Rainbow Honey July Mystery Bag: Unboxing!

Aloha! I am back! (I imagine that sounds all cool because it sounds like I am back from a restful vacation but alas, it was a hustle month of weddings and I am glad to finally just... stop.) As I hinted last week, I've got a whole week full of Rainbow Honey! They were kind enough to send over a few samples, including this month's mystery bag! I know I post a lot of Rainbow Honey, but in case you want more - be sure to follow them on Facebook and check out their shop! They're offering a wicked cool discount of 20% off your entire purchase with the code: MIXTAPE20.

Also, again if you haven't entered THE GREAT POLISH GIVEAWAY 2014 brought to you by folks of Nail Polish Canada, I've thrown in Rainbow Honey's Midnight Garden into the jackpot. I believe as of today, the jackpot is up to 154 and ends in 16 days. Enter right hurrrrrr.

Also! ALSO. Coming this fall, Rainbow Honey will be working with a Canadian retailer to bring "my people in the land of the north" these lovely Mystery Bags without having to pay the same amount as the bag for shipping - in addition to faster shipping speeds and no duty fees. It's about time? It's about time.

OK enough. Less talk, more rock.

Here's July's Mystery Bag - it looks like each month now has a custom logo, if we're following a trend. Love the cute tiny size of them still.



Ripping off the tissue wrap and sticker reveals a bubble pack with the goods. (See how cute?)



BOOM. All contents unveiled. I'll go through each of them, fear not.



First, here's the card. It's a taller card now, same as last month's:







Here's a transcription:

FRONT:

Rainbow Honey
July's Mystery Bag

INSIDE:

Greetings from the Rainbow Honey Lab!

Thanks for picking up this month's Mystery Bag!
This month's bag includes (Mini/Full):

Deep Heart Sea, (5/15 mL) - (a personal fave around here)... enjoy this new fun polish, filled with white hearts and neon glitters in a sheer blue base with purple shimmer!

Viridis, (5/15 mL) - A new treat of neon green stars accented by pastel glitters in a shimmery base!

Chemical Plant (5/15 mL) - A gourgeous sparkling magenta/violet with sparks of blue and glod shimmer! (Be sure to tell us what you think!)

Midori Eau de Parfum Rollerball, (4/12 mL) - A new summer scent; reminiscent of summer fruits... let us know what you think!

Midori Cuticle Balm, (.15 oz) - Our beloved cuticle balm, enriched with vitamin E, will protect your cuticles and nailbeds! Now in a matching (and delicious) new scent, Midori!

Midori Cooling Gel, (1/4 oz) - A brand new product for us; a cooling gel enriched with aloe to protect you during the hot summer days! Let us know what you think!

BACK:

We hope you've enjoyed this month's look at some of our upcoming products! And since it's no longer a mystery, tell us what you loved the most - and tag your posts to make sure we see them!

#RainbowHoney
#RainbowHoneyLab
#RainbowHoneyMysteryBag

Thank you again for being such a loyal fan! Love,
The Rainbow Honey Lab
(see you next month!)

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instagram: @rainbowhoney
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And in addition to the card, a mini flyer promoting the new Summer Mixtape collection also came! Of course, shipping from eastern US to western Canada is sometimes lame and by the time I received this Mystery Bag, the collection was already released and happening! Fear not, though - again, coming this fall, Rainbow Honey will be working with a (still yet to be named) Canadian retailer to bring faster shipping and no duty fees.





Check out that discount swag. Again, until August 18th, you can use MIXTAPE20 for 20% off your purchase. Holy bajesus, seriously.

Here's the little mini Midori cooling gel. It's pretty freaking cute.



Here's some hilarious photos of me using it. (I couldn't stop laughing and making sound effects. I'd like to see you try to resist!):





(You totally made the "PLOP!" sound in your head, TELL ME I'M NOT ALONE!)

The cooling gel is pretty nice. It takes forever to dry, which is great because if you're really hot, what you can do is sit in front of a fan with the cooling gel, and it just cools you down forever. I also found that it wasn't in any way sticky, which was a concern of mine since most aloe gels can be sticky. This also has a slight bit of "Rainbow Honey signature" shimmer (I swear they must have literally tonnes of it), so if you want to make "sparkle like a vampire" jokes, you totally can. You can see a hint of shimmer below. (Sorry not my nails):



Next up is the Midori scented Eau de Parfum. Midori is described as "reminiscent of summer fruits", which I totally get. I thought there was a hint of coconut too but there are definitive notes of passionfruit! Love these rollerballs. Very fun scent but need some reapplication throughout the day, which I don't mind because I honestly don't want a scent on me the whole day. For those of you who are familiar with Rainbow Honey's other scents - I find that Midori is more mild and subtle than Summer Juice. Summer Juice is far more sweeter and stronger.



And one of my fave Mystery Bag items - the Midori cuticle balm - it should be no secret that I LOVE Rainbow Honey cuticle balms. They are a staple in my nail care, and a godsend for my swatchfests. In fact, I used this guy all throughout my Rainbow Honey swatching. I think I still prefer the skinnier "cuticle sticks" but I feel like this format might offer more product. Definitely a change I don't mind making.

