A-England Bridal Veil

Hi guys! So today I wanted to try out another A-England product I recieved a few months back. This one is from their Legend collection and it's called Bridal Veil.

I was a little dissapointed when I got this polish as I was hoping it would be a bit more holographic, but it is still very pretty and I really enjoyed wearing it. I used one coat.

Are there any polishes you've picked up thinking they were holo but ended up being a bit disapointed

A-England Tristam!

Hi guys! Today I'm going to show you another A-England polish.

This is Tristam from last years Mythicals collection. Tristam is pretty much the blue version of Lady of The Lake, however it's holographic effect is more scattered. I needed two coats for full opacity and it applied lovely like all A-Englands.

I've included a blurry photo to show off the prismatic effect a bit better.

A-England polishes can be purchased from Llarowe or directly from A-England.co.uk

A-England Merlin!

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you another A-England polish that I got in their sale a few weeks back. This one is called Merlin. 

Merlin is a silver glitter, if you look really closely the glitter pieces are actually irregular little shapes, rather than normal round square or hex glitters which is really cool but you can't really tell in the scheme of things.

Merlin applied very well coating the nail evenly in glitter. I used three coats here, but you could do two depending on how thick you apply it. It also dried to a suprisingly smooth texture, I only needed one coat of China Glaze Fast Forward and it was smooth. One thing I did notice when applying this though was that it had a very strong smell, something I've never noticed with any other A-Englands so I'm putting it down to the glitter.

It's so shiny!

A-England Galahad!

Hi guys! Today I'm showing you a stunning polish from the indie brand A-England. A few weeks back they were having a sale on all the polishes from last years Mythicals collection. I decided to pick up three for only five pounds each and Free shipping!

Galahad is a stunning teal shade. It's relitively light compared to the teals we've seen lately like China Glaze Exotic Encounters, but it still has a bit of dustyness to it. Galahad applied beautifully! Two coats for perfect even coverage with no streaks. Formula was neither thick nor thin.

Most of us get so caught up in oggoling over A-Englands holographics we forget about the stunning cremes. 

This is completely unique in my collection, however, I do not own OPI Fly which I THINK might be similar.

Darling Diva Polish: Ringer Swatch & Comparison

Hi guys, sorry I haven't been posting much lately I've been so busy aha.

Today I'm showing you an Indie polish by Darling Diva Polish. This is called Ringer, and is a supposed dupe for Max Factor's Fantasy Fire.

It's a sheer blurple jelly base with colour shifting pigments infused throughout. I layered one coat over China Glaze Gothic Lolita

Final picture is of Gothic Lolita by itself.

So onto a comparison!

Left: Darling Diva Polish Ringer, Right: Max Factor Fantasy Fire

 Left: Darling Diva Polish Ringer, Right: Max Factor Fantasy Fire

By itself, both three coats.

Left: Darling Diva Polish Ringer, Right: Max Factor Fantasy Fire

One coat of each over black.

So ultimately I think this is a dupe, and in all honestly I like it BETTER! It has the same red to green shift as Max Factor Fantasy Fire and the same jelly base, but just more sheer. The bottle is a LOT larger than Fantasy Fire, as is the brush which makes Application a lot easier and more even. This polish also only costs $8 which is a lot cheeper than what you'll find Fantasy Fire for on eBay!

Thanks for Reading!

 

A-England St. George

Hi guys, sorry, long time no post, my internet connection has been down for what feels like forever aha. I finally spend the dreaded six hours to the ISP and got it fixed yay!

So today I'm going to show you a polish I wore a few days ago now ahaha

This is A-Englands St. George from their 2012 Ledgends collection. St. George is a gorgeous green leaning teal with a subtle holographic/prismatic effect. This applied amazingly in ONE coat.

I'm really upset I couldn't get a great photo of this :(

Candy Lacquer Modern Love

Hi guys, today I'm showing you an awesome indie polish by Candy Lacquer.

This is Modern Love, it's got black and white bar glitter, black and white diamonds and squares, black and white small glitters and white heart shape glitters. 

I layered this over OPI Ate Berries In The Canaries.

This is two coats of Modern Love over two coats of OPI Ate Berries in the Canaries. You do have to dab the glitters in the right spots to get even coverage accross the nail, and even then it doesn't always work out (see my ring finger). The problem with this is that you get an uneven coverage of the lacquer base which makes it even chunkier and can cause bubbles. You also have to fish out the heart glitters which is a pain. Also, I can't hear any balls in the polish when you shake it, there could be one, but for this kind of glitter, you really need at least two to break up the glitter. I suggest standing this on its head for a while before using it. 

Candy Lacquer is available from Candy Lacquer Etsy Shop for $8 per 15mL

A-England Lady of The Lake: Swatch & Comparison

Hi guys, so the sun finally came out today!! So I'm going to show you A-Englands Lady of The Lake!

Lady of the lake is a blue toned purple with a sight dustyness to it with a subtle holographic effect!

And in the shade.

I also decided to do a comparison shot for you guys!

On the Left is Nubar Treasure, Middle A-England Lady of The Lake, Right Color Club Wild At Heart

To me, the closest is Color Club Wild At Heart. I'm torn between which I prefer, the Color Club is much more holo and has this sort of inner glow I find really beautiful, it is also a lot more opaque than the A-England. However, The A-England's dustyness and cooler tones make it much more flattering on my skintone.

A-England polishes can be purchased at A-England.co.uk for £9.00 which as of today converts to just over 13 Australian dollars and  just over 14 US Dollars. A-England also have free international shipping.

Alternatively, A-England can be purchased from Llarowe for $12 USD plus postage and handling, which is still pretty reasonable. 

Glitter Gradient: Candy Lacquer Black Ice & Zoya Sooki

Hi guys, today I'm showing you another Candy Lacquer polish! 

I thought I'd play with this one a bit, and I really like the result. I used a base of Zoya Sooki which looks a little too orange in this photo. I then used Candy Lacquer Black Ice and did a glittter gradient. If you're going to try this I'd do a black polish tip first, otherwise you'll end up with your nails looking really chunky like mine with too many coats of Black Ice lol

 PLEASE EXCUSE THE CRAPPY CELLPHONE PICTURE - CAMERA IS CURRENTLY ON THE FRITZ.

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Candy Laquer Peyton & China Glaze Bahemian Escape

Hi guys!

So this week I did my first "indie polish" brand order.. I ordered from Candy Lacquer on Etsy.

In my oppinion the problem with indie sellers is that they are often out of stock, don't get me wrong, I understand that they are handmade and that takes time and money, but it is frustrating sometimes. Before going indie shopping also keep in mind that these shops go on holidays so you may not be able to order when you want.

Regardless of this, the service was very good and shipping was quick, the products were well packaged as well.

The first polish I'll show you is called Peyton, it's a spectraflair topcoat! The formula is nice and easy to apply. While it's not the most IN YOUR FACE holo around, it does have a fair degree of rainbow. In my pictures it's a little subtler as I had barely any sun!

I layered one coat of Peyton over China Glaze Bahemian Escape.

Candy Lacquer is available on Etsy HERE. Most polish retails for $8 per 15mL, but Peyton if I remember correctly was $12.