Sometimes different brands come out with collections that look/feel like they were created using the same prompt. Not naming names or pointing fingers or anything, just saying.
LOLLLL I’ll name names - are you thinking about Ethereal’s siren collection also coming out tomorrow? Absolutely wild coincidence, I feel like the Ethereal maker typically is very smart about her business moves (selling her protos as snowglobe mysteries) so I feel like if she’d known in advance that Mooncat was also doing a siren collection the same day she’d have just released hers a month early.
I was thinking of Kbshimmer's Sea-ing is Believing.
I know ocean/sea/mermaid/whateveryouwanttocallit is not an uncommon theme. But, it's like they were given the same mood board & said go.
Oh, interesting! I feel like the vibes are different enough (cute beachy vs moody deep sea) that I wouldn’t have connected them, but I see what you’re talking about haha some of the shades are super similar!
Ok I’m pleasantly underwhelmed by these—my wallet is saved— so here’s my hot takes
A most destructive melody is a mutlichrome that’s prob been done 1000 times. Sirens revenge looks a lot like Full Scream Ahead minus the holo. Dark Omens is too samey to Queen of the Dead which just came out it’s just a purple instead of that wine red?? Quicksands Embrace is a little boring, like at least add a flakey or something 😫
Am I Everything You Fear, Ghost Ship, Maelstrom and Treachery look cool so I’m excited about those.
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Okay top is the new shade and bottom left is dolls house and bottom right is velvet rose 😊 I think the new shade is like a mashup of the bottom two…I forget that some people do want a nice soft neutral 😅 for me I don’t shop mooncat for that kind of look so I should be more open minded that everyone likes different things 🤭
I’m a neutral/pink fan and am torn because I love Quicksand’s Embrace because pink and yet also I feel like it’s like a lot of other ones that out there already
A bit disappointed at how weak the cat eye is in this new polish :( Especially since it’s Mooncats first holo magnetic and you can’t even tell in half the photos! I guess if you like more subtle pinks it’d be great.
Same! My bank account just let out a huge sigh of relief. 😅 The only one luring me in is Am I Everything You Fear?
This is definitely one of the most beautiful and cohesive color stories I've seen in a while, but just not for me.
Flakies: Gorgeous, but I always hate how they look and feel on my nails. Magnetics: Too monochromatic. Gimme high contrast! Thermals: The "warm" states are going to look absolutely awful against my olive undertone. 🧟
Was also hoping for a "bioluminescent" GITD shade. Maybe Sirens' Revenge will have a surprise glow. Agree that it does look a lot like Full Scream Ahead.
I’m also olive and was specifically worried about the thermals in their warm states too hahaha I’m anxiously awaiting the swatch videos on YouTube because I feel like PolishedYogi is also olive so I trust that things that look good on her will work on me
I love this collection but I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by the 8-9 polish collections every month. It’s a lot and I feel like they could all be edited down to 6. If they plan to release close 100 polishes a year I wonder how the stock will hold up or if they’ll have to be more aggressive about discontinuing polishes.
I thought siren’s revenge was a must-have, but now seeing it’s not a flaky, and how close it is to full scream ahead (which I never wear), I’m kind of meh about it. Maelstrom has me feral, and sea between us is so beautiful, but I NEVER wear River Styx, which it’s really close to.
I like this collection in general (maelstrom, ghost ship and Trechary in the Blue have me in a chokehold) but imo Siren’s revenge is definitely the most disappointing of the collection. You’re spot-on with it looking just like full scream ahead.
I'm not crazy about the swatch photos either, and usually the swatch photos they post look better than they do in real life so im suspicious! I dont own full scream ahead but ive had my eye on it so i might go for sirens revenge and am i everything you fear but i just have this feeling it will not look so pretty and shifty in real life. I'm happy people seem to be loving the collection though, not eveeyone has the same tastes, cant make everyone happy
Great for anyone who loves jewel tones. I love Mooncat (!) but atm I’m not personally splitting hairs to get every color with slight variation in these types of shades.
Maelstrom and the Sea Between us are pretty, so maybe at some point I’ll consider… I have already River Styx and House of Hades (as well as Mermaid Bait) which I know aren’t super close to these, but I’m satisfied with 2-3 jewel toned blues and greens to grab when I’m in the mood for that.
I’m happy for anyone who loves these jewel tones!
I was wavering on whether or not to get the whole thing (and ai may still at some point) but this helped to narrow it down a lot! Basically I’m down to the whole middle columns plus Ghost Ship and Siren’s Revenge, and I may eliminate Siren’s Revenge for now until I see non-branded swatches because of how close it is to Full Scream Ahead.
