Yes, I have had solely A-Englands on my nails since I got my recent Color4Nails package. And yes, I love them ALL with every keratin cell in my nails. ;) Oh by the way, can you believe I did this mani in my cubicle at work (shhhhh!) with my hands mostly under my desk?! YES that's right!!! A true testament to how fuss-free A's formula is. :D I kid you not, I didn't have to do any actual cleanup other than a few swipes with my thumbnail.
Shown here are two coats over NO base! I have been using Duri Rejuvacote for months and love it, but I couldn't believe that even my A-Englands were bubbling, so I thought, meh how 'bout just foregoing a basecoat (especially since Duri dries very smooth & shiny) and seeing if that makes a difference? I think it did. In my opinion, most holos like this apply fine if not better without a base.
P.S. If you want a fabulous, thorough read on causes and prevention of bubbling, check this out!
Oh and I didn't use a topcoat either, just because I got busy working overtime and knew I'd be trying out another AE soon anyways. ;) The wear was surprisingly good for having neither base nor topcoat... my nails just take a heck of a beating from working in our warehouse so I did end up with lots of chips and scraped off areas (from a metal press thingie) by Friday night. I painted my nails with Nureyev on Wednesday morning.
I do have to say the dry time seemed slow. And I learned a new trick to tell when polishes are dry: smell them when you first apply. That's the smell that should be completely gone (i.e. all of the solvents should have evaporated) when they are DRY. :) Credit for that tidbit goes to Ana, maker of Pure Nail Oil.
Dancing with Nureyev is from the newest A-England Ballerina collection, and although I thought it would be more of a mid-tone "blue jean" blue, I still find its pastel-ish periwinkle/cornflower color to be quite beautiful. At some angles, all you see is a grey/silver hue. And the holo is stunning. Definitely more linear than most of the A-Englands, but still not SUPER strong linear like Color Club's Halographic 2013 collex.
I'm very happy with this polish and cannot wait to put on Her Rose Adagio next for a very special mani. ;) Keep your eyes peeled for said special mani sometime next week! And have a fabulous remainder of the weekend!!
Mmmmmm so so pretty!!! :D I'm tracking my package haha so much excitement!
ReplyDeleteAdina really does such a fabulous job with her polishes! Can you imagine how mindblowingly awesome it would be to sit & watch her create a polish?!?! :O
DeleteOoh that would be amazing!!! Just seeing how she thinks of the colours and names and everything!!! :D
DeleteI agree! One of the things I like the most about indies is that their collections truly have a story behind them, some of them very detailed. My very first indie polish was called After the Storm by Silly Lily Polish. It has over a hundred kinds of glitter & it was made by candlelight in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. SO cool! It kinda gives me goosebumps. ;)
DeleteMy thumbs tremble as I type this because I have to admit that this is still in my (I hardly dare to say the word) UNTRIEDS!!! I know, I hear you, an utter shame ;-)! But as we stated earlier too many pretty new ones fly in too often. Nureyev looks absolutely divine on you and if I would nt have chopped off my nails yesterday, I would have applied it right away - but on super nubs it is a waste of polish. I cannot wait what other A Englands you will show us.. <3
ReplyDeleteHahahaha!!! :D Ohh sweetie, no need to feel so bad that it's still atop Mount Untried... you've shown so many pretties on your blog, I'm sure you'll get around to Nureyev eventually. :) I think you should put it on your super nubs anyway! Like we've said, chances are none of us will EVER finish a bottle of polish! hehe
DeleteThank you, dear one, and I am sure Nureyev will look divine on you too. :D I should have another AE up soon!
Such a pretty mani. Im such a sucker for the name!
ReplyDeleteAww thank you! Not that I can really take credit for Adina's genius and perfect polishes, though! hehe ;) Do you have any AE's??
DeleteI have 2 AE's, I won them from a Color4Nails contest - St George, & She Walks In Beauty. I've swatched them, but I'm still holding off to use them, until it works with my outfit/makeup for the day.
DeleteWow, that is awesome!!! :D St George is the only one I still really really want of the AE's that are currently in existence. :) P.S. I just discovered that Color4Nails has them marked down to $8.50 again! :D Too bad I bought my AE haul already. :-/ That ALWAYS happens to me!
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