Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Essie Social-Lights (Ring in the Bling) - Part 1

From left to right: Ainsley (Cozy in Love, February 2017), Monique (Lighten Up, March 2016), Beth (Sophisticates, Autumn 2017), Fashion Faceoff (Gala Bolds, Summer 2017), Harley (Twist, Spring 2009), Social-Lights, Don’t Take Yosemite For Granite (California Dreaming, Summer 2017), On the Wild Side (Wild at Heart, Autumn 2009), Kiss My Glass (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Haute & Heavy (Street Regal, Autumn 2017)

Social-Lights is the only thing here with that luscious gold shimmer in it. Harley has a similar base color but the shimmer’s not even close.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - China Glaze Slay Bells Ring (The Glam Finale) - Part 1

From left to right: Harley (Twist, Spring 2009), Fashion Faceoff (Gala Bolds, Summer 2017), Gossip Over Gimlets (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Slay Bells Ring, Don’t Take Yosemite For Granite (California Dreaming, Summer 2017), On the Wild Side (Wild at Heart, Autumn 2009), Kiss My Glass (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), After Hours (Dance to the Musique, Autumn 2008), Lucerne-tainly Look Marvelous (Swiss, Autumn 2010), Show Time (In True Fashion, Autumn 2012), Nancy (Black Magic, October 2014)

Harley and Fashion Faceoff are too light, and the stuff on the right is too dark. Gossip Over Gimlets is the closest in color, but they’re quite different in finish. Closer in finish is On the Wild Side (which is a lot more blue) and Yosemite (which is pinker).

Summer 2017 - OPI Don't Take Yosemite For Granite (California Dreaming)

From left to right: Take the “A” Train (New York Marquee, Autumn 2014), Rachael (Kisses, London, September 2015), On the Wild Side (Wild at Heart, Autumn 2009), Bad Moon Rising (Big Bang, Holiday 2013), Hook and Line (Colours from the Capitol/Hunger Games, Spring 2012), Chrome is Where the Heart Is (House of Colour, Spring 2016), Don’t Take Yosemite for Granite, Jungle Queen (On Safari, Autumn 2012), No Peeking! (Twinkle, Holiday 2014)

Yosemite is the only polish in California Dreaming I don’t have anything exactly like. Its closest relative in style is Jungle Queen but Jungle Queen’s not a true metallic. It’s a cross between Jungle Queen and Chrome is Where the Heart Is.

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.

Spring 2017 Comparisons - China Glaze It's A-Boat Time! (Spring Fling)

From left to right: Cords (Retro Diva, Autumn 2009), Take a Right on Bourbon (New Orleans, Spring 2016), Monique (Lighten Up, March 2016), Spun Sugar (Parfumerie, Autumn 2013), It’s Totally Fort Worth It (Texas, Spring 2011), I’d Melt for You (Twinkle, Holiday 2014), It’s A-Boat Time, Centennial Celebration (Coca Cola Icons of Happiness, Summer 2015), Smoldering, Bad Moon Rising (Big Bang, Holiday 2013, full size a Nordstrom Exclusive, Spring 2015), Dorothy (Luminous Lights, Holiday 2016), Closing Night (Ballet Nudes, Spring 2017), On the Wild Side (Wild at Heart, Autumn 2009), Star Dust Memories, Rachael (Kisses, London, September 2015)

There’s a lot of green in It’s A-Boat Time that nothing else here has. I’d Melt for You is very much a true silver without any green. Fort Worth It is the closest in spirit, but it has a pink flash instead of green. It’s the pink version of A-Boat Time. Spun Sugar, Monique, and Bourbon are similarly warm but less green. Centennial Celebration is also very warm but it’s actually a silver and gold foil instead of a metallic.