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For Bee's Knees 2nd anniversary they have created a new IT themed collection and have sent it to me for review! Also available are Bioshock mystery bag overpours, new mystery bags, new scents for scroaps and meringues, and a huge sale on all old polishes and bath and body products. Everything that won't be new to the site will be 20% off. The site goes live at noon on 9/1 and the sale will last through 9/7. ( I'm clearly late.) I love the scroaps(whipped soap/sugar scrub combo), meringues (whipped soap), aloe lotion, bath bombs/crumbles and wax melts! BKL lip balms are my favorite indie formula. I've yet to try any bar soap. As far as sale polishes I have to recommend some of my favorites in stock: White River Monster Spine, Rougarou Hair, Chesapeake Chessie, Necromorph Nude, Songbird Cinnamon, and Thunderbird Feather.
For reviews on these click the links. 
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August's Polish Pickup theme is At The Carnival and Bee's Knees has created this gorgeous shimmer/multichrome, Find Yourself is inspired by the carnival scene at the beginning of Us Described as: a sandy tan polish with glowing green to purple/pink shimmer. (I see blue in there too.) Personally I'd cal this color cantaloupe. It will be $12 with no cap.

I've used 3 coats with glossy and matte topcoats in natural and artificial T5 full spectrum lights. This could be opaque at 2 coats if you have a less aggressive free edge. Their rounded brushes are my favorite. Easy to use formula, removes like a creme. The shimmer is prominent and may show lines so apply it in straight strokes, as few as possible.
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Femme Fatale Milo

partial transition

This was my top pick from Femme Fatale Cosmetics Princes and Heros Collection and the shift did not disappoint! The formula is tricky however. Described as a khaki green (warm state) to a warm-toned brown (cold state) thermal with soft blue glow. Because of the blue glow, the warm state can lean a bit rosy-pink. Personally I find the fully warm state to be brighter than khaki.This is actually still available but it's final stock and there's currently only 9 *cough* available. It was warm this day so I couldn't keep it fully cold long enough to snap a photo.

  • I've used it 2x and each time it is patchy and sheer, even at 3 coats as shown here it's not perfect but passable.Next time I'll use a nude base.
  • Shown in full spectrum T5 lighting, glossy top coat.
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Tonic Marilyn


This is the description from Tonic: Marilyn was originally developed as a special giveaway polish at Polish Con 2017, and now available to all! Neon magenta with orange shimmer. Recommended application is two medium-thick coats finished off with Tonic Topper to smooth and enhance the color, but a third coat may be desired if you apply more thinly.

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Fancy Gloss Ceto

"Reverse" transition but this is common for me. Warm on tips,
cold on nail beds. Sunlight.

Official description: This thermal changes from light plum (cold) to mint (warm) with aqua blue shimmer. The cold state reminded me of Femme Fatale Hundred Years Winter, a favorite of mine. I love both states though and this is beautiful in every transition. I honestly can't remember if this is 2 or 3 coats, most Fancy Gloss polishes are very opaque. I think 2 based on the fully warm photos. FG says this is opaque in 2 but prettier in 3 coats. I didn't have any trouble with application, good viscosity, no shimmer ridges, good dry time, easy removal. Shown with glossy top coat. Still available for $9.50. Sales are fairly common, most things are stocked a good while. The logo and label have since been updated.
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Tonic Polish Lizard Dance, natural light
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Tonic Polish Deep Sea-crets, full sunlight
This is the one I kept taking out of my cart, such a a shame!
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Moo Moo Signatures Glowing Arctic Wolf, natural daylight
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Howdy again! I'm playing catch up on all my recent manis, dont' want them lost in the uncertain land of Instagram. I am so behind with my Tonics and its a shame! I have moved onto changing my nails most days. Superstar is so gorgeous and I especially love it matte.
  • 2 coats with topcoats, shown in natural light.
  • really good coverage, flakies lay down nicely
  • no trouble with removal
  • If this isn't currently available it's just in the vault for now don't worry, follow Tonic for restock updates.

SUPERSTAR



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Femme Fatale Cosmetics oops, Doomfire and a beautiful silver
and Iolite ring my Grandma just gave me.

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Lacquester singles, currently available.
Some press samples.
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LACQUESTER, ALREADY FALL AND THEN SOME

Already fall and then some


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New Releases! Most available once only. One More Green, Dear Prudence, Empressive, Old Masters.
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Hello and welcome! Any lovers of complex beauties out there? You've come to the right place. Today I have 4 new Lacquesters to show you and wow am I excited and grateful! This is my first time working with Caroline and she sent me a box of epic proportions so expect more reviews soon. I fell in love with SO many shades and as you know I am piiiiicky. It's possible the stroopwaffles she included had love potion on them though, I've developed a bit of an addiction.
3 of these are a somewhat limited release so pay attention! I took videos of each of these polishes to show the shifts and details, you can find them on my Instagram here.


* When? Jan 19th 3:30 pm EST

* Where? http://www.lacquester.com/



ONE MORE GREEN

I have to start with my favorite of the bunch. No surprise here huh? One More Green has a lush mountain green base, multichrome that shifts from red/orange/copper/green and holographic micro glitters. This is Mortal Coil's evil twin and I loooove her.

