April 25, 2013

Some Spring and Summer Comparisons For Ya!

 left to right: two coats OPI Jinx, three coats Zoya Destiny, two coats OPI Jinx, three coats Zoya Destiny

The polishes in this post were all sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

My first summer collection comparison is OPI Jinx and Zoya Destiny. These two are very very similar. To an extremely discerning eye, OPI Jinx is slightly darker and has a bit more golden sparkle. In these pictures, I had been wearing Zoya Destiny for 3 days (only a teeny bit of tipwear!) and OPI Jinx for about half an hour, so the OPI does dry down even more. Destiny might be a tad warmer of a shade. All in all though, I'm sure you won't need both.



 left to right: two coats Zoya Rocky, two coats OPI Can't Find My Czechbook, two coats Zoya Rocky, two coats OPI Can't Find My Czechbook

OK well, these two are so close that I actually had to write down which finger had which polish on it because I was afraid I would forget before I could write the post! OPI Can't Find My Czechbook and Zoya Rocky are near perfect dupes. In person, I would say the OPI is a teeny bit brighter and the Zoya a little bitty bit darker and dustier. Again, you probably don't need both unless you're crazy about this color blue. Personally, I can't decide which to part with, so I will probably keep both. What can I say, I am a blue ho.


left to right: Essie Pretty Edgy, Zoya Josie, Essie Mojito Madness 

No dupes here, so I didn't even swatch them. If you want to see them swatched, just let me know in the comments. I am also a green ho, so even if these were vaguely similar (they're not), I'd keep them all. Mojito Madness is even brighter and darker than it looks here, while Josie is dustier and lighter.


 left to right: three coats Zoya Yana, two coats Nicole by OPI A Like-Haley Story, three coats Zoya Yana, two coats Nicole by OPI A Like-Haley Story

Zoya Yana and Nicole by OPI A Like-Haley Story are similar, but not dupes. The NOPI has a lot more shimmer, especially in person. The finish is totally different. Yana's shimmer is that super smooth kind that you barely notice, whereas the NOPI is little mini flakie sized shimmer. They are a similar bright pink color though. I think Zoya Yana is slightly warmer and A Like-Haley Story contains more blue. Unless you really love pink, you probably don't need both, but they are not dupes.



If you've requested any other comparisons in the comments of the Zoya Stunning posts, I'll get to those this weekend. If you've suddenly remembered other polishes you want me to compare, just let me know! Hope these were helpful!

The polishes in this post were all sent for review. All opinions are my own honest thoughts.

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