Showing posts with label a England Lady of the Lake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label a England Lady of the Lake. Show all posts

Monday, August 6, 2012

Holo and Metallic Checkerboards!!

Checkerboard Mani

I have a quick post for you tonight! I reviewed a England Lady of the Lake yesterday and decided I wanted to jazz it up with some nail art. I decided to do a tape mani and remembered one from Chloe's Nails that I thought would be cute. (You can find the tutorial here.) I used Pure Ice Silver Mercedes (my favorite silver) and topped it all with one coat of Poshe.

Checkerboard Mani with a England Lady of the Lake and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes

Checkerboard Mani with a England Lady of the Lake and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes

Checkerboard Mani with a England Lady of the Lake and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes

Checkerboard Mani with a England Lady of the Lake and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes

Checkerboard Mani with a England Lady of the Lake and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes

Checkerboard Mani with a England Lady of the Lake and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes

As you can see it is not 100% perfect but I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at my nails for the past 24 hours! I plan on doing this one again, hopefully it will improve!

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

a England Lady of the Lake - Swatches and Review and a Wear Test!

I hope you all are having a great weekend!  I FINALLY acquired a England Lady of the Lake through a blog sale. It was one of those polishes that was perpetually on my wishlist but for some reason unbeknownst to me I had never purchased it. I am so glad I finally did!


a England Lady of the Lake

Lady of the Lake is a medium dusty purple that I think would be flattering on any skin tone. It is a scattered holo that also has a slight linear holo property that reveals itself in the sunlight. The application was amazing, I used two coats but you could probably get away with one. Very smooth formula and I had great wear. These photos were taken after almost one full day after putting it on and I did not wrap my tips (because my nails were so short and I didn't really have "tips" LOL). As you can see there is some wear but nothing major. This was without top coat and a full day of cleaning, dishes, typing and just general "stuff" - no babying of the nails. All photos were taken outside.

a England Lady of the Lake

a England Lady of the Lake

a England Lady of the Lake

a England Lady of the Lake

a England Lady of the Lake

What do you think of Lady of the Lake? Do you have it?

I also recently acquired Tristam which is the same holo finish but in a dusty blue. I will have that one on the blog soon. Lady of the Lake and Tristam are from a England's Mythicals Collection and are still available for purchase.

a England can be purchased directly from the a England website where they retail for £9. They can also be purchased from Ninja PolishOverall Beauty and Llarowe. Make sure to "like" a England's Facebook page for all the latest news and sales!

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