Mani Monday - Galaxy Nails

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Materials Used: Orly "Liquid Vinyl", Rainbow Honey "The God of Destiny", Cult Nails "Tempest", Zoya "Song", OPI "Congeniality is My Middle Name", China Glaze "Fairy Dust", Poshe Topcoat, Martha Stewart fine craft glitter in "Crystal"; Size 0 round brush; makeup sponge cut into halves;

Step 1: Start with clean nails; paint base coat and when dry coat with your favorite black.
Step 2: Paint one coat of "The God of Destiny" and let dry.
Step 3: Sponge "Tempest" (or any other opaque white) in the general shape you will want to color. Using white first will allow the other colors to pop!
Tip: When you pick up some color with your sponge, dab the excess off before dabbing on the nail.
Step 4: Fill in most of your white area by sponging on "Song".
Step 5: While still wet, lightly sponge on "Congeniality..." on the edges and as an accent to your tastes.
Step 6: I filled in with a bit more "TGoD" around the edges, but this is optional!
Step 7: With a fine brush or dotting tool add some white specks over your colors.
Step 8: When everything has dried, add a thin coat of clear polish or topcoat; then gently sprinkle some of the crystal glitter on top.
Step 9: When dry, top off with a coat of "Fairy Dust" for some nice holographic sparkle! Seal with a top coat if desired and you're done!

Be sure to link to your galaxy nails or show them off on our Facebook page! 

Mani Monday - Super Giveaway Edition

To get everyone cheering for their team on our Facebook page I created two looks for the Superbowl! The first one is inspired by the Baltimore Ravens:

To achieve this look I first painted 1 coat of black on all except my ring finger - I went with two coats of Gilded Angel there. Then I layered on 1 coat of Element of Magic on all my nails (and really that was already a pretty nice look!). To finish it off, I did tips with Gilded Angel and then a short and sweet gradient of Lunairetic on the accent. It looked quite awesome and sparkly!

The second look was a red and gold look to represent the San Francisco 49ers:

This one was pretty simple: 2 coats of Gilded Angel on all except accent. Then I did a gradient with Glittering Rapture: I did one thin coat starting a bit further down from the start of nail, let dry, and then one more thin coat starting at about halfway through the nail. The accent was about 2 coats of Dearly Beloved (I did two coats and then placed one more heart for good measure). 

Would you like to recreate the look? Enter below to win everything you need to create both looks! 

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Mani Monday - Water Marble edition!

Surely you've seen water marble nail art by now! I, too, had many failed attempts when the water marble craze seemed to be at its height early last year, but eventually I got the hang of it! I felt like it had been sooooo long since the last time I did this, so I went for it again! For this manicure, I used "Gilded Angel", Zoya "Blaze", and Essie "Butler Please". 

I started with 1 thin coat of Gilded Angel, this would be the 'backdrop' of the marble where most people use white. (Note: I did try to use both GA and Annual Emotion in the water, but they dry too quickly!) 

Next, you're going to use some tape to cover around your fingers and nail beds, this will make cleanup easier! I've seen people use everything from glue to watercolor frisket, so feel free to be creative here! 

Next, set yourself up with the polishes you'll be using, a small cup or bowl with room temperature water, and some napkins or paper towels. You'll also want something with a pointy edge to do your swirling!

You're going to alternate drops of polish slowly into the water, I only did about 3-4 drops each time, as I wanted the gold to show through in the end.

Next, take your pointy tool of choice and swirl! Be as creative as you'd like, but moderation is key!

You are essentially creating a film on the surface of the water, much like what forms on your nails after the solvents evaporate! So, one at a time, dip your nails onto the film with some care as to the placement of the swirls. Sink it into the water and then slowly pull your finger out without touching more of the polish on the surface of the water. It should look like this!

And here is the whole set:

Looks pretty messy, right? Go on ahead and get that tape off, it'll look slightly better.

This might be perfectly ok for some (and admittedly, the excess polish will probably rub off as you do dishes or wash your hair) but for the perfectionist, you'll want to grab your favorite polish remover and a bristled brush:

A nice and quick clean around the edges of the nail bed and you're all set!

Almost done! Just top it off with a swipe of top coat and now you have easy nail art that looks like a work of art!

Have you tried water marbling yet? What did you think of it? How did it come out? Feel free to share some links or pictures below!

A Valentine's Day Gift from Rainbow Honey

Starting January 25th and running as long as supplies last, shop on our website and you can receive a free bottle of our special limited edition Valentine's Day Gift Lacquers! Final details will be available on our website.

For these gifts, I chose two very special pieces of music that I absolutely love. "Dearly Beloved" is an instrumental piece from the Kingdom Hearts series of video games:

"Dearly Beloved" is meant for layering and includes various shades and sizes of gold shimmer, gold microglitter, and red hearts and squares. It's really a very special combination! Shown below is 1 coat over black and over Be Mine on accent. 

