Rainbow Honey: The Yokai collection

Hello!!

I am happy to share some pictures of the new collection by Rainbow Honey, called The Yokai collection. Yokai (妖怪) is a mythic creature in Japanese legends, such as a ghost or a monster or a spirit, and is a perfect name for a Halloween theme collection. This collection is made of 3 polishes, Kawako, Oni, and Kitsune.

Kawako (川子) literally means the kid from the river. It represents a spirit living in the river.
It's a gorgeous dark blue base polish packed with small silver and larger blue flakes. I used 2 coats here and application was rather easy. As for the 2 other polishes from this collection, I used a high shine top coat (essence gel look).

Bottle shot.

Wow. Seriously, how gorgeous is this polish! I'm not sure if I see it more as a river filled with tiny ghosts (i.e., the silver flakes) or as a sky filled with stars! Either way, it's beautiful and I just love this polish. The bigger iridescent flakes that you can see in the last picture (bottle shot) are not so visible on the nails but they probably give more dimention to the polish.


Next is Oni (鬼). It's probably the most popular Japanese demons. I bet you all have already seen some representations of Oni, most often they are depicted as giants with horns on their foreheard and claws. Their skin is usually either red-brown or blue.
Oni is a breathtaking brown base polish packed with small gold and purple flecks. It seems to have different colors of gold flecks but as it's such a complex polish, it is a bit difficult to actually see everything that is in there. I also have to impression there are red flakes when I look from a certain distance but when I look at closeup shots, I cannot see them. So I don't know if it's the mix of purple and brown that gives some red hues in some lightening or if it really has some red particles...
For the pictures, I used 2 coats.

Bottle shot.

Oni is one of the most original and complex polish I've ever seen and it's sincerely gorgeous. I cannot stop looking at it! The purple flakes are a very nice add to the polish because they make it more intriguing and beautiful.


And finally is Kitsune (狐). Kitsune means a fox in standard Japanese. However, in Japanese folklore, kitsune are magical spirits that have the shape of a fox but most of the time the soul of a woman. They are said to be mischievous and malicious, and have a lot of magical powers. There are a lot of different kinds of Kitsune. Some are associated with the god Inari (cf the statues you can often see in front of temples), while some are more malicious, have 9 tails and can play tricks to humans. This last version of Kitsune reminds me of the Korean drama, My girlfriend is a Gumiho, as such creatures also appear in the Koran folklore. Gumiho means a nine tailed fox in Korean btw.

Kitsune is a ....kitsune color :p In Japanese, a kitsune color is a light brown, caramel color. There are lots of golden flakes and some bright and darker red glitters. I used 2-3 coats and the polish was a little thicker than the 2 others, but application was still alright. I recommand using thin coats and a high shine top coat because the glitters seems a bit thirsty.



Bottle shot.

I was first a bit skeptical about this polish when I first see it because I was not sure the color would look good with my skintone but I completely changed my mind once it was on my nails! I think it looks really pretty and that it does look like a kitsune, mysterious and attractive! And maybe the red glitters are a reference to our well-known red foxes! Oh, don't use too thick coats for this polish otherwise it will look a bit uneven. However, if you use thin coats, you'll get a very neat result!

Each polish comes in a very cute box! l-r: Kawako, Oni, Kitsune.

In conclusion, I think it's a very nice collection with an interesting background, filled with legends and captivating stories! The 3 of them are very original and unique and I'm pretty sure they'll soon become mythic polishes in the polish world!


Purchase info
Rainbow Honey polishes can be purchased from Rainbow Honey official website HERE. On this website, you can also find a list of official retailers for France, Singapore, and the Philippines for example. The Yokai collection is available at the moment on the site! You can follow Rainbow Honey on Facebook.

*Product(s) in this post was(were) provided by the company for my honest review*

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Shimmer Polish (part 2)

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I shared some pictures of Shimmer polishes some days ago and told you it was part 1. So today, I'll show you the other polishes I got. If you missed my previous post, you can click here to see it.

Again, I used only 1 coat of glitter over a base color. If you want more opacity, you will need three coats to get full opactiy. Each polish is packed with tons of glitters!

Jasmine is a mixture of aquamarine glitters with addition of light copper and red glitters. I layered it over Lancôme Aquamarine. I'll show you swatches of Aquamarine in a next post. The glitters are suspended in a clear base.

Jennifer is a mixture of pastel light blue, pink, and copper glitters. I layered it over OPI I Have A Herring Problem. The glitters are suspended in a clear base.

Leslie is a mixture of different shades of blue, lavender, and some red and green glitters. I layered it over essence Into the Dark. The glitters are suspended in a clear base.

Natalie is a mixture of dusty blue, gold, and copper glitters. I layered it over Chanel Quartz. The glitters are suspended in an almost clear base, it's slightly grey tinted.

Nichole is a mixture of red, silver, and blue glitters. I layered it over Essie Your Hut or Mine. The glitters are suspended in a clear base.

And finally, Wendy is a mixture of copper, purple, and turquoise glitters.I layered it over Illamasqua Stance. The glitters are suspended in a slightly purple tinted base so it changes a little the color of Stance.

And here is a small summary of the polishes I showed you today :D

I have the same general opinion and thoughts about these 6 polishes as for the 6 others Shimmer polishes I reviewed the other day. What impressed me is that there are so many glitters in a single bottle. You don't need to go fishing for the glitters but with already one coat (what I showed you here), you have a good coverage.

The formula of the polishes were great. They are packed with so many glitters that you can get full opacity at 3 coats. The glitters are easy to apply.

I've noticed also that each glitter will look really different depending on which polish you use as a base color. I think it's a great thing because with one polish you can  achieve different looks. You can also do some glitter gradients, applying them only on the tips. So these polishes are quite versatile, which is very interesting!

Among these 6 polishes, my aboslute favorite is Leslie! I love the lavender glitters in it! I also love Nichole because the mixture of red and blue glitters works really well. I also love the colors in Jennifer. Wendy has also super pretty purple glitters but with the base color I chose, you can't see them really well. However, they should pop against a black or darker base.

If you like glitters but are afraid of removing them, you can use essence peel off base coat to remove them super easily. See my post here. In this post, I used the peel off base coat, which is part of a limited edition but now this base coat is part of the regular essence range. Some people use PVA glue instead, but I didn't do any research myself to check if it's safe....You can see an example here.

Purchase info

Shimmer polishes can be purchased from Shimmer Polish shop. Each polish costs $12. You can also ask for customized polishes, which are $15. You can follow Shimmer Polish on Facebook.

*Product(s) in this post was(were) provided by the company for my honest review*

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