Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Deborah Lippmann Blue Skies (Crystal Prism) - Part 2

From left to right: Virgin Snow (Virgin Snow, Holiday 2015), Kristen (Feel, Winter 2011), Jessica (April 2012), Secret Peri-Wink-le (Operation: Colour, Autumn 2008), Blue Skies, Avenue Maintain (Madison Ave-Hue, Spring 2013), Udon Know Me (Kimono Over, Autumn 2016), Trudy (Lighten Up, March 2016), I Know What Boys Like (Summer 2011)

Blue Skies isn’t like anything else here, Virgin Snow, Kristen, and Jessica are too light, I Know What Boys Like is too dark, Udon Know Me and Trudy are too green, Avenue Maintain is too bright, and Secret Periwinkle is too saturated.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Zoya Danielle (Party Girls) - Part 2

From left to right: Matilda (Midsummer Light, June 2016), Avenue Maintain (Madison Ave-Hue, Spring 2013), Super Trop-i-cal-i-fiji-istic (Fiji, Spring 2017), Sia (Focus, Autumn 2015), Indie (In the Mix, Autumn 2015), Danielle, I Know What Boys Like (Summer 2011), Sailor (Cashmeres, Autumn 2013), Natty (Designer, Autumn 2012), Mirajane (Ultrabrites, Summer 2016), Octavia (Dramatic, February 2014), Arielle (New York Never Sleeps, October 2015)

Danielle is quite close to my rather sorry-looking bottle of Indie, it’s just a bit lighter, and I Know What Boys Like, it’s just a bit brighter.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - Essie As If (As If) - Part 2

From left to right: Bevin (True, Spring 2012), Udon Know Me (Kimono Over, Autumn 2016), Lillian (Delight, Spring 2015), Virgin Snow (Virgin Snow, Holiday 2015), Kristen (Feel, Winter 2011), Matilda (Midsummer Light, June 2016), As If, Secret Peri-Wink-le (Operation: Colour, Autumn 2008), Jo (Twist, Spring 2009), Smooth Sailing (Braziliant, Summer 2011), Avenue Maintain (Madison Ave-Hue, Spring 2013)

As If calls to mind the classic China Glaze Secret Peri-wink-le, actually they’re almost head on. As If is more purple and dustier but you don’t need both. Matilda is also similar but it’s noticeably brighter. Bevin, Udon Know Me, and Lillian are way too green, and Virgin Snow and Kristen are too light, and Avenue Maintain is too dark and bright. Jo and Smooth Sailing are of a similar base color but they have a very noticeable shimmer to them.

Summer 2017 Comparisons - China Glaze Too Busy Being Awesome (My Little Pony)

From left to right: Avenue Maintain (Madison Ave-Hue, Spring 2013), Fearlessly Alice (Alice Through the Looking Glass, Summer 2016), Flyin’ High (Up & Away, Spring 2010), DJ Blue My Mind (Electric Nights, Summer 2015), Talia (Island Fun, Summer 2015, Nama-Stay the Night (Going Guru, Resort/Spring 2016), Video Killed the Radio Star (‘80’s Rewind, Summer 2014), Too Busy Being Awesome, Make Some Noise (Neons 2015), Super-trop-i-cal-i-fiji-istic (Fiji, Spring 2017), Sia (Focus Autumn 2015)

By far the closest thing here to Too Busy Being Awesome is Make Some Noise, which is almost dead-on. Video Killed the Radio Star and Nama-Stay the Night are just a little darker, and Talia is a little greener and DJ Blue My Mind is a little lighter and it’s a neon.