Autumn 2017 Comparisons - China Glaze Glamcore (Street Regal)

From left to right: Black Cherry Chutney (India, Spring 2008), Sloane (Pulse, Autumn 2008), Let’s Groove (Retro Diva, Autumn 2009), Glamcore, Yasmeen (Provocateur, Summer 2006), Sexy Divide (Winter 2008), Thess (Luminous Lights, Holiday 2016), Belinda (Zenith, Holiday 2013), Prima Donna (A Night at the Opera, Autumn 2013), Russian Navy (Russia, Autumn 2007), Groove Thang (Dance to the Musique, Autumn 2008)

I don’t have anything exactly like Glamcore – Sloane, Let’s Groove, and Yasmeen are redder, and Sexy Plunge, Thess, and Belinda are cooler.

Spring 2017 Comparisons - Zoya Millie (Charming) - Part 1

I’m going to do a big Zoya purple metallics comparison that goes into more depth on the differences between them someday soon, by the way. In the meantime, enjoy this shot!

Other Zoyas:

From left to right: Hudson (Awaken, Spring 2014), Anaka (Truth, Autumn 2009), Millie, Hope (Classics), Giada (Flair, Autumn 2015), Haven (Wishes, Holiday 2014), Yasmeen (Provocateur, Summer 2006), Sloane (Pulse, Autumn 2008)

Hudson’s not even kind of close but since the other two shimmers in Charming were close to the other shimmers in Awaken I wanted to throw it in. Anaka likewise is way pinker than the rest of the comparison, but it’s in the same boat as Millie so I thought I’d throw it in. Millie’s more purple. Hope is the closest of the shimmers, but A) Hope’s formula is really, really thin and B) It’s just a metallic with no flecks.

Holiday 2016 Comparisons - OPI Rich & Brazilian (Breakfast at Tiffany's)

I’m surprised I have way more comparisons for this than I do for Apartment for Two!

From left to right: Sloane (Pulse, Autumn 2008), Good Girl Gone Bad (Party Like a Rockstar, Holiday 2008), Britta (Urban Grunge, Autumn 2016), Jem (Mirrors, Autumn 2011), Taboo (Revelation, Spring 2013), Rich & Brazilian, Scorpio (Zodiac, November 2016), Queen of the Night (Her Majesty, Holiday 2016), Black Cherry Chutney (India, Spring 2008), Darkest Shadow (Smoky, Autumn 2014), Sansa (Ignite, Autumn 2014), Cosmo with a Twist (Starlight, Holiday 2015)

Sloane is less red and more purple, and has less shimmer. Good Girl Gone Bad is an actual glitter that doesn’t dry smooth, as well it’s also warmer, this is one I’d definitely say if you’re a fan of Good Girl Gone Bad go check out Rich & Brazilian. Britta is lighter and has gold shimmer in it. The three on the far right have distinctly different glitter colors: Darkest Shadow is too red, Sansa is too gold, and Cosmo with a Twist is too blue. Black Cherry Chutney is actually a similar color to Rich & Brazilian’s base, it just doesn’t have any of Rich & Brazilian’s sparkle. I threw in Queen of the Night, but it’s rather darker and the glitter is less dense. Jem and Taboo are a lot more vibrant and have more gold in their shimmer. The closest thing I have is Scorpio – the base colors are really close but Scorpio’s glitter is silverier. Rich & Brazilian’s mix of pink, red, and a little bit of blue is really unique!

Zoya Purple and Dark Mauve Cremes Comparison

Good evening! Today I have for you my massive comparison of Zoya’s Purple and dark mauve cremes! It seems like every fall, like clockwork, Zoya puts out at least one of these dark purple cremes – and of course I always get them! But seriously, last fall’s Urban Grunge had Tara, 2015’s Focus had Lidia, 2014’s Entice had Margo & Veronica, 2012’s Designer had Toni and Monica, 2011’s Smoke had Anja (and you’ll be seeing all of them here today!) The only polish of Zoya’s I could think of that I don’t have that I wish I could compare to the rest of these guys is Lael (which was ironically one of the first of these color polishes that Zoya ever did), which I’ve heard is incredibly similar to Lidia (that’s why I’ve never bought it). Once my swatch sticks come in, I’ll do a picture of this comparison on those, so you can see how the polishes compare dried. I’ll also, once I can put them all onto swatch sticks, throw in some non-Zoya dark purples too. And, if next fall (and the fall after that and the fall after that) they release another one of these dark purple cremes, I’ll be sure to update.

