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ILNP ‘Fright Night’ Halloween 2023 Collection – Swatches & Review

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Yes, I’m posting a Halloween collection on November 1st, but I make the rules and I say HALLOWEEN CONTINUES. We’re not stopping until every spooky shade has been given its time. And who am I to ever limit what colors you can wear by season – Halloween polishes are for any time of the year.

With that note in mind, I’ve already waited long enough to discuss these shades. Let’s dive in already.

This is the ILNP ‘Fright Night’ collection, and as you can guess by the color palette and name, we’re looking at yet another Halloween collection – thank you for blessing us indie brands, we are in your debt. This features 6 what I would personally call “classic” Halloween shades – they just feel like classic scary movies to me somehow – with the squishy blood reds, and bright navy blues, oranges and greens. There’s so much shimmer and sparkle here, it’s just adding that air of supernatural magic to them. Am I truly romanticizing nail polish? Yes, but that’s my favorite thing to do, and what else would you expect from a nail polish blog.

These 6 shades are available from the ILNP website – their collections always stick around for a while, so need to worry about this one disappearing before you’re ready. But let’s get on into the swatches already!

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China Glaze ‘Serpentine’ Halloween 2023 Collection -Swatches & Review

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Each and every year, as the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, we slowly head into my favorite season, fall and then after that, spooky season. That mystical, magical time of October, and most importantly Halloween. And every single year I sit patiently just waiting for China Glaze’s newest Halloween release.

We aren’t blessed with Halloween collections by many mainstream brands (except for a brief Essie exploration, who remembers the Blue Moon set), but China Glaze has always held up their place as the mainstream Queens of Halloween, always giving us 6 new shades without fail. These collections are usually something a little different and experimental – I mean just look at previous release Don’t Let the Dead Bite. They get a little weird, it’s always a little bold and I’m always here for it.

And this year is no different! Today we’re looking at the 2023 Halloween release, and for this season we’re inspired by our favorite ancient icon, Medusa. Who doesn’t love her and her powers of turning men into stone, I see no negatives. And that gives us ‘Serpentine’, a set of 6 sparkly and shimmery shades, all inspired by our slithering goddess. There’s a lot of deeper shimmers here, with a sort of grungy feel to them all.

As always, I bought these from my favorite, polishpick.com. They’re also available from Beyond Polish as well! (On that site, you can use my code GINGERLYPOLISHED for 10% off individual items – that’s an affiliate code so I will earn a small little amount on each purchase, as always no pressure to use it!)

Now let’s get on into these beautiful swatches already!

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