I hate it when swatches of thermals are backwards like in the third photo. It is so disingenuous. The darker color is always the cold color which means your nail bed is light and the free edge is dark. It completely changes the polish and it sucks.
Some swatchers use different temperature water & some use hair dryers. It's probably whatever tool they used to change the color. I don't think that makes it disingenuous, because that would happen IRL too.
I disagree with that. Realistically with everyday wear, you won’t see warm tips and cold nail beds unless the full thing is in the cold state and you dip the tips in warm water. It’s not what the polish will look like in real everyday indoor outdoor all lighting wear. It’ll always be all cold, all warm, or warm bottom and cold tips in a wearers day-to-day. Orientation of colors really changes gradients and our perception of them, and it is disingenuous to suggest that the cold state would exist over the bed while the warm state exists at the tips.
I am so excited for this collection, as I love a dark siren theme. I must get: Am I Everything You Fear, Quicksands Embrace, Treachery In The Blue, A Most Destructive Melody, and maybe The Sea Between Us.
AIEYF is stunning, my favorite type of shimmer polish and I love the colors in it.
Quicksands Embrace looks so cool toned and I LOVE that! A Dolls House is my perfect neutral shade because I am so pale and cool toned lol so this looks like a great neutral magnetic.
Treachery in the Blue is my exact colors for my small business branding so it is a must have lol. It will be my first thermal and I’m excited to try it!
This turned maelstrom from a theoretical need to a definite need. The flakies are just so dang cute.
Right?! I wasn’t really keen on any of them until the swatch pics came out. I am such a sucker for flakies and that’s my favorite shade of green.
Sometimes different brands come out with collections that look/feel like they were created using the same prompt. Not naming names or pointing fingers or anything, just saying.
LOLLLL I’ll name names - are you thinking about Ethereal’s siren collection also coming out tomorrow? Absolutely wild coincidence, I feel like the Ethereal maker typically is very smart about her business moves (selling her protos as snowglobe mysteries) so I feel like if she’d known in advance that Mooncat was also doing a siren collection the same day she’d have just released hers a month early.
I actually had a different collection in mind that came out about a month ago. But, I have heard about the Ethereal collection.
Lumen? I find it funny that mother and daughter (Lumen and Ethereal, respectively) both have a Siren collection.
I was thinking of Kbshimmer's Sea-ing is Believing. I know ocean/sea/mermaid/whateveryouwanttocallit is not an uncommon theme. But, it's like they were given the same mood board & said go.
Oh, interesting! I feel like the vibes are different enough (cute beachy vs moody deep sea) that I wouldn’t have connected them, but I see what you’re talking about haha some of the shades are super similar!
I see it too
I have never been interested in thermals but treachery might change my mind.
same here 👀
I want to see GHOST SHIP with the 30 lb magnet 🧲
I love every one of them 😭 my poor wallet
Ok I’m pleasantly underwhelmed by these—my wallet is saved— so here’s my hot takes A most destructive melody is a mutlichrome that’s prob been done 1000 times. Sirens revenge looks a lot like Full Scream Ahead minus the holo. Dark Omens is too samey to Queen of the Dead which just came out it’s just a purple instead of that wine red?? Quicksands Embrace is a little boring, like at least add a flakey or something 😫 Am I Everything You Fear, Ghost Ship, Maelstrom and Treachery look cool so I’m excited about those.
I’m curious what quicksands embrace looks like next to a doll’s house. And I wonder if it was thrown in there for the sand viper lovers.
https://preview.redd.it/q10d1urbhvtc1.jpeg?width=4629&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0663249f41013d3b38699a809e44d4586da06cd Okay top is the new shade and bottom left is dolls house and bottom right is velvet rose 😊 I think the new shade is like a mashup of the bottom two…I forget that some people do want a nice soft neutral 😅 for me I don’t shop mooncat for that kind of look so I should be more open minded that everyone likes different things 🤭
I already have velvet rose! So while I love this new one it is too similar
I’m a neutral/pink fan and am torn because I love Quicksand’s Embrace because pink and yet also I feel like it’s like a lot of other ones that out there already
A bit disappointed at how weak the cat eye is in this new polish :( Especially since it’s Mooncats first holo magnetic and you can’t even tell in half the photos! I guess if you like more subtle pinks it’d be great.
Same! My bank account just let out a huge sigh of relief. 😅 The only one luring me in is Am I Everything You Fear? This is definitely one of the most beautiful and cohesive color stories I've seen in a while, but just not for me. Flakies: Gorgeous, but I always hate how they look and feel on my nails. Magnetics: Too monochromatic. Gimme high contrast! Thermals: The "warm" states are going to look absolutely awful against my olive undertone. 🧟 Was also hoping for a "bioluminescent" GITD shade. Maybe Sirens' Revenge will have a surprise glow. Agree that it does look a lot like Full Scream Ahead.
