IPU is short for Indie Pickup, the non polish side of the monthly Polish Pickup sale. I got some things that are tried and true for me and some new ones.
Bee's Knees Lacquer, May '19 PPU, Sometimes Dead Is Better, polish and wax
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| PRESS SAMPLES Sent in exchange for my honest review. |
May's Polish Pickup is almost here! The theme is I love the 80's and Sarah of Bee's Knees Lacquer has chosen Pet Semetary as her inspiration for both her polish and wax. The result is a beautiful medium gray polish with an eerie gold to green sibling unicorn pee (sought after small particle shifty pigment) shimmer and ghost flakes (iridescent/translucent) that shift green to blue and red to green. Y'all know I love grey polish and have a love affair with iridescent flakies so naturally I love this polish. First of all I must apologize. As a blogger I have failed you. I thought I wrote down how many coats I used but alas, I did not. It's either 2 or 3. The formula was great to use as usual, not too thick or thin. The consistency is easy to apply as it stays where you put it but doesn't dry so fast that it gets overworked and pulls. The flakies lay down easily on their own. Scroll down to the wax photos for my review of that. :)
Bee's Knees Little Moth, April 2019 PPU
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Pahlish Mother of Invention
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This polish is from the May 2018 90's theme Polish Pickup Pack. An ode to Street Wear and the innovative polishes they created and grungy makeup, yeah! “Mother of Invention” is a cool toned plum with bright copper to violet multichrome shimmer and holo flakes. I can't remember if this is 2 or 3 coats but I had no trouble with this polish, great formula, easy to use. In general this kind of polish is opaque at 2 for me but I add a 3rd coat for color saturation. This polish cannot be purchased as it was exclusive to the sale but you may be able to find it in a destash or perhaps Pahlish will choose it for the rewind month.
