The Digit-al Dozen Does Thankfulness: Day Five, History

Hi everyone! This is embarrassingly late, but I'm happy to round off another Digit-al Dozen week, even if it does seep into the week after! When deciding what to do for day five, I tossed around a few fun ideas. I had the new A England collection sitting on my desk, generously sent to me from Nail Polish Canada, and it suddenly dawned on me.

Stained glass roses featuring A England

For so many years I've been interested in learning about history, and I'm officially an Art Historian now. So it only seemed natural to pay tribute to my love of history. And A England is the perfect brand to do some nail art, because more than any other brand it's known for drawing inspiration from history, art and literature.



About this design: 

To emphasize the idea of history I decided to do something in a stained glass style. Roses seemed like a good fit, don't ask me why. I don't feel comfortable yet just "winging it" so I went in search of roses done in stained glass. These roses were drawn from a stained glass panel called "Hybrid Tea Rose" by Robert Oddy (you can see it at the bottom row of this gallery). I really love how there are uncoloured sections so it looks unfinished. Of course I had to simplify a lot but this got me started.

Stained glass roses featuring A England

Stained glass roses featuring A England

To get this look: 

You can find my stained glass tutorial here. I basically followed the same steps only using polishes from A England. To keep things simplified I decided to leave out the blue. The great thing about these polishes is that they are very pigmented so it was easy to fill in the sections, without having to go over them several times.

Stained glass roses featuring A England

• Outlines: Cult Nails Nevermore
• Green (stems and leaves): A England Fotheringhay Castle
• Roses: A England Gloriana and Crown of Thistles
• Background: A England Virgin Queen
• Top coats: KBShimmer Clearly On Top and Cult Nails Wax That

Stained glass roses featuring A England

Final thoughts:

I can't wait to show you swatches of these polishes, they are simply amazing! And a stained glass design is the perfect complement to these shades.

Stained glass roses featuring A England

See also: 

Day One: Yummy Sushi
Day Two: Coffee!!
Day Three: Glitter
Day Four: Art

What do you think of this? Have you picked up anything from the new A England Collection?

*Products provided for review, all opinions are my own. See my disclosure policy for more details.*

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