Each year China Glaze release a Halloween Collection. I was a HUGE fan of their collection they released last year (you can check my swatches and review of the Ghoul's Night Out Collection here if you are interested) so was definitely really keen to grab their collection this year. Sadly, it appears that most of these shades, if not all of these shades, are actually from previous older China Glaze collections. It still worked out for me as I don't own any of these polishes so I grabbed the full collection.
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Concrete Catwalk is a dark grey creme. The formula is awesome and is opaque in one coat (shown in my swatch). I think it's a great colour and would look fantastic on short nails and mattified! This polish was originally released as part of the Metro Collection in 2011.
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Evening Seduction is a deep plum creme. This polish actually looks lighter in the bottle than it does on the nail. I was hoping that it wouldn't be so black looking on the nail but sadly it is. It was actually really hard for me to tell the difference between this shade and Liquid Leather (I did label the pictures so they are definitely correct). The formula is great and easy to use. My swatch shows two coats. This polish was originally released back in 2005 as part of the Visions Of Grandeur Collection.
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Liquid Leather is a black creme. This one is nice and opaque in one coat. I did find the formula a little on the runny side so I definitely recommend careful application to avoid having to do a massive amount of cleaning up. This polish is part of China Glaze's Core Collection.
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Orange Knockout (neon) is a neon orange creme. I thought this one was a little sheer when I swatched it onto transparent swatch sticks so I swatched it over white. This one does apply unevenly on the first coat but evens out (not completely but it is passable) on the second coat. The colour is great and super bright. My swatch shows two coats over White On White. This polish was originally released in 2008 as part of the Ink Collection.
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Salsa is a red creme. The formula is great and applies evenly. My swatch shows two coats. Now this one I can't really find much info on about which collection it is from or when it was originally released but I have found posts that date back to 2008, so it has definitely been around for a while.
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White On White is a white creme. This one is easy to work with and applies relatively evenly. I used two coats for my swatch but am questioning whether I should have done a third coat. This polish is also part of China Glaze's Core Line.
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Overall I am a little disappointed with this collection. There isn't anything wrong with it, I was really hoping for something unique and exciting. As far as staples go these are a good ones to have. My personal favorite would have to be Concrete Catwalk.
What do you think of brands re-releasing/re-promoting older polishes?
What do you think of brands re-releasing/re-promoting older polishes?
The neon orange is the most interesting colour, but I guess I don't need to purchase any of these. I must admit that I was expecting some interesting limited edition glitters.. the good old Halloween China Glaze style, but maybe next year then.
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It isn't the most exciting of collections is it? I am seriously hoping for something more amazing next year.
DeleteCompared to last year, this collection seems boring & lazy. I'm really surprised that someone at CG didn't want to try and curate a more interesting 6 piece, even if they didn't fancy creating any new shades. After all, Halloween is a time to get scary and a little bold. I love your swatches though & have orange knockout myself. It's a stunner.
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It seems lazy and boring to me too. I think if you are going to re-release some older shades you could at least make them HTFs or the original formula of things (eg the original Flip Flop Fantasy - I would die to have another bottle of the original formula. The colour of the new one just isn't the same). I actually have plans to revisit some of the older CG Halloween collections in the coming weeks. There are some stunners which I am excited to swatch/wear again :)
DeleteOoh I'm excited to see your swatches of the older collection. I'm still so massively in love with last years collection, I may try and find it myself, it's def the kind of thing I expect from CG & I'm in love with those glitters.
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I was/am a big fan of last year's collections. I was seriously so excited to see what they would do this year but that was a bit of a disappointment really. Luckily I didn't own any of the polishes so that worked out in my favour lol.
DeleteI probably won't have the older CG collections up for a week or two...providing I can keep up with the crazy schedule I have set myself.
It is handy you didn't have them already. I do struggle with these renamed & repackaged collections though.
DeleteI'll keep an eye out for the posts. You always put out so much that I'm not surprised it'll be a while. In the mean time, I'm off to make a cheeky CG Halloween order xx
Yay for cheeky orders! I have already started stalking my regular sites for the CG Holiday Collection. So far not so good lol
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