I know, I know, Polish Police is beginning to look like an a-england blog. But I can’t help it. I’m really in love with this brand.
And can you blame me? No, you can’t. Because you’re probably in love with it too.
I recently tried four more shades from the collection and yes, I love them all.
Excalibur, Iseult, Galahad, Camelot
Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty
Let’s start with Iseult.
Iseult was named after the beautiful princess who had a legendary love potion-induced tragic but romantic affair with the knight Tristam.
Adina Bodana, the creative genius behind a-england, describes this shade as “delicate romantic pink with opalescent pearly reflection.”
And that description is perfect. Iseult is a soft pretty pink with subtle shimmer.
I think it’s gorgeous.
Most of a-england’s colors are two-coaters but I used three coats for this one to completely even it out.
I wore this for a few days and couldn’t stop staring at my nails.
They made my hands look sophisticated and completely ladylike.
I normally don’t go crazy about pinks but Iseult has me wrapped around her legendary finger.
And here is Iseult with Essie Matte Top Coat.
With a matte top coat, Iseult becomes powdery pink.
I love how smooth it looks.
Love.
Here’s Excalibur.
It’s gorgeous even in the bottle.
Excalibur was named after the legendary and powerful sword of King Arthur.
Adina describes this as “majestic silver platinum.”
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while now, then you know about my problems with silver. I’ve been trying but I just couldn’t find a wearable silver polish. I was convinced that silver metallics looked awful on me.
I think a-england has ended my search.
Because I can totally wear Excalibur.
Wear it and rock it.
Rock it and love it.
I used two coats for this one.
Thank you, a-england, for bringing silver into my life.
And yes, I couldn’t help myself, I had to mattify Excalibur too.
And it looked awesome.
Still silvery but more flat.
I can totally see Jake rocking this as a pedicure.
And now, Galahad.
Named after Galahad, Lancelot’s son who was known as the pure and perfect knight.
Adina describes this as “mystic vibrant blue green.”
I’m a teal girl. I’m crazy about blue green.
Even as a little girl, when I declared pink and purple as my favorite colors, my most treasured Crayola crayon was blue green.
And when it came to polish, I went through a huge teal phase, buying all the teals I could find.
I was worried that Galahad would look similar to the numerous teals in my collection but I shouldn’t have been.
Because while most of them leaned green, Galahad leans blue.
Blue and beautiful.
The formula was fantastic – super smooth and glossy.
I used two coats.
Mattified Galahad is gorgeous too. It kept its vibrance.
It was insanely smooth.
I couldn’t stop touching it.
There’s nothing dull about this matte.
And now, Camelot.
This shade was named after King Arthur’s castle and majestic court.
Adina describes this as “black onix glaze with unique luster.”
I have a mad love affair with black nail polish which I chronicled here, in my love letter to black nail polish.
And, like Adina, if you forced me to choose just one color to wear for the rest of my life, I would go for a glossy black cream.
And pre-a-england, if you made me choose just one black polish, I’d probably go for Chanel Black Satin or Illamasqua Boosh. But that answer has changed.
I would choose Camelot.
This amazing glossy black is a one-coater. The formula was fantastic, as we’ve come to expect from a-england.
And I’m normally stubborn when it comes to one-coaters – I always always still go for two.
But not this time.
Matte Camelot was going to look fantastic, I was sure of it.
And I wasn’t disappointed.
Gorgeous.
Visit a-england’s website. You can also find a-england on Facebook and follow the brand on Twitter. Order from a-england until July 15 to enjoy free shipping worldwide. If you live in the Philippines, you can visit Nail Spa to try the brand. You may use a-england for free with Nail Spa’s Bliss services or for a small upgrade fee with other services. Some bottles are available for sale – they’re ₱700 each. Nail Spa has branches at Unit 106 1st Midland Building 109 Gamboa St. Legaspi Village Makati (8173128, 8300702), The Block @ SM City North Edsa (441-0323), Shangri-La Mall (687-4991, 687-7011) and Level 5 Rustan’s Makati (813-3739, 819-1610).
wow i love the mattified black one!!!
i have a feeling my incoming stocks of matte about you will be reserved even before the package arrive LOL!
