Today I have one of the newest A-England's to share with you all. And, as always with A-England polishes, this comes with a little lesson. ;)
"And the moonbeams" is a quote from a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley. I love classic poetry, but I had only read this one once previously. I'm glad to be re-acquanted with it. I've included the poem below.
Love’s Philosophy
The fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean,
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In one spirit meet and mingle.
Why not I with thine?—
See the mountains kiss high heaven
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister-flower would be forgiven
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth
And the moonbeams kiss the sea:
What is all this sweet work worth
If thou kiss not me?
Beautiful, right? And if you've seen A-England's "And The Moonbeams..", you're well aware of its beauty as well.
And The Moonbeams.. consists of a sheer, golden shimmer base laced with irregular golden fleck as well as gold microglitter. I do need to mention that I had a very hard time capturing all the nuance's of this polish. In standard lighting, it looks more like a golden foil, yet in lower light, the glitters come out to play. My issue was mostly with lighting this beauty, since my top coat made lighting at any angle just bounce all over the place!
I would also like to apologize on behalf of my cuticles. They're sorry that they are so dry and unruly. They would like to let you know that they are naughty and despite every effort on my part, cannot be tamed. I refuse to go after them with nippers or other sharp objects, so I suppose they have won this round. Save for the one that I stabbed with a toothpick the other day (long story). That one is cowering in fear!
Also, photographing my right hand is evil, and I cannot wait for my left hand to get back to a respectable length!
All photos are 3 coats of And The Moonbeams over The Knight, no undies (sometimes we go Commando here at KLK!), and topped with The Shield (hence my really needing new lighting. This stuff is literally like glass!!!!):
Do you see how different this girl looks in different lighting? When I first saw this polish, I really thought it would be a fairly standard shimmery gold glitter, but it is so much more. It really is a complex, shape-shifting little minx! I am admittedly not a huge fan of gold, yet Adina's golden creations have won me over.
One of my fave bloggers also posted And The Moonbeams today! Be sure to check out Susan from The Subtle Shimmer and her awesome shots of this polish! The difference in our photos really show just how many different facets this baby has!
One of my fave bloggers also posted And The Moonbeams today! Be sure to check out Susan from The Subtle Shimmer and her awesome shots of this polish! The difference in our photos really show just how many different facets this baby has!
I have a layering combo planned for this polish as well, so keep an eye out for that. Hopefully I'll be more adept at photographing my right hand by then! ;)
As with every A-England polish, And The Moonbeams was sheer perfection as far as formula and application. Smooth, buttery, and zero dragging or clumping of the glitter. Dry time was fast for 3 coats of glittery polish and removal was quick and painless (I did not use a peel off base coat with this polish. I removed this using good old acetone and had no need for the foil method, scrubbing, etc).
You can find And The Moonbeams (as well as the rest of Adina's incredible polish) at the A-England Website. You also have the chance to win your very own bottle of this beauty in the KLK/Sassy Paints Giveaway! (Go ahead and click on that, you know you want to!)
What are your thoughts on the new Heavenly Quotes?
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!
-Kimber
