A-England Guinevere (swatches & review)

Morning!

We’re so close to Friday people, just one more day until the weekend! I found out spectacular news yesterday, my boyfriend doesn’t have to move to Arizona! Through a stroke of random luck he ended up getting an apprenticeship where we currently live, doing exactly what he planned on studying in school. So everyone’s a winner! I think we’re still going to visit AZ this winter to get away from the snow though. ^_^

Today I’ve got another polish from A-England’s The Mythicals collection. This time we’ll get a look at Guinevere, a lovely dusty lavender creme. I used Seche Vite top coat and Sally Hansen Nail Quencher base coat for all swatches shown here.

Guinevere

As previously mentioned, A-England Guinevere is a lovely dusty lavender creme. Just like all other A-England polishes I’ve tried, the application and formula was flawless. This is two thin easy and creamy coats. I will say that the polish appeared a tad bit darker on my nails than it was in the bottle, but it’s still a lovely shade.

Here’s a few photos I took with my camera flash. The grey undertones leave Guinevere and you’re left with a beautiful lilac hue.

Final Thoughts:

A-England is quickly becoming one of my favorite brands of polish. They are a 3-free and cruelty free brand, and the quality of the polishes I’ve had the chance to try are top notch. At first I wasn’t too sure about Guinevere because it almost borders on pastel against my skintone (a recipe for Ultra Mega Lobster Hands), but after wearing it for a day I realized that I loved it. ^_^ I’ll be adding Guinevere to my list of favorites. <3

Purchase Info:

You can take any polish from The Mythicals collection home by visiting the A-England official website at www.a-england.co.uk, they retail at £9.00 per 13ml bottle of polish and free international shipping is offered. A-England polishes can also be purchased for $12.00/ea through their US stockist, llarowe, and she does offer worldwide shipping (although Italy is currently excluded).

*The products in this post were sent to me for reviewing purposes.

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This entry was posted by Rie on 29 September, 2011 at 6:00 am, and is filed under Review. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0.You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.

Comments (13)

#1 written by nihrida 1 year ago

What a lovely color! Your nail painting skills are great. =) It’s a pleasure to look at your photos.

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- #2 written by Rie 1 year ago
  
  Aww, thank you! The feeling is definitely mutual. My wishlist grows every time I visit your blog.
  
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#3 written by Fingers 1 year ago

This is lovely-I was worried when I saw the bottle that I wouldn’t like it!

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#4 written by Jennafroggy 1 year ago

This color is gorgeous. I haven’t tried any of this brand yet, but plan to soon. I’m happy for your good news.

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#5 written by Leah Ann LaRowe 1 year ago

Gorgeous review and love that color on you but I think you could make any color look amazing!

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- #6 written by Rie 1 year ago
  
  Hah, thank you Leah Ann! It’s definitely helps to have a lovely polish to work with. ^_^
  
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#7 written by il blog di Ivana 1 year ago

wow !! very nice…
I follow you.

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#8 written by Kelly 1 year ago

This color is so pretty. Thanks for the “shout-out” btw, I appreciate it!

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#9 written by Eugenia 1 year ago

Ahhh…the ever lovely Guinevere; you did the lady proud, Rie! I completely agree with you about the quality of this brand: second to none! The colours are all sinfully beautiful and for what it’s worth, I think this shade looks so feminine and chic on you!

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- #10 written by Rie 1 year ago
  
  Thank you Eugenia! It’s not a color I would typically reach for, but I’m glad I stepped outside of my comfort zone with this one. I love it!
  
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#11 written by Maribeth 1 year ago

This is super pretty on you! I still need to give in and try A England. That is great about your boyfriend not moving! You must be so psyched! Talk about fate

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- #12 written by Rie 1 year ago
  
  Thanks Maribeth! It was such a shock when he told me yesterday, only three days away from the move! I was just waking up from a nap when he broke the news. I told him he needed to pinch me because if I was dreaming I was going to be devastated that it wasn’t true when I actually woke up, lol.
  
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#13 written by ManicuredSlayer 1 year ago

Love the new blog layout! Very striking!!

And ooooh Guinevere! I only have 2 of the Mythicals (waiting on a 3rd) but I didn’t pick this one up….I might now! The bottles alone are sooo pretty!

I’m so happy for your good news!

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