Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Swatches and Comparisons
Hey everyone! Today I have the brand new 2015 Halo Hues from Color Club to show you. This is going to be a long one with lots of pictures! At the end I will add some comparisons between these and some of the older Color Club Halo Hues.
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Swatches and Comparisons
I have to start by saying what a newfound respect and admiration I have for bloggers! I started this blog a couple months ago just to follow my own nail journey, so I post my Nail’s Of The Day, but this is the first time I’ve swatched a whole collection in one sitting. It’s a lot of work, but fun!
Anyway, I bought the whole 2015 Halo Hue collection from Ebay. I can’t believe it took only 3 days to get to me in Canada from the US. That’s a new record!!
So all of these polishes were a bit thick. I added nail polish thinner to almost all of them. There was no dragging or balding. The polish wanted to run down the stem of the brush so I did have to wipe the brush off on the neck a couple of times during polishing. I found using thin coats was the way to go. I did have some visible brushstrokes, but I think that’s only mentionable because it is so overcast here today, so the holo bling was not 100% which made brushstrokes more visible. On a sunny day, you would not notice anything but the holo goodness of these polishes!
For the pictures I did not use base or top coat. I used just 2 coats of each polish. Like I said, I had very little sun, so I had to make due with shade, indirect lighting and flash. I will mention the lighting for each picture below.
Shall we get started? I took the bottle shots yesterday when I got the polishes so this picture is in full sun.
I’ll start with Star Light, Star Bright. This is a golden/nude. 2 coats without base or top coat…These first 3 look quite similar in the bottles. Yesterday when I did quick swatches I thought they were so close I was hard pressed to see a difference. Today I am noticing the difference, but it is still pretty slight.
Outside, overcast sky (shade)…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Star Light Star Bright
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Star Light Star Bright
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Star Light Star Bright
Under the microwave light…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Star Light Star Bright
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Star Light Star Bright
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Star Light Star Bright
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Star Light Star Bright
Next up is Just My Luck. This has a very slight green tint to it. 2 coats, no top or base coat.
Outside, overcast, sky (shade)…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Just My Luck
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Just My Luck
Indoors, indirect light…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Just My Luck
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Just My Luck
Flash…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Just My Luck
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Just My Luck
Next up is Fingers Crossed. I think this is just a plain gray silver. 2 coats, no base or top coat.
Outside, overcast, sky (shade)…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Fingers Crossed
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Fingers Crossed
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Fingers Crossed
Indoors, indirect light…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Fingers Crossed
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Fingers Crossed
Flash…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Fingers CrossedColor Club Halo Hues 2015 – Fingers Crossed
Here is a full sun picture I took yesterday of those three polishes. It was hard to see any difference in them…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Comparison
Next up is What’s Your Sign? This is a light, dusty pink. 2 coats, no base or top coat.
Outside, overcast, sky (shade)…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – What’s Your Sign?
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – What’s Your Sign?
Indoors, indirect light…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – What’s Your Sign?
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – What’s Your Sign?
Flash…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – What’s Your Sign?
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – What’s Your Sign?
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – What’s Your Sign?
Next is Date With Destiny. This is a pale lilac purple. 2 coats, no base or top coat.
Outside, overcast, sky (shade)…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Date With Destiny
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Date With Destiny
Indoors, indirect light…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Date With Destiny
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Date With Destiny
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Date With Destiny
Flash…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Date With Destiny
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Date With Destiny
Here is a full sun picture of those two from yesterday…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Comparison
Next up is Sidewalk Psychic. A pretty bronzy brown. My pictures have come out quite darker than it really is in normal office lighting. It does read darker in the sun and under bright lights, but in my office it is a very light bronzy brown. 2 coats, no base or top coat.
Outside, overcast, sky (shade)…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Sidewalk Psychic
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Sidewalk Psychic
Indoors, indirect light…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Sidewalk Psychic
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Sidewalk Psychic
Flash…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Sidewalk Psychic
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Sidewalk Psychic
And last is Crystal Baller. This one is my favorite. It is a beautiful cornflower/denim blue. 2 coats, no base or top coat.
Outside, overcast, sky (shade)…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Crystal Baller
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Crystal Baller
Indoors, indirect light…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Crystal Baller
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Crystal Baller
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Crystal Baller
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Crystal Baller
Flash…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Crystal Baller
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Crystal Baller
Here is a quick swatch of those last two yesterday in full sun…
Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Comparison
So, my favorites in order are: Crystal Baller, Sidewalk Psychic, Date With Destiny, What’s your Sign, and the last 3 are all so similar, I can’t even put them in order. 🙂
Now, onto the comparisons. The sun finally came out, so I went outside to take my comp swatch pictures. All swatch sticks are 2 coats.
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Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Comparison
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Color Club Halo Hues 2015 – Comparison
Whew! I made it! If you have other holo’s you would like to see compared,
let me know in the comments and if I have it, I will post it for you!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
The polish in the post is from my own collection and was purchased by me.
Finally some has these new Halo Hues int he blog. Thanks a lot for showing them all on the nails! I'm a huge fan of Cosmic Fate at this point, so I might give a chance for Sidewalk Psychic, it's by far my favourite of these new shades.
