Last year I nabbed myself not one, not two, but three, lovely Leighton Denny nail colours as part of a magazine freebie deal. Before then, I’d not actually tried anything from the range, but I quickly fell in love with the brilliant formula and fabulous range of shades on offer, and since last year, I’ve added quite a few colours to my collection.
There’s something about Leighton Denny’s sleek and simple packaging design which really appeals to me, and I find a lot of the shades on offer to be quite unique. The formula and brush design are both excellent and make precise application an easy task, and I find the gorgeously glossy shades really wear well, too.
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| Leighton Denny: No Comment, Stormy Weather, Rebel & Crushed Grape |
I frequently check blogs and forums for photos/colour swatches of shades before I buy them, but I sometimes find it difficult to locate Leighton Denny pictures or posts, so I thought it might be a good idea to have a bit of a swatchathon, and go through some of the colours I currently have in my stash. I thought I’d kick it off with a shade I seem to be slightly obsessed with at the moment, purple.
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| L-R: Whatever, Crushed Grape, Stormy Weather, Rebel & No Comment |
Whatever: A shimmer free, creamy mauve shade, which is slightly streaky after the first coat, but the pretty colour evens out well with a second.
Crushed Grape: is a soft, creamy burgundy and applies perfectly.
Stormy Weather: A beautiful purple shot through with tiny, delicate silver shimmer.
Rebel: A really rich, dramatic purple shot through with tiny micro shimmers. Looks quite sheer after the first coat, but is rich and opaque with a second.
No Comment: A really deep iridescent plummy shade shot through with tiny red sparkles. Again, application is slightly uneven with a first coat, but the colour evens out nicely with a second.
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| L-R: Whatever, Crushed Grape, Stormy Weather, Rebel & No Comment |
All shades are available from the official Leighton Denny site: Leightondenny.com, helenmarks.co.uk and also from lookfantastic, where postage is free. They're £11.00 for 12mls of product.
Have you tried Leighton Denny nail colours? Do you have any favourite shades?
Or any other favourite purples from other brands?
Or any other favourite purples from other brands?
i like crushed grape alot!!
ReplyDeleteSo great to see you back! :)
ReplyDeleteThese look lovely, Rebel is my fav I think! x
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I have No Comment, it's one of my favourite shades EVER! It always looks fabulous on. I love all those shades. Really like Franklin Row from Nails Inc and China Glaze Coconut Kiss which is almost Cadbury's purple! Love it!
ReplyDeleteJessica, I really like Crushed Grape, too. It applies brilliantly and was one of my go-to winter shades.
ReplyDeleteEvelyn, Thank you, it's nice to be back :) And Rebel's great! It's a really rich, imperial purple and the tiny shimmers in it are really pretty.
Leanne, No Comment's great, isn't it? Definitely one of my favourite dark/vampy shades, too! I'm really liking the sound of the China Glaze shade, and the name sounds really appealing as well! I haven't tried any colours from China Glaze yet, but will definitely be checking that one out. Thanks for the recommendation!
I love the "Whatever". But mainly because the name is great :)
ReplyDeleteI love all the shades! I'll take two of each...haha!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. I have such a love of purples. I've missed your elegant pickings!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have Leighton Denny in Canada though. I think it's purely UK/Europe?
Me too, I'm on a real purple kick at the moment! :D
DeleteI think Leighton Denny products are only available in the UK/Europe, but I know Lookfantastic stock quite a large range of the shades and I'm almost sure international shipping is free.
These are gorgeous colours, you have such good taste! xxx
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