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Posted by
Unknown on Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Hi everyone! This comparison is specially made for
Ivana, who was wondering how similar
OPI's Dating A Royal and
Essence's Chuck are. I also included two other blues that were worth comparing. The difference between all four polishes was hard to see in the bottles, but once applied one the nail their true colors became more noticeable. The blues I used from left to right:
China Glaze - First Mate (1 coat)
Diamond Cosmetics - Blue Bell (2 coats)
Formula-wise all of them are decent, with OPI and Essence with the greatest. First Mate's formula is a bit thicker than the others but still manageable. And I love the fact that in can cover in one thicker coat. In the bottle it's harder to see, but once on the nail the difference between the navy blue of First Mate and the royal blue of Dating A Royal is quite clear. The formula of Dating A Royal is bit thin, but really nice to work with. And even though it does require three coats (or 2 thicker ones) for opacity, the great formula, short drying time and nice brush make it a very fine polish! Next is Chuck, which I don't have anything to complain about. The formula is just perfect and I love how pigmented it is. As you can see Dating A Royal and Chuck are close but definitely not dupes. Chuck is brighter and consists more purple. One that I would call a Chuck-dupe is Blue Bell, which I wasn't that happy about. It applies quite uneven with the first coat and even though a second, thicker coat fixes that and makes everything smooth and opaque, the too flexible brush was a bit of a bummer. So clearly, Chuck's my favorite of the two, plus it's cheaper and I like the bottleshape better, haha.
So I hope this comparison was useful to some of you, and just let me know if there's anything I can change. Good night!
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| Bonus pic! I added China Glaze Calypso Blue on my thumb, turning this comparison mani into an ombre (of course it would've been better to have a lighter blue on my pinky then...) |
Posted by
Unknown on Sunday, May 29, 2011
Hi guys, yesterday I showed your the lovely blurple polish
Chacalaca from Essence. The dark color seemed great for a base for glitters, so here used it to create a subtle glitter look. (Doesn't sound very logical, right?) I applied two different glitters from Diamond Cosmetics with the unique names Purple Glitter and Turquoise Glitter, then I mattified it with my favorite matt topcoat from Essence.
Posted by
Unknown on Friday, May 20, 2011
Hi guys! On my previous lightning bolt manis I got many comments saying how they have a superhero quality, I really liked the comparison and I do have a thing for stereotypical superhero outfits ;) You know, with the bold colors and graphical patterns. So for today I made actual, intentional superhero nails. And yes, I used my
last lightning bolt mani to achieve this look ;) The colors I picked are Diamond Cosmetics Blue Bell, China Glaze Millenium and a red shimmer from Etos, a Dutch drugstore. I really like how it turned out, I think it definitely says superhero! Hahah. This mani would probably work well too with the MAC Wonderwoman polishes, but with a gold lightning bolt in the middle instead of silver. Unfortunately I don't own those cute polishes, but I'll live :) Anyway, hope you guys like it and have a great weekend!
Posted by
Unknown on Thursday, May 19, 2011
Hi everyone! Today I have another lightning bolt mani to show, because frankly I'm still hooked :) And I hope you guys aren't bored with this design yet, because I've got more of 'em coming up this week... Mwuahahaha... This time I used China Glaze Millenium for the tips and the blue is Diamond Cosmetics' Blue Bell, which is quite similar to
Essence's Chuck, so I'll have to do a comparison of those two soon.
Thanks for visiting!
Posted by
Unknown on Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Great job, Diamond Cosmetics! Sparkling Sherry is a stunning, berry-pink foil and what every polish should be like. It covers in one coat, almost applies itself and dries fast. No clean-up necessary. It's so pigmented, so vibrant, so gorgeous, A+!
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