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Wardrobe Frances Lawrence Wardrobe Frances Lawrence

Cuccio yellow polish, Seriously Celcius

A limey-green yellow, this one, drifting a bit sour too, like its had some grey popped in there. That, on my skin tone, actually makes this lime a more wearable option, since the presence of that slight bit of grey takes this a notch down from being a neon, highlighter yellow.

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Wardrobe Frances Lawrence Wardrobe Frances Lawrence

Leighton Denny nude polish, Mirage or Not

Colour scrutiny of Leighton Denny’s 3 Times a Lady nail polish, a mid-tone neutral nude creme.

A dellightful nude that is neither too pink nor too yellow - a touch of both, so a solid neutral.

As I typically find with all Leighton Denny polish, the formulation is excellent, with lasting power both in the bottle (this won’t go off before I have had a chance to use it for several years) and on the nails.

Base coat is Essie Anchor, topped with, in my opinion, the best topcoat on the market - Leighton Denny’s In The Gloss.

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Wardrobe Frances Lawrence Wardrobe Frances Lawrence

Zoya green polish, Cece

Colour scrutiny of Zoya’s Cece green polish, with a prominent shimmer foil finish.

Whooppee!! A sparkler this one.

Properly bright grass, pea green glitter, with mini little fine flecks in there.

Used two coats, and I had the coverage. Topped with Leighton Denny’s In The Gloss. Didn’t manage to totally smooth the glitter roughage, thinking it might be time to invest in a for-glitter topcoat……

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Wardrobe Frances Lawrence Wardrobe Frances Lawrence

Mavala purple polish, Black Cherry

Colour scrutiny of Mavala’s Black Cherry nail polish

This is so deep, and so dark, it was hard to even capture on camera the fact that it’s purple.

A super rich vampy purple, right on the verge of being black. Right name for it…

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Wardrobe Frances Lawrence Wardrobe Frances Lawrence

Leighton Denny pink nude polish, 3 Times A Lady

Colour scrutiny of Leighton Denny’s Three Times a Lady sheer pink polish

Single coat (designed to be sheer), with the cool tones enhanced further by using Leighton Denny’s Bright & White nail enhancer. This is designed to be worn with your natural nails, bringing out the coolness of the nail bed and free edge, diminishing any yellow tones. When wearing a cool colour, I sometimes add as another layer (like here) to amp up the coolness.

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