China Glaze “Colours From The Capitol” – Hunger Games Collection Update
Have you been following the drama that transpired after I originally announced the China Glaze & Hunger Games nail polish collaboration? After word of a lawsuit emerged I thought for sure the collection was dead and then I read on Crushable that Lionsgate finally CONFIRMED that the collection is indeed happening but that the theme, and possibly the colors, would change.
Well, thanks to The Hob we now know that while the theme has changed, the colors have not. Phew! I loved the original color palette so I’m happy that is staying the same.
The official name is now the China Glaze “Colours From The Capitol” Collection.
In keeping with the powerful themes and messages of the story, the collection of nail polish will be inspired exclusively by one of the book’s distinct settings—the Capitol of the nation of Panem. Awash in lavish fashion, food, and entertainment, Capitol citizens enjoy extreme cosmetics and body modifications, bold wigs, and outlandish costumes.
Though as a reader of The Hob pointed out, the polish names coincide with the specialties of each district.
Luxe and Lush – District 1 (Luxury)
Stone Cold – District 2 (Masonry)
Riveting – District 3 (Technology)
Hook and Line – District 4 (Fishing)
Electrify – District 5 (Power)
Fast Track – District 6 (Transportation)
Mahogany Magic – District 7 (Lumber)
Dress Me Up – District 8 (Textiles)
Harvest Moon – District 9 (Grain)
Foie Gras – District 10 (Livestock)
Agro – District 11 (Agriculture)
Smoke and Ashes – District 12 (Mining)
Are you as relieved as I am that the collection is NOT dead? What do you think of the new theme and names?
The China Glaze Colours From The Capitol collection releases on March 1st and The Hunger Games premieres on March 23rd. Let the countdown begin!
May the odd be ever in your favor.
image: The Hob
I honestly liked the old theme better, but that doesn’t matter because I’m just in love with the colors
Im so happy they are going through with this! Altough i liked the original names better, I felt they had more link to the books then these names. Altough the district number and speciality link is pretty clever.
These look lovely, can’t wait to see your swatches.
I’m a little bummed about the names… BUT I can always add secondary tags with the originals on there. So, YAY!
SO SO SO excited about this collection!
I’m absolutely positive I **need** every color of this collection except Dress Me Up, Foie Gras, Hook and Line, and Mahogany Magic.
They all look fantastic. The glitter/shimmer in Smoke and Ashes looks gooorgeous. Excited to see your review of this collection!
I’ve never read the Hunger Game books. I guess they’re good? I’m in the middle of the 4th book of Game of Thrones, imagine a collection inspired by THAT!
I am not what you would call an avid reader but I tore through the Hunger Games in under two weeks. The plot kept me hooked.
Awesome, I’ll have to check the trilogy out! Amazon just released the Kindle edition of the whole series.
I read Hunger Games on my Kindle in about 4/5 days.
It was SO GOOD.
Yes, they are very good. I reccomend you read them! Absolutely, positively the BEST books I have EVER read! No joke!
I loved them!! I read them in like like 2/3 days, I even pulled an all-nighter(I read before bed not during the day) when I was like on part 3 (the victor) cuz it was amazing!! I definitely think you should read them!!
I love that they kept all the colors but are explaining their connection to the story differently. I’ll definitely get some of them, Harvest Moon & Electrify for sure.
I’m really excited for this collection! The colors look awesome. I’m so glad that they’re the same colors from before, but I liked the other names more. I still need to read the first book. I tried to start it when I was sick but that was a bad idea since I couldn’t focus like I wanted to. It was really good from what I read.
Agreed with several others above me– prefer the old names and theme, but still excited about some of the colors!
Will these be available for a full collection pre-order?
