BCB Lacquers Zelda Collection

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What’s that? A blog post from Nerd Life Nails? That must mean…. an extra special collection! And / or also that Nerd Life Nails figured out how to fix file sizes and file compression with her blog hosting provider so that she isn’t out of space…..OR ZELDA! Yeah, let’s go with it’s because of Zelda!
BCB Lacquers is just as excited as you and I for the next Zelda game, Tears of the Kingdom! So excited in fact, that she is releasing a full collection also inspired by some of the other Zelda titles that have graced our consoles over the years.

I do want to mention up front that you should make sure to scroll to the end of this post for actual nail swatches! Another thing I haven’t done in awhile! I have only been taking product photos for some time now, but wanted to at least use this new collection for a skittles mani. My review on application and wear time are at the end of the blog as well. The polishes also honestly look way different on the nail (versus on a nail wheel, or just in the bottle) so I’m really glad I did swatch them. Any who, I hope you enjoy this blog post, and here are all the important deets for this release:

Release Date: Saturday April 8th, 2023
Release Time: 4:00 PM PT / 5:00 PM MT / 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET
Price: $60.00 USD for the full collection of 5, or all polishes are available individually for $13.00 each

Here are the important BCB Lacquers links:
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My nail swatches are using Cuticula’s Mic Drop 3-in-1 Base Coat and Vapid Lacquer’s Quick Dry Top Coat
The nail wheel swatches are not top coated

The Face Under The Mask

Price: $13.00 USD
Inspired By: Majora’s Mask
Description: An orchid purple with a strong blue/purple shimmer and holo flakes

I’m a sucker for purples, so this is definitely up there on my list if I had to rank each of these polishes. There is also definitely a neon purple glow to this polish–it’s easier to see in person I think, but it shines in some of my low light photos above. I’m also going to trash talk on Majora’s Mask here for a minute…I cannot even with this game. I started it and got to Clock Town and the 3 day timer started and I had a panic attack! Then I turned the game off and never played any more of it….Maybe someday I will start it up again. But I’m going to cheat and use a guide book when I do….Because anxiety.

Courage Need Not Be Remembered, For It Is Never Forgotten

Price: $13.00 USD
Inspired By: Breath of the Wild
Description: A light pink with a strong pink/gold/green shimmer and holo flakes

This may have to be one of my favorite polishes in the collection just for the inspiration alone! I do want to call out that this one is somewhat similar to “The Wind Fish Awaits,” but right next to each other on the nail, you can definitely see a difference. This polish is more pink / copper in my opinion, while “The Wind Fish Awaits” is more grey with more yellow shimmer. I think both have some yellow shimmer to them, but when viewing the nail straight on, you can see the difference. I thought they were more similar before wearing them, so I just wanted to share that!

Rugged Adventurous Wilderness

Price: $13.00 USD
Inspired By: Skyward Sword
Description: An ice blue with a strong purple/pink shimmer and holo flakes

I sure do love blues too…so this is yet another favorite. Honestly, I love all of these polishes. They’re Zelda inspired and I just love them all. I can’t pick a favorite. But this one has some insane shimmer and shine to it, and I am in love. The amount of pink in low light conditions was surprising–but a welcome surprise of course. I also have to say that the Silent Realm in Skyward Sword still gets to me. I can’t handle how spooky the music is! I thought the Guardians in BOTW were scary, but the ones in this game seem to be way worse! Otherwise, I secretly enjoyed the motion controls for Skyward Sword. I know they are pretty widely hated, but they were fun!

The Wind Fish Awaits

Price: $13.00 USD
Inspired By: Link’s Awakening
Description: A light grey with a strong green/gold/blue shimmer and holo flakes

This is such a fun shimmery polish! It’s so cute and dainty just like Link in Link’s Awakening. In person, you can definitely see how this polish is grey with a lot of shimmer. Some of my bright light photos right above this text show this polish without much visible shimmer, and you can see that grey shine through. I also still need to finish this game! I got stuck somewhere and just got busy and stopped playing it….Honestly though, I probably just ended up playing through Breath of the Wild again. I can’t recall at this time haha!

Tears of the Kingdom

Price: $13.00 USD
Inspired By: Inspired by and in honor of the new game Tears of the Kingdom, releasing May 2023
Description: A mint green with a strong green/blue/pink shimmer and holo flakes.

I will admit that I don’t always like greens, but my goodness I love this polish. I love the mix of blues and teals and greens in this one, and especially the shimmer in low light. I think my excitement for Tears of the Kingdom is also elevating my love of this polish too. COMMENT BELOW IF YOU THINK ZELDA IS GOING TO BE PLAYABLE IN TEARS OF THE KINGDOM!!! Personally, I am on the fence. I wonder if she will be, but assume she won’t be.

Swatches

Now that you’ve seen all the polishes, I can show you some swatches!
I didn’t originally have plans to wear these polishes for photos, but I really just couldn’t help it. I also really have to say that these polishes look so different when swatched on hands vs a nail wheel, so I’m really honestly glad I have swatches on my hands to show you all!

Pinky: Tears of the Kingdom
Ring Finger: Courage Need Not Be Remembered, For It Is Never Forgotten
Middle Finger: The Face Under The Mask
Index Finger: Rugged Adventurous Wilderness
Thumb: The Wind Fish Awaits

Each of these polishes applied super easily and I used 2 coats of each. There is no texture after one coat of top coat, and after 4 days of wearing these with lots of hand washing and cleaning, I have minimal wear on my nails. Wear time and chipping can be affected by body chemistry though, so you may see different results!

Low light

I did also swatch each polish on a nail wheel incase anyone wanted comparisons of the “similar” shades, but honestly once I put each of these on my nails, I don’t think any of them are that similar any more. Maybe “The Wind Fish Awaits” and “Courage Need Not Be Remembered, For It Is Never Forgotten” are still similar, but not as much once on the nail.
Each of the swatches below are 2 coats as well, and each shade does appear to be much lighter on the nail wheel versus on the nail.

I hope you enjoyed this blog post and are just as excited for this collection as I am!

Release Date: Saturday April 8th, 2023
Release Time: 4:00 PM PST / 5:00 PM MST / 6:00 PM CST / 7:00 PM EST
Price: $60.00 USD for the full collection of 5, or all polishes are available individually for $13.00 each