I am sure that most of you have seen these long ago when they came out, but I for one completely missed the boat and when I browsed the Ulta website before going to America added them straight to my list!
They are of course China Glaze's Capitol Colours from the book/film the Hunger Games.
I absolutely love it when companies do special editions for particular films and to be honest I fell in love with the Hunger Games and managed to read all 3 books in a week as I couldn't put them down!
Because of this I obviously had to buy them as I'm such a fan even though I have similar colours already ha,
Though when they're lined up in packaging like that who can refuse??!
There are a lot of photos in this post so be warned :)
You can see the names of the polishes here, Luxe and Lush, Smoke and Ashes, Agro, and Fast Track.
I was super excited to try out smoke and Ashes, and true to form as on everyone elses blog, was hard to photograph!
This colour is opaque in 2 coats, and although it might just look like a glittery black it is so sparkly and has green coloured flecks in it too that take it to a whole new level.
These aren't very neat as i was far too excited to get this one onto my nails!
But you can see the amazing glittery effect below:
Perfectly representing District 12, (the mining district) it gives a glamorous appeal to coal don't you think?!
Hopefully you'll be able to see in the photo below the amazing green colour that comes through in natural light.
I am fully in love with this colour and am a little gutted I only have the small size...
Next up is Luxe and Lush:
This polish is very similar to one of the Christmas specials I bought from China Glaze last December (Snow Globe) except this has flakes of glitter as opposed to perfect hexagonal shapes.
This is one coat of Luxe and Lush on top of Essie's Sand Tropez.
The different sized particles show up well even on a nude base
The second coat shows this up even more and I can imagine this looking amazing on your nails for a night out, I expect some more posts will feature using this soon!
Next up is Agro:
This one amuses me as the name sounds so hard but actually it's for the District of Agriculture.
Initially I thought this was going to be similar to the Chanel Peridot and have the sort of petrol look about it.
But it's actually a gorgeous khaki green colour with a slight metallic look to it:
This was also only one coat, and the colour is beautifully opaque.
I wasn't sure I would like this one, but it has surprised me and I can see me wearing it a lot in the Autumn and Winter months.
Lastly is Fast Track:
This colour I wasn't sure I'd like either, as it looked a little dark brown-ish for my skin tone.
But again I was surprised as it wasn't as dark as I expected and the gold shimmer is really small and not too glittery at all
Of all of the colours I think this is the one I will use least as it isn't quite right for my skin colour.
However it might be better when layered over another nude so I will be trying that so as not to waste it!
What do you think of the Capitol Colours collection? Do you love the limited editions that China Glaze bring out?
I certainly do! I will be eagerly waiting for any upcoming ones and putting my order in early from now on!
L xxx
