Rainbow Honey Honeymint Lip Balm Review and Photos

"...Smells like minty asscakes." Something along the lines was written on Rainbow Honey's Facebook page recently and of course, I couldn't help but be curious. Now I've been posting my unboxing photos and reveals of their Mystery Bags since their debut and I LOVE THEM. Love them! However, good ol Cthulhu is primarily a nail blog and will always be a nail blog, so while I am digging the nail polishes in the bags o mystery pretty hard *UNF!*, I'm actually getting more non-polish products faster than I am able to use them up! I digress. Here's Rainbow Honey Honeymint.



The packaging is a clean one, and is comparable size-wise to a lighter. I like it a lot.





So, the scent. I didn't find the scent to be akin to "minty asscakes" but I did find that it was primarily mint, and I did get a bit of a sour undertone. Nothing overwhelming. I kind of wish I hadn't read that so my subsconsiousness wouldn't be looking for the smell, but I did get a second opinion from my brother and he shrugged and said, "just smells like mint." So there you have it!

Application wise, it goes on quite smooth - they're very soft just like the cuticle sticks. I find they last a long enough time on the lips but of course calls for a re-application every once in a while. The dial at the bottom pushes up the balm if you turn it clockwise, but beware - turning it counterclockwise did not retract the balm for me! Once it's out, it's out.







Overall, these lip balms are getting rave reviews. Personally for me, I will always stick to my Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment - I make 'invest' about $25 a pop on those lip balms and it's worth it for me as I have absolutely terrible lip biting habits. I bite my lip when I am stressed or anxious! Alas, I need something really heavy duty.

What do you make of Rainbow Honey's lip balms? Did you get Honeymint in your May Mystery Bag? What did you make of the scent?

Rainbow Honey Bourbon Rose Perfume Rollerball Review

I know this is a polish blog and it will always be primarily a polish blog but it just so happens that my favourite indie brand of all time (this should be an obvious one) - Rainbow Honey - is starting to branch out into other things. We've seen a sneak peak at rollerball perfumes in Mystery Bags, and most recently, lip balm and cosmetic pigment! So, once in a while, I will do... non-nail polish posts. *gasp!* Don't worry though, I'll figure it out. Somehow.



Enter Rainbow Honey Bourbon Rose. The website shop describes the scent as "Bourbon and Rose Geraniums meet Lemongrass and Grapefruit tied down with a milky Sandalwood base". It definitely has a distinct floral rose-like hint to it, and has a tinge of sweetness too. Originally I couldn't quite pin it down what the sweetness was, but grapefruit sounds about right to me!

The rollerballs are great because you can control how strong you want the scent to be. It isn't an overwhelming scent by any means - it's very fresh and subtle. Some floral and fruit perfumes tend to be really overwhelming and strong giving off a "cheap" vibe, but Bourbon Rose has just the right amount of scent power to give you a classy feel. I find that by the end of the day, it needs a bit of reapplication but the cute tiny glass vials are perfect to bring around! I would still keep it in the card slip that the perfumes come in, though. I just wouldn't want to risk any glass breakage!



These are just being introduced so the bottles are screenprinted yet but I think they deserve to be a hit! I personally like the idea of their scented top coats, but having an option for the scent is far more appealing to me! Perfumes were being sold by Rainbow Honey back when they first hit the indie scene, even before the Equestria collection so I am glad they are bringing these back.

Have you tried any of Rainbow Honey's new perfume rollerballs? Is it about time that they brought these back or what?