a rainbow is a rainbow is a rainbow

Let’s see how many dark polishes I can post in a row.
More than you think, I guarantee it.

Color Club – Beyond
Collection: Halo Hues | Spring 2013

Beyond was the Lindsay Lohan of Spring 2013 nail polishes. Sudden ungodly descent causing media frenzy, pursued by a split fanbase, but seriously intriguing nonetheless. Swatch after swatch came on blog after blog. Then came a sea of comparison posts: Beyond vs. Revvvolution, Beyond vs. Layla, Beyond vs. Jade, Beyond vs. Nfu Oh, Beyond vs. Speciallita, Beyond vs. various indie polishes, so on and so forth and so on.

Yep, there be many.

I never really have a strong desire to own polishes I can’t get my hands on in stores. I’m all into instant gratification and all that (see post re: Cyber Monday haul) . When Beyond got on my radar, I was interested, but I was never really all SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY! about it. It wasn’t ’til six months after the fact that I got my hands on this particular bottle.

As I got my bottle from eBay, I can’t speak to its authenticity. The seller claims it to be 100% real, but you never know with eBay. In the bottle, Beyond is a charcoal grey with littered with silver holo bits. It’s very difficult to be able to call the base black, as it never looks black neither in the bottle or on the nail. Application was fairly standard; the polish was a tad on the viscous side, but nothing you can’t work with if you apply the right amount of pressure with the brush. All pictures in this post are two coats with no top coat.

Tbh, I have nothing special to say about this cult favourite. I don’t think it’s a particularly spectacular holo polish, nor do I think it’s a polish to hunt for. If you happen upon it, buy it; if not, don’t worry about it. Although despite my ambivalence toward it, a rainbow is a rainbow is a rainbow and rainbows are magical.

Camera: Olympus E-PL1 | Lighting: Indoor; natural | Color Club – Beyond