A-England Heavenly Quotes: She Walks In Beauty

Hello Lovelies! So sorry for the late post today! Busy day and things got out from under me!

Today's polish is the second of A-England's new Heavenly Quotes, She Walks In Beauty. Inspired by a poem by Lord Byron, She Walks In Beauty is a liquid tribute to his words and captures it's essence perfectly.  (You knew I wouldn't let you off without a poetic moment, right?)

She Walks In Beauty

She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o'er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!

A-England's She Walks In Beauty is a poetic mix of soft Rose glitters, both small round and medium Hexagonal, set in a soft, shimmer golden base. I swear the Rose glitter shifts in color from Rose to Gold, but that may just be an optical illusion due to the golden shimmer base. Either way, She Walks In Beauty is a true masterpiece. Although entirely opaque in 2 coats on her own (I've read that it takes 3, however when I wore this alone I used 2 coats and it looked perfect!), I chose to layer over A-England Iseult (Popular combo!).

All Photos are (of my wonky right hand!)  1 coat of She Walks In Beauty over 2 Coats of Iseult. I've also used The Knight Base Coat and The Shield Top Coat here.

Check out that shine from The Shield! Man, I love this top coat!!


If this isn't the perfect Pink/Gold glitter, I don't know what is. Layered over Iseult, this is soft, feminine, and subtly sexy. Alone this polish is a soft glitterbomb that commands attention. I cannot tell you how many people stopped me to ask what polish I was wearing today (I talk with my hands, so you can't really miss them!)! I don't know how Adina does it, but she has given us another absolutely perfect gem.

Formula:
I was thrilled to find that She Walks In Beauty wasn't as thick as alot of glitter bombs. The consistency was thick, yet not too thick to flow nicely. As usual with A-England, no thickening during use, no glopping or clumping.

Application:
True to A-England's high standards, She Walks In Beauty applied smoothly and effortlessly. No fishing for glitter, no hand placing. The glitter lay flat on the nail and did not drag or clump. Perfection.

I know some of you aren't all that excited about this one, but I am absolutely head over heels in love. I'm still quite baffled as to why some people aren't achieveing opacity with SWIB and And The Moonbeams.. I had zero issues with either. Obviously they are both versatile layering polishes as well, and I have a few manis in mind.

She Walks In Beauty is now available via the A-England website! You can also win a bottle right here by entering the giveaway Gini and I are sponsoring. ENTER HERE!!!

What's your take on She Walks In Beauty?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Polishing!

-Kimber

A-England Heavenly Quotes: And The Moonbeams..

Good morning lovelies! Happy Sunday! Since it's the day after Caturday, Charlie is insistent that she get her "press" as well, so stay tuned for some gratuitous kitteh pics.

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

By Percy Bysshe Shelley
 

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!

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