The second gift polish is a bit more playful! I'm a huge fan of The Bird and The Bee and "My Love" is easily one of my favorite songs of theirs:

I absolutely adore how Inara and co. are straight up dancing in confetti and glitter at the end! "My Love" also serves well for layering and is made up of gold glitter and flakes, white and pink hearts, and a multitude of iridescent glitters accented by a strong iridescent pink shimmer. Shown below, as modeled by my lovely little sister, is one coat over Be Mine and over black on accent. 

L-R: "Dearly Beloved" over black, white; "My Love" over black, white;

You'll also note that each bottle is numbered! Each bottle coming straight from Rainbow Honey will be marked #XX - we've also sent bottles to our Retail Partners so look for them to announce this special gift too!

And to make this even sweeter, while we prepare for the web launch of The Sweet Talk Collection on January 25th we are giving away 3 sets of "Dearly Beloved" and "My Love"!

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We really hope you enjoy these special gifts! The giveaway will run until the shop update this Friday, January 25th, and then we will be offering these gifts with select purchases. 

Mani Monday: "The Worst Possible Thing"

I saw "The Worst Possible Thing" from our Equestria Collection land on several Top of 2012 lists! How exciting is that! I thought that would be a good polish to start off our Mani Mondays, where I'll show you fun and exciting ways to use Rainbow Honey polishes.

Products used: Rainbow Honey "TWPT" over A England "Order of the Garter"

How to achieve it: Start with a base coat and then 2-3 coats of Order of the Garter. For the pictured coverage, two thin coats of TWPT is what you want. Using thin coats let's you build up the glittery goodness without giving it a chunky texture. 

And a macro for depth!

Products used: Rainbow Honey "TWPT" over OPI "Congeniality Is My Middle Name"

How to achieve it: Start with a base coat; 2 coats of Congeniality was plenty opaque and one thin coat of TWPT, with one thick coat of "XOXO" on the ring finger. TWPT really brought out the purple tones in Congeniality while XOXO gives it a nice gold shimmer finish.

Products used: Rainbow Honey "TWPT" over Illamasqua "Muse"

How to achieve it: Start with a base coat; 1 thick coat of Muse is opaque on its own, but can be a bit runny. I used two coats here and 1 coat of TWPT with on coat of "Sakura Matsuri" on my ring finger. 

Sakura Matsuri definitely makes Muse a bit more spring-y...

Products used: Rainbow Honey "TWPT" over Rainbow Honey "Be Mine"

How to achieve it: Start with a base coat; I used 2 coats of Be Mine (from our upcoming Sweet Talk Collection!) and a thin coat of TWPT. Be Mine can be a little salmon-y on some skin tones, topping it with TWPT was a great way to add more of a blue hue. 

Products used: Rainbow Honey "TWPT" over China Glaze "White on White"

How to achieve it: Start with a base coat; white cremes can be a bit streaky, so 2-3 coats should cover your bases. I used one thin coat of TWPT and some hand placed diamond glitter on my ring finger. Do you think Rarity would be proud? 

So there you have it! The Worst Possible Thing works in many combinations, I particularly love it over blue and I've seen it look amazing over dark purples too! (Think along the lines of Illamasqua Baptiste!)

I'm already at work on the next series of swatches, but I'll be putting up a poll on Facebook to let you voice which polishes you would like to see used next! Feel free to make suggestions in the comments here as well! 

Happy New Year!

To all our fans, customers, supporters, and team members - the best wishes for 2013 from all of us at Rainbow Honey. There is so much in store for this year and it wouldn't be possible without all of you!

With that, I have three fireworks-inspired nail ideas for you!

Products used: Rainbow Honey "Frozen Flame"and OPI "Pirouette My Whistle"

How to achieve it: I started with 2 coats of PMW and layered 1 coat each (i.e., FF/PMW/FF) for the top swatch. In the bottom one, I've topped it off with one more coat of PMW. Has quite a nice candy-like look!

Products used: Rainbow Honey "Frozen Flame" over "Oni"

How to achieve it: This one looks more traditionally like fireworks! Start with 2-3 coats of Oni (depending on how dark you like it!) and when dry top off with a coat of Frozen Flame. So sparkly!

Products used: Rainbow Honey "Lunairetic"and striping tape

How to achieve it: This was my NYE look! I started with one coat of Lunairetic (it is SO blingy in the sun, so I had fun wearing it on its own for a while first) and then cut pieces of striping tape in 1-2" lengths. Starting with placing one piece along the center of the nail, and then layer the other pieces like you're slicing a pie, with all the pieces crossing each other at the base of the nail. When everything is in place, paint one coat of your favorite black polish, wait 5-10 seconds, and then peel off the tape. Easy peasy! And so cute! 

What did you wear for NYE? Any nail-resolutions for the new year? 

