Adina's inspiration for this polish was the life and works of William Morris, a 19th century British designer, writer and artist. The name of the polish is the title of of a poem written by Morris. He is probably most well known in the US for his fabulous wallpaper and textile designs, which use graceful, stylistic evocations of natural imagery as intricate interlaced and repeating geometric elements.
Actually, this polish reminds me of a particular Morris wallpaper design called acanthus.
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To me, Love is Enough is a beautiful medium soft laurel green shimmer foil with olive and aluminum undertones, golden overtones and what looks to be sparse holographic microshimmers. It has a tarnished charcoal-speckled metallic finish with a shimmery look that somehow manages to appear simultaneously diaphanous and burnished.
This polish is beautifully formulated, as are all of Adina's offerings. The consistency is light and loamy, very easy to control and just delicious to apply. I adore the brush that comes with a england's polishes, it's softer, suppler, more flexible than the brushes supplied with other polishes in my experience and is the perfect tool for fanning gracefully over the nail bed.
Photos show two sublime coats of Love is Enough over my usual treatment/basecoat duo plus a topcoat of Seche Vite.
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| a england Love is Enough, bottle shot |
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This polish is kill-me-now FABULOUS. The golden sagey metallic green with it's lacy tarnished foily finish is simply stunning. In any direct light, delicate sparks appear everywhere while in indirect light it has a reflective gleam. On the nail the feel is elegant but light and graceful, with a delightfully understated sophistication. It's like having a fountain in your garden, a formal element that incorporates random dimensional beauty, a treat for the senses.
Needlesstosay, I'm thrilled with Love is Enough. Unfortunately for my fiscal wellbeing, it totally feeds my fire to obtain even MOAR a england polishes!
love,
Aunt Liz
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