A new week a new colour!!!

Happy Monday Ladies!! Ok so I know that Monday's are not great so what can we do to make them a little better?
Today I have not been feeling that great to be honest after a week of my back and legs being in pain and shaking like a leaf,  I am still getting over it but the good news is I am not shaking any more so I have jumped at the stillness of my hands and painted my nails. As you have seen from my couple of posts on nail polish I keep the strong colours confined to my big hobbit feet... not this time! I have taken the plunge and painted my nails a bright what I would call cherry red.

Leighton Denny polishes seem to be my brand of choice at the moment. They go on smooth and this Red called Indulgence is ready to take the spot light within two coats. These polishes last me 5 days without chips and to avoid wear at the tips remember to take your clear top coat over the edges of your nails.
I must admit that I am becoming addicted to these polishes and I am a proud member of Leighton's angels on face book.
As you can from my nails this red looks great on pale skin like mine.

I am meant to be saving for my wedding but a bottle a month can't hurt can it???

Wonder what shade I choose for next week?

xx

Leighton Denny nail Angel or nail God?

I have watched Leighton Denny on QVC for what feels like forever. When ever his show come's on tv it is like a private consultation with Leighton, so leave me alone lol
Apart from being a cheeky chappy you can tell that Leighton is really passionate about what he does and also really genuinely cares about his customers. This has led me to this post.

I have always painted my toe nails, going for deep vibrant colours but I have never had the confidence to paint my finger nails. When ever I have tried before the polish was streaky and took 4 coats that of course smudged before they were dry. Or they chipped within a day....I hate that!!
Any way recently I have had to take a lot more care in the appearance of my nails. Having just gotten engaged I didn't want to feel self concious when showing off the rock.
After forever watching Leighton I felt I could trust his brand and took the plunge for the second time in a month lol

I bought the French fascination set, it has every thing to start off a fab collection

As you can see the set is mainly for French tips but don't let it fool you there are so many looks to be had. As you can see there is  Amazing Grey, a shade that can be worn sheer or full coverage and also included is Cascade, a clearish top coat with the best sparkle ever.

I attempted a French manicure first, I did not hold out much hope because last time I went near white polish more ended up on my skin than nails!

Look at the results!!

All thanks to Precision Corrector!

Use the little brush and Corrector to make a clear edge to the tips. 

Amazing!!Leighton is a nail God!

The polishes are easy to apply, go on even and last forever!!

Next time I am totally going to go for Amazing Grey with a coat of cascade

I am going to be buying even more collections I just know it, but shhhh don't tell the hubby 2b lol

Thanks Leighton it was worth the wait!

Verdict... Nail God!!!!

A little update, 5 days on the polish is still going strong, not a chip in sight!!

What's included

1 x Precision Corrector with brush (12ml) - three-in-one product tidies up nail polish mistakes and is key to creating the perfect French manicure finish

1 x Pure White nail colour - white (12ml)

• 1 x Starkers nail colour - pale nude (12ml)
• 1 x Cascade nail colour - multi-coloured glitter (12ml)
• 1 x Three Times A Lady nail colour - baby pink (12ml)
• 1 x Amazing Grey nail colour - grey (12ml)
• 1 x One For All nail colour - top and base coat (12ml) - a base coat, top coat, ridge filler and clear gloss coat all in one
• 1 x Uno file - double-sided nail file with a fine filing surface suitable for use on soft, weak and fragile nails 
• 1 x Diamond buffer - flattens ridges and smoothes and shines nails to a glass-like flawless finish

Get yours at http://www.leightondenny.com

orwww.qvcuk.com

French Fascination set £33.62 plus p&p QVC 

Can you skip Chips?

I love wearing Nail polish especially dark/winter shades but for some reason they never seem to last and I always find a chip on the ends by the end of the day. I got a hold of OPI Chip skip and gave it a go to see if I could have the nails that I always wanted.
You paint a coat on under your chosen polish, it can be any brand, and the Chip skip prepares your nails and helps the polish adhere to your nails better...or does it?
The chip skip removes all the oils off the nail and gives a fresh start. I went through all the steps of painting two coats on the nails and following with a top coat.
My polish lasted till the following morning without chipping lol I am not really that heavy handed and I was not doing any typing so I am not sure what my problem is! Maybe I should just chill out and expect the odd chip. For now I only paint my fingernails on special occasions and I take the polish off after two days.

Let me know if any of you have given it a go and got better results then me.

Sam

OPI, The Party guest that didn't last the night

I crave the vampy yet classy painted nails that you see in all the glossy mags but tend to stick to neutral colours most of the time unless it is a special occasion. My toenails are where I let loose and get colourful.

Loving the look of all the top Nail polishes at the moment and the brands that have caught my eye are OPI as they have a long standing reputation and Leighton Deny as I noticed Leighton is winning so many awards every season for his polish and he is becoming a cult brand.

A few months ago I caved and bought OPI Alice in Wonderland set just as the movie was hitting the cinemas, and they also said it was selling out all over the place so felt proud to have a confirmed order!

OPI always have the best names for the polishes too.The ones included in this set were

• Absolutely Alice
• Mad as a Hatter
• Off with her Red!!
• and Thanks so muchness!

My boyfriend was having a 70's themed birthday party so I raided my nail polish draw. With it being a 70's party I thought the Alice in wonderland Set was one to go for and I picked the almost retro Absolutely Alice.

I started off with a base coat of clear and then started on the Absolutely Alice pot, I would describe it as sea blue shot through with glitter.

Not my actual nail!

It took quite a few coats of this to build up to a full coverage. After maybe two coats I found that the polish became very gloopy when coming out of the bottle even when the top had been replaced after every coat. The brush separated and stuck out everywhere like a cheap brand rather than than the high end salon quality you would expect from a brand like OPI.

I persevered and finally got my nails looking decent albeit a bit uneven, I was going to take it all off and paint them with another brand but was running out of time so just went over the top with a clear top coat.

By the end of the night almost every nail had chipped :-( and hey it was a party so all I had lifted was my glass.

The following morning I committed the ultimate sin aided by the poor quality of the polish, I managed to peel off the polish nail by nail no remover needed.

I did make sure no damage was done though and gave my nails a good coat of nail oil as I am sure the polish did not do my nail a bit of good.

I am glad that I only bought the Mini versions of these polishes and did not splash out on the full sizes.

I may try again with OPI as they have so many cool colours but I will leave it a while to get over the let down with this kit.

Nail photo credited to Paula Ocot of Beauty Logistics