Showing posts with label Swatches. Show all posts
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

The battle of the multi-colored glitters!

    Ok, I admit it. You got me addicted to nail wheels. LOL This is fun, quick and easy! I am really enjoying doing these comparisons for you!

    Today I want to show you a comparison of the multi-colored glitters I currently have. I did at one point have Wet N Wild Party of Five Glitters as well, but I sent it to Canada (along with a few extras) for Rebecca to make more Rebecca Likes Cupcakes.

    L-R: Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular Top Coat, Ulta Pinata Yada Yada, Milani Gems

    L-R: Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular Top Coat 1 coat then 2, Ulta Pinata Yada Yada 1 coat then 2, Milani Gems 1 coat then 2

    ONE coat **Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular Top Coat** TWO coats

    ONE coat **Ulta Pinata Yada Yada** TWO coats

    ONE coat **Milani Gems** TWO coats

    Sephora by OPI Spark-tacular Top Coat (two on left), Ulta Pinata Yada Yada (two on right)

    Ulta Pinata Yada Yada (two on left), Milani Gems (two on right)


    FINAL VERDICT:
    These 3 are NOT dupes! While Ulta PYY and Milani Gems are very close, they still are not identical. Sephora Spark-tacular is completely different. It has three different sized glitters while PYY and Gems only have two. Gems seems to cover better and have a thicker clear coat, while PYY seems runny IMO. It is hard to make out ALL of the colors in these glitters, but I see more blue/green/cool colors in Gems and more red/pink/warm colors in PYY.

    Which is my favorite? Sephora Spark-tacular of course! ;-)

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The battle of the multi-colored glitters!


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Monday, July 18, 2011

Gold OPI Swatches!

    My friend Rhonni found an OPI gold glitter without a label at a salon today. Several of us have been trying to figure out what it could be. She was thinking it might be OPI Simply Smash-ing, but I think that polish is too "green" to be a gold. So I pulled out some of my gold-ish OPI colors to compare to it.

    See her post with photos of the mystery polish HERE.

    (click the photos to enlarge)
    L-R: Spark De Triomphe, Glitzerland, Simply Smash-ing, Dazzled by Gold, Bring on the Bling, Glow Up Already

    Sparke de Triompe, Glitzerland, Simply Smash-ing

    Simply Smash-ing, Dazzled by Gold, Bring on the Bling, Glow Up Already

    Glitzerland, Simply Smash-ing, Dazzled by Gold

    L-R: Spark De Triomphe, Glitzerland, Simply Smash-ing, Dazzled by Gold, Bring on the Bling, Glow Up Already

    L-R: Spark De Triomphe, Glitzerland, Simply Smash-ing, Dazzled by Gold, Bring on the Bling, Glow Up Already

    Spark De Triomphe, Glitzerland, Simply Smash-ing

    Glitzerland, Simply Smash-ing, Dazzled by Gold

    Simply Smash-ing, Dazzled by Gold, Bring on the Bling, Glow Up Already


    I wanted to share this with you as well, just in case you were wondering how any of these polishes compare to each other! :-)


    EDIT: Alas, I found MORE gold-ish OPI in my stash!
    (click to enlarge)
    L-R: Extra-va-ganza, Shim-merry Chic, Goldilocks Rocks, Rising Star, Bling Dynasty, Charmed by a Snake

    Extra-va-ganza, Shim-merry Chic, Goldilocks Rocks

    Rising Star, Bling Dynasty, Charmed by a Snake

    L-R: Extra-va-ganza, Shim-merry Chic, Goldilocks Rocks, Rising Star, Bling Dynasty, Charmed by a Snake

    Extra-va-ganza, Shim-merry Chic, Goldilocks Rocks

    Rising Star, Bling Dynasty, Charmed by a Snake

    The mystery continues...

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Gold OPI Swatches!


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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Orange Zoya Comparison! PART THREE!

    Many of you asked me to swatch these to do a true comparison. I have to admit, this is my first time using nail wheels. I bought a pack many months ago but never used them. I originally was going to swatch my entire collection, but the way I am selling/swapping and buying there's no way to keep up or keep track! LOL

    At first it felt almost SINFUL to apply perfectly good nail polish to plastic, but then I started to like it. I thought HEY THIS IS FUN! There is no cuticle or skin to clean up LOL. I also see now why others use nail wheels, its much quicker and easier. Thank you everyone for the suggestion!

    Onto the results! I am really surprised actually at how this turned out. I thought for sure I had some possible twins/triplets on my hands. See for yourself below!

    (2 coats each)
    WOW they all actually look different now, huh?!
    L-R: Goldie, Jancyn, Elise, Tanzy, OC Cooler, Sienna, Gabrielle, Rica, Soho Punch, Paz

    Goldie, Jancyn, Elise

    Elise, Tanzy, OC Cooler

    Tanzy, OC Cooler, Sienna

    Sienna, Gabrielle, Rica

    Rica, Soho Punch, Paz

    Well now we know. Mystery solved. No twins/triplets here!
    Thanks for reading!

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Orange Zoya Comparison! PART THREE!


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Orange Zoya Comparison! PART TWO!

    OK, so I guess I should have pulled out ALL of my orange Zoya's last night. Turns out I have YET ANOTHER close match to Zoya Sienna..... Zoya OC Cooler!! 

    WOW, these 3 look like triplets!
    L-R: OC Cooler, Sienna, Gabrielle

    L-R: Goldie, Jancyn, Elise, Tanzy, Gabrielle, Soho Punch, Rica, Paz
    OC Cooler, Sienna

    Goldie, Jancyn, Elise

    Elise, Tanzy OC Cooler

    OC Cooler, Sienna, Gabrielle

    Gabrielle, Soho Punch, Rica

    Soho Punch, Rica, Paz

    Twins perhaps?
    OC Cooler and Sienna

    L-R: Goldie, Jancyn, Elise, Tanzy, Gabrielle, Soho Punch
    OC Cooler, Sienna

    L-R: Elise, Tanzy, Gabrielle, Soho Punch, Rica, Paz
    OC Cooler, Sienna


    What do you think NOW of these possible twins/triplets and all of my orange Zoyas?

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Orange Zoya Comparison! PART TWO!


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Orange Zoya Comparison!

    Just a quick bottle comparison of some of my orange Zoyas. I posted this in my Facebook group Polish-aholics Anonymous earlier today, and I thought I should share it with you as well. 

     My friend Kati and I got to talking about orange Zoyas and Zoya Sienna in particular. I went through my stash and discovered I had 4 very similar colors. I took some photos for her to see how close they are to Sienna.

    L-R: Zoya Tanzy, Sienna, Gabrielle, Rica

    Zoya Tanzy on left, Sienna on right.

    Zoya Sienna on left, Gabrielle on right.

    Zoya Rica on left, Sienna on right.

    Do you have any of these colors in your collection? Were you aware how similar they are to one another? Sienna and Gabrielle are almost exactly the same IMO, but Gabriella is a bit more shimmery.

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Orange Zoya Comparison!


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