Review: A-England Tristam

This is the second of the polishes that I have tried from A-England and it is truly a stunner! 

Tristam is a dark blue polish with subtle sliver flecks, which make it glimmer and shimmer like a starry night!  I have used three coats in all of these pictures, although you could get away with two and it would still be beautifully opaque.

Application, as with Guinevere which I reviewed here, is great and the polish flows easily onto the nail – no thick and gloopy polish here!

With flash

I have done a quick comparison with a couple of other blues in my collection and Tristam appears to be unique.  17 Magnetized polish in Blue is more of a petrol blue, less glossy, much duller and looks almost matte in the swatch.  Essie Smooth Sailing is noticeably a lot lighter, although it does have a subtle shimmer present. 

Excuse the sloppy painting!

The only negative aspect I could find about this polish is that it does chip easily on me within a couple of days.  However I tend not to wear a top coat as I change my nail polish often, and I would imagine that a reliable top coat would rectify this.

Verdict

Aside from the issues with chipping, this polish was gorgeous and it is very unique.  I loved how the shimmer was smooth and not gritty, producing a shiny finish, and it was very easy to remove.  Following my experience with both Tristam and Guinevere, I now have my eye on a couple of the polishes from the new Legend collection to add to my stash!

4.5/5

Price - £9

Where to Buy – A-England

Review: A-England Guinevere

I only heard of A-England for the first time about a month or so ago, and after browsing on their website, I instantly knew I needed to have a couple of their polishes! A-England is a relatively new brand of just over a year old and was created by Adina Bodana, an Italian who moved to London more than 20 years ago. The brand is unashamedly British, with each of the polishes having names that reflect the heritage of medieval days. They are also all 3-free. The current collection, The Mythicals, consists of shades from the more blue / purple toned end of the spectrum, with a couple of brights and the obligatory top and base coat also included.
 

Today, I am going to be showing you Guinevere.

Guinevere is a cool toned, dusty lilac creme, which almost seems to lean a little grey on the nails. The formula applied flawlessly, was neither too runny nor too thick, and was opaque in 2 coats.

L to R: Guinevere, Planks a Lot

Although it looks like a dupable shade, I have found it is unique to my collection, being slightly darker and less blue-based than OPI Planks a Lot, which I have swatched alongside it above.

Verdict

The formulation of this polish is great and I love the names of the polishes. Although not overly cheap, the prices are comparable with OPI and there are often sales, (I purchased this when there was 30% off so got it for £6), which combined with the free worldwide shipping offered by the website makes these polishes a good deal. If you don’t have a dusty lilac or lavender in your stash, this would be a good purchase moving into Spring, especially with all the candy colours in fashion this coming season. I have already had a couple of comments on it and I’m sure I will be wearing it more over the next few months! 

4/5 

Price - £9

Where to Buy – A-England

Mini Haul!

A quick post to show you some of the products I have accumulated over the past week or so and what you can look forward to seeing reviewed over the next couple of weeks. 

A-England Polishes in Tristam and Guinvere

I haven’t tried any A-England polishes before so I’m looking forward to trying out both of these and doing some swatches /NOTD posts for you. I love discovering new brands!

Tigi Bed Head Dumb Blond Shampoo

I was getting particularly fed up with the Naked shampoo I have been using (review coming up, but I guess you can tell what my thoughts are already!) so went back to an old favourite. This keeps my coloured hair looking bright and shiny without weighing it down and gets rid of any product build-up. 

Garnier Fresh Essentials Eye Make up Remover

Another repeat purchase. I’m onto my 3^rd bottle of this and haven’t found anything better so far. It works wonders on my eye make up without stinging my sensitive eyes.

Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Daily Scrub and Neutrogena Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash

I love the scent of both of these and I’m looking forward to seeing how they work! 

Victoria

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A-England Nail Polish - 30% off sale to 9th January with Free Delivery Worldwide!

http://a-england.co.uk/

Just a quick post to alert you to a fab sale that is on until tomorrow at the a-england website.

I have only recently discovered these polishes through a friend.  They have a fab range of colours and all the names are pretty cute too.

Currently the Mythicals collection has 30% off all polishes until tomorrow to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the brand.  This makes each polish just over £6 and they offer free delivery and shipping worldwide too!

All you need to do is enter the code anniversary when ordering.

I'm off to decide which ones to add to my collection, Tristam and Avalon are calling to me!