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Bee’s Knees Lacquer Elden Ring Part 2 Indie Nail Polish Swatches & Review

July 24, 2024

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Hi friends! Today I am sharing my swatches for the second part of the Elden Ring inspired collection by Bee’s Knees Lacquer. The first part of this collection was released last month. This month we have 9 polishes featuring a variety of finishes.

On top of this collection, BKL is also doing a 15% off site wide sale AND there is also a free gift with purchase! I will have swatches at the end of this post for the free gift with purchase polish.

The Elden Rings Part 2 collection is available right now on the Bee’s Knees Lacquer website as well as their international stockist pages. I will have links and more sale information at the end of the post!

Live Swatch Video

https://youtu.be/2eKZwV1he6k

Bee’s Knees Lacquer is a US based indie brand. Their polishes are in 15ml bottles, 5 free, cruelty free and vegan friendly.

Crabs Is Bugs

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Crabs Is Bugs
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Crabs Is Bugs
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Crabs Is Bugs
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Crabs Is Bugs

Description: a green leaning gray with fine particle magnetic holo shimmer

I was shocked that this is described as a green leaning grey. I didn’t see a drop of green in this polish! It leans a tiny bit in the greige/beige family in my opinion.

My photos show Crabs Is Bugs in 2 coats both magnetized and unmagnetized.

Cuz

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Cuz
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Cuz
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Cuz
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Cuz

Description: a sheer grungy yellow with strong pink to gold to green microflake shimmer

Brand note: the gossamer formula will not reach full opacity without a blurring base or undies*

My photos show Cuz in 3 coats plus glossy top coat. I didn’t use any kind of blurring base for my photos.

Dancing Queens

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Dancing Queens
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Dancing Queens
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Dancing Queens
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Dancing Queens

Description: A nude with larger particle silver magnetic shimmer

This polish is for all of the people who wanted a bottle of the unreleased Minora (Heartless Hunter). ICYMI, Minora was scrapped due to some chunky pigment issues. Dancing Queens doesn’t use the same pigment as Minora but they are so close.

My photos show Dancing Queens in 3 coats plus glossy top coat.

Side by side comparison of Dancing Queens to Minora. As you can see the magnetic pigment is different and Dancing Queens doesn’t have the chunky pigments.

Elden Beast

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Elden Beast
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Elden Beast
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Elden Beast
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Elden Beast

Description: a smoky plum Lion cousin with gold to green shimmer and a ton of holo flakes

My photos show My photos show Elden Beast in 2 coats plus glossy top coat. I found in the sunlight this looked a little patchy so I’m going to call it a 2-3 coater depending on personal preference.

FFS

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer FFS
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer FFS
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer FFS
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer FFS

Description: a rusty reddish brown with glowy blue shimmer

I had some slight pigment specks with this polish. Nothing that was easy to spot once I built it up or added top coat.

My photos show FFS in 3 coats plus glossy top coat.

Goddess of Rot

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Goddess of Rot
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Goddess of Rot
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Goddess of Rot
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Goddess of Rot

Description: a wine base with strong gold to green to blue shimmer

My photos show Goddess of Rot in 3 coats plus glossy top coat.

This reminded me of BKL’s The Crown from the A Court of Silver Flames Part 1. I would say they are not dupes but if you missed out on The Crown, Goddess of Rot will give you a similar look. The Crown seems to have a stronger shimmer effect but similar color shifts.

Lost Grace

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Lost Grace
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Lost Grace
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Lost Grace
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Lost Grace

Description: a sheer grape purple with strong gold to green to blue microflake shimmer. $14

Brand note: may dry with texture so we recommend a glitter top coat or 2 layers of our QDTC

My photos show Lost Grace in 3 coats plus glossy top coat.

Obnoxious Trumpet Sounds

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Obnoxious Trumpet Sounds
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Obnoxious Trumpet Sounds
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Obnoxious Trumpet Sounds
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Obnoxious Trumpet Sounds

Description: a new gold Lion cousin, this is inspired by the capital and is a pale gray with gold to green shimmer and a ton of holo flakes

The holographic in this polish is STUNNING. Lion siblings really do just hit differently. This is a fairly sheer lion sibling so I did have VNL with in.

My photos show Obnoxious Trumpet Sounds in 3 coats plus glossy top coat.

The flakies in this polish don’t dry down textured like a glitter but they will make removal messy.

Placidu-suuux

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Placidu-suuux
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Placidu-suuux
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Placidu-suuux
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Placidu-suuux

Description: a sandy tan Lion cousin with pink to gold shimmer and a ton of holo flakes

My photos show Placidu-suuux in 3 coats plus glossy. I did have a little bit of VNL with this polish.

The flakies in this polish don’t dry down textured like a glitter but they will make removal messy.

Poison Mist

Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Poison Mist
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Poison Mist
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Poison Mist
Swatch photo of Bee's Knees Lacquer Poison Mist

Description: a sheer olive with glowy blue to purple shimmer

Poison Mist is being released as a gift with purchase when you purchase this collection. It’s a very sheer polish but the shimmer is super strong!

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Final Thoughts

As someone who is firmly in the “is it fall yet?” I loved how Autumnal this collection feels! The Lion cousins were without a doubt my favorite from the collection, I feel like overall everything looked and performed fantastic.

My top picks are Placidu-suuux, Obnoxious Trumpet Sounds, Elden Beast and Dancing Queens gets my honorable mention.

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Sale Information

The Elden Ring Part 2 collection goes on sale July 19th at 7PM on the Bee's Knees Lacquer website. Each polish is priced between $14-14.50 USD for 15ml bottles. The pre-order winder closes on July 28th at 11:59PM Eastern time. There is a soft cap of 1000 ready to ship polishes.

Overpours from the Daughter of the Moon Goddess and The Hurricane Wars Mystery Bags will also be available.

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