have any at the moment.   


Lynnderella The Best Present is the Christmas Eve polish from her limited edition Advent range.

It is a gold and silver glitter polish, crammed with stars, tiny stars, hearts, moons, diamonds and so on. Some of the glitters are insanely holographic.

In the top right third of this picture you can see a picture I took by mistake. I include it as it shows the comet like flashes of colour when this polish hits the light!

The lower right third shows the gold colour of some of the shapes. A slight shift of position and they sparkle like crazy as the light bounces on the holographic surface. You can just see a tiny silver star to the side of the gold diamond.



This picture shows the polish without the holographic elements taking control and pushing the lovely base colour out of the limelight. Two silver stars and various other shapes are visible. I love this combination! I used Seche Vite over the two nails with glitter. I find it performs better over glitter than most other topcoats.

Leighton Denny products are available at various UK locations, some online and some high street. Lynnderella Limited Editions are available from her eBay store.

If you are reading, then I'd love your comments; feedback is always appreciated. I am not a nail technician or a photographer! I do not claim to have fantastic nails. I simply own some fabulous polishes!

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August 23, 2013

Nail oil Challenge - Five month update

Some time ago I purchased Pure Nail Oil. Ana, the creator of this wonderful oil, asked me to document my experience with the oil. Here is the case study she put together.

August 21, 2013

Enchanted Polish - A Little Fishy Told Me and Lynnderella - The Glittering Crowd

Hello! . .

Today I received A Little Fishy Told Me from Enchanted Polish. This polish was made to raise funds in the memory of a young lady called Talia Joy who died recently.
I paired it with an accent of Lynnderella's The Glittering Crowd. 

 A Little Fishy... is a minty green creamy sort of holographic polish. It is similar in some ways to EP's Ballerina Sprinkles. It has a pale blue shimmer in the mix. I have heard varying opinions on this polish; I have decided I like it very much. I cannot tell if it is a greeny-blue or a bluey-green.
I conclude that it is a lovely and unusual polish!

The Glittering Crowd is a Lynnderella classic. It has squillions of different glitters, mostly in rainbow colours and is garnished with holographic twinkly bits! Truly a glittering crowd!
 


Both polishes apply well. There are two coats of the EP, it applies smoothly and it dries quite quickly. Dabbing is, for me, the best way to apply this type of Lynnderella. No topcoat for the EP and one coat of Seche Vite for the Lynnderella. I think they work fabulously well together!




































Both polishes are no longer available to buy new.

If you are reading, then I'd love your comments, feedback is always appreciated. I am not a nail technician or a photographer! I do not claim to have fantastic nails. I simply own some fabulous polishes! all rights reserved - www.lacquerland.co.uk Follow my blog with Bloglovin