2011 Nail Polish Collections

[eleanorjane]

Being fairly new to the world of nailpolish, I tend to get all tangled up in collection names and dates (exacerbated by the fact that, as an Antipodean, seasons are reversed here). I went looking for details and dates to clear up my confusion and I thought I'd share with everyone else.

This is specifically referring to seasonal collections, not celebrity tie-in like Opi's Katy Perry, Serena Williams or Justin Bieber collections. I also skipped crackles as I'm totally not interested in them.

If there's anything I've missed, feel free to add in the comments and I'll edit it in. If I get time I'll go back and add the non-seasonal collections as well.

OPI

Spring:
* Texas, already released.
* Femme de Cirque Softshades, delicate neutrals and nudes, already released.
* Nicole by OPI - Liquid Metals, four foils, already released.

Summer:
* Ahoy, Me Hearties - six pastels and a silver shatter, due May. (Review pt 1 and review pt 2)
* Nice Stems limited edition, four pinks, due June.

Fall:
* Touring America (or see bottle renders at Scrangie)

China Glaze

Spring:
* Anchors Away, already released (and I totally recommend the Sea Spray greyed-out blue; it's amazing both in colour and in formulation).

Summer:
* Island Escape - primary and secondary colours, due May.

Zoya

Spring:
* Intimate, mostly greens, purples and blues, already released.

Summer:
* Sunshine, 6 (mostly bright) shimmers.
* Summertime, 6 bright cremes.
* Mod Mattes, 3 bright mattes (2 cremes, 1 shimmer).

Color Club

Spring:
* Alter Ego, 12 pastels and purples, including duochromes. Already released. May be marketed as two half-sets, "Keep it Under Cover" and "Reveal Your Mystery".

Summer:
* Wicked Sweet, 7 fruity neons, mostly creme - scented, too. Already released.
* Starry Temptress, neons, mostly non-sparkly glitter, plus a glitter topcoat. Not sure of release status.

Rescue Beauty Lounge

Spring:
* Iconic/Ironic, purples, browns, near-blacks. Already released.

Essie

Spring:
* Spring 2011, slightly more daring than normal for Essie. Probably already released.

Illamasqua

Spring:
* Toxic Nature

Nubar

Spring:
* Spring Garden, 8 pastels with hidden shimmer plus a glitter topcoat.

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I'm particularly interested in Opi's Ahoy Me Hearties (I'm going to try to get the full collection, but I'm especially interested in the grungier colours) and I think I'm going to pick up the dark brown creme in the Texas collection. The grungy colors in OPI's fall collection look neat, too, though many other brands did grunge a year ago.

ARGH HELP NOW I WANT ALL THE COLOURS.