A England: The Gothic Beauties

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Are you in a gothic mood? If that's the case, you'll love A England's new collections called "Gothic Beauties" and if you're not, I'm pretty sure you'll still love them because they are so beautiful you can't pass them up!

This collection is made of 5 beautiful dark and shimmery shades. Each polish draws its inspiration from famous characterers from the Brisith literature.

 

 

 

Lady of Shalott is the first polish from this collection I want to share with you because it's one of my favourites. It has a blackened base filled with royal blue shimmer that shift to purple in some angles but blue is the predominante color. And it's a bit difficult to actually see this shift in real life. From a distance, it doesn't look pure black because the shimmer is quite intense and easy to spot.

The royal blue shimmer pairs really well with the black base and it reminds me of a deep night, that kind of nights that are so deep you can't normally see any stars but here the magic plays and let you see some gorgeous celestial bodies!

 

 

 

 

 

Tess d’Urbervilles has a blackened base filled with emerald shimmer. The base is not a pure black hue but it's rather a very dark green. It doesn't look completely black even from a certain distance because the shimmer is quite strong and the base color is not completely black either.

This polish reminds me of a celtic forest (I don't know why "celtic" ;D ) because in some lights, additionnally to the green shimmer, you can also see a brown-orange shimmer. I will certainly wear it a lot and try to do some nail arts with it ;D

 

 

 

Next is Jane Eyre. Following the gothic theme, it's a blackened red base filled with a rust-like shimmer. That shimmer can also take some burgundy tones. Note that in low ligthening, it looks almost black but it comes to life when light comes to play with it.

It's also a very interesting polish because the shimmer can take different tones and the black/rust/burgundy combination is lovely!

 

 

 

Ophelia is a black base polish filled with purple shimmer. It's the darkest of the collection and in low lightening, it definitely looks black. However, in the sun or under artificial light, you can catch a glimpse of the gorgeous purple shimmer of Ophelia. Although it almost looks black and I first tought it wouldn't be my favorite, once I had it on my nails, I couldn't stop looking at them. It's a very intriguing and fascinating polish and finally I think it's looks very classy and pretty!

 

 

 

 

And the last one is Dorian Gray. Dorian Gray is completely different from the 4 other polishes in this collection. It's a pewter hue filled with silver shimmer. The sides of the nails look a bit darker than the middle and this gives an amazing "glow-from-within" touch! It makes me think of an armor! It's also one of my favourites!

 

 

 

For the 5 polishes of this collection, I used 2 coats and application was very easy. The polishes glide on the nails in an even coat. Application with A England polishes is always amazing!

 

 

Purchase info:
A England polishes can be purchased from A England website. It is interesting to note that shipping is free worldwide! You can follow A England on Facebook.

A England polishes can be also purchased from different stockists, such as Llarowe, Pshiiit Boutique, Ninja Polish, or Overall Beauty.

 

*Product(s) in this post was(were) provided by the company for my honest review*

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Abstract art with OPI and Konad

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I did an funny manicure using OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls (2 coats), which is my absolute favorite white polish. It's not 100% white, it has a light touch of grey in it. I sponged also some grey, Catrice ASHley, to have a grungy base pattern. And then I stamped with Konad image plate m72 with Konad special black polish.

Here is the result.

 

 

I don't why the picture looks a bit blurry. Click on it to view it correctly, please.

 

 

And here is how it looked without the stamp.

 

 

 

I had a lot of fun doing this manicure. It's quite easy to do and very original and eye-catchy! I love black and white manicures. It's classic yet creative :D

 

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China Glaze Pelican Grey

More neutral non glittery polish today :) I chose China Glaze Pelican Grey also from the Anchors Away collection. Pelican Grey is a medium grey (shock!) with a subtle shimmer.

I used one coat of Sally Hansen Triple Strong bofr my base and then two coats of Pelican Grey. No problems with application. I topped it off with a coat of Revlon Colorstay top coat. I have to point out that this polish dries darker than the bottle and when you first apply. Also once it's dry the gorgeous silver shimmer mostly disappears.

Picures, pictures, pictures! None in direct light unfortunately :( I swear my timing is terrible!

China Glaze Pelican Grey in Artificial Light

China Glaze Pelican Grey in Artificial Light

China Glaze Pelican Grey in Shade

I really wish I had some daylight shots because I want to show the gorgeous silver shimmer in this. You can faintly see the shimmer at my tips in the photos above. I don't usually wear grey shades but I really like this colour. Overall I prefer the grey/blue shades like Sea Spray which I was wearing previously.


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China Glaze Sea Spray

I was in the mood for some more demure shades so I searched through my stash and came up with China Glaze Sea Spray! Sea Spray is from the China Glaze Anchor's Away collection and is a gorgeous blue grey polish.

One coat of Sally Hansen Triple Strength base coat and two coats of Sea Spray. Application was flawless and very smooth. I finished with one coat of Revlon Colorstay top coat.

Some pictures!