Actually, I have no idea what Hunger Games are, will check out now. But when you posted this color palette some weeks ago, I fell in love with it immediately. So, I am truly happy, they did not cancel it. I am a green addict because I have hazel eyes; hence, “Agro” is a must. And “Electrify” and “Harvest Moon” seem very promising too. Electrify would probably be a good nail polish for christmas. Regrettably, we have to wait…
So very happy they didn’t change the colors. I don’t care about the names… just the colors. And I want them all. Even if I have similar colors already. Because those similar colors aren’t connected to Hunger Games. And you KNOW my love for the Hunger Games trilogy!
I like the original names better. Plus, where’s the Capitol color? Ah well, at least they’re still releasing them.
YAY! I want at least half of these — so glad they didn’t kill the collection. And good to see you back!
Hey
I loooove this collection ♥
But its named “Capitol”, not capital
THANK YOU for pointing out my mistake. UGH I hate when I make typos like that.
LOVED the colors!!!! Can’t wait!
I love the colors! I’m glad they’re still coming out
I am so excitedd! I loved the old names, but hey these are still being released!!!!
So happy to hear this is still on AND that the colors are the same!!!
I am so glad that the colours have not changed! I’ll be all over this collection!
I think this is the first time that CG has put out a collection that I don’t want to get a single polish from… I hate all of these colors.
That’s a shame. Though I’m sure your wallet will be pleased.
Well my husband and our bank account are happy!
I loved colors and I’m happy they remain the same. Anyway I think that maybe Capitol theme is more appropriate. Here those books are not really famous, but the plot seems intriguing, so I just bought first one. Can’t wait to read it!
I’m so glad they kept the colors, though I really wish the theme was the same…I don’t understand this one.
Anyway, did you see your Allure.com mention? I second you as the nail polish encyclopedia!
http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2011/12/nail-ideas-top-nail-art-blogs-to-check-out-now.html
Smoke & Ashes is calling to me – can’t wait to see your review, Michelle!
I wondered what happened with these! I’m so excited they are going ahead with it! It’s funny, when I first saw them on your site I actually ordered the book!
I’m excited for almost all of these colors! Electrify and Luxe And Lush look like they’ll be gorgeous, and Riveting and Agro should be good spring/summer colors.
I loved the collection (is Luxe and Lush going to be a flakie? jbvgskbv dying), and while I did like most of the other names better, I don’t mind the new ones. I’m just glad they’re coming out and are still Hunger Games related. I’m buying all of them >__> haha but maybe I should wait for swatches first. Not sure Dress me Up is something I will wear.
I think they had to change the names of the polish because although Lionsgate has the rights to the film, they don’t own the names of the characters and settings. Those belong to the author or publisher, which China Glaze probably didn’t collaborate with.
That said, I am very excited that the collection isn’t dead
awwww, I liked the old theme better too. I’ll still get at least half this collection.
I am THRILLED that they will be released after all!! AND that China Glaze teamed up with Lionsgate and not OPI since they now test on animals and China Glaze doesn’t! It’s because of your origional post of the colors that I decided to read the first book and then tore through the other two in lass than a week! Thanks for keeping us posted!!
I love these colors. I can’t wait to see them swacthed. Then that’ll give me a good idea on the ones I may purchase.
I’m so glad they’re going ahead with this collection but to be honest the names don’t really makes sense – the collection is called Colours from the Capitol but none of the colors are from the Capitol, they’re all from the other 12 districts. And shouldn’t District 13 have a color?
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Am I the only one that noticed that the “Colours From the Capitol” name makes absolutely no sense what so ever with the district theme? They’re naming the polishes after the specialties of the DISTRICTS yet calling the collection “Colours From the Capitol”, but the districts aren’t part of the Capitol! The districts and the Capitol are all within PANEM! The Capitol doesn’t even have a district! So how exactly can they be considered “Colours From the Capitol”?
I can’t believe they would put out a press release like this without realizing that the name of the collection doesn’t even work with the theme. It makes them look like they’re just using the Hunger Games theme as a gimmick to try to make an extra buck as opposed to genuinely wanting to pay tribute to the books/film.
