Autumn 2017 Comparisons - China Glaze Haute & Heavy (Street Regal)

From left to right: Rachael (Kisses London, September 2015), Public Relations (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Freja (Downtown, Autumn 2007), Kiss My Glass (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Awaken (Romantique, Spring 2009), Haute & Heavy, After Hours (Dance to the Musique, Autumn 2008), Black Diamond (Ski, Holiday 2007), No More Mr. Night Sky (Starlight, Holiday 2015)

Haute & Heavy has a lot of company here, Rachael’s greener and lighter, Public Relations and Freja are more purple, and No More Mr. Night Sky has a different finish (flecky), but everything else is really close.

Holiday 2016 Comparisons - OPI Black Dress Not Optional (Breakfast at Tiffany's)

From left to right: Willa (Wishes, Holiday 2014), Raven (Extreme, 2004), Claudine (Satins, Autumn 2013), Black Dress Not Optional, Queen of the Road (Mustang, Summer 2014), Black Diamond (Ski, Winter 2007), Love is Hot and Coal (Gwen Stefani Holiday, Holiday 2014), Bernadette (Black Onyx for February Birthstone, February 2015)

I wanted to show Black Dress Not Optional next to a true black crème (Willa) just to show you how metallic it is. Raven and Bernadette are the only other polishes in the lot that are a true black besides Black Dress Not Optional, but Raven has a much subtler shimmer and Bernadette has chunky silver glitter. Love is Hot and Coal is in real life more of a chocolatey brown, and Claudine is a dark gray, kind of like how black pencil lead is really a dark gray instead of black. Queen of the Road is a much warmer black, as is Black Diamond, but they’re all pretty close.

Side note: I forgot Bernadette in my first shots, but those were my best shots of the other colors so I’ll include them here.