China Glaze & The Hunger Games: Capitol Colours Nail Lacquer in Riveting and Electrify

Since my last "Hunger Games manicure" using Smoke & Ashes and Luxe & Lush was such a hit (seriously, every other person asked me what I was wearing on my nails), I decided to try another combination — Riveting and Electrify — from the five I bought from China Glaze's The Hunger Games Capitol Colours collection. I mentioned before that I think the colours in general are more suited to autumn/winter, and I do think that these two worn together certainly reflect that, but I can definitely see Riveting being popular in the summer.

Riveting (two coats) and Electrify (two coats)

Riveting is a medium bright reddened tangerine orange with orange-gold micro-shimmer. This shade is named for District 3 for technology. It goes on smoothly and evenly without any pulling, streaking, or bubbling. It goes opaque in two medium coats. This shade is definitely in line with Pantone's 2012 Colour of the Year. This shade is brighter, more red, and has smaller shimmer than Zoya Tanzy; it's a shimmered and much less red (or way more orange) version of MAC Kid Orange and Essie Braziliant.

Electrify is red and gold glitter suspended in a clear base. This shade is named for District 5 for power and electricity. It goes on smoothly and evenly for the most part. I did two coats for this look and it's not quite opaque because you can still see Riveting peeking through, but I reckon it would go opaque in three coats. I couldn't think of a dupe for this.

I'm not usually a fan of orange shades on my nails, so I wasn't really sure how I felt about this look. But over the course of today (I did my nails last night), I've had a lot of people complimenting me on my nails and asking what I was wearing and where they could get the colours. While I feel that this look doesn't really suit my preferences, it is a pretty and unique combination. I do think Riveting is an excellent colour on its own, especially as we're approaching warmer months, but I think the combination of the two is actually quite autumnal, like something I would wear around Halloween. That might just be me, though. On that note, Electrify is really aptly named, 'cause my nails look like they're lit up!