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

Kimmy vs. Reva

Today I have Kimmy and Reva, both from one of Zoya's summer collections (I also got Apple from the same collection). Their shimmers in that collection mostly had one thing in common: gold shimmer. And that was what attracted me to all of them! They were a unique spin on regular colors, at least to my collection. Here we go!

Bottle shot under artificial light.

Reva on pointer and ring, Kimmy on middle and pinky.

Reva on pointer and ring, Kimmy on middle and pinky.

On their website and at a first glance these two colors seem really close. But once on the nail you can very easily see the difference. Reva is a strawberry pink with gold shimmer running through it. Kimmy is a bright red with gold shimmer running through it. Both are gorgeous colors. And I think you should have both in your collection. 

Personally, I like Reva better. Red and gold are perfectly paired together, but done a lot. Strawberry pink with gold is definitely a new one for me. And I like it against my skin tone better than Kimmy. Their formulas were both perfect. I believe I did 2 coats of each color. Zoya goes for $8 on their website (here) and they have tons of awesome promotions. You can get insight to them if you Like them on facebook, and of course sign up for an account with them on their website. They've had BOGOs, buy any polish and just pay for shipping, really any kind of promotion you can think of. They really are a wonderful company. Would you buy both of these?

CM

Jade Is The New Black vs. Don't Mess With OPI

This was a comparison that I hadn't even considered until RV decided to paint my nails with Jade Is The New Black and it hit me that these two were really similar. Jade Is The New Black is from OPI's Hong Kong collection that came out last year. Don't Mess With OPI is from their Texas collection that came out earlier this year. They're both a dusty green creme and both from OPI. So let's take a look...are they dupes?

Bottle shots under artificial light. 

JITNB on the pointer and ring, DMWO on the middle and pinky. Artificial light.

JITNB on the pointer and ring, DMWO on the middle and pinky. Shade.

These two look very similar in the shade, as you can see from the pictures up above. But under the artificial light JITNB becomes a darker green, which actually leans more towards a green/teal on my skin tone and right next to DMWO. DMWO is more of a grassy green. Not close enough to be dupes. Formula was great on both of these, but I found DMWO was a little bit on the runny side. Nothing that you can't work with though!

Overall, I like JITNB better. There are plenty of grassy green colors out there, but I really have nothing like JITNB, so that's my winner. Both are pretty greens though, and if you're a sucker for greens then yeah, get 'em both. But if you're not that into them and only want a few, I think that JITNB is the one to go with. Which one do you prefer?

CM

Frankly Scarlet vs. An Affair In Red Square

Today I have Revlon's Frankly Scarlet and OPI's An Affair In Red Square. AAIRS is one of my absolute favorite red polishes, ever, hands down. So when I was organizing my collection I noticed that when I swatched these two they were pretty similar. Well let's see how similar they really are!

Bottle shot under artificial light.

Ignore my gross stained thumb. FS on pointer and ring, AAIRS on middle and pinky.

Artificial Light. FS on pointer and ring, AAIRS on middle and pinky.

Artificial light. FS on pointer, AAIRS on middle.

These two are similar, but definitely not dupes. They both have a fine shimmer running through them that make them glow. Both formulas were great, although FS was a little bit thinner (as most of Revlon's polishes are). FS leans more to an orange red on my skin tone, where as AAIRS stays a true, glowing red. The winner for me is OPI, and it is still one of my favorite reds, ever. OPI retails for $8.50 in most places (Ulta, Target, etc.),  and Revlon retails for $4-$7 depending on where you buy it (Target, CVS, Walgreens, etc.). I don't think FS is still available anymore, it is a fairly old polish, I think one that I inherited from my mom several years ago before I was really into this sort of thing. So which one do you prefer?

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