China Glaze Sea Spray in Artificial Light

China Glaze Sea Spray in Shade

China Glaze Sea Spray in Natural Light

Love, love, love this! Oh so much! I actually didn't want to take this off! I've shortened my nails a bit more and I think it looks gorgeous on this shorter length. My only complaint is that when the polish is wet there is this gorgeous blue silver shimmer all throughout it but once dried it almost completely disappears :( Definitely can't wait to try this one again!


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Lac Attack - Grease Lightning

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I hope you all had a great weekend!
I have another gorgeous Lac Attack polish to show you today. A few days ago, I show you Pink Lady. If you missed it, you can click here to be led to its blog post.

Grease Lightning is an amazing silver holographic glitter polish.

It contains silver holographic glitters in all shapes and sizes: hexes, diamonds, squares, and teeny tiny bars/tinsel.

This polish is inspired by the musical Grease by the way :D

1 coat of Lac Attack Grease Lightning over 2 coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls.

Final verdict: I wanted to go for a rather soft look because I had a formal meeting but I didn't want to wear something too common. So I decided to use a light and enjoyable base polish, OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, which is a soft white polish with a touch of grey in it, and then I added 1 thin coat of a silver holographic glitter polish, Grease Lightining from Lac Attack. I love how subtle yet fascinating this polish look like! The glitters are rather small except for some large hexagonal, squar, and diamond glitters. They all reflect the light in a rainbow of colors. Application was nice and the glitters easy to get on the nails. They are also well suspended in the base polish so that they don't settle at the bottom of the bottle. I'm really enjoying this combo :D

Purchase info

Lac Attack polishes can be purchased from Lack Attack Etsy store. Please check Lack Attack Facebook page, Twitter, and www.lacattack.com for updates and teasers.

*Product(s) in this post was(were) sent for my honest review*

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Rivka - Jenny

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I hope you're all feeling well today! Summer is coming its way here and it makes me feel wearing holo polishes again!

Do you know Rivka holo polishes? Rivka is a Brazilian brand. Yes, Brazilian polishes offer a lot of gorgeous holographic shades!

Today I'll show you Jenny from Rivka VIP collecion, which is a charcoal grey holo!

All pictures are taken under artificial light without flash.

Final verdict: What a pretty polish! It's a charcoal grey hologrpahic polish with a different type of holo effect than the holo I have. I mean the rainbow effect is a bit different from the China Glaze OMG, Glitter Gal, Ozotic or Hits holo. In the bottle, it looked a bit dull honestly but once it was on my nails, it really came alive! It's well pigmented and I used here 2 coats with top coat. Application was nice, no balding and such things.

Sarah from Rainbow Obsession did a great comparison post about holo polishes, where you can see a comparison between Jenny (Rivka) and Zeus (Hits). So go and have a look!

Purchase info

Rivka polishes can be purchased from Ninja Polish for $10. The Rivka VIP collection is a limited edition and once they are gone from the website, there won't be new stock available.

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Haze Glaze - Texas Walrus

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I've got another Haze Glaze polish to show you. This one is called Texas Walrus. This is  a new polish that has not been released yet, but if a lot of people are loving, it Hazel (the creator of Haze Glaze) will certainly start selling it.

This polish is a dark gray jelly full of glitters. They are gold, green, blue, and silver and are of different shapes! The polish can either be worn on its own with 3 coats or layered over a base color. I will show you both possibilities.

First I tried it on its own. 3 coats were necessary to reach full opacity.

3 coats of Haze Glaze Texas Walrus

Can you see this strange shape glitter on my ring finger (1st from the left)? :D

Then, I layered it over Rivka Jenny, wich is a gorgeous charocoal holo I got from my swap with Rafa from Nail Ink. This polish is incredibly gorgeous and I'll show it in more details in a future post :D 

For this mani, I used 1 coat of Haze Glaze Texas Walrus over 2 coats of Rivka Jenny.

1 coat of Haze Glaze Texas Walrus over 2 coats of Rivka Jenny.

Bottle shot.

I got the idea of super close bottle shots from Stefels! :D

Final verdict: A gray jelly full of gorgeous glitters!! Yay~ This polish is really pretty! I love the different shapes of the glitters: you've got hexagons, diamonds, a some hexagons that have been cut in a strange shapes (see for example the 1st and 2nd pictures). The colors go well together and the base color is also really pretty. You can wear it on its own or layered. It dries with a matte finish. So a top coat is required. The glitters tend to quicky settle at the bottom of the bottle so you have to put the bottle upside down while you prep your nails to be able to have a good repartition of the glitters. Also shake it well. I personally prefer it layered. It's more easy to achieve this look and it looks better in my opinion. It think the combo with Rivka Jenny is a killer combo. What do you think?

Purchase info 
○ Haze Glaze polishes can be purchased from Haze Glaze etsy store. You can follow Haze Glaze on Facebook.

○ Rivka polishes can be purchased from Ninja Polish. You can also follow Ninja Polish on Facebook.

 *Product(s) in this post was(were) sent  for my honest review*

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