China Glaze Halloween 2013 collection: Monsters Ball...

[credit; Chic Profile]

 

 

Yay!

 

After two months of almost daily internet searches, I've finally found swatch pics of China Glaze's Halloween 2013 collection; Monsters Ball.

 

 

When I found the above photo in June I was underwhelmed - China Glaze already have a range of texture polishes, 2010 and 2012 already saw purple, green and silver/orange glitters in their Halloween collections, and the Ghoulish Glow topcoat first popped up in 2011 I believe...

 

However yesterday I found a blog which has swatch pics [the collection is already on sale in Singapore - and I've been converted. The glitter polishes all have different densities to their past shade-a-likes so don't look samey, and the black texture in the collection has a wet-look finish, rather then the regular matt one. 

 

 

[Credit; The Cheryl Flavour]

 

 

 

Howl You Doin'
Blurple, pink and orange glitter in a purple base.

Fang-tastic

Green, pink, blue and purple hex shaped glitter in a clear base.

 

Boo-gie Down

Black, white and bronze hex glitter in a clear base. Oh - there's black bar glitter in the mix too.

 

Bat My Eyes

Gold hex and bar glitter in a black jelly base.

 

Bump In The Night

Black texture polish, which dries with a wet-look shine.

 

 

[Credit; The Cheryl Flavour]

 

 

Please click on the above credit link for clear photos and read the blogger's opinion on each polish.

 

 



 

OPI Rock Goddess; Halloween 2013 set...

Yay; promo pics of OPI's Halloween 2013 Rock Goddess mini polish [1/8 oz each] collection have started turning up online, so without further ado lets get a closer look...

Yellowpalooza [yellow]

Stand in Lime for Days [lime green]

Rolling Bones [grey micro-glitter]

The Drummer is Hot [coral tinged orange]

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[Credit: Polish Infatuated]

 

 

Yellow, orange and green are my three least favourite nail polish colours, so I'm not wowed by this year's selection. The grey shade (maybe it's a liquid sand shade, not glitter?) appeals to me, but do I want to part with my money to own a lime and near copies of OPI's Halloween 2012 orange and yellow shades to get the one polish I want in the set?

 

No... Unless I come across this set in the future in TK Maxx at a low price. That's the only reason I own the OPI Halloween 2012 So So Skullicious set [orange, yellow, pink and black].

 

 

Yeah - green and orange are Halloween colours, but these particular hues are too bright for my tastes; the Rock Goddess collection looks like a summer holiday pedi range to me. It just doesn't excite me, and is not something I'd wear in autumn/winter [except the grey shade].

 

 

Overall: Rock Goddess gets a thumbs down from me. It look like the China Glaze Monsters Ball collection has won the Halloween range battle. Again.

 

 

 

 

Orly Christmas 2013 Secret Society Collection...

Channel the dramatic. The aristocratic. The captivatingly lavish. Shroud yourself in provocative opulence as you’re transported behind the walls of an intoxicating world with Secret Society, the new Holiday 2013 color collection from ORLY. Revel in the dark side of the season—where the risqué reigns supreme, and the avant-garde grandeur is too seductive to believe. Nails that leave their mark long after dark.

A bit of info on the China Glaze Christmas 2013 Happy HoliGlaze Collection...

As I previously mentioned Chicprofile.com has a copyrighted photo of the China Glaze Halloween 2013 collection; Monsters Ball.

They also have a bit of info on the Christmas 2013 collection. I wasn't going to put anything until China Glaze released promo pictures and swatches, but well, I just can't resist temptation any longer.

Without further ado here is the colour/finish guide for the Happy Holiglaze collection...

There’s Snow One Like you – texture

Elfin’ Around – aluminum

Just Be-Claws – aluminum

Santa Red My List – aluminum

Put A Bow On It – glitter

Be Merry, Be Bright – glitter

All Wrapped Up – glitter

Your Present Required – glitter

So Blue Without You – aluminum

Bells Will Be Blinging – glitter

Mingle With Kringle – aluminum

This Is Tree-Mendous – glitter

[List from ChicProfile.com]

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In the meantime, Charley's dealing with a being more powerful - and definitely sexier - than any spectre she's ever come across before. With the help of a pain-in-the-ass skip tracer, a dead pubescent gangbanger named Angel, and a lifetime supply of sarcasm, Charley sets out to solve the highest profile case of the year and discovers that dodging bullets isn't nearly as dangerous as falling in love.