Haha! Dami ngang nagtatanong eh! Should I give your multiply? or facebook?
pam i’m more active in facebook now, madami kaseng walang multiply eh. thanks much!
http://www.facebook.com/DigitalTraincase
sorry plugging! LOL! I have 12 incoming, i ordered 20 but they ran out, so I just requested na if they restock damihan =)
Mmmmmmmmm! LOVE the swatches!
Aww, thanks Kitty!
Can’t wait for our polish date!
WOOOOOOOOOW!!!!
Wait ’til you have them on your nails!
Every single one — absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing all the pix and info.
They are all so pretty! Can’t wait to swatch the other shades!
Thanks for reading!
Pam,
I immensely enjoy reading (and admiring) your blog and I am a big a-england fan. The shades are gorgeous and the quality is simply superb. I cannot wait for new shades. Maybe a black or grey holo?
I’m a huge a-england fan too!
and yes, black and gray holo sound awesome!
WANT. All of them, but mostly the black and blue, holy moly. My shopping list just got a little longer.
I never thought I’d end up wanting – and owning – all of them.. But that’s what happened after my first brush with a-england. It’s love, serious love..
They’re all sooo pretty! I’m sooo inggit!
They all are! Even the ones I didn’t think would work on my skin tone ended up making me swoon! I hope your order arrives soon!
Waahh I’m so tempted to order thru their website! Paaaaam they look gorgeous!
Gooooo! You won’t regret it!
I called Nail Spa in Shang but too bad they didn’t have the colors I wanted anymore. So yay I bought 4 bottles online! So happy with their free shipping promo. Excited for my bottles to come home to me! I’m trying to keep my nails polish free till they arrive!
Ooooooo……these are so spectacular! I have been in love with a-england and the beautiful soul of Adina, since day one and I’m so happy to see that she has found another fan in you! I love, love, love all the mattified versions too; the only one I tried matte was Camelot, and like you, I could not stop staring at my nails – love that slightly S&M rubberized look! Fabulous!
I feel exactly the same way… I adore Adina and her wonderful brand
S&M nails rock!!!!!!!!
I still couldn’t get over how awesome all the colors look even when mattified!
Hi Pam, I discovered your blog through the Preview feature, been hooked ever since. hehe. Im also obsessing about polish, but its kind of hard coz Im from the province. Anyway, I loved your a-england swatches so much i orderd online.
Did your friends receive their bottles already?
Hi Sheena! I’m so glad you like the blog
There are a lot of online sellers based in the Philippines who ship outside Manila! Where are you based?
I’m not sure about my friends’ orders but I’m still waiting for mine
Alam mo naman post office natin, mabagal.. :-/
Im from Tacloban. Wala just even 1 store who sells good polish, its so sad. :/ I bought online and asked friends to buy for me nalang. hehe. I bought a-england din, but if mabagal to reach you, imagine 10x more mabagal to get to me. Im so excited panaman.hehe. I’ll just stare at your swatches nalang muna.
Aww
But you’re lucky you have friends who buy for you… and yes, buy online!! Check out Digital Traincase on Facebook – daming stocks na bago now 
I’m so excited to get my a-england too! I hope we get it soon!
I reserved nga the Matte top coat the moment I saw your swatches nung mattified a-england.
That’s awesome!
Check out the OPIs Sol has in stock too, they’re pretty!
PAM!! (excited!) I got my a-england polish already! I went to the post office just to check. and to ask na lang din how long it takes for parcels from the UK to arrive in Tacloban.But the post office lady told me na okay na parcel ko. YEY! Siguro if i waited lang matagal ko pa makukuha yun.
Did you get yours na?
Hey Sheena! That’s awesome news!! Which colors did you get?
The notice from the post office is at my office na daw. I’m getting the package tomorrow! So excited too!!! I can’t waiiit <3
Tristam lang. Im annoyed at myself kung bakit I only bought 1! haha. kainis. :/
YEY! You have all the colors na noh? WOW!
Aww, you’ll think I’m an enabler but I agree, you should have ordered the others – especially lady of the lake!
Yes, I finally got my package today! So excited! Long story (which I will share when I post the swatches) – it took days before I finally got it.. But okay lang, they came at the perfect time, totally made my crappy day!
And yes, I have them all na except the base and top coat which I plan to get too
they’re too pretty to resist!
Oh, ang tagal naman? I’ll wait for that post.
Swatchfest na Pam!