ColourPop Nightmare Before Christmas Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Christine — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Nightmare Before Christmas

ColourPop Nightmare Before Christmas 12-Pan Pressed Powder Shadow Palette ($18.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new, limited edition eyeshadow palette that includes six matte eyeshadows, one sparkly matte eyeshadow, and five shimmery eyeshadows. They were pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing overall with only one shade that I’d consider to be an actual miss with a few others being a little powdery during use but nothing that resulted in poorer application. I felt like they performed consistently with ColourPop’s formula.

Nightmare Before Christmas

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

90%

Total

Zero

Zero is a bright, warmer white with a metallic sheen. The eyeshadow had opaque color payoff in a single layer, which applied evenly to bare skin and diffused with ease along the edges. The texture was lightly creamy, moderately dense, but it picked up well with a dry brush. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes #1 (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
Sephora Early Frost (DC, $10.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Lethal Cosmetics Overdrive (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
NARS Silver Screen #4 (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Replay (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Anastasia Icy (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Tarte Treasure (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
Buxom Diamond Darling (P, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
MAC Pretty Punk'd (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
Dior Precious Embroidery #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).

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$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.

The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.

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Zero

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Meant to Be

Meant to Be is a light, mushroom-taupe with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was more velvety, a little denser and more substantial, which resulted in opaque color coverage that adhered evenly, blended out well, and wasn’t prone to sheering out too readily. It wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.

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Buxom Trendsetter (LE, $12.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Geomagnetic (PiP, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Sio (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
Lethal Cosmetics Unearthed (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Smashbox Grey Bae (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Chanel Blurry Grey #1 (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
ColourPop Run and Gun (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
MAC Tailor Grey (P, $23.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
ColourPop Take the Lead (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (80% similar).

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Meant to Be

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Dear Friend

Dear Friend is a deep, mauvy-brown with muted, warm undertones and a matte finish. This was an intriguing shade; it was mauve, it was taupe, it was brown, but it fit in best with mauves because it was too grayish and muted to fit well with most browns but then too warm and not gray enough for taupes. It’s not as rosy as I’d normally expect when classifying as a mauve, though. I love when a color doesn’t want to fit neatly into a category!

It had opaque pigmentation paired with a soft, blendable texture that was lightly powdery in the pan but easy to work with on bare skin and had very little in the way of fallout. It lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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Sephora Stone (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Otherwise (PiP, ) is lighter (85% similar).
Anastasia Bybel (LE, $12.00) is lighter (85% similar).
Sephora Cloak (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Huda Beauty Tease (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
NARS Hot Stuff (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Viseart Fusion (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Make Up For Ever M546 Dark Purple Taupe (DC, $21.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Novel (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Anastasia Dusty Rose (P, $12.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).

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Dear Friend

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

In My Bones

In My Bones is a deep, bluish-gray with strong, cool undertones and a matte finish. The texture was smooth, blendable, and somewhat powdery, though it density and substance to it, which ensured it had opaque coverage when applied to bare skin. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.

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ColourPop U Luv It (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
Kaleidos Black Jasmine (Diffuse) (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Mind Blown (LE, $5.25) is lighter (90% similar).
Give Me Glow Space Dust (P, $7.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Terra Moons Perseus (P, $6.00) is lighter (85% similar).
Blackbird Cosmetics Fiction (DC, $8.00) is lighter (85% similar).
Viseart Cool Mattes 2 #6 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
KVD Beauty Smoke (Contour) (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty For Less (PiP, ) is lighter (80% similar).
Wayne Goss Pearl Moonstone #4 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).

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In My Bones

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Pumpkin Patch

Pumpkin Patch is a light-medium, yellowy peach with strong, warm undertones and a metallic finish. The eyeshadow had opaque color payoff paired with a slightly thicker, denser consistency that was best applied by pressing onto the skin or with a fingertip/dampened brush to avoid fallout. It wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.

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ColourPop Oracle (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
LORAC Komorebi (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Dior Eden-Roc #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Ready or Yacht (P, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
Dior Sienna #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Clarins Brown Sugar #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Anastasia D5 (Norvina Vol. 3) (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Serenity (P, $6.25) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Dior Dune #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
ColourPop El Rey (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).

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Pumpkin Patch

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Christmas Town

Christmas Town is a bright, medium fuchsia pink with strong, cool blue undertones and a pearly sheen. It had nearly opaque color coverage paired with a smooth, lightly emollient texture that was denser in the pan but not overly thick or too firmly-pressed into it. This shade lasted well for eight hours before fading a bit.

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ColourPop Ivy League (P, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Anastasia A1 (Norvina Vol. 2) (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Viseart Boheme Dream #7 (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
ColourPop Fame Game (LE, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
BH Cosmetics Club Tropicana #28 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Ultraviolet #2 (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Pink Fury (LE, $5.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Jump Turn (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Dominique Cosmetics Electric Amethyst (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Moira Rigel (P, $7.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).

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Christmas Town

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

B+

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

89%

Total

Frog's Breath

Frog’s Breath has a medium-dark, plummy-brown base color with duochrome shimmer that shifted from bluish-teal to purple. The texture was emollient to the touch, smooth and almost cream-like with moderate density but wasn’t overly thick or too firmly-pressed into the pan. It had rich color payoff that stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.

