A-England Jane Morris
Jane Morris was released by British polish maker A-England as part of the Rossetti's Goddess collection in early May this year. This is the second grey of the collection, which was inspired by British poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-82), and like Captive Goddess is a direct tribute to Rossetti's model and lover, Jane Morris (1839-1914).
Creator Adina describes Jane Morris as a "subdued holographic slate grey that discloses its uniqueness through violet and blue sparks flickering from its core." This polish has a medium-dark anthracite grey holographic base with the delicious speckled dimensionality prevalent among scattered holos. It is supplemented with abundant fine violet flake shimmers, which provide a glowing translucent indigo flash in some circumstances and tiny sparkling indigo flecks in others. The holographic effects suffuse the cool deep grey with a warm golden pink blush in bright indirect light. On the nail, Jane Morris is sleek, graceful and elegant. The subtle effects of the components add a certain depth of color as well as a subtle touch of glamour to the rich graphite base, which reminds me very much of the fine wool fabric of a man's charcoal suit.
Application was wonderful. Like its collection-mates, Jane Morris has a fluid, smooth and dense consistency with a velvety glide over the nail and very good self-leveling properties. The formula is user-friendly, amenable to thin or thicker coats, and easily manipulated with A-England's round flexible brush. Pigmentation is excellent; this polish is essentially a one-coater. I used two coats for this manicure and probably could have added a third for the photos to camouflage my nail ridges more completely, but you can achieve completely opaque coverage in one coat. Cleanup is easy and straightforward, with a little bit of stickiness on the part of the flake shimmers. Jane Morris dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, slightly flat finish similar to the other Rossetti's Goddess polishes and like them benefits from the application of topcoat.
Photos show two coats of Jane Morris over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite. Unfortunately it was overcast here today, preventing me from capturing the fullest details of the holographic effects of the polish, but you can see subtle hints of them in some of the pics.
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I have two other A-England grey scattered holographic polishes in my collection, Fated Prince and Ascalon. Of the two, Ascalon is closest to Jane Morris, with a similarly-toned rich charcoal grey base and added shimmers. Ascalon's shimmer is royal purple, with effects that are slightly more manifest than Jane Morris, whose shimmer is more subtle and of a much bluer shade of violet in comparison. Fated Prince is also a deep grey, but much more warm-toned than Jane Morris, and it lacks the addition of shimmer. Dorian Gray is another shimmery deep grey A-England polish that's a favorite of mine, a charcoal infused with ultrafine golden particulate shimmers that give it subtle sepia overtones. Even though it is not holographic, it rubs shoulders quite comfortably with these other creations in grey, which are an excellent display of Adina's skill at varying adaptations of this shade to nail polish.
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Liz
Wow!!! This is so pretty. I find the color classy and so perfect for casual wear.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Jessica! It's got the versatility of a neutral while being abundantly sophisticated and modern at the same time.
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