I adore red glitter jellies. I heart them so hard. There's something magical about a red polish that contain red glitter. I think it might have to do something with my childhood bike and the red handlebars and seat. That's why I had to get Essie's Leading Lady from their recent winter collection. It was the only color from this collection that really caught my eye - I feel like the other colors in the collection are a bit blase and have been done before. And red is in, very VERY IN right now, especially red lips and red nails. Speaking of, I saw Skyfall today and saw Berenice Marlohe's OPI Skyfall red stiletto nails. Meow!! Leading Lady is the same category of red hotness and I was very pleased overall with the polish.
Application for this was flawless. I had no streaking or clumping of the glitter and it applied very evenly. Being a jelly, I felt it needed three coats for opacity. Once dried it was a little gritty so I used one layer of Poshe to smooth it out to get a glass like shine. The glittery goodness really comes through the jelly and the polish sparkles like mad in the light. I found this difficult to capture on camera but just imagine the sparkliness of picture to be ten times more than what you can see here, and with a lot more depth.

Overall I'm very pleased with Leading Lady and it truly reminds me of those glitter jelly red handlebars and seat that were on my childhood bicycle. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who was looking for a red polish with a little bit of kick.
Application for this was flawless. I had no streaking or clumping of the glitter and it applied very evenly. Being a jelly, I felt it needed three coats for opacity. Once dried it was a little gritty so I used one layer of Poshe to smooth it out to get a glass like shine. The glittery goodness really comes through the jelly and the polish sparkles like mad in the light. I found this difficult to capture on camera but just imagine the sparkliness of picture to be ten times more than what you can see here, and with a lot more depth.
Essie Leading Lady |
Essie Leading Lady |
Essie Leading Lady |
Essie Leading Lady |
Essie Leading Lady |

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