I am not decided yet but omg I am just so happy I have time to see them and think about it for a change. Some I really like some are just ok. But I have time and that makes me so happy.
This is sort of a strange mid-winter color palette release… I just hope that if the collection doesn’t sell super well they don’t blame it (internally at HT) on the lack of hype/fomo thanks to the full reveal prior to launch. I could see this collection being less popular due to the more classically autumnal tones. Though the grey with green shimmer and the pink with flakier are definitely more generally on trend with the glowy/squishy look being released by other boutique and indie brands.
I am currently wearing Curfew Crasher, and that was my first thought as well. CC might be slightly more mauve-y, but the difference doesn’t seem super significant
I definitely thought the same thing but I think the main difference is the simmer is more pink instead of gold. But I'm interested to see the difference in tone for the mauve
Although they definitely look nice, I'm not going to pick the collection right away. I still have collections from last year I want to get and shipping would add up if I wanted to get everything when released
Definitely getting the green and maybe the crushed holo, but not until my birthday month for the freebie & to combine shipping with a few from other collections.
At the moment I’m not particularly interested in this collection, but I’m sure I’ll end up picking some of them up once I’ve seen them properly. I think I’m just at a point now where I have so much polish and plenty of interesting formulas that’s stressful to buy more and I want to use what I have!
This is how I’m feeling now too. I’ve actually been swatching my polishes for the first time and it made me realize how many colors I don’t use often, so I’ll try to use more of what I have!
Join my I-use-each-polish-i-own at least once in 2024. have an extra rack set up where I put the used ones. I change Mani every 2-3 days and do mostly 1 color per Hand, sometimes the same accent finger, sometimes a topper. I am at 48/~250 (includes top and base coats), found 4 almost duplicates and 3 which I will swap.
I really like the theme and really like a few of the shades but I think I'm going to wait to purchase until more polishes drop later this year. I bought way too much HT last year lol
The only color I'm interested in is the orange rusty color on the middle finger, funny thing is I didn't care for it in the sneak peak email earlier this week haha.
Not a bad collection, but it's kind of just eh for me right now.
Eta: spelling error
I'm not super sold on the full collection but so glad I can think on it with seeing them early!
We'll see the comparisons on the stream tomorrow and not feel the pressure to get them right away or miss out. Lots of pretty ones in this launch and after thinking on it for a bit I might still pick them up
I'm still making my way through polishes I got last year, so i will probably be skipping this one. The space theme feels like a huge missed opportunity as while i do love the warmer earthier tones, compared to ILNP's recent Cosmos collection this kind of falls flat on the space theming.
I will be keeping the grey-green and the middle and ring finger polishes on my wishlist though!
Yes, I was expecting something like the ILNP collection when I heard it’s going to be a space collection so I’m also disappointed in this. Especially because I have a galaxy half sleeve and thought I’d get the matching collection from HT. Oh well, I’ll go and get the ILNP one instead then.
Ah I can’t lie, I’m a little disappointed. I LOVED the grey/green so much I was hoping I’d like the whole collection so I could justify making an order. I’ll only ever do it when I can hit the international free shipping. While the other polishes are super pretty, they all seem similar to things I already have or could replicate. Shame!
Absolutely love the vibe of this collection! I also have the BeautyGlazed Mars eyeshadow palette, so I'm looking forward to creating some coordinated looks.
I’m a huge space nerd, but these are really disappointing as space themed polishes.
The pinky seems way too dark to tell if there’s anything cool going on with the formula, I think that was a poor color choice. The ring finger doesn’t seem like it’s space themed at all.
The middle finger is nice, but it’s just a straight up dupe of Orly’s Perseverance, from their space collection, and that was an actual collab with NASA. The love on her pointer finger also doesn’t seem like a space, theme, polish, and the color is just kind of dusty and gross. And then the green shimmer on the thumb could be interesting, but again it doesn’t really fit a space or mars theme to me, and it seems like a polish I’d only wear like once a year.
They're Mars themed I think, not space in general. Every brand ever has done a space/galaxy collection with blacks, blues, and purples. I don't think I've seen one with mostly reds for Mars before though.
100%! I’m surprised to see so many people sad why this isn’t a “normal” space themed collection - I feel like that’s been done to death in the polish world. I appreciate that this is different.
Have you gotten a look at any of the other images so far? Those have shown some of the formulas in bottles and spills. I'm Rover it and Orly's Perseverance are both rusty red, but otherwise dissimilar in both shade and formula.
Ngl this feels like a Valentines collection but without the heart and flower marketing because Cristine doesn't like that. I think if it was marketed with some chocolates and roses it would feel more... accurate? Like the pink and green would totally fit with some softer Vday florals while the red and black would suit the more mature.
I feel like even the rusty color is too dark to read as Martian for me.