  • Available in Lacquester's shop Jan 19-31, after that exclusively from Russian stockist One More Polish. 
  • Price: 9.25 euros, approximately $11.36 USD
  • 3 coats with topcoat, patchy at 1 coat, very close to opacity at 2. At 3 coats the polish was getting sticky around the lip of the bottle, some may prefer to add thinner.
  • Removal difficulty 3 of 5, one being a creme and 5 glitterbomb. Mild scrubbing or soak for a bit.
  • New style square bottle and brushes. The new bottles hold an extra ml, yay! Brushes fan out very nicely and are rounded at the edge. Caroline sent me replacement brushes for all my bottles so I cannot speak for the old brushes, it's possible you will receive old style bottles and brushes for some shades.
  • Despite appearing blue here, glitter is holographic.


daylight

LED bulb

LED bulb

LED, at an angle

sunlight

sunlight

sunlight at an angle

sunlight spam....

natural daylight

natural daylight
Comparison: Pinky to pointer: Dreamland Alpenglow II, Blush Candelabra Cadabra, One More Green, blush The Golden Hour. No dupes here, just alot of green shimmery goodness.

natural light

natural light at angle

LEd bulb

DEAR PRUDENCE

Described as a black base with shifting pigments in red/gold/orange/copper and holographic finish, contains spectreflair. In most scenarios this appeared more brown to me. So...holo and brown...not my normal style but I really liked this! Very shifty and complex, check out my Instagram video. Link at beginning.

  • This will be available from Color4Nails at a later unspecified date.
  • 2 coats with topcoat, patchy at 1.
  • 2 of 5 removal difficulty due to tiny shards. Not hard but not like a creme.
  • Easy to use, not too thick or thin.
  • Price: 8.95 euros, approximately $10.95 USD. 
  • New style bottle. Love these brushes.

sunlight


sunlight at angle

sunlight

natural light indoors

natural light outside

natural light

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natural light outside

LED bulb at an angle

LED bulb
 

This  is some artwork I did over Dear Prudence. One more Green is on my pinky and also under the ferns but you cant see it :/ Reverse stamping/decals done with Sinful Colors Snow Me White and Creative Shop plate 57. My topcoat smeared a little because I didn't think about floating it over decals.

LED bulb

natural light inside

The next 2 shades are prototypes and considered group customs. To purchase them you must join the Lacquester Lovers Facebook fan group and also make a shop membership. To do this see the pinned post once you join the group. There's lots of fun stuff in the group anyways, sneak peeks and swatches. There will be a few other group only items that I don't have.

EMPRESSIVE (PROTO 10)

I just love the name of this one. The purple shift suggests Empress while the expressive flakies and overall complexity are impressive. ;) Blue/purple base that shifts to orange/red with multichrome flakies and holographic finish.
  • 3 coats with topcoat, very easy to remove despite flakies. Sheer at one coat, builds up well.
  • Dried a bit slow but I may have done my coats too thick.
  • Not too runny or thick.
  • LIMITED number available, one time only unless more ingredients can be procured. make sure to expense interest on this in the group if you love it.
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natural light outside

natural light outside

Natural light, look at that shift!

Natural direct light


Sunlight. I had just a few seconds of sunlight to grab
this and then it was gone for the day, my light setting needed
adjusting to correct skintone but the polish is accurate.

LED bulb

LED at angle

LED

OLD MASTERS (PROTO 11)

Last but certainly not least is the beautiful neutral shade with a multichrome kick! A medium taupe/grey base with multichrome pigment that shifts through red,orange,to gold and a holographic finish. So classy and beautiful!
  • 3 cots with topcoat. Built up really well, I expected it to be sheer.
  • No running,pooling or pulling, applied flawlessly.
  • LIMITED availability, one time only. ( Must be a group member, see blurb above Empressive.)
  • Studs from Born Pretty Store. ( I think.)
Natural light, partial sun

Natural light 

Natural light

Natural light indoors

ntural light

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sunlight at angle

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LED bulb, at angle

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Make sure to check out the shop to see what other goodies are currently available.While I haven't reviewed them yet I recommend Bahama Mama and Batteries Included, super pretty. OH! make sure to grab your Mortal Coil while you are at it if you are buying direct. There's a US group buy going on inside the Facebook group if you would like to save on shipping, however what you can buy is limited and you can pick others up later at Color4nails. Thank you for reading, let me know what you plan to get or if you have tried this brand before what your favorite polish is. 
-Erika

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💥 Today’s Restock Details 💥 

Where:
www.lacquester.com

When:
January 19th, 2018
2:30pm CST
3:30pm EST
1:30pm MST
12:30pm PST
(Please join event to assist with time zones)

What: 
US & Canada can buy:
•One More Green 
Along with all membership polishes available:
•Mystic
•Prototype 10 Empressive (*only 12 available at this time)
•Old Masters
•48 is the new 39!!!
(Please note that you must be a member of LacquesterLovers and signed up for these polishes under the pinned post there). 

US/Canada Group buy will be hosted by Misty Limparis

US/Canada can buy the following @ C4N Restock polishes (Soon):
Dear Prudence
Pondering  
Mortal Coil 
Cocooning 
Dragon Heart 
Dragon Heart Holo 
In Search of Sunrise 
Is That Lipstick On Your Collar? 
Doomed Deluxe 
Greyvid Copperfield
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International (Non US/Canadian) can buy:
All polishes

NL/EU customers can buy:
All polishes

German group buy will be hosted by Naemi Benigna

TAT for all orders is 15 days.

We are here today for any questions. 😊

(p.s. I will post a video of Prototype 10 Empressive—if you would like Caroline to track down the HTF ingredients to restock please comment on the video. Thanks a bunch!)




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