Julep Lineup - Kay, Keiko, Kendra, Kerry

• Kay (CWAT - Modern Smolder, February 2016) is a neutral brown shimmer. This is a lot like Zoya Beth if you got that one this fall. It’s nice.
• Keiko (Bombshell - Afterglow, February 2015) is a very dark green shimmer. This is darker and less shimmery than Kendra. It’s nice but I prefer Kendra.
• Kendra (It Girl - Rebel Set, October 2015) is a fabulous dark green shimmer. This never looks black even in non-direct lighting. I love this! It’s so perfect for fall.
• Kerry (Boho Glam - Switch Up, November 2015) is a gold matte metallic. This isn’t great on my skin tone but it is incredibly cool looking.

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.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - Orly Silken Quartz (Velvet Dream)

From left to right: Monique (Lighten Up, March 2016), Take a Right on Bourbon (New Orleans, Spring 2016), Magical (Romantiques, Spring 2009), Lullaby of Broadway (New York Marquee, Autumn 2014), Kay (Modern Smolder, February 2016), Silken Quartz, Lauren (Classics), Wilma (Rainbow Bright, May 2016), Press * For Silver (Starlight, Holiday 2015), Voyeuristic Adventure (Secret Society, Holiday 2013), Front Page (Infamous, Holiday 2015), Cosmo-Not Tonight Honey! (Russia, Autumn 2007), Seashell (Core)

Silken Quartz is a lot like Zoya’s old Lauren, but Silken Quartz has a much thicker formula. Wilma is a little darker.