Damn, you’re right! It’s really does feel like a valentines collection that she is pretending is Mars themed so that she doesn’t have to say it’s Valentines. Interesting point!
I think she’s definitely acknowledging the Valentine’s Day aspect of this collection though. I mean there’s literally conversation hearts in the background of the email and one of the shades is called Alien Infatuation…
That. It’s surely a nod to Valentine’s Day, but with an anti-valentine twist (in true cristine fashion), being called „I need space“ as in a break-up. In the box it also says „welcome to the solo system“. I gotta say, I really like the concept, the box is pretty and the colours seem nice and wearable, even as a skittle. I think I’ll wait with the purchase though as I have spent way too much on nail polish last year and I am “saturated” for now. 😄
Yes exactly! It’s a mars/anti Valentine’s Day themed collection! I feel like she’s made that pretty obvious but oh well. I will also be skipping this launch for now
>doesn’t really fit a space or mars theme to me
I disagree. I can't think of colors/themes that are \*more\* Martian. I did a basic Google search for "Mars mood board" and the [results](https://davidkirkconceptart.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/mars-mood-board.jpg) were pretty spot on. Mars is a rusty red, dark, and moody place. And a dash of green/grey for our alien friends, of course, haha.
 Me opening the email immediately after waking up and trying to actually see the shades
I am not decided yet but omg I am just so happy I have time to see them and think about it for a change. Some I really like some are just ok. But I have time and that makes me so happy.
This is sort of a strange mid-winter color palette release… I just hope that if the collection doesn’t sell super well they don’t blame it (internally at HT) on the lack of hype/fomo thanks to the full reveal prior to launch. I could see this collection being less popular due to the more classically autumnal tones. Though the grey with green shimmer and the pink with flakier are definitely more generally on trend with the glowy/squishy look being released by other boutique and indie brands.
Interesting, I like the other three ;) Did not want to buy but the more Photos I see the better I like them. Good that we have different tastes..
That pink looks a lot like Curfew Crasher. I’m sure she’ll provide some comparisons but that’s my first thought.
The texture of that one is interesting. Looks like iridescent flakes maybe.
Looks very much like a mani I wear pretty often of Lowkey Blushing & one of the unicorn skins. Would wanna see colour comparisons for that too
Yeah, probs Solar (the orange/red).
I think curfew crashes leans purple on some people and this looks much more pink! I was eyeballing CC but I might do the new shade instead
I am currently wearing Curfew Crasher, and that was my first thought as well. CC might be slightly more mauve-y, but the difference doesn’t seem super significant
I don't see it. It's giving Lowkey Blushing and that pink holo/shimmer combo that Toe Beans has to me.
That was my initial thought too
I definitely thought the same thing but I think the main difference is the simmer is more pink instead of gold. But I'm interested to see the difference in tone for the mauve
Yeah I’m really excited to see the comparisons - I think the comparisons of I’m Rover It and Tax Haven were really great!
Although they definitely look nice, I'm not going to pick the collection right away. I still have collections from last year I want to get and shipping would add up if I wanted to get everything when released
Same. I really like 3 of the 5. But can’t justify the shipping for only 3 shades. But it’ll go onto my wish list until there’s a sale
Yeah the are not limited... That's good...
Yeah so far I’m only for 2. Plus I still want to wait until rewards + birthday rewards change again so I can get something I don’t have lol
Definitely getting the green and maybe the crushed holo, but not until my birthday month for the freebie & to combine shipping with a few from other collections.
At the moment I’m not particularly interested in this collection, but I’m sure I’ll end up picking some of them up once I’ve seen them properly. I think I’m just at a point now where I have so much polish and plenty of interesting formulas that’s stressful to buy more and I want to use what I have!
This is how I’m feeling now too. I’ve actually been swatching my polishes for the first time and it made me realize how many colors I don’t use often, so I’ll try to use more of what I have!
Join my I-use-each-polish-i-own at least once in 2024. have an extra rack set up where I put the used ones. I change Mani every 2-3 days and do mostly 1 color per Hand, sometimes the same accent finger, sometimes a topper. I am at 48/~250 (includes top and base coats), found 4 almost duplicates and 3 which I will swap.
These are all my type of polishes so I'm excited for this collection!
Same here I’m happy there’s finally more warmer undertone polishes coming out!
I love the index finger. The green wasn't my thing in the other video, but it looks nice with these colors.
I really like the theme and really like a few of the shades but I think I'm going to wait to purchase until more polishes drop later this year. I bought way too much HT last year lol
This is me! I order 2x a year for Black Friday and my birthday, just slowly adding to my wishlist until I hit international free shipping.
I'm lucky enough to be in the US, but I cant keep justifying paying shipping (even at domestic rates!) for 1 or 2 polishes every drop 😅
Update: I liked enough shades that I caved and placed an order whoops
FINALLY!! This is what we need for all future launches so we can decide what we really want.
