Hello lovelies,

Hope you'll all well! Today I'd like to show you an experiment but it is also a review. Every time I went to a hobby/craft shop I've been checking out scrap booking stickers but never really purchased them because they seemed a bit big for nails. But I've always wanted to try them mind and had that nagging feeling somewhere in the back of my mind. So when I was approached by Born Pretty Store if I'd like to try and review their stickers, I was very pleased to say yes!

I have combined two ways of using the stickers - the first one is to stick the stickers on top of the painted nail and the second one sponging silver nail polish over the sticker and then removing it.

I have used Clinique Party Red as a base colour, A England Camelot for the sponged accent nail and Born Pretty Store Embossed Texture stickers.

Don't forget that you can use 10% off discount code LHJ61 for any purchase. 

At first glance this seems like a great idea. the stickers look pretty, they are small enough to go on the nail BUT they just don't adhere properly at the edges. I just couldn't make them stick and the ends kept peeling off. I've tried wet polish, nail glue, polishing over it, nothing has worked :( The stickers are too thick for curved nails and they don't keep the shape when bended. I guess I'll have to use them just for decorating photo album. I'm disappointed to say that I can't recommend this product for use on nails.

EDIT: Apparently the stickers work better with UV gel nails so if you're wearing those you might find these stickers will work or you.

Hello lovelies,

I thought I'd put together one post where I summarize all the polishes without picture spam. So here they all are, the A England Burne-Jones Dream collection (Briarwood not available yet).

This collection is inspired by 19th century series of paintings by Edward Burne-Jones called The Legend of Briar Rose. The paintings depict moments from a Sleeping Beauty story/fairytale:

Briar Rose (AKA Sleeping Beauty)- red-based purple with scattered holographic particles. I'm lost for words, this is such beautiful colour! It has slight duochrome effect that shows in the shade and thousands of holo particles sparkling in direct sunlight. This is overall my second favourite shade from this collection, I really like it!

The formula was excellent as we're used to with A England brand. It applied very easily and dried smoothly and pigmentation was great. One thicker coat did provide enough coverage but I've applied second coat to add more depth to the colour and to have completely smooth surface. I've finished off with topcoat. For more pictures click here.

Fated prince - charcoal grey base with green undertones full of scattered holographic particles. It's a great shade for those preferring darker colours. The holographic effect is subtle yet still nicely visible in the sun as you'll see in the pictures. The Fated Prince has the sheerest formula of all four shades yet it is still perfectly opaque in two coats. It applied very easily and dried fast and smooth. I've applied Barielle Ultra Speed Dry Manicure Extender on top. For more pictures click here.

Rose Bower - raspberry red base with scattered holographic particles. Yes, it's official, I absolutely love this shade! Adina is magician, she always creates stunning colours but this one is an overall winner for me...and there's me thinking I've seen them all...

The formula was excellent, almost one coater but in the end I needed two coats. It applied very easily without streaks or patches. The drying time was good but I did end up applying Barielle Ultra Speed Dry Manicure Extender topcoat. For more pictures click here.

Sleeping Palace - dusty eggplant purple with scattered holographic particles. What a beauty! The holo effect is subtle yet clearly visible in the sun. I do however like the polish in the shade a lot as well. If paired with topcoat, it has mirror-like shine and the holographic particles look like grey specks embedded in eggplant purple. 

The formula was absolutely excellent, I dare to say one of the best I've tried. It is 'one-coater' that applied very easily and it's not streaky or thick. The drying time was good and I've applied Barielle Ultra Speed Dry Manicure Extender on top. For more pictures click here.

These are all epic and beautiful! Formulas were perfect and well-pigmented, I couldn't ask for more! Thank you Adina for creating these AH-MAZING polishes!

If you'd like to get your paws on the new A England collection, it is available on pre-order by emailing directly hello@a-england.co.uk, alternatively you can shop in e-shops all over the world, HERE is the full list.