Rock It vs. The One That Got Away

Today I have Orly's Rock It from their Mineral FX collection and The One That Got Away from OPI's Katy Perry collection (which started the shatter/crackle phenomenon). Both of them are pink with a bit o a gold shimmer/flash running through them. Let's see how close they are!

Bottle shot under artificial light.

I honestly cannot remember which polish is on which finger. I want to say that the ring and pointer has OPI's TOTGA and the middle and pinky are Orly's Rock It. Either way, I would definitely say that these two are close enough to be dupes. There are very very very subtle differences between the two. I think the base shade of Rock It is just slightly deeper. Sadly, not much of the gold shimmer/flash shows up on the nail. It does a little bit but no where near what it is in the bottle shots.  I love both of them, but you probably don't need both in your collection. So I deem these as dupes. What do you think?

CM

Space Cadet vs. Beetle

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today I have two amazing polishes for you. Orly's Space Cadet (which came out last year) and Hard Candy's Beetle (which also came out around the end of last year/beginning of this year). Take a look and see for yourself how similar these two polishes are!

Bottle Shot under artificial light.

Artificial Light. Beetle on pointer and ring, SC on middle and pinky.

No flash. Beetle on pointer and ring, SC on middle and pinky.

No flash. Beetle on pointer and ring, SC on middle and pinky.

No flash. Beetle on pointer and ring, SC on middle and pinky.

I would say that yes, Hard Candy's Beetle is indeed a dupe for Orly's Space Cadet. If I didn't have it written down which polish was on which finger I would never have known it was two different polishes! I love these kinds of multichromes and duochromes. They remain one of my favorite types of nail polish (along with holos and flakies!). 

Orly's Space Cadet weighs in at .6 fl oz and hard Candy's Beetle weighs in at .35 fl oz. Both formulas were on the thin side, but covered completely in 3 coats. Orly retails between $6-$10 (depending on where you buy it from: Sallys, CVS, Ulta, etc.) and Hard Candy retails for about $4 if I remember correctly at Wal Mart. These polishes are a little easier to find now that the hype about them has calmed down, although I haven't seen any stores that still sell Space Cadet. 

Personally, I like Orly's Space Cadet better. Although the formula seemed slightly thinner than Beetle, I love Orly's bottles. The caps are rubberized for an easy grip (which I definitely need), you get more of the polish and honestly, I love pretty much every Orly I've ever bought and I've yet to be really disappointed. Which one do you prefer?

Go eat some amazing food!

CM