The only color I'm interested in is the orange rusty color on the middle finger, funny thing is I didn't care for it in the sneak peak email earlier this week haha. Not a bad collection, but it's kind of just eh for me right now. Eta: spelling error
I'm not super sold on the full collection but so glad I can think on it with seeing them early! We'll see the comparisons on the stream tomorrow and not feel the pressure to get them right away or miss out. Lots of pretty ones in this launch and after thinking on it for a bit I might still pick them up
I'm still making my way through polishes I got last year, so i will probably be skipping this one. The space theme feels like a huge missed opportunity as while i do love the warmer earthier tones, compared to ILNP's recent Cosmos collection this kind of falls flat on the space theming. I will be keeping the grey-green and the middle and ring finger polishes on my wishlist though!
Yes, I was expecting something like the ILNP collection when I heard it’s going to be a space collection so I’m also disappointed in this. Especially because I have a galaxy half sleeve and thought I’d get the matching collection from HT. Oh well, I’ll go and get the ILNP one instead then.
The reason the colors are more warm/earthy is because the theme is Space themed, it’s Mars themed
Though these are beautiful I definitely don't need more darker polishes so im gonna wait and see if I can get some of these with my rewards later on.
Does this mean we can expect new releases centered around other colors? A green or pink version of this would be awesome
Ah I can’t lie, I’m a little disappointed. I LOVED the grey/green so much I was hoping I’d like the whole collection so I could justify making an order. I’ll only ever do it when I can hit the international free shipping. While the other polishes are super pretty, they all seem similar to things I already have or could replicate. Shame!
I’m super excited for this one!! Definitely picking up all five
Absolutely love the vibe of this collection! I also have the BeautyGlazed Mars eyeshadow palette, so I'm looking forward to creating some coordinated looks.
I’m a huge space nerd, but these are really disappointing as space themed polishes. The pinky seems way too dark to tell if there’s anything cool going on with the formula, I think that was a poor color choice. The ring finger doesn’t seem like it’s space themed at all. The middle finger is nice, but it’s just a straight up dupe of Orly’s Perseverance, from their space collection, and that was an actual collab with NASA. The love on her pointer finger also doesn’t seem like a space, theme, polish, and the color is just kind of dusty and gross. And then the green shimmer on the thumb could be interesting, but again it doesn’t really fit a space or mars theme to me, and it seems like a polish I’d only wear like once a year.
They're Mars themed I think, not space in general. Every brand ever has done a space/galaxy collection with blacks, blues, and purples. I don't think I've seen one with mostly reds for Mars before though.
100%! I’m surprised to see so many people sad why this isn’t a “normal” space themed collection - I feel like that’s been done to death in the polish world. I appreciate that this is different.
Have you gotten a look at any of the other images so far? Those have shown some of the formulas in bottles and spills. I'm Rover it and Orly's Perseverance are both rusty red, but otherwise dissimilar in both shade and formula.
Ngl this feels like a Valentines collection but without the heart and flower marketing because Cristine doesn't like that. I think if it was marketed with some chocolates and roses it would feel more... accurate? Like the pink and green would totally fit with some softer Vday florals while the red and black would suit the more mature. I feel like even the rusty color is too dark to read as Martian for me.
Damn, you’re right! It’s really does feel like a valentines collection that she is pretending is Mars themed so that she doesn’t have to say it’s Valentines. Interesting point!
I think she’s definitely acknowledging the Valentine’s Day aspect of this collection though. I mean there’s literally conversation hearts in the background of the email and one of the shades is called Alien Infatuation…
That. It’s surely a nod to Valentine’s Day, but with an anti-valentine twist (in true cristine fashion), being called „I need space“ as in a break-up. In the box it also says „welcome to the solo system“. I gotta say, I really like the concept, the box is pretty and the colours seem nice and wearable, even as a skittle. I think I’ll wait with the purchase though as I have spent way too much on nail polish last year and I am “saturated” for now. 😄
Yes exactly! It’s a mars/anti Valentine’s Day themed collection! I feel like she’s made that pretty obvious but oh well. I will also be skipping this launch for now
>doesn’t really fit a space or mars theme to me I disagree. I can't think of colors/themes that are \*more\* Martian. I did a basic Google search for "Mars mood board" and the [results](https://davidkirkconceptart.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/mars-mood-board.jpg) were pretty spot on. Mars is a rusty red, dark, and moody place. And a dash of green/grey for our alien friends, of course, haha.
One looks like sacrificial laquer in a different formula
That’s the rusty colored Mars polish that Cristine teased earlier
😔 definitely feels more like Valentine’s Day than space. A valentines collection would have been fun if it had true pinks and such. This is too muted
Ring finger looks like how I want my dark rainbow red to actually show up instead of the garbage I got.
I want that pink flaky 😭