Summer 2017 Comparisons - Zoya River (Wanderlust)

Man, there’s just no way I can ever get Royal Navy to look right…

From left to right: Selene (Paradise Sun, Summer 2015), So Blue without You (Happy Holiglaze, Holiday 2013), Kiss the Girl (Ever Glaze), Charla (Sparkle, Summer 2010), Emily (Topaz for December, December 2015), River, Do You Sea What I Sea (Fiji, Spring 2017), Tallulah (Ooh-La-La, Summer 2009), Song (Diva, Autumn 2012), Sanaa (Sapphire for September, September 2015), Loot the Booty (Viva Antigua, Summer 2016), Royal Navy (In the Navy, Summer 2010)

Just as I thought, River and Do You Sea are dead on dupes. Emily is also kind of close, but it’s got a different shimmer. Tallulah has a less visible shimmer.

Summer 2017 Comparisons - Orly Sea You Soon (Coastal Crush)

Now, I don’t have Orly Skinny Dip, but I think they’re pretty close. I want to say Skinny Dip is a neon and Sea You Soon isn’t, and Sea You Soon’s shimmer is more apparent.

Also, I accidentally grabbed Essie Melody Maker instead of Essie Viva Antigua, but Viva Antigua, like Melody Maker, is so vastly different than Sea You Soon I didn’t bother to take new photos.

From left to right: Melody Maker (Neons, Summer 2015), Rebel (Awaken, Spring 2014), What I Like About Blue (Lite Brites, Summer 2016), Sea You Soon, Teal the Cows Come Home (Brighter By the Dozen, Summer 2006), Tallulah (Ooh-La-La, Summer 2009), Emily (Topaz for December, December 2015), Do You Sea What I Sea? (Fiji, Spring 2017), Royal Navy (In the Navy, Summer 2010). Swatch Stick: Orly Cliffhanger (Epix)

I thought you guys would like to see Royal Navy, but they’re obviously different. It is kind of the lighter version of the same idea, though, and I think they’d be a cute combo. Do You Sea and Emily are also way darker. Rebel’s shimmer is way different and it’s super light. Tallulah and Teal the Cows are darker and What I Like About Blue is lighter, but they’re all closer. I have nothing exactly like Sea You Soon, but we’ll just have to wait and see once I compare it to I Truly Azure You!

Misc. Comparisons - Essie Catch of the Day (Shimmer Brights)

From left to right: I Got a Blue Attitude (Lite Brites, Summer 2016), Blagger (Spring 2011), Gladys (Dark and Stormy Nights, October 2016), Catch of the Day, Aruba Blue (?), Loot the Booty (Viva Antigua, Summer 2016), Up All Night (Patent Leather in the City, Spring 2006), Sleeping Under the Stars (The Great Outdoors, Autumn 2015), Royal Navy (In the Navy, Summer 2010)

Blue Attitude is really more purple; purples are notoriously hard to photograph. It looks nothing like Catch of the Day in person; I just wanted to compare it because the shimmer is similar (namely, impossibly hard to see on the nail!). I thought Blagger would be a good match to the base but it’s a lot more vibrant and green. Royal Navy has a strong light blue shimmer, and while a lot of the awesome red/gold shimmer in Sleeping Under the Stars doesn’t show up the base color is nevertheless a lot darker. Loot the Booty is in the same boat but darker and the shimmer shows up a lot better. Aruba Blue and Gladys are pretty close to Catch of the Day, but Aruba Blue is a metallic while Catch of the Day and Gladys are crèmes with shimmer. Gladys and Catch of the Day are actually really close!