A-England Tristam
I've heard a lot of great things about A-England, and I finally got around to ordering a few. I was most excited to try Tristam.
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| 2 coats |
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| with flash |
A-England Tristam is a royal blue with a weak, scattered holo shimmer. It's quite pretty and sort of reminds me of a deeper, less holo DS Glamour. It would probably make a great base for Glamour.
There are tons of rave reviews about the formula. So much so that I expected to see rainbows, unicorns, and puppies flow out of the bottle on to my nails with no effort. Obviously, my expectations were far too high. It's a nice formula, and I had no application issues, but I just wasn't blown away.
I took these pictures on day two of wear and I'd already experienced a bit of tipwear and a few chips. I used my normal bc and tc combo of Barielle Hydrating Ridge Filler and Butter London Hard Wear.
Overall, I don't regret this purchase. I was just a little disappointed that it didn't quite live up to the hype.
Tristam retails for £9.00 and is available at a-england.co.uk
8 comments
This color looks absolutely stunning on you!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the formula - I actually find that some of the shades I have (I think I have 6-7 now?) are a little problematic. BUT I love all of them - I have Tristam and you make me want to pull it out again ASAP!!!
ReplyDeletegorgeous color
ReplyDeletelol at the rainbows unicorns & puppies. i find mine to be a bit too thick for sure! still have this on my list though, it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis looks gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks gorgeous on you! I'm still over here laughing at rainbows, unicorns, and puppies flowing.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you on the formula. I purchased five of these and only one of them has a nice formula.
ReplyDeleteI've never had a problem with the formula, Galahad is the best polish I've ever used for that, but I do see what you're saying about Tristam, it's not the brightest holo. If you've never tried St. George though you so should. It's beyond gorgeous.
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