Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers! I hope you all had a fabulous first weekend in June! I love June, but then again I might be biased since my birthday is this month! Today, I have a brand for you that has made quite a splash in the makeup world but this is their first foray into nail polish:
Tokidoki released 6 glitter nail polishes earlier this year and I have swatches of the full collection for you today! Since the glitters are more glitter toppers than opaque polishes, I'm going to show you them on their own built up and over black to show how the glitters look! Please excuse the random pieces of glitter on my hands in some pictures, swatching all of these and getting all the glitter pieces off is harder than it looks! All pictures of just the glitter on their own have one coat on the pinkie finger, two coats on the ring finger, three coats on the middle finger and four coats on the pointer finger to show how it builds up. All swatches are also with top coat. Now, without further ado, on to the polish!
Above: Tokidoki Ciao Ciao
Above: 1 coats of Tokidoki Ciao Ciao over 1 coat Finger Paints Black Expressionism
Above: Macro shot of Ciao Ciao over black
Above: Ciao Ciao Macro Bottle Shot
First up is Ciao Ciao, one of the micro glitters in this collection. Ciao Ciao is a fine Magenta glitter mixed in with a bit of red glitter to make it a bit more multi dimensional looking. This one actually build up pretty well, by three coats it was virtually opaque. I like how on its own this gives more of a raspberry look but over black it's much more magenta. The glitter was really easy to work with, not too thick, but did require at least one coat of top coat because the glitter dries fairly matte.
Above: Tokidoki Donutella
Above: 1 coat of Tokidoki Donutella over 1 coat of Finger Paints Black Expressionism
Above: Macro Shot of Donutella over Black
Above: Macro bottle shot of Donutella
Next up we have Donutella. Can I just say how much I love this name? Donuts and Nutella are two fabulous things and put them together, well I can't even imagine the amazingness! The nail polish Donutella is a red micro glitter base that's packed with gold and holographic bar glitter. This is one of those glitters that looks a bit "hairy" since there is so much of the bar glitter. This look just isn't really for me but if you like glitters that are hairy, these were super easy to work with! I definitely like the one coat of black vs on its own, but even on its own after 4 coats it wasn't totally opaque. This one is definitely a layering polish!
Above: Tokidoki Latte
Above: 1 coat of Tokidoki Latte over 1 coat of Finger paints Black Expressionism
Above: Macro shot of Latte over Black
Above: Macro bottle shot of Latte
Latte was definitely the most colorful of the Tokidoki polishes. Latte consists of blue microglitter packed with purple bar glitter and less gold and holographic bar glitter. This one actually looks like confetti to me! Latte is virtually opaque by the 4th coat and the pieces of glitter are so thin that it dries fairly quickly. The formula was really good on this one, not too thick and easy to spread out for a glitter.
Above: Tokidoki SANDy
Above: 1 coat of Tokidoki SANDy over 1 coat of Finger Paints Black Expressionism
Above: Macro shot of SANDy
Above: Macro bottle shot of SANDy
SANDy (yes, that's how it's spelled on the bottle) is a fine gold micro glitter base that's packed with gold, green and blue bar glitter. This was the "hairiest" looking of the three bar glitters to me. Surprisingly, it's also the one I liked the best! As you can see, it was practically opaque after three coats of the glitter but I still think it looks better over black. Like the others, the formula was really good for a glitter, not thick and very easy to spread evenly.
Above: Tokidoki Savana
Above: 1 coat of Tokidoki Savana over 1 coat of Finger Paints Black Expressionism
Above: Macro shot of Savana over Black
Above: Macro bottle shot of Savana
Savana is actually a surprise favorite of mine from this collection! Golds aren't usually my thing but this is a really pretty yellow gold microglitter with pink microglitter scattered throughout that makes it really warm and inviting looking. The coverage on this one was pretty great, it was opaque in three coats and I actually really like how this one looks on its own! The formula was easy to work with and no major issues.
Above: Tokidoki Stellina
Above: 1 coat of Tokidoki Stellina over 1 coat Finger Paints Black Expressionism
Above: Macro shot of Stellina over Black
Above: Macro bottle shot of Stellina
Last but not least is Stellina, which is the only polish in this collection that I can think of dupes for (there is both a Wet N Wild Coloricon and Deborah Lippmann dupe.) Stellina is fine purple microglitter packed with larger magenta glitter. The magenta definitely makes this purple look warmer and more three dimensional. I preferred this one on its own rather than over black and it was opaque in 3 coats on its own.
