Rainbow Honey: The Summer of 199X

 Sent for Review

So back in those days when WoW was just introduced to the world, gamers were apparently getting their kick from SNES Earthbound. I had never tried it myself because I was still too young and probably rolling stupidly in the sand at a playground near my house.

Nonetheless, I was totally psyched up when Rainbow Honey announced its newest collection, Summer of 199X featuring 10 new colors inspired by Earthbound. Even though I could not identify the references to the game, there is no denying the beauty of these polishes. Rainbow Honey generously sent three polishes for me to share - just take a look:

Mint Flavor. 3 thin coats.

Part aqua, part baby blue, part shimmer, this was hands down the best window flavor. Because...you taste windows, right?

A soft aqua blue with subtle green shimmer. I especially love that flash of shimmer. Formula was a bit tricky (as with most pastels) but totally worth it. So delicate and pretty. Easily my favourite of the trio. ♥

Apple Kid. 2 coats.

This bright and rosy fuchsia creme won't build you any useful contraptions but it is filled with more shimmer than you can shake a Pencil Eraser at.

A brilliant hot pink with tiny pink flecks that shimmer and shine when they catch the light. Very flattering on the nails - definitely a head-turner.

I Miss You. 1 coat dabbed over Essence Hello Marshmallow.

I Miss You is a pastel rainbow of glitters and shimmer, these butterflies are sure to cure the homesick traveler.

A delicate pastel glitter mix filled with primarily baby blue and pink glitters and a generous sprinkle of tiny iridescent glitters and blue shimmer. The formula is a tad thicker than the other two colours but the glitters apply easily over the nail. I did have to prod at the larger glitters a little to place them where I want them to be.

And just because I can, I added a matte top coat over them for a daintier effect ♥

Yup, Rainbow Honey most definitely hit the ball out of the park with this collection! Apart from these trio, they also have other mind-blowing glitters and pretty shimmers - something for everyone!

So what do you think of these colours?
Which colours from the Summer of 199X caught your eye?

Rainbow Honey is available on their website. They do not ship internationally but international girls can also get their hands on RH pretties through their stockists. ^_^
You may also wish to follow Rainbow Honey on Facebook for more updates.




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Femme Fatale Cosmetics: Gilded Rose, Scorchling, Incendius and Chocoholic

Sent for Review

By now, you should know that I am utterly obsessed with Femme Fatale Cosmetics. For the uninitiated, FFC is an Australian indie brand that is known for its unique and gorgeous glitter mixes. From right at the start, Sophie, the creative genius behind FFC, never failed to impress me with her eye for colour and her sense of depth - two important factors that make a polish look complete. In fact, her polishes were a part of the reason why I got started on Wow (yup, she takes some of her inspirations from the game too!).

Still not convinced? Just take a look:

Gilded Rose. 1 coat sandwiched between OPI Barre My Soul.
Gilded Rose is a glitter bomb filled with gold, pink and even sprinkles of purple glitters of different shapes (including stars!) and sizes. As it has a clear base, it is very versatile and can be used as a topper over different colours - in the first picture, I layered it over OPI My Very First Knockwurst on a swatch stick; Bec of Nail Gun XS also has a gorgeous swatch of it over a metallic pink. For this swatch, I chose to do a squishy jelly sandwich with OPI Barre My Soul for a more delicate look. <3

Scorchling. 1 coat dabbed over Illamasqua Vice.
A sheer berry-red jelly filled with red, burgundy and black glitters and pops of red and blue shimmer. One of my favourites and a prime example of why I love FFC polishes - the colour and glitter mix are just so perfectly balanced for a bold fierce look.

Incendius. 1 coat dabbed over Michelle R3.
Another clear-based glitter topper. This is filled with red, orange, gold and black glitters of various shapes and sizes. I had layered it over a dark shimmery red for a fiery look but the glitters really pop if you layer it over a black - in the swatch stick above, I layered it over a near black, Wet n Wild Under Your Spell.

Chocoholic. 2 coats over Essence Wanna Say Hello.
This is a sheer dark plum base filled with tiny brown glitters and larger brown hexes accented with sprinkles of royal purple and some pink and blue dots. So deliciously dark and rich, I had to stop myself from taking a bite. Love it so hard!


So, what do you think of these FFC polishes?

FFC is available on their website at http://femmefatalecosmetics.com.au/.
At the moment, FFC does not ship polishes outside of Australia but, thankfully, us international girls can satisfy our lemmings at one of their stockists. You may also wish to try your luck at their clearance section - these polishes are available for shipping internationally subject to a limit of 6 bottles.

You can follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more updates!




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HARE polish: Part II

As promised, here's part 2 of my mini HARE haul!

Midsummer's Midnight. 1 coat over black.
Black jelly with a mix of purple, fuchsia, green and the occasional blue glitters in various shapes and sizes. I can't even find words to describe how freaking beautiful this is - words are probably redundant anyway. The polish builds up nicely by itself in 2 to 3 coats (I know because I've worn this twice already) but the swatch above shows one coat over black. I can't decide which way I like it more. They are both stunning and eye-catching. <3 My friends love it and even my friend's boyfriend noticed it - just in case you are wondering, I think he gave a stamp of approval. :tup

Twilight Savings. 3 thick coats / 6 thin coats.
A beautiful blue/purple polish (somewhere between a periwinkle and majorelle blue) with silver squares and small purple hexes.

This is the only one that gave me some problems. Don't get me wrong! I love it a lot but it was not easy to work with. It was really sheer when I first painted it on my pinky and I found that I needed at least 6 thin coats to get the opacity that I liked. It looked pretty (there was a lot of depth to the look) but it was very tedious and a little thick on the nail. Because I couldn't find the right undies for it, I slapped on three thick coats for the rest of the nails instead. I ended up with lots of square glitters on my nails. :et
I've googled around a bit and I think not everyone had the same issue as I did. It looked beautiful on Sarah at just three coats and on Nikole at just two coats.

Revlon Royal-Twilight Savings-Royal-Twilight Savings.
A jelly sandwich with Revlon Royal! I just couldn't resist - the silver glitters were simply calling to be sandwiched! :L
On a side note, Royal is really gorgeous - a vibrant royal blue jelly with so much depth. If you don't have it, you should hunt it down.

So that's all the HARE polishes I have for now.
And if you know me, they will definitely not be my last. ;)

Just in case you are itching to get some HARE polishes too, the next restock at Llarowe will be this coming Wednesday and it will include Bisbee, A Positive, Pegasus, Monster and the Fall collection. I am not too sure if Nikole will restock her Etsy shop too.
Word has it that Nikole is going to be putting up swatches of her new Fall collection soon so do keep an eye out on her Facebook page or her blog. I simply can't wait!!!

xoxo,
mich

p.s. Do check out Part I of my HARE haul here if you have missed it!