Showing posts with label A England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A England. Show all posts

Friday, 22 June 2012

A England Bridal Veil

Hello again! The last of my A England collection today! I bet you're sick of hearing about how amazing they are, but I simply cannot help it!

Bridal Veil. Super pigmented, rich, deep black with subtle holo. Not as holo as others, like Dragon or Ascalon, but still holo nontheless!


One coat again, dried fast, smooth application. The usual A England formula, and I have no complaints whatsoever!  


I knew I had to have this one as soon as it was released. I love black polish, 99% of my wardrobe is black, and we all know b now that I'm a sucker for holos!


Until Next Time,

<3 Bec



Wednesday, 20 June 2012

A England Dragon

Hello Again! Another A England today, this time, the magical Dragon.


ooooooo! Dragon is a nice, dark, green with gold duochrome effect. Another holo/duochrome?! Be still my beating heart!


Best thing about this one? ONE COAT. So pigmented. Smooth, perfect application, quick drying time, all the elements to make a perfect polish. And it is.



I have a lot of green holos, and this is right up there in the top 3! Another amazing polish! Have you tried any A Englands yet? Which one?



Until Next Time




<3 Bec

Monday, 18 June 2012

A England Perceval

Hello again! Still scheduled, hoping to be back soon!

Today, I have another A England, Perceval. Gorgeous, silky, glowing deep red shimmer. Another jar of perfection. Easily one of my favourite A Englands. And that's saying something!


Perceval is such a smooth, sexy red. It has great application, covers in two coats, but you can get away with one if you're careful!


A England polishes all dry very quickly, and are all super shiny. I have to admit, I've been very slack with posting this one, I got it in January! But I've worn it multiple times, it's one of my favourite reds!


Can you see how it glows in the sunlight?! It's such an intense red. This is the only non-holo A England I have, and it was my first one!


Best red ever? Maybe! I'll have to do a comparison of my favourites!


Until Next Time!

<3 Bec

Thursday, 7 June 2012

A England Ascalon

Dear Adina and A England in general.
Stop with the amazingness.
Love, Bec's Wallet

Seriously though, I have 4 A England polishes to show you, and I may re-swatch Tristam (because it's amazing), and every. single. one. is PERFECTION. Ugh. A England are still an indie brand in my eyes, and out of all of them (and there are HEAPS now), they are my favourite. I love the colours, I love the medieval themes, I love that there are holos, and the formula is amazing.

Today I'm showing you Ascalon. And there's a few pics. I couldn't help myself.


Ascalon is a mousy grey holo with a purple duochrome. Duochrome and holo?! *fans self* I had some difficulty capturing the duochrome shift, because it was very temperamental weather that day, cloudy, then a few minutes of sun, then more cloud...


This is one gorgeous polish. Application was flawless, 2 easy coats here. A England polishes are just SO pigmented, so intense and always stunning.


You can see some of the purple in this pic, but trust me, it's much stronger in person! These polishes are nice and glossy too, unlike a lot of holos.

There really isn't much more to be said about Ascalon. If you've been eyeing it off, GET IT. A England have free worldwide shipping from their website, and shipping is pretty fast! I'll leave you with a couple more photos ;D



What do you think, gorgeous? No? I'd love to hear your thoughts!


Until Next Time,

<3 Bec



Friday, 27 April 2012

Nail School Update! (Plus more!)

So I've mentioned before that I'm currently studying to get my qualifications to be a nail tech, and Tuesday night was the first night of term 2. Quarter way through it! WOO! Last term, we studied basic and deluxe mani/pedis, which I really enjoyed (and passed easily ;D), and this term we're doing acrylics. To be honest, I was a bit nervous, because I really expected to struggle with this... So after a demo in class, I called upon my favourite Client/Hairdresser Cienna, (who has supported me from day 1, and even encouraged me to apply for the course!) for a practice the night after.

Now, for my first time doing acrylics, I gotta say, I'm stoked with how I did. I took notes from the demo, but I barely needed to look at them! So after the entire process (except buffing for the last time), we took a photo (I do apologise for the bad lighting, it was 8pm!)


Not bad huh? And then, just because we can, I polished them.


That's A England Ascalon, with A England Bridal Veil as the accent nails, and it's all topped off with a franken holo topcoat I've made. They look sooooo good! Also, I have a few A Englands to show you soon, just waiting for some sun!

And, to explain why I haven't been posting much, I make and sell acrylic nail sets on etsy (chekkit out here!) and through facebook, and all of a sudden I had a HUGE amount of orders! So my week has been spent doing them, I posted the last one off this morning. And I figured I would share them with you! (not all are from actual orders, some I made for the hell of it)








So that's where I've been! I plan to get some awesome insane amounts of swatching done tomorrow so I guy show y'all some amazing things! (and start posting more!)

Until next time,

<3 Bec

Sunday, 25 March 2012

Creative Lacquer Challenge Day 4- An Untried

I have sooooo many untrieds :/

So! What I'm going to do is post a bunch of swatches I have that I haven't posted yet, and do full posts on each polish later! So get ready for the pics!

 A England Bridal Veil


 China Glaze 3D Fantasy


 Petites Zodiac

China Glaze Ruby Pumps


I'm scared to post anymore, so lets just say 4 ;)

Until Next Time!
<3 Bec

PS  Don't forget to head over to see what  Caitlin has done for Day 4!

PPS Don't forget to enter my giveaway!

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Nail Mail Spam!

6 packages waiting for me at the post office today, it was like christmas!

A england Perceval
Milani Red Sparkle
Lynnderella Very Pretty Vampire
Orly androgynie
Nubar Gem
A mini franken labelled “magnetic holo”
CG turned up turquoise (neon)
mini CG Ruby Pumps
Pretty and Polished Galax-e
CG Cosmic


I also got a box of sally hansen nail strips, called Groove, and a mini manicure set and some files as part of a pretty and polished giveaway.

I got the A england and Lynnderella from Llarowe's free shipping sale, Galax-E and Ruby Pumps as a part of the Pretty and Polished giveaway, Nubar Gem and the Magnetic Holo from a blog sale, the Milani from a blog sale and the rest on ebay :D

Now... which one to wear first?