A-England Incense Burner

Incense Burner is a violet-based brown with lots of multi-chrome shimmer shifting between brown, purple, gold, and green. The formula is thick and highly pigmented, I really don't like that. It took a bit of effort to apply it cleanly and close to the cuticle. I don't like correcting the manicure after I've dried the polish, so it's a must for me that a polish allows application without any troubles. This is definitely not the case here. I will, of course, give Incense Burner another chance after adding lots of thinner. 

Incense Burner can be fully opaque in just one thicker coat but it would be harder to apply it without getting some of it on the cuticles. I chose to apply two thinner coats in order not to bother with cleaning up. It dries up pretty fast and is as durable as many other A-England polishes. I've had no issues with removing it.

I've seen some very beautiful swatches of this polish so I was disappointed with the way it looked on me. Most of the time it's just plain brown. With lights on, or in the sunlight, I can see the purple shimmer shifting to green sometimes. And that's all. The polish is still very good-looking but those swatches with extremely bright shimmer are misleading, in my opinion.

UPD. I used Incense Burner as an accent for my mani so I was able to do take some macro pics. Press 'read more' to see them~

Picture Polish Autumn

Picture Polish Autumn is a reddish orange holographic jelly. Many people compare this color to pumpkin, I personally think of red orange juice. The formula is similar to other holos by Picture Polish, you can expect pretty much the same characteristics. I've used two coats and a top coat. I haven't experienced any troubles with application or removal of this polish. It also didn't stain my fingers or nails but I would recommend using a base coat for such a shade just in case. 

The tips of my fingers are red and that's the reason I prefer green polishes. I never expected an orange polish to look this good. I was really surprised by Autumn! It doesn't really make my skin look whiter or less red but it doesn't make it redder. Definitely a keeper!

Sorry, just one photo today. Apparently, my camera can't handle this bright orange color so mostly I got either blue hands or red hands but nothing in between. With no way to adjust white balance manually this is the best photo I've managed to take. This is more or less true to the way I see it in real life. It will look redder in warmer lighting.

A-England Beauty Never Fails

A-England Beauty Never Fails has dark green base with olive green, gold, and bronze shimmer. It's actually pretty hard to identify all the colors the shimmer has. The formula is good and is similar to other A-England polishes. The polish contains no glitter and dries smooth. It lacks the gloss on its own, though. I'd suggest using a top coat. One thicker coat is enough for Beauty Never Fails to be opaque. But as usual, I prefer to use two coats. The removal was easy for me, there are lots of shimmer and flecks but they are not particularly clingy, so to say.

I really like this polish. It's dark so it makes my fingers look whiter. It's unmistakably green so it compensates the redness of my fingers. Green and gold flecks also work toward the same goal. All in all, totally awesome polish for me!

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Emily de Molly Sleep Walking

Emily de Molly Sleep Walking is a dark blue holo with green shimmer. The formula is a bit thicker than I prefer but it's still super easy to apply. You can probably get away with using one thick coat but I'd recommend using two anyway. I've applied two coat of Sleep Walking and a top coat. The polish contains no glitter and dries smooth on the nail. 

The green shimmer was hard to capture on camera. The photo above is my best attempt at it. It looks amazing in real life. Sometimes this green shimmer totally overpowers the blue base, and the polish looks like metallic green but that takes very specific lighting and angle. I just adore this fluidity. So awesome!

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Picture Polish Bette, Calm, and Ocean

Bette, Calm, and Ocean are pretty similar, so I've decided to make a comparison post about them. They all are jellies with holographic particles. The formula is pretty much the same so everything I say can be applied to all of them. The polish is fairly thin but not too streaky, I like that. These are jellies, so they won't be opaque unless you apply lots of coats. I've used two coats for each of them. Holo particles are the same, I think, it's the amount of them that differs. Ocean and Bette have lots, but Calm has noticeably fewer. The exact shade differs, of course. Calm is greener than Ocean, but Ocean is greener than Bette. I'd say both Ocean and Calm are aqua blue, i.e. the blue color is a bit greenish. Bette is much colder, there is no green hue. Personally, I like Bette the most.

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A-England Jane Morris

Jane Morris is a grey holographic polish with purple shimmer. The shimmer can also seem blue in sunlight. The holo is scattered and subtle but very beautiful. The formula is adequate, the polish was easy to apply. It is a bit thick, in my opinion, I think I'll add thinner the next time. The polish can be fully opaque in one coat. I've experienced no staining with this one. It's also my champion in longevity, I wore it for more than a week once.

Jane Morris is wonderful. It's simply stunning with all that shifting from purple to blue shimmer, the holo is fantastic. Combine that with awesome formula that allows you to apply it in just one coat, and you get a perfect polish for a fast manicure.

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A-England Her Rose Adagio... again

                      White electrical light                                 In the shade

This is mostly for comparison with my previous post about it. I wrote a post about Her Rose Adagio two years ago and I don't really have anything more to say. The polish is still in perfect condition, by the way. It hasn't grown thicker or discolored. Pretty sad that it still isn't the best color for me, though. It's very beautiful!

Emily de Molly Forever and Ever

Emily de Molly Forever and Ever is a teal holographic jelly. The teal is more blue than green and it took quite a bit of experimenting with lighting to show its greener side for the photo above. The holo is subtle and scattered, it looks so beautiful. The formula is fantastic, it reminded me of Celestial's Electric Sphere. I've used two coats for all photos, as usual. You could probably manage to apply Forever and Ever in one thick coat. I really do not know, what else to say, because Emily de Molly polishes are all wonderful. I've experienced no staining but I would strongly advise to use a base coat just in case. I use Orly Bonder as a base coat and it has been pretty good at preventing the staining. It's also awesome at increasing the longevity of nail polishes.

So the photo above, as I've mentioned, is my attempt at showing a greener side of Forever and Ever. I've also other taken pictures with different lighting showing its blue side. Please, press 'read more' to see other photos, too.