From left to right – Normani, Mary, Debbie, Marnie, Veronica, Toni, Margo, Tara, Anja, Monica, Lidia, Katherine, Casey, Sloane

Normani through Veronica

Zoya Normani (Naturel 1, Winter-Spring 2014) – I’m going to do a whole other comparison for just the Naturels, but I wanted to include this along with the other purples. It’s more of a sable brown color with some purple undertones, so I wanted to throw it in.

Zoya Mary (Naturel 3, Winter-Spring 2017) – Mary leans a little more brown than most of the other polishes in this lineup, but since it’s still a little raisin-y I threw it in. Again, I’ll talk more about Mary in my full Naturel comparisons.

Zoya Debbie (Naturel 3, Winter-Spring 2017) – More of a plum brown. Again, I’ll talk more about Debbie in my Naturels post.

Zoya Marnie (Naturel Deux, Summer-Autumn 2014) – The reddest of these darker Naturels, but still browner than Veronica. Compared to Veronica, it’s also much more muted.

Veronica through Tara

Zoya Veronica (Entice, Autumn 2014) – Distinctly the reddest of this set, and I’ll also include Veronica when I do a Zoya berry-reds comparison. It’s closest in tone to Toni, but Toni is much more dusty in tone. It’s distinctly berry compared to Margo, but they’re both of a similar brightness.

Zoya Toni (Designer, Autumn 2012) – Kind of a dark beet red with some plummy tones. The Designer set in general was a very dusty set, and Toni and Monica are probably the least vibrant of the comparison (Veronica and Margo being the brightest). Color wise, it falls between Veronica and Margo.

Zoya Margo (Entice, Autumn 2014) – The brightest of the dark purples, and also a very warm one. The biggest difference between it and Tara is that brightness.

Zoya Tara (Urban Grunge, Autumn 2016) – The most mid-toned purple out of all of them – Not as warm as Veronica, Toni, or Margo, not as cool as Monica or Lidia, not as light as the Naturel purples and not as dark as Casey, but that said it’s really close to Anja, the closest of any two polishes in the lineup. Anja’s darker – Tara looks like Anja with a drop of Margo in it – but otherwise they’re very, very close.

Margo through Lidia

Zoya Anja (Smoke, Autumn 2011) – The darkest of the very warm toned purples, Anja looks distinctly red compared to Lidia.

Zoya Monica (Designer, Autumn 2012) – Like Toni, Monica is rather dusty compared to everyone else (these pictures refuse to show it.) It’s much more cool toned than Toni and is a lot lighter than Lidia.

Zoya Lidia (Focus, Autumn 2015) – I haven’t worn Lidia in a while, but I recall her drying a lot darker than in the bottle. I’ll have to try her again once I get the swatch sticks. She’s also much more blue toned than a lot of the rest of Zoya’s dark purples, but not super blue toned.

Monica through Sloane

Zoya Katherine (Gloss, Autumn 2012) – This is actually a jelly polish, so unless you build it up it’s not that dark. This is another one I haven’t worn in a little while, but I recall it looking at three coats like a jelly version of Monica (fitting, as they came out at the same time.)

Zoya Casey (Core Lineup) – By a wide margin the darkest of the purples, Casey comes off as black in a lot of lightings.

Zoya Sloane (Pulse, Autumn 2008) – Yes, Sloane has shimmer in it (and when I do my post on comparing shimmery purples she’ll be there too.), but it’s subtler than most so I threw it in. It’s a bit like a shimmery version of Anja.

Let me know if you have any comparison requests and I'll try to make them happen!

All of these polishes are available at Zoya.com.