This is Rainbow Honey Papillion, which is going to be released this spring along the rest of the Midnight Garden Spring Collection. It's comprised of a touch of shimmer, and holographic pink and purple butterflies and multi-sized glitter. I am so into this. I used a couple of coats for my swatch, but you can go with as many or as little as you like - you probably for the option to do some crazy gradient if you wanted as well. Here's Papillion over OPI Black Onyx - I loooooove how it really POPS! Wonderful contrast:
And are you ready for the most gorgeous thing ever? Think it looks good over black? Now let's add my favourite matte top coat - OPI Matte Top Coat - feckin' Hell, look at that! BUTTERFLIES FROM SPAAAAACE! It seriously looks almost galaxy-like, I love it! Quite the twist on a spring theme! Check it out, yo:
And just because, I figured I'd try and match Papillion with more of a lighter colour. I used Rainbow Honey Dusty Bot. I am not sure how I feel about this one. I like that it looks soft and delicate, but I think for Papillion - because it has those awesome butterfly shaped glitter - I think a darker contrast works much better! But alas, here's Papillion over Dusty Bot:
Anyway this glitter topper is awesome! And just because I feel like it... I just want to show it off again over black with a matte top coat:
Seriously guys, SERIOUSLY!
I can't wait to see what else is in the Midnight Spring Collection - after my hiatus, I fell off the wagon of trends, so I can't wait to see what else Rainbow Honey is up to!
What do you think of this butterfly glitter? Do you prefer a more subtle look, or something with some contrast? Do you love stat holidays as much as I do? You probably relax on them, don't you? Actually, now that I am on the topic, how do you relax? I need some advice. Legit! See y'all next week.
Full disclosure: This sample was provided for an unbiased review.
EGADS. i love it over the black – for valentines day i was going to layer cutie pie over a pale-to-bright pink gradient, but i'm thinking i might throw it on over some black and mattify it, because papillon over black looks AMAZING. oh man oh man do i love rainbow honey. and the blue in papillon really stands out over the black! all the nuance of the glitter seems to get kind of lost and muddled when it's layered over something pale.
ReplyDeleteMan matte-ified shimmer over dark colours will surprise you! It makes it stand out so much more. I've still yet to try out Sweet Talk: Part 2. My nail breakage is sooo untimely, SIIIIGH. I think I might do some Valentines Day nails tonight anyway - Might break out 2013's limited editions, hehhee!
DeleteHah, "BUTTERFLIES FROM SPAAAAACE!" had me laughing Waaaay too much! I'm not usually into big shaped glitters, but I absolutely Love the galaxy-esque glitters and flakes in Papillion :)
ReplyDeleteI gotta agree with you with big shaped glitter - usually not my thing either because they stick up and sometimes are so hard to remove, but when it's in small quantities like this, it's just the right amount! :D
DeleteLovely! In terms of Midnght Garden samples, my Janurary grab bag included Midnight Fountain (a royal blue glitterbomb) and Metalmark, which I think is an aqua version of Papillon
ReplyDeleteOh man you've seen more of this collection than me! I can't wait to see more. The one I got in my Mystery Bag for February is gorgeous!
DeleteThis glitter topper is gorgeous, and over black with a matte top coat, WOW!
ReplyDeleteOur Family Day is next weekend, but since I'm Federal Gov't I don't get it, womp womp! :(
However, on my days off I like to relax by gaming, lol!
Aw what! I would have totally thought that you would get Family Day off! But man it was a nice day off indeed and this week is Reading Week so it's nice and hush hush around here. Ahhhh yesss, catching up on projects at work is grand!
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