Are They Dupes?! 👀 Holo Taco’s Magical UNDERGLOW Collection ❄️✨ Swatches, Comparisons + Review!

Hey friends!

Today we’re exploring Holo Taco’s new Underglow collection! This is a 6pc lineup inspired by the magical glow of wintery landscapes, absolutely magical right?! They come in a Limited Edition collection box launching alongside the Black Friday sale!!

I received this collection in PR, but all thoughts & opinions are honest & my own :)

00:00 Intro
00:54 Collection Box!
SWATCHES:
01:27 Moon Lagoon
02:44 Shadow Lake
03:59 Swan Song
05:17 Vitamin Glow
06:42 Phantom Call
07:49 Cloud Nine
09:16 skittle in natural lighting
10:07 Underglow collage in 2 coats
10:22 Underglow collage in 3 coats

COMPARISONS:
10:43 Moon Lagoon + Lite Link + Too Good To Be Blue
11:07 Moon Lagoon + Mooncat Earth to Gaia and Melting Clocks ⚰️
11:55 Moon Lagoon + Lurid Nettle & Briar
12:09 Shadow Lake + Mooncat Dark Night of the Soul
12:40 Shadow Lake + Mooncat Misery is My Favorite Color
13:13 Shadow Lake + Mooncat Twilight Sonata [cold]
13:25 Swan Song + Cirque Mystic Moonstone + Mooncat Ghosts of Hecate
14:23 Swan Song + Mooncat Head in the Clouds
14:46 Swan Song + Milky White Shimmer
15:19 Vitamin Glow + Spyglass ⚰️
15:46 Vitamin Glow + Peri-Social
16:01 recreating Vitamin Glow with Olive Ave Jeannie, HT Scorched Earth and Mooncat Moondust
16:24 Vitamin Glow + Cirque Hygge and Spoonful of Sugar
17:01 Vitamin Glow + Mooncat After the Rain
17:28 Vitamin Glow + Mooncat Mercury in Retrograde
18:03 Phantom Call + Cirque Velvetine + Starrily The Cat’s Meow
18:45 Cloud Nine + Pink Smoothing Base
18:56 Cloud Nine + Mooncat A Midsummer’s Dream
19:23 Cloud Nine + Whatcha Cancer [PPU] + GLL The Village Chief + Cracked Feed Me Treats
20:00 Cloud Nine + Rogue Pride & Prejudice

20:22 My Thoughts

💅🏻: Underglow skittle
🎶: demongummies - cinnamoroll in the snow

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[PolishedYogi]

PLEASE READ ‼️ If you missed my community tab post, I shared a couple of comparison requests i received (mainly polishes I didn’t have) but the even more important update —

I’m on VACATION 🥳

so apologies for anyone still leaving comparison requests, i won’t be able to get to them until the weekend. I still have 3 videos coming this week so i wont be as active responding to comments either 🥲 but please be assured the comps i shared in my video are the closest to being dupes, other shades are much more different! Thank you all for your love & support on this video 🫶🏼

[DebraReis]

this collection made me go "I need Stefanie's video to know if I need this at all" lol

[rachelspencer]

Phantom Call is the one I like best.

It doesn’t bother me at all that they are not unique. People seem to forget that there are so many brands out there that you can find “dupes” or “copies” for pretty much anything that comes out from any brand. Or something that is so close you probably wouldn’t want both polishes unless you are a collector. It is great for when you miss a limited release. May not be able to find the exact polish, but can probably find something close; maybe even a version you like better.

They also forget that this is a business and that they have a customer base beyond the smaller and most social media vocal customers.

Anyway, great video! Always love seeing your comparisons.

[bia-ghkk]

i'm so glad you compared the "dupes" on the nail as well as in the bottle because they look so different on the nail! i didn't think any of them were so different until they were on your nail, so thank you!!

[tundraaurorus]

you are truly amazing!!! you compared all the polishes to the mooncat ones i felt were very similar omg you never miss a beat

[stopthatwaffle]

I like your take on the dupe comparisons. They're quite close to a lot of shades that are already out there but they give HT a more well-rounded catalogue.

[thebubblybunny]

I left the launch stream to come here ( I will go back afterward). Thank you so much for uploading; truly appreciate it! ❤❤❤ - Love all your videos

[SBP_BurlyQ]

I totally agree with you on the “win win” comment you made about this collection being similar to Mooncat’s catalog. You’re totally right! I’m on team save money since I have almost all of the similar Mooncat shades. I will pass on this collection, but if some of the MC shades are retired or a viewer isn’t aware of MC then these are great. Thank you for your review. I loved the different lighting and showing 2 vs 3 coats is a wonderful touch. You’re the queen of reviews. Thank you for all the work you do! ❤

[madih]

Cirque Moonstone has been sitting in my cart for a while now, and when I saw Swan Song teased before release I knew I needed to see your comparison before I decided on either! Absolutely love the look of Swan Song, with the slightly better coverage and no glitter, so I'm gonna grab that one. Thanks so much for these videos, they're so helpful!

[saraowens]

Thank you Steph!! I did see someone over on Reddit try to compare the colors to Mooncat with the pics and knew I needed to see your video for how close they actually were. Your doing the lord’s work 😂 ❤

Head’s up: Hecate is pronounced “Heck-a-tee” She’s the Greek goddess of witches

[scoutmattox]

I way I immediately ran to YouTube about seeing that the collection was released to see if you posted a video with comparisons 😂

[Mutilatedmorgue]

I ended up getting Moon Lagoon and Vitamin Glow, they are so gorgeous and I cannot wait to get them on my nails!!! I was a little worried about duping myself with Vitamin Glow and MC’s Mercury in Retrograde but since MC is a magnetic I decided to just get it. I absolutely love seeing your comparisons, I always look forward to them with your review videos. Its always so helpful

[princesskiller]

What I appreciate about you review is that it was not harsh. U stated what u loved and what you didn’t love. I love that you did not insult the brand as I have feel I have seen on other reviews. I love your comparisons and your opinion about them and saying if its ur kind of polish then grab them just be aware that they maybe sheer or others that are close to it but not exact dupes.

[LeaSevern]

Just purchased this collection. And you’ve convinced me that I need several of the Mooncat shades as well 😅

[crisy]

I’m glad swan song got some love here! I have it on currently and I’m so obsessed with how beautiful it is in person!

[morganellabean]

I was a little underwhelmed by these when they were teasing them on IG but seeing your swatches totally changed my mind. The lighter shades are so beautiful. I do not need more polish but I'm SO tempted.

[dazlie]

thank you for your review! it is such a contrast to what kelli marissa said, it makes me wonder if she just got a bad batch...

[classychictipz]

Great video as always Stefanie! This was the first time I purchased a whole collection from HT. I'm definitely a shimmer, glowy lover and it grabbed my attention in teasers. Now watching your video, I'm extremely happy with my purchase and can't wait to get it! Thanks for all you do! 😊

[samjaneczek]

I definitely think it's hard to have a collection come out right after Birthstones and have them be as exciting. With the exception of the two darker shades, everything else reminds me of the Aqua Aura collection Orly released in spring.

[catherinelynnfraser]

I decided to pick up the full boxed collection and a few “new to me” polishes. Thank you for sharing your impressions and comparisons.