Monday, September 18, 2017

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - OPI Reykjavic has All the Hot Spots (Iceland)


Aw, I wish I hadn’t gotten rid of Ever Glaze Optimal Opal! If I buy another bottle I’ll add in the comp.


From left to right: Chrome is Where the Heart Is (House of Colour, Spring 2016), Lullaby of Broadway (New York Marquee, Autumn 2014), Silken Quartz (Velvet Dream, Autumn 2017), Chantilly Peach (Core), Amber (Classics), Faith (Spring to It, March 2017), Fawne (Re-Cher-Che, Spring 2006), Reykjavik has All the Hot Spots, Mauving to Manitoba (Canada, Autumn 2004), It’s Genius (Winter 2008), Hey Doll (Vintage Vixen, Autumn 2010), Lorraine (Midsummer Light, June 2016), Come to Poppy (Nice Stems, Summer 2011)

Reykjavik is quite like Zoya’s old Fawne and a lighter version of Mauving to Manitoba. Nothing like this has been made in years.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - OPI Less is Norse (Iceland)




From left to right: Petal Pushers (Flowerista, Spring 2015), Genevieve (Entice, Autumn 2014), Less is Norse, Arielle (New York Never Sleeps, October 2015), Mona (Boudoir, January 2014), Natty (Designer, Autumn 2012), Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (After Midnight, Autumn 2016), Sailor (Cashmeres, Autumn 2013), Queen B (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees (Spain, Autumn 2009), Raven (Extreme, 2004)

Less is Norse is a little more purple than Genevieve and less Arielle. It definitely fills a void in my collection!

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - OPI Aurora Berry-alis (Iceland)




From left to right: Madeline (Naturel Deux, Autumn 2014), Let’s Stay Together (Recipe for Love, Autumn 2014), Pink Chocolate (Core), I Feel Pretty (Nordstrom Exclusive, Holiday 2016), Aurora Berryalis, Kate (Classics), Paige (Uptown, Autumn 2007), Bianca (Provocateur, Summer 2006), Mallory (Into the Sea, July 2016), We the Female (Washington DC, Autumn 2016), Veronica (Entice, Autumn 2014), Apartment for Two (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Holiday 2016)

If you have Zoya’s old Kate you already have Aurora Berryalis. I Feel Pretty and Pink Chocolate are also pretty close.

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - OPI Suzi & the Arctic Fox (Iceland)


I still have no idea exactly what color Suzi & the Arctic Fox really is… brown? Gray? Purple? I don’t know. I also can’t get it to show up on camera well.




From left to right: Joanne (Friendsgiving, November 2014), Charmed, I’m Sure (Autumn Nights, Autumn 2013), A Grape Affair (Coca Cola, Summer 2014), Plum Sugar (Sugar High, Spring 2015), O Suzi Mio (Venice, Autumn 2015), Viking in a Vinter Vonderland (Nordic, Autumn 2014), Kelly (Wonderful, Autumn 2010), Suzi & the Arctic Fox, Mona (Boudoir, January 2014), Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees (Spain, Autumn 2009), Casey (Classics), Vendetta (Spring 2009)

I think if you mixed the gray Mona with the purple Viking you’d get Arctic Fox. This color is so unique!

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - OPI Check Out the Old Geysirs (Iceland)


Also, why didn’t I think to include Pepper in my Saint comparisons?



From left to right: Virgin Snow (Virgin Snow, Holiday 2015), Jessica (Express Yourself, March 2012), Kristen (Feel, Winter 2011), Sea of Love (Message in a Bottle, Spring 2017), Check Out the Old Geysirs, Cinderella (Spring 2012), Rayne (Delight, Spring 2015), One Polished Pony (My Little Pony, Summer 2017), Matilda (Midsummer Light, June 2016), Saint (Enchanted, Holiday 2016), Pepper (Rainbow Bright, May 2016), Jo (Twist, Spring 2009). Swatch Stick: China Glaze Boho Blues (Road Trip, Spring 2015)

Old Geysirs is kind of like Sea of Love with soft blue shimmer, but given that the shimmer doesn’t show up that much in Geysirs they’re close enough you don’t need both.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - OPI That's What Friends Are Thor (Iceland)


I just don’t have a lot of brown crèmes, sorry. There probably is a whole lot more stuff out there that’s a lot closer to Thor that I don’t have.


From left to right: Marnie (Naturel Deux, Autumn 2014), Mary & Gina (Naturel 3, Spring 2017), Mahogany Magic (Colours from the Capitol, Spring 2012), Debbie (Naturel 3, Spring 2017), That’s What Friends are Thor, Emilia (Naturel Deux, Autumn 2014), Desiree (Focus, Autumn 2015), Louise (Cashmeres, Autumn 2013)

Thor is a whole lot cooler than anything else I have here. Emilia comes closest but it’s still way warmer by comparison.

Autumn 2017 Comparisons - OPI One Heckla of a Color! (Iceland)





From left to right: Afternoon Delight (Afternoon Delight Sephora Exclusive, Spring 2016), High Society (Rebel Debutante, Spring 2010), Candy Shop (Sugar High, Spring 2015), One Heckla of a Color, Faith (Spring to It, March 2017), Uptown Girl (Rebel Debutante, Spring 2010), Coming Up Roses (Bed of Roses, Spring 2017), Tina (Charming, Spring 2017), London (Afterglow, February 2015)

Candy Shop is a slightly dustier version of Heckla, and Faith is almost dead on were it not for the shimmer. High Society is more beige and Uptown Girl is more pink.