New Year Eve Nails - Chanel Glitterfied

And a Happy 2013 to you all :)

Just a quick one to show you my NYE manicure.... and yes, for once it's not Shellac!

I had a real hankering to try out a free Collection polish that I got on a trip to Superdrug. It's part of their Bedazzled Nail Effects range and I opted for the shade Razzle Dazzle. It's made up of fine silver glitter and silver/gold/blue hexagonal glitters suspended in a clear polish. The best way to show off this glitzy number was to layer it over a nice dark colour and what better polish to choose than Chanel's Le Vernis in 219 Black Satin. I used my classic Seche Base then two coats of Chanel Black Satin followed by two coats of Collection Razzle Dazzle in a glitter fade, topping it all off with a generous coat of Jessica Brilliance top coat.

 Et Voila, Happy New Year Nails!

Disclaimer - I have not been compensated/sponsored in anyway by this post. I just fancied a bit of normal polish nail art. The Chanel Le Vernis was purchased on a whim at a Chanel counter and the Collection Bedazzled was a free gift with any other Collection purchase in Superdrug stores..

Leighton Denny - Viva La Diva

Just a quick post to show you this gorgeous orangey-red creme from Leighton Denny, or Viva la Diva as they've called it.

I have never tried Leighton Denny polishes before and I got this little lovely through the post this morning in my feelunique.com Beauty Box (sadly a service that is no more as of yesterday).

It goes on really smooth and is opaque in two coats. I teamed it with Seche Base base coat and Seche Vite top coat. Right in time for Valentines day ♥ so now is the test of time to see if it really is as 'long lasting and chip-resistant' as the bottle claims...

This is one of Leighton Denny's High Performance polishes and mine is a sample size 4.6ml but you can buy the full size 12ml for £11 from feelunique.com.

(apologies for my horrendous cuticles - the cold weather has killed my hands and i've got so many cuts and scratches!)

What Leighton Denny polishes do you own? Are they any good?