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I recently picked up some neon and glitter polish from Milani that called an ocean / mermaid feel to them when placed in combination. The colors are Milani Neon Fresh Teal, Milani Neon Blue Dude, and Milani Teal (glitter polish). I decided I wanted to try a Mermaid Tale or Mermaid Scales manicure.

I totally forgot to take pictures of the polish and plates involved. It simply has been just one of those weeks.

Since the two polishes are neon colors I decided to do a basecoat of white polish. I did a gradient using Fresh Teal and Blue Dude on thumb, index, and pinky. Middle finger got a coat of Fresh Teal and ring finger got a coat of Blue Dude. I did this because I wanted to see if there would be a difference in the way the glitter polish would look on each color (there was no difference at all). I was a bit torn between the two images I had for scales. I could either use Winstonia W111, which has a large scales image, or Cheeky plate B, which has a smaller scales image. I decided to try the look out on my left hand before committing to a final look.

I wasn’t thrilled the way Winstonia W111 looked when compared to Cheeky’s image. The scales effect I was looking for was achieved more with the image from Cheeky.

Below is a series of photos of the completed manicure. Unfortunately the gradient effect was lost under the stamping. I only did two coats of the gradient thinking that would be enough but clearly to make it pop under the stamping I would have needed more coats.

Overall I loved the final results. I’m totally in love with Milani Teal; it is an amazing glitter polish. The way it shifts under light between the teal, blue and silver glitters is beautiful. I’m still on the fence with Fresh Teal and Blue Dude. When compared to other neon colors they just don’t pop. Another con is that they both stained my nails horribly. Setting aside those two things, it turned out great.

I wanted to share a beauty product review of the lovely A-England Saint George nail polish. Let me warn you that this will be a photo intensive post. Saint George has been on my lemming list for some time. In fact all the collections of A-England are on my lemming list but that is a whole other issue.

In case you don’t know what “lemming” refers to, here is the definition according to Urban Dictionary: A lemming refers to a purchase/wished-for-item, which results from reading an enthusiastic post about a new fabulous product. Overcome by compulsion, readers follow like lemmings diving off a cliff. May be used as a noun or verb. May apply to the buyer but more commonly to the item of desire.

I can’t tell you how excited I was to receive my white little envelope with the Royal Mail stamp. I couldn’t help but take a picture.

Saint George is a scattered holographic dark teal. It is just a stunning color. The formula was amazing. I had no issues whatsoever. I used only one coat and got perfect opacity. These pictures are with no topcoat.

I wanted to do some stamping but I didn’t want to cover up the holographic effect not to mention the teal color is just amazing, so I didn’t want to loose that. I decided to use Cheeky Jumbo Plate 8 – Princess Charming, which has a royal crown image that resembles the A-England crown logo.

I used Pure Ice – Silver Mercedes to stamp the crown images. I toped it all off with Seche Vite. Pardon the awkward hand poses but I was trying to capture the stamping next to the logo of A-England as best I could. I also took some pictures outdoors trying my best to capture just how beautiful this polish is.