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ColourPop Real (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Lucid (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Reality (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Cosmic Ray (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Humoresque (LE, $18.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Starry Night (P, $17.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Ritzy (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Gneiss Guy (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Pat McGrath VR Sextasy (PiP, $25.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Noble (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).

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Frog's Breath

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Dr. Finkelstein

Dr. Finkelstein is a light-medium, bluish-purple with subtle, cool undertones and a sparkly finish. It had a drier, looser consistency that resulted in more semi-sheer to medium pigmentation that was hard to build up. I’d recommend using the eyeshadow with a dampened brush, which helped it go on more smoothly and evenly. It wore well for seven hours but had light fallout over time.

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Clionadh Sky Lights (P, $6.25) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Lisa Eldridge Iris (P, $27.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Chameleon #7 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Sydney Grace Masquerade Ball (LE, $6.25) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Sydney Grace Fierce (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Stila Vivid Amethyst (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Terra Moons Moon Tide (P, $15.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Sydney Grace Flannel (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Lethal Cosmetics Spirit (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Danessa Myricks Rebirth (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).

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Dr. Finkelstein

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

71%

Total

What's This

What’s This is a bright, deeper orange with moderate, warm undertones and barely-there flecks of gold micro-shimmer over a matte finish. The micro-shimmer was so faint that it didn’t translate, which ensured that it didn’t contribute to fallout. The texture was somewhat powdery in the pan, so you’ll want to use a light-hand when working with it. The product had opaque color coverage that adhered evenly and lasted well for eight hours before fading a bit.

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ColourPop Oh Ship (P, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Seed Money (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Give Me Glow West Coast (P, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Kevyn Aucoin Sunset #3 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Viseart Ember (17) (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Sugarpill Game Over (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Big Gulp (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, more muted (80% similar).
ColourPop Mimosa Mami (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).

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Possible Dupes

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Huda Beauty Warm Browns #3 (PiP, ).
ColourPop Potion (PiP, $4.50).
ColourPop Spark (PiP, $4.50).

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What's This

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Sandy Claws

Sandy Claws is a bright, medium-dark fuchsia pink with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. (It’s almost a “warm” fuchsia.) It had rich color payoff paired with a soft, slightly thinner texture that wasn’t powdery nor too firmly-pressed in the pan. It applied evenly and blended out without difficulty along the edges. This shade showed signs of fading after eight hours of wear and left a faint stain behind.

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ColourPop Disco Queen (LE, $4.50) (100% similar).
Sephora Tulip (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Manifest It (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Geode Life (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Rose Rebellion (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Scrunchie (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Flirt (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Sherbet (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop LOML (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Anastasia A5 (Norvina Vol. 1) (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).

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Sandy Claws

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Everybody Scream

Everybody Scream is a brighter, reddish-berry with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly full pigmentation that was easily built up to full coverage with a second layer. The texture was slightly drier and thinner compared to most of the brand’s matte eyeshadows these days, but this didn’t affect the application as it remained blendable on bare skin. It wore nicely for eight hours before fading a bit and stained my lid slightly after removal.

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ColourPop Fae (LE, $4.50) is more muted (95% similar).
Too Faced Boys N Berry (PiP, $16.00) is lighter (95% similar).
UOMA Beauty Moremi (LE, ) is lighter, brighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Chia Seed (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Cha Cha Cha (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Caddy (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Sephora Mystic (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Dominique Cosmetics Astrid Lust (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop VR (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Sugarpill Undone (PiP, ) is cooler (85% similar).

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Everybody Scream

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Halloween Town

Halloween Town is a dark black with neutral-to-cool undertones with flecks of pink and teal micro-shimmer over a matte finish. The consistency was moderately powdery in the pan, so you’ll want to use a light hand and likely build up color to avoid fallout. On its own, it did have full pigmentation in a single layer. It lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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ColourPop Total Eclipse (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
The Estee Edit Mood (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
MAC Nippy's Noir (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Dominique Cosmetics Moon Child (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Cold Hearted (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Tonight (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
Dose of Colors Midnight (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
NARS Moskova #3 (PiP, $19.00) is cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop I Call It a Bus (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Due South (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).

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Halloween Town

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

ColourPop Nightmare Before Christmas 12-Pan Pressed Powder Shadow Palette

ColourPop Zero Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Meant to Be Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Dear Friend Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop In My Bones Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Pumpkin Patch Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Christmas Town Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Frog's Breath Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Dr. Finkelstein Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop What's This Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Sandy Claws Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Everybody Scream Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Halloween Town Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Nightmare Before Christmas 12-Pan Pressed Powder Shadow Palette

ColourPop Zero Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Meant to Be Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Dear Friend Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop In My Bones Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Pumpkin Patch Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Christmas Town Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Frog's Breath Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Dr. Finkelstein Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop What's This Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Sandy Claws Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Everybody Scream Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Halloween Town Pressed Powder Shadow

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ColourPop Nightmare Before Christmas Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Nightmare Before Christmas

LELimited Edition. $22.00.

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Zero

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Meant to Be

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Dear Friend

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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In My Bones

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Pumpkin Patch

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Christmas Town

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Frog's Breath

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Dr. Finkelstein

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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What's This

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Sandy Claws

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Everybody Scream

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Halloween Town

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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