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Fotheringhay Castle was released by British indie polish maker A-England as part of the Elizabeth and Mary collection in October this year. It is a magnificent medium mossy olive green scattered holo with finely milled holographic pigment that produces a loose linear prismatic flair in direct light and provides subtle shading and dimensionality to the polish in indirect light. This is the yellow-green sister to A-England's other green scattered holos, Dragon and St. George, and a cousin to the lovely laurel green foily shimmer, Love is Enough. Fotheringray Castle shows hints of reddish brown and golden sparks within the mossy green, fostered by the effects of the prismatic display, that give it a rich, venerable, substantive air, and a smooth silvery flash in low light that adds a magical touch.
Application was wonderful, as we've all learned to expect from one of Adina's creations. The consistency of Fotheringhay Castle is fluid, creamy and dense with a perfect balance of fluidity and viscosity for painting and a velvety, self-leveling glide over the nail. Pigmentation is outstanding, with completely even opacity delivered in one coat, although I used two for this manicure. Cleanup, should it be needed, is easy and straightforward. Fotheringhay Castle dries naturally in very good time to a smooth shiny finish. Topcoat does not diminish the holographic properties of this polish in any way.
Photos show two easy coats of Fotheringhay Castle over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. Still overcast here today, so no sun shots, but the luxurious, full-bodied color photographs well in any light.
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
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| A-England Fotheringhay Castle |
Isn't it sumptuous? I would love to have a vintage fainting couch upholstered in velvet this color, upon which I could recline with the back of my hand to my forehead when the world is too much with me. Although the color is organic, it has an ornate, decorative feel on the nail. It reminds me of the formal gardens and richly trimmed draperies that you might find in a well-preserved old country house.
Fotheringhay Castle was where Elizabeth I had her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots imprisoned in 1586 after it was discovered in Mary's letters that she had sanctioned an attempted assassination of Elizabeth. Mary was tried at Fotheringhay and convicted of treason under the Act for the Queen's Safety. Sentenced to death, she lived there for three more months before her execution by beheading in February 1587 at age 45. The castle subsequently was allowed to fall into disrepair and was demolished shortly after 1635. Only a token bit of masonry, the earthworks and the mound upon which the castle stood remain today, but the area is protected against unauthorized change as a nationally important historic building and archaeological site.
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| No portraits exist of Mary, Queen of Scots while she ruled. This modern, computer-generated three-dimensional image of Mary, based on portraits from before and after her reign, was created in Scotland by the Forensic and Medical Art Research Group, a joint team from the University of Dundee and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. It was exhibited at the National Museum of Scotland in 2013. (source) |
love,
Liz
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