A England Camelot - The Perfect Black Creme

Good Morning all! Happy Friday! I happen to be sick as a dog thanks to some evil virus that attacked my children this week and has now made its evil way into my body. Thankfully I can still sit upright, but I feel like I have the plague or something equally terrible.

Of course, when I am sick, I try to feel better by painting my nails. Usually I'll pick something bright or sparkly to improve my mood, but this time I chose my go to color: Black.

Now, let's talk about Black Polish for a minute. I love black nail polish. I love how it looks great on everyone, how it's dark and edgy yet chic and sexy at the same time. But I'm sure you've all noticed that despite Black being a pretty basic color, it's hard to find a really good black creme. They're either too thick or too thin, too watery or too gloppy, need to thicken up or need a ton of thinner to be usable. I've found some pretty great black cremes out there (Orly Liquid Vinyl, Finger Paints Black Expressionism - which was my go to black for a long time, and the ever popular Wet N Wild Black Creme), but I have finally found my absolutely perfect go-to Black Creme.

I recently posted about A England Perceval, which in my eyes is the perfect Red. I've actually acquired 10 A England polishes based on my experience with Perceval alone. I figured if Perceval was that amazing, Adina's other polishes had to be equally awesome. Well, I was wrong. I broke out Camelot last night, and I have to tell you...it's not amazing....it is ABSOLUTE PERFECTION!

Camelot, creatively named after King Arthur's Court, is the blackest black I have ever seen. It is so deeply pigmented that it looks like my nails are covered in polished Onyx. This kind of ultra saturated color seems standard with A England, which when combined with the quality of these polishes makes them a steal at around $10-14 depending on where you order.

This time around I ordered from Ninja Polish, and I was very impressed with their service and delivery times. A England sells for $10.50/bottle through Ninja Polish, and orders over $50 ship free. I paid an extra $5 for Priority Delivery, and received my order in 6 days. It would've been 5, but my mail person got confused and tried to deliver my polish to my neighbor, who thankfully is honest and didn't open or keep the package. I will certainly be ordering from Ninja Polish again, and if you are into Indie polish, you really should check them out.

But back to Camelot....I'm afraid my new nubs don't do it the justice it deserves, but it still looks beyond amazing. The bubbling on my ring finger (grrr!) is actually from my Seche Vite. It had issues last night. And sorry about my ultra dry skin! There is a lot of hand washing and hand sanitizer up in here! I'm glad I still have skin at this point!

Ahhhhhh....Camelot, how I love thee! There is no way to capture the depth and inkiness of this polish, but trust me, it's there.

Formula:
Camelot's formula is shockingly sweet. Thicker than other polishes, Camelot is easy to control. Despite being a thicker polish, I had no issues with the polish thickening up, becoming gloppy, or bubbling (my Seche Vite was the bubbler!) . It is lovely and buttery smooth.  No strange smells and Big 3 Free.

Application:
Camelot literally glides into the nail like black silk. I had zero issues with pooling, balding, dragging, or streaking. If you are okay with a thicker coat, Camelot is an easy 1 coater. I'm wearing 2 thin coats here. This is literally the only black polish that I have never had to thin out during use, or let stand to thicken up. Even wrapping my tips was delightful!

The bottom line is this: If you love Black Polish, you need Camelot in your arsenal. I fear that my plethora of other black polish is going to be gathering dust - this is my new go-to Black and I'm going to be ordering several back-ups. Trust me, you will not be disappointed. If anything, you'll be snatching up more of Adina's magical polish!

What is your go-to Black? Have you tried A England yet?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy (germ and virus free) Polishing!
-Kimber

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