Julep Lineup - Fawn, Fifi, Flora, Fran

• Fawn (Boho Glam - Moonlit Magic, Holiday 2016) is an amazingly special glitter. It’s a brown with gold glitter. I love it!
• Fifi (It Girl - Art Walk, September 2014) is a pink sheer. Not the best formula.
• Flora (It Girl - Vivid, April 2014) is a really interesting neon. It’s a rare purple neon with blue shimmer, and it’s even visible when it’s matte!
• Fran (Bombshell - Bask in the Heat, June 2017) is a nice although not super unique red creme. I do really like it though.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Orly Stiletto on the Run (Darlings of Defiance) - Part 1

From left to right: Strawberry Fields Forever (Very Berry, Autumn 2016), To the Mouse House We Go! (California Dreaming, Summer 2017), Living Legend (Gala Bolds, Summer 2017), Fran (Bask in the Heat, June 2017), Little Red Corvette (Lady in Red, Autumn 2017), Cranberry Kiss (Very Berry, Autumn 2016), Better Off Red (Lady in Red, Autumn 2017), Stiletto on the Run, Lady is a Tramp (Core), Just Bitten (Velvet Dream, Autumn 2017)

I thought I had more reds. The only thing here close enough you don’t need both to Stiletto on the Run is Lady is a Tramp.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Essie Be Cherry (Ring in the Bling) - Part 1

From left to right: Sonja (Wanderlust, Summer 2017), Fire on the Horizon (Sunrise Sunset, Summer 2017), Lee (Set Sail, May 2015), Little Red Corvette (Lady in Red, Autumn 2017), Fran (Bask in the Heat, June 2017), Dita (La-Di-Da, Summer 2009), Be Cherry, Strawberry Fields Forever (Very Berry, Autumn 2016), Cranberry Kiss (Very Berry, Autumn 2016), Man of the Moment, Better Off Red (Lady in Red, Autumn 2017), Queen of Speed (Fast Lane), Raspberry Jam (Very Berry, Autumn 2016)

Be Cherry is on the cooler side of the things here, Dita and Strawberry Fields Forever come closest.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Zoya Ming & Sheri (Party Girls) - Part 1

From left to right: Dita (La-Di-Da, Summer 2009), Living Legend (Gala Bolds, Summer 2017), Queen of Speed (Fast Lane), Fran (Bask in the Heat, June 2017), Little Red Corvette (Lady in Red, Autumn 2017), Ming, Better Off Red (Lady in Red, Autumn 2017), Man of the Moment, Sheri, Lady is a Tramp (Core), Just Bitten (Velvet Dream, Autumn 2017), Demi (December 2011)

Dita is too cool, Living Legend, Queen of Speed, and Fran are too light and bright, and Just Bitten and Demi are too dark to even come close. The closest thing I have to each here is Little Red Corvette to Ming and Man of the Moment to Sheri.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - OPI Adam Said It's New Years, Eve and My Wish List Is You (Love OPI XOXO) - Part 1

From left to right: Lee (Set Sail, May 2015), Living Legend (Gala Bolds, Summer 2017), My Wish List is You, Little Red Corvette (Lady in Red, Autumn 2017), Queen of Speed (Fast Lane), Fran (Bask in the Sun, June 2017), Adam Said “It’s New Years, Eve”, Better Off Red (Lady in Red, Autumn 2017), Man of the Moment, Lady is a Tramp (Core), Just Bitten (Velvet Dream, Autumn 2017), Demi (December 2011)

My Wish List is You and Adam Said are more different than Ming and Sheri. My Wish List is You is actually rather close to Living Legend, and to a lesser extent Lee and Little Red Corvette. Adam Said is really close to Better Off Red.

Summer 2017 Comparisons - Essie Eclair My Love (S'il Vous Play) - Part 2

Part 2: Other brands:

Stay tuned for a more in-depth comparison for Sonja!

From left to right: Eva (Hugs-n-Kisses), I Brake for Colour (Road Trip, Spring 2015), Dixie (Sunsets, Summer 2016), Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood, Spring 2014), Sonja (Wanderlust, Summer 2017), Éclair My Love, My Chihuahua Bites! (Mexico, Spring 2006), Fire on the Horizon (Sunrise Sunset, Summer 2017), Lee (Set Sail, May 2015), Fran (Bask in the Heat, June 2017), America (La-Di-Da, Summer 2009), Haley (Classics), Coca Cola Red (Coca Cola, Summer 2014)

Fran, America, Haley, and Coca Cola Red are all too dark and too true red. Eva is too dusty, I Brake for Color is a bit too dark and orange toned, and Fire on the Horizon is not quite as saturated. Everything else is super close. There are some subtle differences, but really, if you have Dixie, Some Hearts, Sonja, My Chihuahua Bites, or from the last post Sunset Sneaks you don’t need Éclair My Love.

Summer 2017 Comparisons - OPI To the Mouse House We Go! (California Dreaming)

From left to right: Haley (Classics), Poppy (Drenched, July 2015), Ari (Shine On, April 2016), To the Mouse House We Go!, The Heat is On (Desert Escape, Summer 2015), Coca Cola Red (Coca Cola, Summer 2014), Fran (Bask in the Heat, June 2017), Lollipop (Sweet Time of Year, Winter 2009), Poinsettia (Let it Snow, Holiday 2011), Hannah (Focus, Autumn 2015), Carmen (Classics), Diana (Classics)

Mouse House’s closest cousins in jelly-hood are Ari and The Heat is On, but the former is cooler and lighter and the latter is warmer.

Summer 2017 Comparisons - Essie Living Legend (Gel Couture Gala Bolds)

Stay tuned for more indepth comparisons for Éclair My Love and Flame-boyant!

From left to right: Éclair My Love (S’il Vous Play, Summer 2017), Haley (Classics), Lee (Set Sail, May 2015), America (La-Di-Da, Summer 2009), Coca-Cola Red (Coca Cola, Summer 2014), Hannah (Focus, Autumn 2015), Living Legend, Lollipop (Sweet Time of Year, Winter 2009), Fran (Bask in the Sun, June 2017), Carmen (Classics), Flame-boyant (Summer Reign, Summer 2017), It’s Raining Men (Summer 2009), Great Balls of Fire (Happy Days Sephora Exclusive, Summer 2016)

Yeah… unless you really need a red in the Gel Couture line, you don’t need Living Legend.