At the moment I’ve a group to share that could be a private buy and sadly not out there, however hey, fairly photos! The Bee’s Knees Lacquer A Court docket of Thorns and Roses 2.0 Assortment was initially supplied in thriller luggage in December 2021 after which later as overpour. I managed to get all of them. I might like to share extra private purchases, however generally I ponder whether it is value it, particularly when many manufacturers have blanketed protection with PR. There’s a dramatic discount in visitors for indie polish posts made after launch when one thing has already appeared in one million locations already earlier than launch. So if I do put up private purchases it will be for issues the place it’s arduous to search out swatches they usually weren’t despatched to swatchers earlier than launch, or no less than to comparatively few. It takes an enormous period of time to make a put up like this, no less than 40 hours of labor (portray, photographing, filming, modifying photos, IG reel modifying, weblog writing, Youtube modifying), along with the cash I spent, and I might moderately learn books or write articles for my day job than try this if nobody cares, haha. [Insert Cartman “I do what I want” gif here] If there are specific issues you have an interest in, do let me know, and I can see if I’ve time to suit it in if I’ve the polishes. There has actually been a shift since I first bought into nail posting on-line 12 years in the past. What little is left has educated viewers to think about it primarily as promoting (and worse but usually paid promoting which you’ll by no means see right here – this weblog just isn’t monetized and by no means will probably be – I do not work as a paid worker for manufacturers and disrespect paid posts as a purchaser myself), however there it’s… Okay, sufficient of my outdated girl grumblings. I hope in the event you needed these you managed to get them and may use these pics to pin to your collections or if not you could find them within the secondary market.
To begin with formulation notes, since these are related. Usually Bee’s Knees Lacquer has a formulation that dries shortly and wears very well for me. This is likely one of the principal causes I’ve continued to gather the polishes over time. There’s a good, dependable formulation that can make my manis fast to finish, particularly once I journey.
Bee’s Knees Lacquer A Higher Energy 2.0 is a cotton sweet pink jelly with sparse holo microflakes and a mixture of multichrome iridescent flakes with predominantly pink-gold-green shifts. I wore it in 4 skinny coats and it had a little bit of seen nail line remaining. It could additionally work as a topper.
Bee’s Knees Lacquer Band of Exiles 2.0 is a gray-based jelly with red-green multichrome iridescent flakes and silvered lilac-to-green multichrome magnetic pigment. I wore it in 4 skinny coats magnetized and three unmagnetized however fewer will cowl. This additionally has a foiled impact when not magnetized. I really like that magnetic polishes like this offer you a two-for-one possibility.
Bee’s Knees Lacquer Band of Exiles 2.0 unmagnetized
Bee’s Knees Lacquer Desires That Are Answered 2.0 is a white jelly with turquoise-blue-indigo multichrome iridescent shimmer and a mixture of multichrome iridescent flakes. I wore it in 4 skinny coats and it had a tiny little bit of seen nail line. This one was significantly common once I posted dwell swatches on IG reels.
Bee’s Knees Lacquer Excessive Woman of the Evening Court docket 2.0 is an amethyst jelly with holo microflakes and aqua-blue-indigo multichrome iridescent flakes. I wore it in 4 skinny coats, however fewer will cowl.
Bee’s Knees Lacquer I am going to Discover You within the Subsequent World 2.0 is a brown-black jelly with red-orange-gold-green multichrome iridescent shimmer and holo microflakes. I wore it in three skinny coats, however two will cowl.
Bee’s Knees Lacquer I’ve Been In search of You 2.0 is a cobalt blue jelly with holo microflakes and aqua-blue-indigo multichrome iridescent flakes. I wore it in three skinny coats, however two will cowl. This one will stain dry pores and skin, however not the nails themselves. The bottom may be very pigmented, so it primarily comes throughout as a blue with holo microflakes and the shift on the iridescent flakes is much less apparent.
Bee’s Knees Lacquer Mittengard Wyrm 2.0 is a copper linear holo with pink-gold-green multichrome iridescent microflake shimmer. I wore it in 4 skinny coats, however two or three will cowl. Ah, an excellent, metallic linear holo! I have been lacking these currently and this was a stunning one.
Bee’s Knees Lacquer She Would Not Go Gently 2.0 is a deep burgundy brown jelly with red-green multichrome iridescent flakes and silvered pink-to-green multichrome magnetic pigment. I wore it in 4 skinny coats magnetized and three unmagnetized however fewer will cowl. This polish is likely one of the most metallic foils I’ve ever seen when unmagnetized – simply beautiful!
Bee’s Knees Lacquer She Would Not Go Gently 2.0 unmagnetized
Bee’s Knees Lacquer Weaver of the Woods 2.0 is a pea-soup-green jelly with a wide range of inexperienced and blue multichrome and duochrome iridescent flakes. I wore it in 4 skinny coats, however two or three will cowl.
Bee’s Knees Lacquer Whisper of Darkness 2.0 is a black jelly with blue-purple duochrome shimmer with holo microflakes and a wide range of multichrome iridescent flakes. I wore it in three skinny coats.
Now for dwell swatches!
I hope you loved seeing these polishes, even when they’ve come and gone. I might actually prefer to function polishes that are not essentially out there anymore only for the pleasure of it, and never really feel so responsible or depressed in regards to the mag-a-log side of running a blog anymore. How do you’re feeling in regards to the state of social media and posting retired polishes proper now? Generally I feel I’m simply an outdated girl waving my cane considering this, however then I bear in mind, I really am firmly center aged and have been posting nail stuff for over a decade now.
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