To say these polishes are gorgeous would be the understatement of the week...no year...actually century?
I patiently waited for these polishes to arrive from A England's Thank You promotion and had a few stressful days in there where I thought I wasn't going to get these beauties at all. Apparently, Royal Mail (England's postal service) made a change a few days ago stating they they would no longer allow international shipping of nail polish...because it's a fire hazard to the plane. Erm, I'm pretty positive I've brought polish into my carry on as well as countless other women (or men) who had nail polish in their luggage. Seems a bit ridiculous to me, but oh well. Anyway, A England informed all of their customers of this change several days ago and I was fearful that my polishes were going to be stuck or destroyed until yesterday afternoon when they were happily waiting in my mailbox after their tumultuous journey!
Up first is Tristam, a holographic midnight blue that makes me swoon. It's so incredible!
Then we have Saint George and holy crap-ola! Are we being serious with these colors?? I can't even believe how stunning this is! Saint George practically leapt out of the bottle and onto my hand, begging to grace my nails with it's lovely green holo-ness. The application of this polish is up there with the best. Opaqueness after ONE coat! I did two, just for good measure and to add a bit more depth, but it would've have been perfectly alright without it.
These are the very first A England's that I've used and I couldn't be happier with them! Amazing quality and the customer service with the whole Royal Mail debacle was excellent. So happy to own these beauties!
Happy Polishing :)
I'm in love with both of these colors, wow. So does this mean I can't order these because of the whole plane/fire hazard thing? Nooo!
ReplyDeleteAren't they ridiculously amazing colors??
DeleteAnd I not 100% but if you order directly from A England, I think they are trying to find a solution to their shipping woes. But, I know that https://hop.llarowe.com sells them (though it's very possible they are sold out right now :/).
I think if you wait a little bit, they'll be available everywhere again :)
Would you mind sharing what day your polishes shipped? I also ordered the amazing St. George, and it hasn't arrived yet. It shipped on 1/23, so I'm hoping the new rule won't affect it...but now you have me worried, lol! Beautiful swatches as per usual. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't mind at all!
DeleteSo I received my shipping notification email on the 19th and was told I would receive a tracking number for the item. This didn't happen (which I heard from other people is pretty standard). I received my order on the 29th...so 10 days of travel. I live in California though so depending on where you're at it could be more or less. The only thing I would be weary of is that apparently Royal Mail was destroying some packages instead of returning them to the sender. From reading about what was happening, if you don't get yours within 30 days of the ship date, email A England and they will reship using LLAROWE's shipping service. But it seems like they are doing everything in their power to make sure you get the items you ordered. If you don't get your items in the next week, I'd email them just so that they know what's going on. For now, I'll cross my fingers and hope you get yours soon! :)
Phew! Sorry for the long response!
Thank you so much for your detailed response. I live in Chicago, so I don't know if that would make a difference. I can't believe that Royal Mail was DESTROYING some packages though. That just seems crazy and illegal to me. I will definitely contact a-england soon if I don't receive my package by next week. I'm glad that they will at least use LLAROWE's shipping service to fulfill orders.
DeleteThanks again! One last question - did your package arrive via USPS?
You're welcome! A England's Facebook page has a lot of updated info on it about the whole thing as well. And yes! It was shipped through USPS :)
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