The first of the Yokai Collection that I wore was Kitsune. I reviewed Kitsune here. Then I tried my first dotticure over Kitsune!
After Kitsune, I tried Oni and wore it as a manicure for a full week in mid-October. Oni is The Malevolent Wild Demon according to Rainbow Honey's website and is described there as having a myriad of glass flecks and multi-chromatic shimmer. I agree with the statement on Rainbow Honey's website that "the consensus [from nail polish blogger reviews] seems to be that it is one of the most beautiful and intense polishes out there this fall."
Oni's base is a smoky black. It's got small flakes or glass flecks of many different colors with the rare purple specks that were my favorite in the mix. The overall effect is almost like a dark olive green. Like the other Rainbow Honey Yokai collection polishes, this shade also looks like a beautiful stone and has amazing depth because the glass flecks don't just sink into the polish but show right at the top of the manicure. It glints and sparkles in almost any light and is full of life. I think it's a really great Halloween color, as are all the Yokai Collection polishes.
It was an easy polish to apply, and the brush was good. It was quick-drying. The first coat went on streaky, but after a second coat, the polish was even. I don't have great nail polishing skills, and I think that for someone more expert in nail polish application, the first coat would not be streaky. The polish was a little top coat hungry. Cleanup was not difficult except that I have trouble removing every single last smudge on my fingers when I use a black-based polish. The polish wore pretty well for an entire week. Removal was not difficult.
Here are some pictures:
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| Sunlight You can see how smooth the manicure is after applying top coat. |
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| Blurred so you can see the "special effects." |
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| Indirect Sunlight Against my olive-toned suit in the background |
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| Sunlight Do you see what I mean about how it looks like a natural stone with a lot of depth? |
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| Sunlight Look at all the colors of glass flecks in there! |
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| Sunlight This picture is after only one coat of top coat, but here you can see how the polish glistens. |
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| Sunlight Mattified |
I also really recommend that you click through to the review of Oni on the No Holos blog and look at the pictures of her beautiful nail art with Oni as the base.
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