Julep Lineup - Kathy, Katie, Katrina, Katya

• Kathy (Pearl for June, June 2014) is a chic looking golden shimmer, although it really doesn’t look anything like a pearl. Really unique! It’s more gold than Brenda.
• Katie (CWAT - Wanderlust, August 2014) is a warm toned purple shimmer. This one I’m not crazy about, the shimmer kinda dies on the nail.
• Katrina (Bombshell - Bow on Top, Holiday 2015) is quite different from Kathy in person. Kathy is a fine gold shimmer, Katrina is a beige and silver glitter combo. This is really great and opaque!
• Katya (CWAT - Dark and Stormy Nights, October 2016) is a dark purple creme. Solid but not super exciting.

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

From left to right: Goldie (Dramatic, February 2014), Leo (Zodiac, August 2016), Cheryl (Very Merry, Holiday 2015), Katrina (Bow on Top, Holiday 2015), Million Dollar Views (Mulholland, Autumn 2016), Cruisin’ (Retro Diva, Autumn 2009), Bling (Sparkle, Holiday 2014), I Herd That (On Safari, Autumn 2012), Nadia, Alma & Jesy (Bubbly, Summer 2014), Maria Luisa (Satins, Autumn 2013), Trisha (Fuchsia Fizzy Mystery Box, August 2015)

Nothing here is exactly like Nadia – Nadia is an orange toned gold sheer topper that’s not a flakie. They’re either a similar color (Cruisin’), a similar finish (Goldie) or a fellow gold topper but chunkier (Maria Luisa and Trisha) but nothing is exactly like Nadia.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - Zoya Beth (Sophisticates) - Part 2

From left to right: Five-and-Ten (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Holiday 2016), Katrina (Bow on Top, Holiday 2015), Judy (All Night Long, December 2015), Rage (Foil FX, Spring 2010), Kay (Modern Smolder, February 2016), Beth, Wilma (Rainbow Bright, May 2016), Beatrice (All Night Long, December 2015), Louisa May (Citrine for November, November 2015), Chantilly Peach, Hey Doll & Ingrid (Vintage Vixen, Autumn 2010)

I thought Kay was close to McKenna but it’s almost dead-on with Beth. It’s a tiny bit warmer and darker but not enough to call them anything but dupes. Rage is similar, but it’s more foily and silverier. Wilma’s closer to Beth than it was to McKenna but it’s still too metallic and duochromey. Five-and-Ten, Katrina, and Judy are all too silvery, the two polishes from Vintage Vixen are way off, Chantilly Peach is too, well, peach, Louisa May is too warm, and Beatrice is too gold.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - Zoya Mckenna (Sophisticates) - Part 2

From left to right: Steph (Drenched, July 2015), Time For Me Time (Resort Spring 2015), Lauren (Classics), Frosting (Sugar High, Spring 2015), Celeste (Classics), Front Page (Infamous, Holiday 2015), McKenna, Kay (Modern Smolder, February 2016), Take a Right on Bourbon (New Orleans, Spring 2016), Voyeuristic Adventure (Secret Society, Holiday 2013), Wilma (Rainbow Bright, May 2016), Fast Track (Hunger Games, Spring 2012), Katrina (Bow on Top, Holiday 2015)

Nothing quite has the same style of shimmer of McKenna. Steph is whiter, Time for Me Time and Lauren are pinker, Frosting and Celeste are yellower, Take a Right on Bourbon and Voyeuristic Adventure are more cool toned, Wilma is more duochromey, and Fast Track and Katrina are too glitzy. The two closest things are Front Page and Kay, the latter of which is close enough you don’t need McKenna. Front Page is a similar color but it’s a full on metallic. Kay is just a little darker and the shimmer is a bit different.