New Limited Edition Wet n Wild Wild Shine Collection and more!

Now that I'm back to blogging after a short break, the first thing I wanted to show you all was this brand new limited edition Wet n Wild Wild Shine collection. I know some of you have already seen it at your local drugstores, but if you haven't, look out for this one if you like shimmers and glitters, because this collection is all about the bling! Plus, as you know, Wild Shine polishes are only 99 cents each (retail price, not sale price!) so it's a bargain and a half!

The only thing that let me down a little bit about this new collection is that about half of the colors in this collection seem to resemble existing core collection shades. I can't 100% confirm that some of these shades are identical to core collection shades, but I did take a few of them over to the permanent display and well, they seem very close in color. So close that I had a hard time telling them apart.

So let's take a look at the collection and then I'll break down each shade to save you from possibly purchasing a color you might already own.

Starting from the back row on the left side:

NOTE: I am using an equals sign (=) to denote that a new shade is very similar to an existing shade in the Wild Shine core collection. For all "matches" I list the new shade first and the existing shade second.

From left to right:

Celebration = Caribbean Frost

Countdown = Rain Check

Toast = NEW SHADE

(this might seem to resemble the core collection shade Metallica,

but I assure you that it's way more metallic and silver in color than Metallica)

Champagne = NEW SHADE

From left to right:

Toast = NEW SHADE

Champagne = NEW SHADE

unknown name = NEW SHADE

(this looks to be a pretty red jelly with microglitter)

Resolution = Bijou Blue

From left to right:

Fireworks = NEW SHADE

(this actually looks like a dupe of LA Colors Goddess with tons of gold glitter and hexagonal holo glitter)

Midnight = NEW SHADE (actually, this might be close to an existing shade but I couldn't locate it in the core collection display)

Spectacle = NEW SHADE

Tipsy = NEW SHADE

From left to right:

Spectacle = NEW SHADE

Tipsy = NEW SHADE

Confetti = Hallucinate
Cheers = Kaleidoscope

Naturally, I had to purchase some of the new shades in this collection, and I am SO glad I did, as each one is more beautiful than the next. Here are some bottle shots:

I absolutely LOVE Champagne, which I will swatch for you in the days to come. Pewter shades are so hot this season (if you read my blog on a consistent basis, then you know that Sally Hansen has two new limited edition colors very similar to Champagne). I'm so glad I waited and didn't buy either of the Sally Hansen shades, because now I have a pretty pewter and it only cost me 99 cents (actually less, because I get 10% off every purchase at Rite Aid thanks to being at the "silver" level on my Wellness+ card!).

I also want to note that Midnight is MUCH more purple than it looks in my pic. My camera has a heck of a time picking up purples, so I apologize that it looks so blue in this photo. It's a true royal purple with multi-colored flecks of microglitter in real life. Again, this might be similar to an existing core collection shade, but I couldn't locate a match at my Rite Aid.

Next, I thought I'd layer Tipsy and Spectacle over my new L'Oreal polishes I showed you here. I used one coat of Tipsy over Femme Noir, and one coat of Spectacle over Luminescence:

You've really got to click these photos to enlarge them to see the beauty of these shades. I am not even a big gold polish fan, but I am in LOVE LOVE LOVE with Tipsy. I'm a sucker for super-fine microglitter and I just love this one. I do want to warn you though that both of these polishes dry to a semi-matte finish, so be prepared to use a good top coat when you're done (which of course you would do anyway to smooth out the bumpiness of the glitter, right?).

Next up, when I was at CVS last week, I spotted some new Wet n Wild products I had never seen before!

Wet n Wild Train Case (retail: $14.99)

Not to be confused with this Wet n Wild Train Case, this one is has a faux croc finish, and it seems very sturdy. It's empty inside and doesn't have any bells or whistles (no removeable shelves, etc.) but it's a pretty good size and I like the little Wet n Wild insignia on the front. Cute!

Also at CVS, I spotted these holiday mini polish sets:

Wet n Wild Flirt Nail Polish sets (retail: $4.99 each)

This line of minis is called "Flirt" and as you can see, one of the sets has more "non-traditional" shades, while the other set has softer, more safe-for-work shades. The black shade on the left actually has silver microglitter in it, and the dark purple shade (bottom right in the first set) looks very similar to Midnight, which I showed you above (from the LE Wild Shine collection). I think this is a really good value--eight minis for around five bucks.

So, that's it for my Wet n Wild sightings lately. Do you own anything I've mentioned here? Are you tempted by any of these goodies? As always, I'd love to hear from you!