A-England Love Is Enough

Love Is Enough is a part of Heavenly Quotes collection. It's a steely gray metallic with olive overtones. It contains green, bronze, and golden shimmer. The formula was pretty thin back when I bought it. That was three years ago, so now it's thicker but still easily manageable. I prefer thinner formulas, though. Love Is Enough is sheer so you'd probably need two or three coats depending on application. I've used two coats and a top coat for photos in this post. It's non-staining upon removal though you may need to rinse your hands because the polish has lots of shimmer.

I love thinner formulas so Love Is Enough is one of the most used polishes in my collection. I also like the color and silver and golden flecks. A-England polishes are also pretty durable, I can easily wear them for a week without any damage. They also dry fast on their own, and that's just awesome. All in all, A-England is one of my favorite brands.

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Emily de Molly Claire Bear

As promised, here is the post about Claire Bear from Emily de Molly and Celestial collaboration called Heroes Duo. Just in case, the post about Electric Sphere is here. Claire Bear is a dark red holographic creme. It's completely opaque with just a single coat, but as always I've used two coats with a top coat for photos in this post. You don't really need to use a top coat with Claire Bear as it's pretty glossy on its own. The formula is fantastic, it's easy to apply the polish. 

I've googled both Electric Sphere and Claire Bear before buying them, and while Electric Sphere was more or less like the swatches I've seen, Claire Bear was a surprise. Most Claire Bear swatches I've managed to find were much lighter that the color I've seen on my own nails. Maybe, there were different batches with slightly different colors. It's also possible that the coats I applied were much thicker. So the photo above has exactly the color I see in 'real life'. 

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Picture Polish Glitch

Glitch is a forest green scattered holo that is a part of Opulence Shades. It has a smooth formula like all Picture Polish scattered holos and is completely opaque in two coats. It is also possible to apply it with just one thick coat. I've experienced no issues with applying this polish or staining, though I'd definitely recommend using a base coat just in case.

Before Glitch I used to think I liked all greens no matter what. I absolutely do not like this particular shade of green. I can't even tell why I specifically dislike it. Maybe, that is because of hints of yellow or because the color is pretty dusty, in my opinion. I was totally misled by reviews that claimed Glitch to be extremely bright. It is muddy and not bright at all. But it is still green and makes the skin of my fingers look whiter, there's always that as consolation.

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Celestial Electric Sphere (Peter)

Celestial Electric Sphere is a part of Emily de Molly and Celestial collaboration called Heroes Duo. Hopefully, I'll make a post about Emily de Molly Claire Bear next week. It's my first and only Celestial Polish as of now. Electric Sphere is a turquoise holographic jelly. It looks blue in most cases but it definitely has some green hues. In yellow electric light it looks completely teal. Electric Sphere is opaque in two or three coats depending on application. I prefer to use two coats because I like jellies to be more transparent. The application is easy, the brush is pretty convenient. I haven't experienced any staining. 

Electric Sphere is stunning. This color is like water in the ocean. Sometimes it appears to be aqua blue, but with the change of lighting shifts to green or to a deeper blue shade. I just can't look away from my nails, this is so embarrassing, honestly. I've also immensely enjoyed the process of application for pretty much the same reason. The way colors change is obviously the thing that I like most about Electric Sphere. It's not the most complementary hue for my skin color but I just love it and continue to wear it as much as possible. Electric Sphere is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful polishes in my collection.

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Picture Polish Pandora

Picture Polish Pandora is a part of Opulence Shades collection and is a re-release of Ozotic 624. Pandora is a purple scattered holographic jelly. It tends to look closer to violet in the shade. Pandora contains no glitter and dries smooth on the nail. I had no issues with application of this polish. The removal is easy, and I haven't experienced staining so far. I've used two coats of Pandora and a top coat for these swatches. 

I'm a bit disappointed with this one, to be honest. In my opinion, the holographic particles differ from those in Cosmos, Kryptonite and other holographic jellies by Picture Polish. Holographic particles in Cosmos make it look deep, for the lack of better word. Particles in Pandora are smaller, and there are lots of them. I'd say, Pandora looks pretty flat for such a polish. Sure, it's all sparkly and glimmering with the right kind of lighting but you don't get that a lot in real life. It also makes my fingers look reddish and yellowish, and I am definitely not a fan of this sausage-y look I get. I've tried to adjust lighting to get rid of this effect but wasn't exactly successful.

A close-up of the nails plus photos in the shade and in the sunlight can be found under the cut. I personally prefer the way Pandora looks in the shade. It becomes darker and more violet than purple, so my fingers seem whiter.

Emily de Molly The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate is a bright red holo with red to gold shimmer, the official site says. I would personally call it bright pink or even fuchsia. I've only been able to see it as red in yellow electric light or in the direct sunlight. Both yellow light and sunlight make colors appear warmer, i.e. redder in this case.

The holo looks pretty subtle. In most cases I see more shimmer than holo. The Devil's Advocate is highly pigmented, it is completely opaque in one coat. Here I've used two coats, but that's just because I always use two no matter what. The official site warns about the possibility of staining, but I personally had no issues with removing this polish. I find all Emily de Molly polishes to be extremely easy to use, and The Devil's Advocate is no exception.

The photo above was taken in white electric light. I've also taken photos in the shade and in the direct sunlight, you can find them under the cut.

No one can say that I've been actively posting these past two years. I've been busy with lots of other things, unfortunately. I hope that now I can spend more time taking pictures for posts and actually writing something. We'll see how that goes :)