Hey dolls! Today's winner was a England Lady of the Lake with 46% of the votes. Lady of the Lake is a deep purple with subtle scattered holographic particles that are only visible in direct sunlight. As with every a England I've tried, Lady of the Lake is very pigmented and was opaque in two coats. The formula on Adina's polishes is one of the best in my opinion.
Lady of the Lake is so dark, it almost looks blue. I had to go back to my pictures of Tristam, Lady of the Lake's blue brother, just to see the differences in the base colors. Subtle holos are definitely my thing, so I like this one.
For next week's Reader's Choice, I have three China Glaze polishes. I recently picked up Elephant Walk because it was the only shade I was interested in from the Safari collection. Midtown Magic and Rain Storm have been in my untrieds for a while now. Please vote for the one you'd like to see. The poll will close on Friday, August, 17.
Hey dolls! Thanks to everyone who voted in last week's poll. Cult Nails I Got Distracted was chosen with 42% percent of the votes, so that's what I'm wearing today. I Got Distracted is one of the most talked about shades from the Cult Nails Untamed collection, which was created by Maria's daughter Coco. This polish is a black base filled with different sizes of green glitter and scattered micro holographic glitter. The formula was much thicker than the usual from Cult Nails, but it wasn't problematic. Opacity was achieved with two coats. While indoors, I Got Distracted just looks like a black polish filled with green glitter; its beauty comes out in the sunlight.
I Got Distracted definitely lives up to its name! I had this on during church yesterday and I kept looking at my nails. I'm excited to wear the other polishes from this collection.
Now on to the choices for next week's Reader's Choice. A few days ago, I picked up three polishes from the Nails Inc Sprinkles collection from Sephora. I couldn't resist these after seeing them pop up more and more on blogs. Please vote for which one you'd like to see next Monday and the poll will close on Friday, July 27.
Hey dolls, I hope you all won't be disappointed that I'm not wearing pink today when you see this beauty. The two weeks that I waited for my new A Englands to arrive seemed like forever, but I was not disappointed at all when I saw Saint George and Dragon. I decided to wear Saint George first, which is a deep teal with shimmer and scattered holographic particles. Saint George was opaque in one coat, yes, only one coat! It was a dream to apply. I've said this before about Tristam and Avalon, but I must reiterate here that A England has the BEST formula I've ever used!
Yes, I had to include all of these pictures because Saint George is just that amazing! Now I'm wishing I would have gotten more from this collection. I just may have to do that.
For beautifully written and in-depth stories about all of the polishes in The Legends collection and what they were inspired by, please check out these posts by Ommorphia Beauty Bar and Fashion Polish.
Today I'm sharing with you a guest post from one of my favorite bloggers, Rebecca from Pandora's Nails. She takes amazing pictures and is the main reason why I'm having a love affair with a-england polishes!
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Wow! Me as a guest poster, I am so honoured and would like to give a big thanks to Refined and Polished for having me.
I had a bit of a difficult time deciding what this post should be about, should it be amazing/complicated/artistic/detailed....... and then after a million ideas had came and went I decided best to stick with what I know.
So the post I have for you today is a mani I enjoy to wear and always love it when I do, it is simple and easy to do, yet striking.
First we start with a-england Lancelot which is a black polish with a hint of red. This is 2 coats over the Knight (a-england base coat). No top coat.
Then I added 1 coat of Nails Inc Electric Lane Holographic top coat. This is a scattered holo and shown here with 1 coat of the Shield (a-england top coat).
And sometimes I also wear it this way, mattified with Nails Inc Westminster Bridge Matte Effect top coat, 1 coat.
Which way do you prefer Shiny or Matte?
I hope you like my post and thank you again for having me here.
This is simple, yet gorgeous...my kind of mani! I really like the way it looks matte. Make sure you check out Pandora's Nails to get more of her gorgeous nails and layering combinations. Thanks Rebecca for sharing with my readers!
