*Disclosure: Press samples – I received these polishes for free, with additional compensation, in exchange for swatch photography. All reviews and opinions are my own.*
Hello! I’m barely making it in time with this blog post, but I’m super excited to be sharing the latest collection from Bees Knees Lacquer – their House of Sky and Breath collection. This collection feature six gorgeous multichromes and six gorgeous reflective glitter problems. The multichromes and reflectives come in pairs so that there’s a little something for everyone.
The HOSAB collection releases for preorder on the Bees Knees Lacquer site on April 29 at 7pm ET, and closes for preorder on May 4. Multichrome polishes will retail for $13, while the reflective glitters will retail for $13.50.
Bees Knees Lacquer will also be offering mystery bags with this release! There will be shimmer mystery bags ($24) and reflective glitter mystery bags ($30). Each bag will have 1 limit per person (per type of bag), and will come with two polishes. I’ll have swatches of two of each of the bags available on my blog shortly!
There’s a lot of gorgeous polishes to look at, so let’s get into it!
Prince of Nothing
Prince of Nothing is described as a large particle purple to pink to red to gold multichrome.
Prince of Nothing had a smooth and slightly sheerer base. I had good opacity in two coats but my tips needed to be wrapped and polished better (the polish sunk downwards a bit), so I went for three.
Shown is three coats plus glossy top coat.
Hello Bryce Quinlan
Hello Bryce Quinlan is described as a large particle purple to pink to red to gold multichrome with emerald light reflective glitter.
Hello Bryce Quinlan had a smooth and even formula. It dries gritty but was self-leveling, and does soak up more top coat over time. If you want a completely smooth finish for a long while, I would recommend pairing these reflective glitters with a glitter smoothing top coat or second coat of top coat.
Shown is two coats plus glossy top coat in regular studio lighting, and then with flash.
We’ll Carve Our Own Paths
We’ll Carve Our Own Paths is described as a large particle pink to gold to green multichrome.
We’ll Carve Our Own Paths had a smooth and self-leveling formula. Like the multichrome above, I needed to wrap my tips especially well with this polish since it seemed to pool away from the tips of my nails.
Shown is two coats plus glossy top coat.
Our Love Spans Across Stars and Worlds
Our Love Spans Across Stars and Worlds is described as a large particle pink to gold to green multichrome with sapphire light reflective glitter.
Our Love Spans Across Stars and Worlds had a smooth and even formula that dried gritty and flat. This polish was incredibly shifty, and was a standout for me!
Shown is two coats and a glitter smoothing top coat plus glossy top coat, first in regular studio lighting, and then with flash.
Captain Whatever
Captain Whatever is described as a large particle orangey copper to gold to green.
Captain Whatever had a smooth and even formula. Again, the polish seemed to drag away from the tips so I needed to wrap my tips well.
Shown is two coats plus glossy top coat.
Autumn Queen
Autumn Queen is described as a large particle orangey copper to gold to green with aqua light reflective glitter.Â
Autumn Queen had a smooth and even formula. The contrasts on this polish were so so stunning – this one was a unique standout for me, even though I typically shy away from orange polishes!
Shown is two coats and a glitter smoothing top coat plus glossy top coat, first in regular studio lighting, and then with flash.
Approachable Asshole
Approachable Asshole is described as a large particle gold multichrome that shifts to bright green and blue.
Approachable Asshole had a smooth and self-leveling formula. Compared to the other multichromes, there were some shadows of visible brush strokes.
Shown is two coats plus glossy top coat.
Super Powerful and Special Magic Starborn Princess
Super Powerful and Special Magic Starborn Princess is described as a large particle gold multichrome that shifts to bright green and blue with purple light reflective glitter.
Super Powerful and Special Magic Starborn Princess had a smooth and even formula that dried gritty.
Shown is two coats and a glitter smoothing top coat plus glossy top coat, first in regular studio lighting, and then with flash.
Rebel Where You Can
Rebel Where You Can is described as a rich, large particle blue to purple to red multichrome.
Rebel Where You Can had a smooth and even jelly formula. Again, like pretty much all of the other multichromes, I did have to wrap my tips especially well with this polish since the polish seemed to drag away from the ends of my nails.
Shown is two coats plus glossy top coat.
Dusk’s Truth
Dusk’s Truth is described as a rich, large particle blue to purple to red multichrome with bright yellow light reflective glitter.
Dusk’s Truth had a smooth and even formula that dried gritty. It’s strangely a bit thick when you get polish out of the bottle, but once you start polishing on the nail the formula is fine.
Shown is two coats and a glitter smoothing top coat plus glossy top coat, first in regular studio lighting, and then with flash.
A Magical Leech
A Magical Leech is described as a large particle emerald green to blue to purple to pink multichrome.
A Magical Leech had a smooth and self-leveling formula. This one also needed a bit more attention towards the tips – make sure to wrap them well. My ridges were a bit more prominent with this polish, so I recommend pairing it with a ridge filling base coat or a third coat to even it out more.
Shown is two coats plus glossy top coat.
Time To Level Up
Time To Level Up – a large particle emerald green to blue to purple to pink multichrome with ruby red light reflective glitter.
Time To Level Up had a smooth and even jelly-like formula. Like all the other reflective glitters, this one dried gritty.
Shown is two coats and a glitter smoothing top coat plus glossy top coat, first in regular studio lighting, and then with flash.
So many gorgeous and unique beauties! I was blown away by the creativity in this collection and all of the contrasting shades that Bees Knees Lacquer came up with.
Let me know which ones caught your eye, and thanks for reading!
XOXO,
Lauren