Coverage: 1 coat for Nocture, 3 coats for the others Drying time: 1 - 2 minutes Finish: Holographic on all shades Hardwearing: Symphony in Green and Gold - 4 days without chips, rest to be tested Another beautiful collection from Adina. I feel this one is quite a bit different to the others as well, … Continue reading A England – Sargent’s Vision collection
Since I did one for all the purples and because it was requested I have done a quick comparison of 3 of the pinks available at the moment from A England. This was requested by Jess after viewing the Autumn/Winter 2016 collection "Tennyson's Romance" and is something I had thought of doing anyway as "Shall … Continue reading Perfect Pinks – an A England comparison
I'm pretty sure Adina has an unhealthy obsession with purples (much like my obsession with green!) so I have decided to do a comparison of the purple polishes we have so far in the A England collections. First up we have the holographic purples. These are all actually quite drastically different really although the holographic … Continue reading Purple Reign – an A England comparison
This months Meebox is a bit of a different one. Usually every box is the same so there are no disappointed subscribers but as this month was breast cancer awareness they went for "Lucky Dip Pink" as the theme and everyone got something slightly different. They also donated 10% of the money to Look Good … Continue reading October Meebox 003 Review
Left to right: Captive Goddess, Incense Burner, Jane Morris, Proserpine Coverage: 2 coats for all, could get away with 1 Drying time: Approx 1 minute Finish: Holographic, shiny, no streaks Hardwearing: To be tested I thought the Elizabeth & Mary collection was amazing. You haven't seen anything until you see this collection. I was … Continue reading A England – Rossetti’s Goddess collection
Coverage: 3 thin coats or 2 thicker Drying time: Quick, 1 minute Finish: Shiny, very like the Gelly range even before applying the top coat. "Like a Nude" is slightly sheer even after 3 coats Hardwearing: 8 days including incidents with knives and me picking, potentially longer Barry M's latest collection is jumping on … Continue reading Barry M – Sunset Daylight Curing polish
Coverage: 2 coats Drying time: 2 - 3 minutes Finish: Excellent, super shiny and brush mark free Hardwearing: To be tested February 2015 additions to the existing Barry M Hi-Shine Gelly collection. Nothing fancy here, just 3 new lovely spring colours for the existing Hi-Shine Gelly collection. If you've used them before you know … Continue reading Barry M – February 2015 Gellys
Coverage: 3 thin coats or 2 thicker (3 still for Lap of Honour/Kiss Me Quick) Drying time: Quick, 1 minute Finish: On the whole excellent, can leave streaks and brush marks due to how fast it dries so don't go over it if you can help it Hardwearing: 4 to 5 days (typing, washing … Continue reading Barry M – Speedy Quick Dry Collection
Sorry for the cheesy title but it had to be done! Bliss Kiss nail oil is probably my number one discovery for 2014. Read on for more info. There are a lot of comparison pictures on here but I've kept them to the bottom of the review so you don't have to scroll through them … Continue reading 12 Days of Blissmas – Bliss Kiss nail oil review
Left to right: Gloriana, Fotheringay Castle, Queen of Scots, Crown of Thistles, Virgin Queen Coverage: 1 coat for all Drying time: Approx 1 minute Finish: Shiny, no streaks, no patches Hardwearing: To be tested The amazing Adina over at A England has done it yet again. This is the new collection "Elizabeth & Mary" … Continue reading A England – Elizabeth & Mary Collection
