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I have some polishes from the new Purple Professional Winter Collection to share with you. I already showed you some Purple Professional polishes HERE and told you how impressed I was at their quality and ease of application. That's why I'm thrilled to show you some polishes from their new collection!

Hello!

OPI leads us to Germany this fall with its gorgeous Germany collection. This collection was inspired by the classical elegance as well as the avant-gardism of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. I decided to present you first the 6 cremes and then the 6 "rich jewel tones", very deep and shiny hues, that compose this collection.

Final verdict: To be honest, I hesitated to chose Princess Sabra instead of Ascalon....I was not sure I would like the color but I was so wrong!! Princess Sabra's color is so unique and complex. In the bottle, I thought it was a golden taupe holo but once on my nails I could see the green and olive undertones much better and the taupe was less proeminent. It is difficult to say of which color is made Princess Sabra because it's such an elaborated shade, very elegant and sophisticated. If I had to try to put it simply I would say it's a green olive holo with a golden taupe base color. The application of Princess Sabra was a real dream. You can use a regular base coat and 2 coats of polish to reach full opacity. What is truey amazing and reveals Adina's talent is the special finish of this holographic polish: it's super glossy!! I was really impressed because it's the first time I see a glossy holo!! All the pictures here are without top coat! I put a top coat afterwards and the holo effect is not affected. I think I need only one word to describe this polish: PERFECT! I'm so happy I have it! I'm sure I will use it a lot!

I also would like to thank Tristam, Adina's kitty, for inspiring this amazing shade! 

Purchase info:

A-England polishes can be purchased from A-England website. It is interesting to note that shipping is free worldwide. You can visit A-England on Facebook.  The Legends are not on the site yet but you can order them by sending an email to Adina at hello@a-england.co.uk and tell her the colors you want! You can visit A-England on Facebook.
A-England polishes can also be puchased from Llarowe. This is the US stockist for Glitter Gal, Ozotic, A England, Hits, Lynnderella and Ludurana polishes. They sell internationally (except Italy) and have an awesome customer service. You can visit Llarowe on Facebook.

 *Product in this post was sent by the company/PR for my honest review*

And guess what? I gave an interview on Neverland Nail Blog. You can read it here. Lindsey, the owner of Neverland Nail Blog was so nice and lovely. She  does a blogger interview from time to time and she chose me for this week interview! :D Awww...I feel so honored and special now!kkk

I highly recommend visiting her blog because she always does cute manis and shows gorgeous polishes!

Here is my mani of the day! This is the gorgeous Gem from the "Nubar Prism Collection", a gorgeous collection of 8 holographic glitter polishes: Spark (a pale beige), Jewel (dark brown), Brilliant (medium pink), Essence (coral), Absolute (light blue), Treasure (grape purple), Prize (berry pink), and Gem!

This collection was realised for Spring 2010.

So Gem is a hard-to-define and very interesting color. It's a light taupe base that leans towards muted mauve/pink with peachy reflects. In the shade it looks more taupe while in the sun it looks more peachy.  So I would call it a duochrome nail polish! The color is awesome. I can't find any other polish that is close to it. Totally unique to my collection! ;D

The holo effect is due to its very rich and dense glitters that reflect all the colors of the rainbow. Nevertheless, the color you can see the most (even if the light is not so strong) is green and red.

The holo effect is the strongest when the sun hits your nails and when your nails are in movement. So it's not so easy to show with "static pictures" the whole beauty of this polish.

A top coat was useful to even the slighly gritty finish. The polish dries into a lovely satin finish. It's not really glossy but a top coat helps a lot for this.

The application was flawless which is due to its very nice formula! The first layer was a bit sheer but with 2 coats you can easily achieve full opacity.

I took several pictures so that you can see the different colors the base color can take (taupe - peachy pink).

Final verdict: Gem is a must-have for every holo lover becaue it's so unique. The color is really pretty and not so in-your-face. It would nearly be work appropriate because it's a kind of neutral color. Nevertheless, the color is so original. I haven't seen any taupe that shifts towards muted mauve-peachy color in the sun  (duochrome) so far. The holo is really strong and makes your nails shine like crazy with thousands of glitters that reflects all the colors of the rainbow. It feels like you have jewels on your nails! ;D