Monday, February 18, 2013

Monday Blues: A-england Order of the Garter

Hello my lovelies! A lot of my readers are from the US and I believe they are enjoying a day off today. I'm on vacation as well, but I want to dedicate today's post to those who have to go to work or to school. For you I have a very special blue that will instantly make the day better. I have no doubt about that! 

A-england Order of the Garter indoors, artificial light
I've been lemming for this polish from the first time it came out. I waited patiently for it to be on sale and finally got it last month. Even though I was in love with this polish from the swatches online, I still couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. It's a lot more beautiful and complex than I imagined. I hope that I can give you at least an idea of all this through my pictures. But to truly enjoy this polish you have to see it with your own eyes. 

A-england Order of the Garter indoors, artificial light
It consists of a royal blue base that is filled with tiny light blue shimmer. The particles are fine and dense, giving this a subtle and infinite beauty. The color is gorgeous and it literally comes to life when light hits it. Some of the shimmer particles look purple but unfortunately I couldn't capture that on camera. 

A-england Order of the Garter indoors, artificial direct light
 I've found this polish to be less opaque than other polishes from this brand, but I can totally see why. The base needs to be sheerer so that the shimmer shines through. It was mostly opaque with 2 coats, but there were still some bald spots so I did a 3rd one to take care of those and to give the color the proper intensity. I don't mind applying 3 coats for the sake of this gorgeous effect and I can report that application was very smooth and the coats dried fast and to a shiny finish. 

A-england Order of the Garter indoors, artificial direct light
I hope my post convinced you that if you are a blue lover, this has got to be in your collection. I also hope it took care of those Monday Blues. To check out more blue love visit these ladies: 

Gosia from Life in Color
Marisa from Polish Obsession
Joanna from The Treasure Chest
Mandy from Chameleon Stampede

Have a great week!


12 comments:

  1. e o culoare superba intr-adevar ♥

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  2. Absolutely gorgeous shade!

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  3. This polish is a huge lemming of mine. It is GORGEOUS on you!!! You make me want to run and order it now!

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  4. Glad my posts can have that effect on people. I always envied bloggers that make you wanna buy stuff lol. But yeah, this is honestly a must have! And it actually looks better in real life than in my pics! So you need this!!

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  5. You know I almost don't want to look at your Monday Blues because I KnOw you will create another lemming!! And of course I was right... How do I not have this yet???!!!!
    And no day off for me... Slaving away!!! :))

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  6. So sorry! I know people in the medical field have less days off. Other people have week-long vacations for the holidays and we don't. Oh well...
    Well I will apologize again to your wallet. But this is a must have! Especially for a blue lover. You will understand once you see it with your own eyes.

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  7. I love this gorgeous polish!!! Yay for being off! Hope you're enjoying your day ;0).

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  8. I know you have it and love it. I'm glad it's finally in my collection too. And thank you!

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