Spotted: NEW Finger Paints Kaleidoscope Collection (with swatches)

Exciting news for those of you who missed out on the original Finger Paints Special Effects Collection from Winter 2011. If you missed out on that collection and you love flakies, you've got another chance at some pretty flakies with this new collection! And NO, they're not identical to the original collection (more on that in a moment).

Many thanks to reader Allison for this one. Allison spotted the new Finger Paints Kaleidoscope Collection at Sally Beauty this week and shared some pics (and swatches). Take a look!

NOTE: If you want these polishes, do NOT hesitate to get over to your local Sally ASAP. When the original collection came out in 2011, the display was wiped out quickly and a lot of people missed out on them. As of the time of this post, this collection is not on the Sally Beauty website, so you'll have to look for them in-store. There are five shades in this collection and Allison confirmed that the display only holds three of each shade.

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NEW Finger Paints Kaleidoscope Collection (five shades)

(retail: $4.50 each, 0.5 oz)

Here's a closer look at all five shades:

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Abstract Attraction, Colorful Dream 

Abstract Attraction - violet & blue flakies

Colorful Dream - multi-colored flakies

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Psychedelic Hue, Symmetrical Symphony, Vivid Reflection

Psychedelic Hue - green & teal flakies

Symmetrical Symphony - violet blue & orange flakies

Vivid Reflection - purple & orange flakies

Allison also swatched all five shades for us (over black):

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1 coat Abstract Attraction over black

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1 coat Colorful Dream over black

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1 coat Psychedelic Hue over black

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1 coat Symmetrical Symphony over black

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1 coat Vivid Reflection over black 

Allison mentioned that The Polished Mommy has swatches of all five shades here, and she also does a nice comparison of this collection to the original Finger Paints Special Effects Collection. The biggest difference seems to be that the flakie colors in the Kaleidoscope Collection are more pastel-based, whereas the flakie colors in the original Special Effects collection were bolder, more primary-color types of shades. Also, The Polished Mommy mentioned that the base color of the new polishes is more milky, so it has a bit of a clouding effect, whereas the polishes in the original collection were quite vivid. 

If you want to get an idea of the size of Finger Paints flakies, you can see my older flakie comparison post. I compare one of the original Finger Paints flakie shades (Twisted) to Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure, etc. and also a mylar-shard polish (Sinful Colors Green Ocean). 

Again, I can't stress enough that if you want this collection, you should not wait. Get over to your local Sally (but call ahead to see if they have it yet) and grab them while you can. They sold out quickly the first time around!

Thanks so very much, Allison, the awesome sighting, pics and swatches. I really appreciate it!