Bee's Knees Lady of Storms

 Bees Knee's Lacquer has planned a gorgeous collection based on The Nevernight Chronicles for her holiday/BF release, and I just won my absolute fave of this batch in her fan group giveaway (kermit flail)!!!!!!!!!!!!

indoor, CF lighting

DEAD.  Obviously, this treasure jumped straight on my nails the moment it arrived, as it's 100% in my wheelhouse of polish love.  Let me count the ways:  

outdoor, bright afternoon sunlight

1.  A luscious emerald green base

2.  Loaded in gorgeous "UP sister" contrast shimmer

3.  That is shifty as anything into aquas and blues, so all my fave colors at once.  

outdoor, bright sunlight

OH YES check out that shift, at which point it transforms from a sparkling emerald to a storm-tossed ocean.  Am I over the top here?  Heck yes, no shame.

indoor, bright CF lighting

I'm showing Lady of Storms at 3 coats, plus my usual topcoat.  This polish is sheer enough to allow the flashy shimmer to twinkle through (any more opaque and you'd lose both the fire and that incredible shift), but easily opaque enough to build up without the need for undies as a base color.

outdoor, bright sunlight

I had plans to stamp this with something suitably oceanic or stormy... but nah, she's too pretty on her own to mess with this time.  

indoor, CF lighting

Rating:  Lady of Storms is of course an utterly flawless 5 out of 5 stars.  This color is gorgeous, and unusually for a jelly wore like iron on me, staying gorgeous for a whole week.  It's fiery and lovely without topcoat, but with, it gleams like molten glass.  Bee's Knees has transitioned to a wider brush that hates my skinny little pinky nails, but if that's an issue for you, it's easy enough to trim down to a more manageable size.

Where to buy:  direct from Bee's Knees, but don't wait - because of limited availability of this shimmer pigment, the whole collection is limited edition with only a few chances at restocking.

~Michelle