Bee's Knees Lacquer - ACOTAR
Hello, hello!! I hope you guys are ready and exited for the newest release from Bee's Knees Lacquer! Sarah's been inspired to revisit ACOTAR, or A Court of Thorns and Roses, and I'm all for it! It was one of the first collections I swatches back in 2018 for Sarah and she nudged me into reading the series, so I always enjoy any additional polishes she makes <3
*Polishes provided as press samples for review*
Make Sure It's Felt Across Worlds - a light peachy nude with glowing green to pink shimmer; $11
3 coats + top coat, this is a nice creamy formula that covers VNL pretty well
The Heart of a Dreamer - a dark bronze multichrome that shifts to green to blue and even a hint of purple at the extremes; $12
3 coat + top coat; this is a really rich color and super shifty! I mainly got the bronze and green colors to show through in pictures, but it's more complex than that!
I've got a lightbox recently and used it for showing a few of the polishes in a more diffused lighting, it reminded me how good it was for shifty polishes!
A Death-Promise - inspired by Nesta, this is a light gray polish loaded with red to green shimmer, making it glow; $12
3 thin coats + top coat. You can still see a hint of VNL under direct lights but it's not a problem with general wear of the polish
Truth is Your Curse - inspired by Mor, this is a fiery red polish that shifts from red to gold to green; this is a bolder version of BKL pastel multichromes; $12
3 coats + top coat
Don't Let The Hard Days Win - a dark sea foam polish polish full of glowy blue to purple shimmer; $11
4 coats + top coat; this one was pretty sheer on first coat and with me still wearing patches (index and middle nail) I knew there would be some difference between how it looks on my natural nails. There's still a hint of VNL and the lights make the ring finger show it prominently, but it looks the closest to IRL on the ring finger. Don't pass it over if you're a fan of this color, the sheerness is not a deal breaker and other swatchers wore it in 3 coats. It's a really beautiful shade and I kept questioning me eyes - green, or blue? Sea foam!
Even if you aren't a fan of ACOTAR and the name references don't mean much, Don't Let The Hard Days Win is a good reminded for all of us, doesn't hurt that it's a pretty polish either ;)
Stay With The High Lord - a mid-toned blue polish with a glowing green to blue to purple shift; it's a bolder version of BKL pastel multichromes; $12
3 coats + top coat; this is another one on the sheer side but the shimmer was strong enough that I resisted that 4th coat of polish
Lightbox! I haven't realized how much I missed these kinds of pictures, they show a softer side to the polishes and I hope they're giving a better idea what the polish looks like when it's not under the scrutiny of desk lights.
I Was a Survivor, and I Was Strong - a lime green polish that sifts from gold to green to blue; it's a bolder version of BKL pastel multichromes; $12
3 coats + top coat
One Life May Change the World - a bright tangerine polish with a deep orange to yellow to green shift; it's a bolder version of BKL pastel multichromes ; $12
3 coats + top coat
Launch will be noon EST on 6/26/20! I hope you've enjoyed these if you're an ACOTAR fan, and know there will likely be more - after all, A Court of Silver Flames was announced to release 1/26/2021!!
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Great collection - I love the shimmers and shifts :-D
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