Comparison Metalight / Penny Talk

After the comparison of the two purple Contrary Polish last week, I wanted to show you another comparison between Catrice Metalight (I used it together with The Mellower Season) and Essie Penny Talk (used for example here and here). There are already a couple of comparisons of these two on various blogs, but it can't hurt to add another one, can it? ;-)

You can already see in the bottle shot that the Catrice is a mite darker and more pink leaning, while the Essie is a little more metallic.On the nails the difference almost disappears, they look very similar. I used Penny Talk on my ring and index finger, Metalight on the pinkie and middle. The finish of the Essie is a little more level. I used two coats each.

In the end I'd say you don't need both. I'd prefer the Essie, because of the formula, it's easier to apply and less streaky.

Comparison Contrary Polish

While wearing Contrary Polish's The Mellower Season, it reminded my of another Contrary Polish from a previous "A Box, Indied": Darling Wildflower of the may box.

In a direct comparison, these two are not at all dupes, but definitely related. Both polishes have a purple jelly base with redd-ish copper glitter. The Mellower Season has a darker base and the glitter is more dense. The glitter polishes have a copper color, while the glitters in Darling Wildflower are redder. 

I wear The Mellower Season on my pinkie and middle finger, Darling Wildflower on ring and index, three coats each, plus topcoat (KBShimmer Clearly On Top).

Contrary Polish are available at Llarowe, Femme Fatale, Mei Mei's Signatures,  Norway Nails and Rainbow Connection (UK only).Both polishes shown were part of "A Box, Indied" and are not available separately.

Comparison Post: Mint Me Up - Two Fingered Salute

Yesterday I showed you Catrice Mint me Up. When this polish came out, a lot of peaople called it a dupe to Butter London's Two Fingered Salute. Since I own both, of course I had to compare them.

Both polishes have a mint colored creme base, Butter London's base is just a little more muted than the Catrice one. The Catrice has less of the copper glitters, but they added a golden shimmer.

 

Catrice, 3 coats

Butter London, 3 coats

As you can see, the two polishes are shomewhat similar, but not at all the same. No dupe-alarm here.

Comparison Post: Tempest - Every Month Is Octoberfest

While applying Mentality Tempest (shown on tuesday), it reminded me somewhat of OPI Every Month Is Octoberfest, so I decided to compare these two.





I used Every Mont Is Octoberfest on my pinkie and middle finger, Tempest on my ring and index finger, two coats each. Since the OPI is shiny and the Mentality matte, I added H&M Matte topcoat on my pinkie and KBShimmer Clearly On Top on my index to be able to compare the two polishes both in a matte and a shiny version.

left: OPI      right: Mentality

left: OPI          right: Mentality

As you can see, the OPI is a little darker than the Mentality, plus it has a purple base, whereas the base of Tempest is blackended/dark grey, so the OPI looks more blue/purple toned than the Mentality. The shimmer particles of Tempest are bigger, so this polish reflects the light better than the OPI.

Conclusion: these two polishes are similar, but not quite the same, so no dupes. Do you need both? Not really, you can substitute the other with a matte/shiny topcoat. Is it justifiable to want/have both? Absolutely, they're still different enough :-)

Mentality polishes are available at Big Cartel and at Harlow&Co., where I bought mine.

Comparison Post - Black Lace Elderberry and Half Past Yesterday

While wearing Pahlish Black Lace Elderberry I showed you yesterday, it reminded me somewhat of Crows Toes Half Past Yesterday (shown here), so I decided to swatch them together for a comparison post.

 





Already the bottleshot shows that these two are maybe somewhat similar, but very far from dupes. The glitter in Black Lace Elderberry is much redder that the one in Half Past Yesterday. Half Past Yesterday misses the flakie glitter, but has a strong copper shimmer that gives the jelly base an almost golden shine, noticable lighter and warmer than Black Lace Elderberry's base.

Half Past Yesterday on my index and ring finger, Black Lace Elderberry in my middle and pinkie finger. Three coats each plus one coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.

 Pahlish polishes are available on Bigcartel, at Overall Beauty and at Llarowe. I bought mine at the Bigcartel shop. 

Crows Toes polishes are available at Llarowe and Overall Beauty.

Emily de Molly Comparison Post - A Certain Shade Of Green, Monet's Garden

My loyal reader and fellow swiss nail blogger Christine asked me yesterday, if the two Emily de Molly polishes A Certain Shade Of Green and Monet's Garden were very similar. So here's the comparison.

I used A Certain Shade Of Green on my pinkie and middle finger, Monet's Garden on my ring and index finger, three coats each. As you can see, they are nowhere near similar (at least not for a polish junkie like me). The base of Monet's Garden is significantly darker, plus it's a jelly, while the base of A Certain Shade Of Green is a crelly. And of course the glitters are completely different. So owning both is completely justified :-)









Emily de Molly polishes are available on Etsy (Australia only), at Llarowe, at Mei Mei's Signatures and at Norway Nails.