Here's the packaging:





How does it stack up? Pretty good! Love that it's not a greasy format. Usually between polish removing and the next polish, I will use the cuticle balms liberally and then just use a tissue to wipe off the excess. No greasy look here! Scent is pretty good too - again a nice mild fruit ode. I dig it.

Don't mind the ridges on my naked nails, but you can see that there isn't a greasy look to my hands!





Lastly, my favourite part - the mini nail lacquers by Rainbow Honey.

This month's mystery bag included Deep Heart Sea, Viridis, and Chemical Plant.







Here's a swatch of Chemical Plant. I found the formula is thickened quite easily as well as not being self-levelling but this may be due to that I have a fan running in my room (seriously guys, summer is so hot). Asides from the slightly thick formula (which can always be corrected by thinner), I was pretty impressed that I only needed two coats! Pretty damn opaque.



Here's a swatch of Viridis. It's pretty cute. I knew the seemingly green jelly base would be super sheer but I wanted to swatch it without any undies any way. I feel like this polish would kick ass over black or a contrasting glitter bomb like a dark blue! (GLITTER ON TOP OF GLITTER, WHY NOT!)



And lastly, but certainly not least... A swatch of Deep Heart Sea. I have to admit I wasn't sold on it right away because jellies are never a certain sell to me but it definitely grew on me pretty quick! I can see why this one is a crowd favourite. Application was a bit tough because the glitters are actually quite generously packed! Some dabbing and placement tactics are needed but it's quite the pay off. It can be a bit thirsty for top coat so make sure to give it some top coat love!



That's all for this month's Mystery Bag. I know I was late to the party but again... Shipping to Canada always equals balls. This is a totally scientific term, by the way. Rainbow Honey has also changed their "free shipping qualification" on their online shop from $50 to $75 for us Canadians, but let's again just rejoice that Rainbow Honey is actually changing their ways this fall and switching over to a Canadian retailer. They claim that all products on their site will be available so I hope all the cuticle sticks and limited edition mystery boxes count as well. I'm looking forward to it! And again, make sure you use MIXTAPE20 if you plan on pulling the trigger on any purchases until August 18th!

What do you make of this month's Mystery Bag? What are your faves?

Full disclosure: This sample was provided for an unbiased review.

Rainbow Honey June Mystery Bag: Unboxing!

Mailing packages from the US East Coast to the Canadian West Coast never is my favourite shipping speed (OMG I WANT IT NAOOOO), so nonetheless it took a couple of weeks to get this month's Mystery Bag in my filthy hands. The Mystery Bag is exploding with popularity on Instagram so while you might have already seen the contents, I still want to keep a catalog on Claw of Cthulhu. Here's June's Mystery Bag (in mini format).

This month marked the first Mystery Bag to have its own custom sticker with the month included. It reads "June's Mystery Bag" on the cute illustrated sticker:



The contents were again packed in a nice bubble wrap pack:



Here are the contents of the June Mystery Bag:



Another change is the card it comes with. The card dimensions changed from a square dimension, to a taller one allowing for the inside text to breathe. It looks like the same card is used for the full and mini bags:







Here's a transcription of the card:

FRONT:

Rainbow Honey
June's Mystery Bag

INSIDE:

Greetings from the Rainbow Honey Lab!

Thanks for picking up this month's Mystery Bag!
This month's bag includes (Mini/Full):

Pikake, (5/15ml) - Take your nails to a tropical paradise with this fun glitter topper!

Rose Macaron, (5/15ml) - Another sweet treat waiting to coat your nails in pink and glitter!

Ichigo, (5/15ml) - This bright fuchsia jelly glows with blue and purple iridescent flakes!

Nucifera Eau de Parfum Rollerball (4/12ml) - A new perfume in the works; reminiscent of the tropics and sitting on the beach... let us know what you think!

Tea Biscuit Cuticle Balm, (/15oz) - Our beloved cuticle balm, enriched with vitamin E, will protect your cuticles and nailbeds! Now in an amazing (and delicious) new scent, Tea Biscuit! (please do not eat!)

Tea Biscuit Exfoliating Sugar Soap, (14/90g) - Gently exfoliate your hands and feet with this moisturizing soap!

BACK:

We hope you've enjoyed this month's look at some of our upcoming products! And since it's no longer a mystery, tell us what you loved the most - and tag your posts to make sure we see them!

