Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Essie Gel Couture Jade to Measure vs Essie Jade in Manhattan

Comparison with Jade in Manhattan (Oil Slick, Summer 2016) – I thought these were closer. I was wrong. I guess I just thought they'd be more similar because they both have Jade in the name.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Essie Gel Couture Jade to Measure (Gel Couture Holiday 2017) - Part 2

From left to right: Agro (Hunger Games, Spring 2012), My Gecko Does Tricks (Hawaii, Spring 2015), Rikki (Irresistible, Summer 2013), Gemini (Zodiac, June 2016), I’ll Take Manhattan (New York Marquee, Autumn 2014), Jade to Measure, All Hands on Deck (Shimmer Brights, Summer 2016), Giovanna (Satins, Autumn 2013), Cher (Emerald for May, May 2015), Running in Circles (Cirque Du Soleil, Holiday 2012), Priscilla (Emerald for May, May 2014), If I Ruled the World (Her Majesty, Holiday 2016), Mercer (Sparkling Sights, Holiday 2016), Laughin to the Bank (Jewel Heist, Autumn 2013), Cuckoo for this Color (Swiss, Autumn 2010), Emerald Fitzgerald (Vintage Vixen, Autumn 2010)

Nothing really is that close to Jade to Measure – it’s darker and less chrome-y than I’ll Take Manhattan, darker than All Hands on Deck and warmer than Giovanna.

Comparison with Jade in Manhattan (Oil Slick, Summer 2016) – I thought these were closer. I was wrong.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Essie Gel Couture Jade to Measure (Gel Couture Holiday 2017) - Part 1

From left to right: Lacey (Charming, Spring 2017), Tammi (Wanderlust, August 2014), Becca (Set Sail, May 2015), Tongue & Chic (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Rule Breaker (Wild at Heart, Autumn 2009), Standing Ovation (A Night at the Opera, Autumn 2013), Jade to Measure, Outta Bounds (Ski, Holiday 2007), Baroque Jungle (Street Regal, Autumn 2017), Tabitha (Sophisticates, Autumn 2017)

Jade to Measure is interesting in that it’s a green metallic that’s not teal, which most of my other metallics are either light or they’re teal. Outta Bounds comes closest but it’s too cool.

Summer 2016 Comparisons - Essie Star Studded (Gel Couture Gala Bolds)

From left to right: Sunny (Vivid, April 2014), Solar Power (Ecollection, Spring 2008), Sun’s Up Top Down (Road Trip, Spring 2015), Aim to Misbehave (Shimmer Brights, Summer 2016), Cowardly Lyin’ (Wizard of Ooh Ahz Returns, Holiday 2009), Lighthouse (Anchors Away, Spring 2011), Goldie (Dramatic, February 2014), Champagne Bubbles (Let It Snow, Holiday 2011), Star Studded, Rollin in Cashmere (Gwen Stefani Holiday, Holiday 2014), Getting Groovy (Getting Groovy, Holiday 2016), Marisol (Bask in the Heat, June 2017), Leggy Legend (Leggy Legend, Autumn 2015)

I really have nothing like Star Studded, at all! The only things even sort of close are Rollin in Cashmere (which is a straight metallic) and Champagne Bubbles (which has sliver glitter not gold).

Summer 2017 Comparisons - Essie Fashion Faceoff (Gala Bolds)

Hey, why didn’t I include Hook and Line in my It’s A-Boat Time comparisons?

From left to right: Cords (Retro Diva, Autumn 2009), Hook and Line (Colours from the Capitol/Hunger Games, Spring 2012), It’s A-Boat Time (Spring Fling, Spring 2017), Gossip Over Gimlets (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Ainsley (Cozy in Love, February 2017), My Silk Tie (50 Shades of Grey, Spring 2015), Fashion Faceoff, Dorothy (Luminous Lights, Holiday 2016), Closing Night (Ballet Nudes, Spring 2017), Moon Rendezvous (Romantic Rapture, Spring 2013), On the Wild Side (Wild at Heart, Autumn 2009). Bottom: Seraphina (Zenith, Holiday 2013)

Fashion Faceoff’s closest living relative is My Silk Tie, but the finish of that one is a straight metallic while Fashion Faceoff has a shimmer/glitter to it.

Summer 2017 Comparisons - Essie Front Page Worthy (Gel Couture Gala Bolds)

I just can’t get good bottle swatches of dark blue metallics, I’m sorry.

From left to right: Juniper (Luminous Lights, Holiday 2016), Eunice (Into the Sea, July 2016), Estelle (Flair, Autumn 2015), Aruba Blue, Front Page Worthy, Miss Piggy’s Big Number (Muppets World Tour, Spring 2014), Under the Stars (Coastal Crush, Summer 2017), Scandalous Shenanigans (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013)

Juniper, Eunice, Estelle, and Aruba Blue are much brighter, Scandalous Shenanigans is much darker, and Under the Stars has pink shimmer in it, but Front Page Worthy and Miss Piggy’s Big Number are super-duper close. If I was being nitpicky I’d say Front Page Worthy is a bit more purple toned but yeah.

Essie Bridal Comparisons - To Have & To Gold

From left to right: Getting Groovy (Getting Groovy, Holiday 2016), Cheryl (Very Merry, Holiday 2015), Sienna (Metallics and Chromes, August 2012), Five-and-Ten (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Holiday 2016), Goldie but Goodie (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Swing Baby (Vintage Vixen, Autumn 2010), Rage (Foil FX, Spring 2010), To Have & to Gold, Worth a Pretty Penne (Venice, Autumn 20150, Beatrice (All Night Long, December 2015), Mercedes (Light & Shadow, November 2016), Million Dollar Views (Mulholland, Autumn 2016), Strike Up a Cosmo (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013)

The only stuff that’s super close to To Have & to Gold are Rage and Worth a Pretty Penne, Rage is more silvery and Worth a Pretty Penne is warmer and brighter.