Indy's Indies Crunchy Leaves

Here is something quite special. Indy's Indies is another UK Indie, and Crunchy Leaves is one of her first polishes. I was lucky enough to win this in a give away, and I was delighted when she emailed me as this is definitely my favourite. It absolutely captures the spirit of Autumn, the combination of colours is perfect. There are gold, brown, red, purple and orange hexes, very small orange hexes, and green squares. I love that there is some green in here, I think it makes the whole combination really work. This really is Autumn in a bottle!
And then for a base, well what wouldn't work? I tried dark teal, dark brown, shimmery brown, green, deep dark red - they all worked. I am absolutely certain black and purple would look great too, and I think it would lovely with nudes, oh so much more swatching needed here!
Anyway this is where Leighton Denny Feel the Burn came in. It was sat on the side while I decided its fate and I thought, maybe I'll just give it a try. I wasn't sure it would give enough contrast but actually I think the 2 polishes work really well together, the green really stands out and the other autumnal colours blend beautifully. This is just one coat of Crunchy Leaves.

Indy's Indies Crunchy Leaves

 

 

  

 

Leighton Denny Feel the Burn

Today I am way out of my comfort zone with this polish. Leighton Denny Feel the Burn is a dark terracotta red creme. I think I get away with wearing this today as I am wearing autumnal colours, chestnut brown and olive green, so it doesn't feel too extreme, but it really is not what I call a "me" polish. It painted on beautifully, opaque in 2 coats and this lovely glossy finish is without a top coat.
I took great care to paint it well and chose some good props for my photos to give it the best chance but I am afraid although I am pleased with the pics I took I couldn't warm to this colour. I did like it more than I expected to when I painted it on, but no love this time.
It is a very Autumnal shade I think, but it's just not me, too warm. It was a huge leap to try red nails about a year ago but I still go for blue red, rather than orange red.
Anyway, here are the pics and the next post will show you what I did with this :)

Leighton Denny Feel the Burn