Summer 2017 Comparisons - Deborah Lippmann Soak Up the Sun (Sunrise Sunset)

Stay tuned for a more in-depth comparison swatch for Kill ‘Em with Kindness!

From left to right: Urban Jungle (Colors in the Wild, Summer 2014), Vanna (Set Sail, May 2015), Jacqueline (Lovely, Spring 2013), Soak Up the Sun, One Chic Chick (Soft Shades 2016, Spring 2016), Lemon Drop (Sweets for My Sweet, Spring 2016), Kill ‘Em with Kindness (My Little Pony, Summer 2017), Whip it Good (Lite Brites, Summer 2016)

My first thought was to compare it to Lemon Drop from last year, but Soak Up the Sun is a lot dustier and more orange toned. Urban Jungle’s too pink toned, Whip it Good is super bright, and Kill ‘Em with Kindness is brighter and squishier. Everything else is fairly close. Vanna is lighter and more nude toned, One Chic Chick is more yellow, and Jacqueline has a subtle shimmer, but they’re all really close.

Miscellaneous Comparisons - Essie Aim to Misbehave (Shimmer Brights, Summer 2016)

From left to right: Daisy (Delight, Spring 2015), Melodious Utopia (Hope and Freedom Fest, Spring 2013), Aim to Misbehave, Sun’s Up Top Down (Road Trip, Spring 2015), Lighthouse (Anchors Away, Spring 2011), Cowardly Lyin’ (Wizard of Ooh Ahz Returns, Holiday 2009), Champagne Bubbles (Let It Snow, Holiday 2011)

Nothing here is exactly like Aim to Misbehave – nothing’s quite as egg-yolk-y yellow. Daisy is lighter, a pastel yellow, with blue shimmer. Melodious Utopia is lighter with red shimmer. Sun’s Up Top Down is the closest base color wise, but it’s really a crème with red shimmer in it while Aim to Misbehave is metallic with gold shimmer. Likewise Lighthouse is a yellow glass fleck. Cowardly Lyin and Champagne Bubbles are distinctly gold metallic bases, as opposed to Aim to Misbehave’s yellow, Cowardly Lyin with gold glitter and Champagne Bubbles with silver.