All in all, I'm a bit on the fence with this collection. The formula was excellent for a glitter collection, however I just can't really get into this hairy looking glitter trend! I felt this way about the Zoya bar glitters and the OPI version and it's just not my favorite. However if you are a fan, then these are pretty unique and fun! I liked the micro glitters and am really impressed by the ease of which these all applied. The bottles are also really nice, very solid and each bottle comes with some Tokidoki nail stickers. Tokidoki nail polish is sold exclusively at Sephora for $10 each.
What do you think of this collection? Any must haves? Any dupes?
The products in this post were sent to me for my unbiased review. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.
Tokidoki released 6 glitter nail polishes earlier this year and I have swatches of the full collection for you today! Since the glitters are more glitter toppers than opaque polishes, I'm going to show you them on their own built up and over black to show how the glitters look! Please excuse the random pieces of glitter on my hands in some pictures, swatching all of these and getting all the glitter pieces off is harder than it looks! All pictures of just the glitter on their own have one coat on the pinkie finger, two coats on the ring finger, three coats on the middle finger and four coats on the pointer finger to show how it builds up. All swatches are also with top coat. Now, without further ado, on to the polish!
First up is Ciao Ciao, one of the micro glitters in this collection. Ciao Ciao is a fine Magenta glitter mixed in with a bit of red glitter to make it a bit more multi dimensional looking. This one actually build up pretty well, by three coats it was virtually opaque. I like how on its own this gives more of a raspberry look but over black it's much more magenta. The glitter was really easy to work with, not too thick, but did require at least one coat of top coat because the glitter dries fairly matte.
Next up we have Donutella. Can I just say how much I love this name? Donuts and Nutella are two fabulous things and put them together, well I can't even imagine the amazingness! The nail polish Donutella is a red micro glitter base that's packed with gold and holographic bar glitter. This is one of those glitters that looks a bit "hairy" since there is so much of the bar glitter. This look just isn't really for me but if you like glitters that are hairy, these were super easy to work with! I definitely like the one coat of black vs on its own, but even on its own after 4 coats it wasn't totally opaque. This one is definitely a layering polish!
Latte was definitely the most colorful of the Tokidoki polishes. Latte consists of blue microglitter packed with purple bar glitter and less gold and holographic bar glitter. This one actually looks like confetti to me! Latte is virtually opaque by the 4th coat and the pieces of glitter are so thin that it dries fairly quickly. The formula was really good on this one, not too thick and easy to spread out for a glitter.
SANDy (yes, that's how it's spelled on the bottle) is a fine gold micro glitter base that's packed with gold, green and blue bar glitter. This was the "hairiest" looking of the three bar glitters to me. Surprisingly, it's also the one I liked the best! As you can see, it was practically opaque after three coats of the glitter but I still think it looks better over black. Like the others, the formula was really good for a glitter, not thick and very easy to spread evenly.
Savana is actually a surprise favorite of mine from this collection! Golds aren't usually my thing but this is a really pretty yellow gold microglitter with pink microglitter scattered throughout that makes it really warm and inviting looking. The coverage on this one was pretty great, it was opaque in three coats and I actually really like how this one looks on its own! The formula was easy to work with and no major issues.
Last but not least is Stellina, which is the only polish in this collection that I can think of dupes for (there is both a Wet N Wild Coloricon and Deborah Lippmann dupe.) Stellina is fine purple microglitter packed with larger magenta glitter. The magenta definitely makes this purple look warmer and more three dimensional. I preferred this one on its own rather than over black and it was opaque in 3 coats on its own.
All in all, I'm a bit on the fence with this collection. The formula was excellent for a glitter collection, however I just can't really get into this hairy looking glitter trend! I felt this way about the Zoya bar glitters and the OPI version and it's just not my favorite. However if you are a fan, then these are pretty unique and fun! I liked the micro glitters and am really impressed by the ease of which these all applied. The bottles are also really nice, very solid and each bottle comes with some Tokidoki nail stickers. Tokidoki nail polish is sold exclusively at Sephora for $10 each.
What do you think of this collection? Any must haves? Any dupes?
The products in this post were sent to me for my unbiased review. Please see my disclosure policy for more information.
