a-england Burne-Jones Dream Collection

I have for you all today something I am so excited to show you.....the latest a-england collection based on the Edward Burne-Jones series of paintings named The Legend Of Briar Rose. 

I had seen the previews of this collection and they are even more stunning once you see them in person.  I could hardly contain myself when I seen the a-england packet as I got home from work and had to show them to you right away.

This collection is made up of five polishes, four of which I have to show you today, the fifth has been delayed for a few weeks.

I still have to swatch these properly but for now here are some quick group bottle shots.

Here is a shot of Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty).

 

Here is a shot of Sleeping Palace.

Here is a shot of Fated Prince.

Here is a shot of Rose Bower.

 

Lastly, I couldn't resist getting some very quick swatches, each will have it's own post as soon as I can.  Each is 2 coats of the polish without topcoat.

 

From left to right we have Fated Prince, Sleeping Palace, Rose Bower and Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty).

And below from left to right we have Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), Rose Bower, Sleeping Palace and Fated Prince.

 

Thanks for looking and I cannot wait to show you the collection in all its glory.

 

For now you can order these shades by emailing hello@a-england.co.uk

 

Thanks for looking <3

 

Products in this post were sent to me for review.



The Lady Varnishes - You Have No Power Collection

I have for you today 3 polishes from the You Have No Power Collection by The Lady Varnishes.  This collection is inspired by the film Labyrinth so even if the polishes weren't so stunning, I would have been drawn to them anyway.

Thankfully this is not the case and the polishes are a great tribute to the movie.

Firstly we have Castle Beyond the Goblin City which is a dark gray jelly varnish with green microglitter, iridescent and gunmetal gray hexes..

This is 1 coat of the Knight, 1 of King Arthur, 1 of Castle Beyond the Goblin City and 1 of the Shield.

Next we have Oubliette which is  a black varnish with flashes of purple, blue and green and glints of orange gold..

This is 1 coat of the Knight, 1 coat of Camelot, 1 of Oubliette and 1 of the Shield.

Lastly we have That's Close Enough which is  is a bright blue jelly varnish with red microglitter, blue glitter and iridescent hexes..

This is 1 cost of the Knight, 1 of Order of the Garter, 1 of That's Close Enough and 1 of the Shield.

 

 

I must say, I absolutely loved all 3 of these polishes, they can be built up alone instead of layering but as you know I generally always layer my polishes.

 

I love the look of the rest of this collection, of which there are 12 at the time of writing this, but The Lady Varnishes also has lots of other amazing collections.  You can buy her polishes on Etsy here.

 

Thanks for looking <3

 

Some of the polishes in this post were sent to me for review.

Nails Inc Noho - Leather Effect

I have for you today another of the Nails Inc Special Effects polishes, this time I have a Leather Effect, which is called Noho.

Noho is the black leather effect polish and to be honest I fell in love with it way more than I was expecting.

You apply base coat (I used the Knight) as usual and then apply your first coat of Noho, wait for it to dry and then apply a second coat.  To preserve the Leather effect you should refrain from using topcoat.

  

 

 

 

 

I was so impressed by this polish and even without a topcoat I wore it for nearly a week and had no chips when removed, just a little tip wear.

 

I cannot wait to try some of the other Leather Polishes and am excited to see other effects from Nails Inc, such as the Denim polish.

 

Thanks for looking <3

 

The products in this post were sent to me for review.

Shimmer Polish Rochelle over Enchanted Polish Cranberry Cosmos

I have for you today another of the Shimmer Polishes, Rochelle which is a red and gold glitter.

I love these polishes, even though they are packed with glitter, they are very easy to apply and are also smooth with 1 coat of the Shield.

Here is 1 coat of the Knight, 1 of Enchanted Polish Cranberry Cosmos, 1 of Rochelle and 1 of the Knight.

  

  

  

 

Shimmer Polishes can be purchased from the Etsy store or from Overall Beauty.

 

Enchanted Polishes can be purchased from Llarowe or Harlow & Co.

 

Thanks for looking <3

 

Some products in this post were sent to me for review.



Silly Lily Polish Jello over Illamasqua Rare

I have for you today an Etsy brand that is new to me, I got a few of these polishes and Jello was the first one I tried, matte rainbow squares in a clear base......whats not to love!

I wanted to make this mani even more fun so I layered it over the brillant yellow that is Illamasqua Rare.

Here is 1 coat of the Knight, 2 of Rare, 1 of Jello and 1 of the Shield.

 

 

I loved this combo, so fun and summery, I would love to hear your thoughts....

 

Thanks for looking <3

 

Silly Lily Polishes can be purchased on Etsy and Illamasqua can be purchased on the official site. 

 

Some of the products in this post were sent to me for review.