#RainbowHoney
#RainbowHoneyLab
#RainbowHoneyMysteryBag

Thank you again for being such a loyal fan! Love,
The Rainbow Honey Lab
(see you next month!)

fb.com/rainbowhoneycosmetics
instagram: @rainbowhoney
twitter: @rainbow_honey

Here's the Tea Biscuit Exfoliating Soap. I thought it smelled quite nice and it's a product I'm more inclined to use over the other soaps that have come in the last few Mystery Bags:





And here's the Tea Biscuit Cuticle Balm. These used to be called "cuticle sticks", I am not sure if it's actually the same product or if they renamed them. In either case, I am actually a huge fan of the Rainbow Honey cuticle sticks and they're one of my daily staples:





Here's the Nucifera Eau de Parfum rollerball. Unlike the other perfumes that were in past Mystery Bags, I could smelled them through the casing and through the shrink wrap. But this one I couldn't smell. Should be interesting.





And since it's the gift that keeps on giving, here's a little black envelope pack (that wasn't listed in the June Myster Bag contents card), with 5 orange sticks and some little nail art circle pearl studs:





And lastly, here are the three nail lacquers in June's Mystery Bag: Pikake, Rose Macaron and Ichigo. Again, I really like that they're all polishes in this Mystery Bag. As much as I liked the nail honey cuticle oil, I still love me some polish. They're all in the same palette range so it would be very easy to create some skittle nails.





Here's Ichigo. Looks like it will be a nice staple, or undie for Rainbow Honey's glitter topppers:



Here's Rose Macaron. It looks like it could have come out of the Sweet Talk collection. Glitters look pretty solid. I am excited to try this one out:



And lastly, here's Pikake, a glitter topper. Looks similar to Neon Blossom. I'm a pretty big fan of neon glitters, especially in time for the summer.



What do you think of the Rainbow Honey Mystery Bag? Are they keeping the steam going or what? What's your favourite item from this month's?

Rainbow Honey May Mystery Bag: Unboxing!

Don't mind me as I play catch up on good old Claw of Cthulhu here... Two unboxing posts in one day? Because I can! (And I don't want this to disappear into the depths of irrelevance...) But as I mentioned before, I got my Rainbow Honey order once I got back from Europe on Tuesday night. It's been a long (short) week of catch-up and all I want to do is go back! How does a girl rectify this? By double posting, of course! So here's the Rainbow Honey May Mystery Bag - I believe they sold out right at the beginning of May but the store re-opened today for anyone who wants to get their hands on this guy!

It looks like Rainbow Honey has nailed down the format of the Mystery Bag using the custom printed label that we've seen for March, April, and now May:



Upon unwrapping, all the contents are in a neat bubble wrapped packet:



ALL OF THE CONTENTS!



Here's the card - noticed that it didn't specify if it was mini or full - they may have started to use the same cards for both packages:







Here's a transcription:

FRONT:

May's Mystery Bag
Rainbow Honey

INSIDE:

Greetings from the Rainbow Honey Lab!
Thanks for picking up this month's Mystery Bag!
this month's bag includes (Mini/Full):

Neon Blossom (5/15 mL) - Summer Blossom's 2014 incarnation brings us flowers and glitter in eye-popping hues!

Waves (5/15 mL) - From our upcoming summer collection, this glass flecked shimmer sparkles in turquoise and gold!

Petit Foud (5/15 mL) - Dee's hard at work on a collection of confections, so let us know what you think of this one!

Honeymint Lip Balm (.15 oz) - Our (now) famous Lip Balm in sweet and minty aromas!

Summer Juice Rollerball (2/10 mL) - The long awaited return of our Summer Juice scent, in perfume for the first time!

Summer Juice Shea Butter Soap (14/90g) - If you love this scent as much as we do, you'll love this handcrafted moisturizing soap!

BACK:

We hope you've enjoyed this month's look at some of our upcoming products! And since it's no longer a mystery, tell us what you loved the most - and tag your posts to make sure we see them!

#RainbowHoney
#RainbowHoneyLab
#RainbowHonetMysteryBag

Thank you again for being such a loyal fan!
Love, The Rainbow Honey Lab (see you next month!)

fb.com/rainbowhoneycosmetics
instagram: @rainbowhoney
twitter: @rainbow_honey

The first thing I noticed when I picked up this month's mystery bag was the SCENT... It just made me want to eat the package, haha! Now I know why though - it's that friggin' amazing Summer Juice scent. Here's the small shea butter soap. It's so cute!





And here's more sources of the yummy scent - a summer juice eau de parfum rollerball! The new plastic rollerball samples look promising - they hold 2 mL and look sturdy! We'll see!





And a honeymint lipbalm - I've never been one for minty lip products, but I'll give it a whirl:







A cute little black envelope came with some applicators and orange sticks inside! Useful for nail art and nail care - I could definitely use these as my nails are now a wreck from neglect and living out on a suitcase for a week in England and France:





And lastly, yay! The nail products are all nail lacquers! As much as I love cuticle oil, base coats, top coats - I am really stoked to see MORE COLOUR in the mystery bag. These all look killer: Neon Blossom, Petit Four and Waves:











Another awesome mystery bag from Rainbow Honey, what can I say? I've been impressed with the contents of all of the mystery bags so far and I think as long as fans give them honest feedback, we're going to see them do a lot more in the future.

What do you think of May's mystery bag? It's definitely time for that Summer Juice scent to come out to play!