Hey dolls, I just wanted to share the mani that I will be wearing into the new year. I knew that I wanted something sparkly, but I didn't want glitter overload. Steph over at Imperfectly Painted suggested that I wear FingerPaints Twisted next, so I wanted to come up with a good combo. I started with Orly Stone Cold, which has been in my untrieds since it was released. Stone Cold is a shimmery blue that's filled with glass flecks and is absolutely gorgeous! The formula was a little thick and I applied 2 coats for opacity.
If I would've worn this sooner, it would've definitely made my favorites list for the year! Next, I layered one coat of Twisted, a rainbow assortment of flakies, over Stone Cold.
2 coats of Twisted
These nails are sure to garner a lot of attention! I really like how you can subtly see all of the colors flashing. Can you all tell that I'm on a sequins kick based on the last few inspiration boards? The outfit above is similar to what I'll be wearing tonight, but a teal tank will be under the blazer.
May you all have a wonderful and safe time bringing in the new year and I hope that 2012 brings more prosperity and greatness than what your heart could ever dream! Happy New Year!!!
Hey dolls, I got some surprise nail mail from my polish friend Tamala and I put it on immediately. Last week, she showed some pictures of Cover Girl Sparkling Topcoat Goddess and I had never seen it before. Lucky for me, I was surprised with a bottle. Goddess is a silver glitter topcoat that's full of scattered holographic particles in a clear base. It applies very evenly and dries quickly. I didn't even bother to add a top coat. Here is one coat over Essie Power Clutch, which has been holding up greatly since Saturday.
Love this! Now I have something else that can be used to spice up a mani when I'm not feeling crackle. Thanks so much Tamala...you are awesome!
Hey dolls, today I'm wearing my latest free purchase using Amazon gift cards that I received through Swagbucks (check this post for all the details on Swagbucks and how you can get involved). After falling in love with Nubar Diamont Top Coat, I felt like I needed to try a polish from this brand. Nubar Reclaim came highly recommended so I ordered it a few weeks ago and I'm just getting around to wearing it. Reclaim is highly pigmented green holographic polish. It glided onto my nails with no issues. Dry time was also extremely quick; I was on the computer for a few minutes in between coats and I brushed a nail on accident. I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was already dry. Here is two coats.
This is a super pretty green! I'm pleased with this one, but I almost like it a little more on the inside when the holo isn't peeking through as much. Holo lovers, please don't come after me! Since it's Pink Wednesday, I decided to add some stamping to this using Color Club Hot Like Lava. I used the peacock feather looking image from the Bundle Monster 207 plate.
I'm so proud of myself for how this turned out!!! I'm not usually very successful at stamping, but Hot Like Lava worked perfectly. I also love pink and green together...sorority girl here! I'm getting low on untried pink polishes, so the next few Pink Wednesdays may feature accents of pink.
Nubar Diamont has also become my go to top coat, so I ordered two more bottles using Amazon gift cards from Swagbucks as well. I don't like that I have to order it online, but it makes it so much better when I'm getting it for free. Let me know your thoughts on this manicure.
Have you tried any of the Color Club Foiled polishes for stamping yet?
Hey dolls, I've been wearing my first A England polish since Sunday just waiting for the sun to shine. Tristam is a gorgeous deep blue scattered holo. The formula on this polish was simply amazing. It went on like butter and is super pigmented. When inside, Tristam is packed with silver shimmer, which is all I saw for the first two days of wearing it. Finally there was some sunlight late this afternoon and I became mesmerized. I now see why everyone adores this polish! This is two coats of Tristam. You may want to click to enlarge the photos to see all of its goodness.
Simply gorgeous! I love that the holo isn't too bam, right up in your face. The color gives off an air of elegance and sophistication, hence the pearls in the inspiration board above. As you can see, I only have minimal tip wear after having Tristam on for three days with a topcoat of Nubar Diamont. I'm really excited to try some more polishes from this brand. My goodness, I hope I'm not getting addicted to these $12+ polishes.
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