Despite this, I’m just so happy that they’re still releasing the collection at all and that the colors are the same even if like everyone else I did prefer the old names! March feels like an eternity away! I’ll just have to satisfy myself with the Eye Candy collection which is without any doubt my favorite CG collection in years! Not a single just “ok” shade in the bunch!
Why did they spell it “colours” when Panem is in the former United States? Is it a UK/Canadian polish company?
China Glaze uses that spelling of color even though they are based in California. I’m not sure of the origins of the brand before AII owned them so I can’t tell you why they use that spelling. Their tag line is “Live in Colour”
im so curious for luxe & lush!
It just looks like a Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure dupe to me, which would be more exciting if essie hadn’t just done one in their luxeffects line.
I WANT ALL THE COLOURS.
I love Hunger Games, China Glaze, and nail polish, so I pretty much peed with excitement when I saw that this was happening…so glad it’s officially confirmed
P.S. Glad to have you back – your blog is unparalleled
I think I’m in the minority that actually likes the renaming. I haven’t read the books yet but I wouldn’t want to buy a color I loved named after a character I didn’t or vice versa. This has a nice link to the world of the books/movie without the emotional baggage.
Plus I kind of like the earthy, rustic feel of the new names and combinations.
I am glad they’re doing the collection (loved the colors!), even though I didn’t like the books. At all.
Someone mentioned Games of Thrones in one of the comments. Now THAT’S a collection I’d get everything of :p
Looking forward to your swatches
I liked the old names better, but it is very clever how they’ve re-done them. In any case, most of them will be coming home with me!
I’m so happy the colors are the same, I did like the previous names better though. I read the 3 book in 2 days, so I guess you can say I really loved them. This is going to be the first collection I will buy completely, I want every single one of them!
I looove the colors (will be getting al of them cuz of the book that I love!) and Im glad its still happening. But I actually like the old names better – they were really going well with the book and all. But hey, as long as we get good poilsh
Cant wait for the swatches!
I couldn’t be more excited for the movie and this collection!!
I’m so glad the collection is going through! The colors look amazing and this looks like it will be the first ChG collection I buy everything from. Love!
Since China Glaze is my favorite brand, I’m really glad that the collection is still coming out.
I have to say that Hook and Line, Stone Cold and Smoke and Ashes are my favorites out of this collection. Will look forward to picking them up!
Thanks for posting the update.
Relief! I just love this collection, and honestly will probably end up buying one of each color if they are at all close to the dots . . . thanks for the update!!
I’m just glad the collection’s not dead. I can’t wait. I’m pretty sure I’ll buy them all!!
Just wanted to say that I love looking at your blog to keep me updated on what is going on with different collections. Also, I’m looking forward to seeing these swatches!
So glad they’re keeping the original colors, but i hate these new names. The old ones were so much more fun!
I’m meh on this collection. I haven’t read the books so I have no attachment to them (not that that matters, to me pretty polish is pretty polish!), and I can’t get over how much these colors do not look like they belong in a spring collection. Don’t get me wrong, they look nice and I’m not the type of person who adheres to seasonal fashions but when I see dark greys, browns, oranges, golds and murky greens I think fall. This collection just screams autumn to me, and in March I’ll probably be in the mood for something brighter and less earth toned. Plus, I tend to prefer cool shades (purples, teals, blues, blue toned greens) to warm ones and this collection skews way warm. I’ll be interested to see how Luxe and Lush swatches, but I’ll probably pass on the rest.
I’m so pumped about this collection. I’m planning on getting about 5 of them. I posted the original leak to my blog and saw the new names today. I had to go back to be sure that I didn’t miss something and the names had really changed.
Either way, March 1st will be on my calendar.
Foie Gras, Smoke and Ashes and Electrify are at the top of my list.
I just read the crushable link abou them confirming the deal and found this added to the article “Update: A rep tells us that the original colors that got leaked are not being used anymore; they’ll be announcing the new colors soon” So which is it? I am so confused now