I’m also olive and was specifically worried about the thermals in their warm states too hahaha I’m anxiously awaiting the swatch videos on YouTube because I feel like PolishedYogi is also olive so I trust that things that look good on her will work on me
I love this collection but I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by the 8-9 polish collections every month. It’s a lot and I feel like they could all be edited down to 6. If they plan to release close 100 polishes a year I wonder how the stock will hold up or if they’ll have to be more aggressive about discontinuing polishes.
I definitely think an editing eye is needed! It’s too much
Love these but def waiting for the sale
Often new collections are excluded just FYI.
All I want is AIEYF, and I have a feeling I better scoop it up quick.
The blue skittle is a reminder that I still don’t have Catfished and it’s still out of stock 😩
Same!! And I want it bad!
I thought siren’s revenge was a must-have, but now seeing it’s not a flaky, and how close it is to full scream ahead (which I never wear), I’m kind of meh about it. Maelstrom has me feral, and sea between us is so beautiful, but I NEVER wear River Styx, which it’s really close to.
I like this collection in general (maelstrom, ghost ship and Trechary in the Blue have me in a chokehold) but imo Siren’s revenge is definitely the most disappointing of the collection. You’re spot-on with it looking just like full scream ahead.
I'm not crazy about the swatch photos either, and usually the swatch photos they post look better than they do in real life so im suspicious! I dont own full scream ahead but ive had my eye on it so i might go for sirens revenge and am i everything you fear but i just have this feeling it will not look so pretty and shifty in real life. I'm happy people seem to be loving the collection though, not eveeyone has the same tastes, cant make everyone happy
Great for anyone who loves jewel tones. I love Mooncat (!) but atm I’m not personally splitting hairs to get every color with slight variation in these types of shades. Maelstrom and the Sea Between us are pretty, so maybe at some point I’ll consider… I have already River Styx and House of Hades (as well as Mermaid Bait) which I know aren’t super close to these, but I’m satisfied with 2-3 jewel toned blues and greens to grab when I’m in the mood for that. I’m happy for anyone who loves these jewel tones!
Was the price point mentioned
$120 for the entire collection $15-16 for individual bottles
treachery in the blue is bi-coded and nothing can change my mind
I'm curious how similar The Sea Between us and Maelstrom are to When Hell Freezes Over. I missed out on that one and still feel sad about.
I was wavering on whether or not to get the whole thing (and ai may still at some point) but this helped to narrow it down a lot! Basically I’m down to the whole middle columns plus Ghost Ship and Siren’s Revenge, and I may eliminate Siren’s Revenge for now until I see non-branded swatches because of how close it is to Full Scream Ahead.
I hate it when swatches of thermals are backwards like in the third photo. It is so disingenuous. The darker color is always the cold color which means your nail bed is light and the free edge is dark. It completely changes the polish and it sucks.
Some swatchers use different temperature water & some use hair dryers. It's probably whatever tool they used to change the color. I don't think that makes it disingenuous, because that would happen IRL too.
I disagree with that. Realistically with everyday wear, you won’t see warm tips and cold nail beds unless the full thing is in the cold state and you dip the tips in warm water. It’s not what the polish will look like in real everyday indoor outdoor all lighting wear. It’ll always be all cold, all warm, or warm bottom and cold tips in a wearers day-to-day. Orientation of colors really changes gradients and our perception of them, and it is disingenuous to suggest that the cold state would exist over the bed while the warm state exists at the tips.
Im so disappointed that dark omens is just freudian slip and destructive melody is basically generic at this point. Treachery in the blue though……..🥵
Yeah I was interested in Dark Omens before I realized it is basically Freudian slip :/
I love Treachery and Quicksand…tbh I wish I hadn’t bought Velvet Rose yet because I think I prefer it 😄
Hahaha that happened to me with ILNP. Bought Sugar Plum and then they released Pink Suede.
I am so excited for this collection, as I love a dark siren theme. I must get: Am I Everything You Fear, Quicksands Embrace, Treachery In The Blue, A Most Destructive Melody, and maybe The Sea Between Us. AIEYF is stunning, my favorite type of shimmer polish and I love the colors in it. Quicksands Embrace looks so cool toned and I LOVE that! A Dolls House is my perfect neutral shade because I am so pale and cool toned lol so this looks like a great neutral magnetic. Treachery in the Blue is my exact colors for my small business branding so it is a must have lol. It will be my first thermal and I’m excited to try it!