The 2012 Holiday Collection

For this holiday season, I reflected on a piece by one of my favorite poets, T. S. Eliot, entitled "The Cultivation of Christmas Trees". While not entirely secular, there is plenty to ponder over in regards to the commercialization of holidays and the memories we should hold on to.

The Cultivation of Christmas Trees

There are several attitudes towards Christmas,
Some of which we may disregard:
The social, the torpid, the patently commercial,
The rowdy (the pubs being open till midnight),
And the childish - which is not that of the child
For whom the candle is a star, and the gilded angel
Spreading its wings at the summit of the tree
Is not only a decoration, but an angel.
The child wonders at the Christmas Tree:
Let him continue in the spirit of wonder
At the Feast as an event not accepted as a pretext;
So that the glittering rapture, the amazement
Of the first-remembered Christmas Tree,
So that the surprises, delight in new possessions
(Each one with its peculiar and exciting smell),
The expectation of the goose or turkey
And the expected awe on its appearance,

So that the reverence and the gaiety
May not be forgotten in later experience,
In the bored habituation, the fatigue, the tedium,
The awareness of death, the consciousness of failure,
Or in the piety of the convert
Which may be tainted with a self-conceit
Displeasing to God and disrespectful to children
(And here I remember also with gratitude
St.Lucy, her carol, and her crown of fire):

So that before the end, the eightieth Christmas
(By "eightieth" meaning whichever is last)
The accumulated memories of annual emotion
May be concentrated into a great joy
Which shall be also a great fear, as on the occasion
When fear came upon every soul:
Because the beginning shall remind us of the end
And the first coming of the second coming.

The Collection is now available online here: http://www.rainbowhoney.com/collections/the-holiday-collection 

And you can check out some fun pictures of the collection on Facebook!

I look forward to seeing the beautiful manicures and gifts given this holiday season! 

The Yokai Collection Giveaway

Remember that The Limited Edition Yokai Collection will be available on our website only through 10/31/12! 

To spread the cheer around and thank you all for 6k Likes on Facebook, we will be giving away three sets of this collection. (The Giveaway will open 10/29 at 12:01 AM EST!) And stay tuned for more exciting things next month! 

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Rainbow Honey embarks on a mission to educate the public on the American cosmetic industry

RAHWAY, N.J., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Rainbow Honey Cosmetics, a new and independent brand that designs and produces its own nail polishes in the United States, has embarked on a mission: Educate the public about dangerous chemicals in many mainstream American nail lacquers.

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Why is this important? People are clueless to what's in the nail polishes they wear. "Several of the largest nail polish manufacturers in the world continue to include the big 3 chemicals in their nail polish formulas and we believe the public should carefully assess this prior to buying any of these products," says Dee, founder and Chief Designer for Rainbow Honey. "Everywhere I go I see so many children wearing brightly colored polishes on their fingers and toes. Parents are unaware of the volatile toxins their children are coming in contact with," she adds.

Rainbow Honey nail lacquer is different, Pamela Hoffman, DPM, explains: "It does not contain dangerous chemicals or what has been referred to as the toxic trio: Formaldehyde, Toluene and Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP). These are three very bad substances. In fact, DBP is banned in the European Union, and Formaldehyde and Toluene are strictly limited," she says. "The cosmetic industry is not regulated in the US as it is in Europe. The toxic trio are linked to developmental problems, asthma, damaged organs and cancer. No parent would knowingly allow a harmful chemical on or near their child or themselves."

With this in mind, and with a nail lacquer 100% free of the "toxic trio", Rainbow Honey has taken the position to educate the public on these dangerous chemicals while offering a safe (and beautiful) alternative.

"The best part about Rainbow Honey is that without the toxic trio the polish actually dries faster, does not discolor your nails and lasts longer. And, they have some amazing swatches!"- Dr. Hoffman

Rainbow Honey has committed to an ongoing effort to disseminate information, write articles, fund research and work with experts in the field to develop communication tools to increase awareness.

"The American public needs to know more about what is being put in its nail polishes, and when they do, we'll be able to put pressure on larger manufacturers to do what's right for the consumers," Dee concludes.

About Rainbow Honey

Rainbow Honey Cosmetics, an independent nail lacquer manufacturer, was born out of a love for color and a penchant for creativity. To create Rainbow Honey, Dee, its founder and Chief Designer, brought together her background in the sciences and her experience in the fashion industry, resulting in unique, colorful and custom blended nail lacquers. Its products are designed and made in the United States of America, are always free of Formaldehyde, Toluene, and Dibutyl Phthalate (the "big 3"), and with ingredients that are never tested on animals.

The Rainbow Honey brand has already received rave reviews from customers all over the U.S. as well as Canada, Australia, Singapore, U.K., France, and continues to reach new audiences every day.

For more information about Rainbow Honey Cosmetics please visit RainbowHoney.com or send us an email at info@rainbowhoney.com.

Media Contact: Daniel Latzman, Rainbow Honey Cosmetics, 917-974-8932, dlatzman@rainbowhoney.com

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