Funny how there are three so similar shades with each other…
I wish it had been sunny when I swatched them! Sidewalk Psychic is a great one! I think you'd be happy with it if you like Cosmic Fate! Thanks for taking a look!
I'm happy I was able to do it! Glad I was able to help with your decision! Thanks for stopping by and saying hello! (I deleted your double post below). 🙂
Thank you so much – think yours is the first blog to have photos of these!!! Could you tell me if you think the grain on the new halo hues is larger – it seems grittier to me (not in texture being rough, but more like a scattered effect?) From your photos I feel like they changed the holo particles compared to the original series… anyway thanks SO MUCH!!!
Hi! Thanks for the comment! I wouldn't say they are grittier, but yes to more scattered and I'd say more subtle than the originals. Unfortunately when I did the swatches, it was not a sunny day which makes them look not as awesome as they could have. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
I agree. There wasn't a lot of sun, but the same amount of sun was hitting all the sticks at the same time. I do think the new ones are more subtle than the originals. Thanks for checking out my blog!
Thanks for the swatches on these! I saw them for sale on a beauty supply site, and couldn't remember seeing any swatches, and that's how I found your blog 🙂 Keep up the good work!
Wow, excellent post!! Thanks so much for showing the new polishes next to the “old” ones. I was super excited for this collection but seeing the swatch sticks side by side I think I can skip this collection entirely. I was really expecting better from this collection after the 2013 HHs were so much more “saturated” than the 2012s. You just saved me a bunch of money!
Thanks for the compliment! You're right, a collection of deep jewel tones would have been perfect for a Fall collection, don't you think? Glad I could save you some money! 🙂
Hi Paula, thanks for your blog and especially the comparison photos! Those are GREAT. I can easily see the differences between the shades, which is easy in a store but hard on a website! Thank you so much.
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Thanks so much for all your hard work on the swatches! I just ordered Crystal Baller, it's my favourite too!!
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Yay! I hope you love it! Thanks for taking a look at my blog!
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Excellent swatches! Thank you for all your work!
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You're welcome! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Finally some has these new Halo Hues int he blog. Thanks a lot for showing them all on the nails! I'm a huge fan of Cosmic Fate at this point, so I might give a chance for Sidewalk Psychic, it's by far my favourite of these new shades.
Funny how there are three so similar shades with each other…
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I wish it had been sunny when I swatched them! Sidewalk Psychic is a great one! I think you'd be happy with it if you like Cosmic Fate! Thanks for taking a look!
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Thank you so much for taking the time and trouble to do this, and for sharing it with us! It really helps in the decision to buy or not buy some!
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I'm happy I was able to do it! Glad I was able to help with your decision! Thanks for stopping by and saying hello! (I deleted your double post below). 🙂
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Thank you so much – think yours is the first blog to have photos of these!!! Could you tell me if you think the grain on the new halo hues is larger – it seems grittier to me (not in texture being rough, but more like a scattered effect?) From your photos I feel like they changed the holo particles compared to the original series… anyway thanks SO MUCH!!!
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Hi! Thanks for the comment! I wouldn't say they are grittier, but yes to more scattered and I'd say more subtle than the originals. Unfortunately when I did the swatches, it was not a sunny day which makes them look not as awesome as they could have. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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What a great post! Thanks for all your work…now I know which ones I need 🙂
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Yay! So glad I could help narrow down the choice! Which did you choose?
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Is it just me or does the new collection seem less holo-y in the comparison pics with the older collections?
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Wonderful post! Do you have a england princess tears or fonteyn? I would like to see how those compare to the similar colors in this collection.
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I agree. There wasn't a lot of sun, but the same amount of sun was hitting all the sticks at the same time. I do think the new ones are more subtle than the originals. Thanks for checking out my blog!
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Thank you! I don't have either of those, sorry!
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Thanks for the swatches on these! I saw them for sale on a beauty supply site, and couldn't remember seeing any swatches, and that's how I found your blog 🙂 Keep up the good work!
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Hi Erica Jane! I'm glad you found me and hope you'll come back again! 🙂
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Can I ask where you bought these, are they available in stores?
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I got them from Ebay. I haven't seen them in stores anywhere in Canada.
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Wow, excellent post!! Thanks so much for showing the new polishes next to the “old” ones. I was super excited for this collection but seeing the swatch sticks side by side I think I can skip this collection entirely. I was really expecting better from this collection after the 2013 HHs were so much more “saturated” than the 2012s. You just saved me a bunch of money!
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Thanks for the compliment! You're right, a collection of deep jewel tones would have been perfect for a Fall collection, don't you think? Glad I could save you some money! 🙂
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Thank you very much for so helpful post and especially for comparisons.
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Hi Ekaterina! I'm glad you found it helpful!
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Hi Paula, thanks for your blog and especially the comparison photos! Those are GREAT. I can easily see the differences between the shades, which is easy in a store but hard on a website! Thank you so much.
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Hi! Thanks for the comment and kind words. I'm so glad you enjoyed the blog and found it helpful! 🙂
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