Holiday 2017 Comparisons - Orly Champagne Slushie (Darlings of Defiance) - Part 1

From left to right: Silken Quartz (Velvet Dream, Autumn 2017), To Have & to Gold (Bridal 2017), Beth (Sophisticates, Autumn 2017), Magical (Romantiques, Spring 2009), Champagne Slushie, High Standards (Summer Reign, Summer 2017), Best Ponies Forever (My Little Pony, Summer 2017), Sweet Carmel Sunday (California Dreaming, Summer 2017)

Champagne Slushie is kind of unique in this lineup – It’s not gold like High Standards, it’s not nude like Silken Quartz, it’s not beige like Magical, and it’s not bronze like Sweet Carmel Sunday.

Holiday 2017 Comparisons - China Glaze Toast It Up and As Good as It Glitz (The Glam Finale) - Part 1

From left to right: Sweet Carmel Sunday (California Dreaming, Summer 2017), Best Ponies Forever (My Little Pony, Summer 2017), High Standards (Summer Reign, Summer 2017), Truth Is Gold (Street Regal, Autumn 2017), Toast It Up, Monique (Lighten Up, March 2016), Beth (Sophisticates, Autumn 2017), Magical (Romantiques, Spring 2009), As Good As It Glitz, To Have & To Gold (Bridal 2017), Reykjavik Has All the Hot Spots (Iceland, Autumn 2017), Fawne (Re-Cher-Che, Spring 2006)

Toast It Up is the lightest of the four golds China Glaze has come out with this year, and it comes close to Silken Quartz, Toast It Up is just a bit more gold and a bit more glitzy while Silken Quartz is more subdued. As Good As it Glitz is almost dead on a dupe to Magical, which I got on clearance over the summer which makes me think that maybe they’re phasing out Magical for As Good As it Glitz.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - Zoya Beth (Sophisticates) - Part 1

From left to right: Ainsley (Cozy in Love, February 2017), Magical (Romantique, Spring 2009), To Have & To Gold (Bridal 2017), Beth, Sweet Carmel Sunday (California Dreaming, Summer 2017), Goldie But Goodie (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Glimmer (?)

I was surprised how close Beth was to To Have & To Gold. Beth is a little less foily and a little less bronze but they’re closer than I would have thought. Ainsley seems to have been made with a similar idea in mind but the colors are different; the base is lighter and the shimmer more gold. It’s not a true metallic like Magical or Sweet Carmel Sunday, Goldie But Goodie is way too gold, and Glimmer is a whole other thing entirely.

Summer 2017 Comparisons - OPI Sweet Carmel Sunday (California Dreaming)

From left to right: Magical (Romantique, Spring 2009), Chantilly Peach (Core), Austine (Utopia, Holiday 2007), Sweet Carmel Sunday, Cinnamon (Flair, Autumn 2015), Far Out (Retro Diva, Autumn 2009), Brisbane Bronze (Australia, Spring 2007), Penny (Truth, Autumn 2009), Mercedes (Classics), Leggy Legend (Leggy Legend, Autumn 2015), Goin’ My Way? (Vintage Vixen, Autumn 2010)

I don’t have anything quite like Sweet Carmel Sunday, I’d say it’s like a cross between Austine and Cinnamon.