From The Polish Jinx: Chanel FNO Delicatesse and Chanel Khaki Rose

Curious about how the new Chanel FNO polish, Delicatesse, compares with Chanel Khaki Rose?  The Polish Jinx has you covered.

Check out the writeup at her blog post.

Dupe Attack by Amber: Essie Guchi Muchi Puchi vs. Essie Raise Awareness (2011)

Today, I have a blog post planned and written by Amber of the Lacquer Clones Swatching group on Facebook.  Below, she has a Dupe Attack for two pretty soft Essie pinks:  Guchi Muchi Puchi and Raise Awareness!

P.S.: Amber doesn't have a blog, but she does tweet. If you'd like to follow her on Twitter, head over to twitter.com/amberback .

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Last October, when I walked into Ulta and saw Raise Awareness, limited edition, sitting on a Breast Cancer awareness month display, I just couldn’t help but grab it. It is the perfect light bubble gum pink color. Unfortunately, it takes 3-4 coats to really be opaque on the nail and over the past year I’ve used up almost half of the bottle. Eep! Luckily for me, I came across a sale at my local Trade Secret store… they had several, rather old-looking boxes of Essie polishes at 75% off! Not many of the colors stood out to me as something I needed but then I saw Guchi Muchi Puchi and thought it looked very familiar. Since it was nicely discounted, I grabbed it hoping it would be a good replacement for the discontinued Raise Awareness when I ran out.

A bottle shot with Guchi Muchi Puchi on the left and Raise Awareness on the right. 

Dupe Attack: Wet 'n' Wild Fast Dry- Waves of Enchantment and NYC Colors Golden Glam

It's a decently established fact on the Internets that Zoya Rica and Wet 'n' Wild Waves of Enchantment are essentially dupes.  Of course, this isn't super-helpful for those who are seeking an inexpensive Zoya Rica dupe, since Waves of Enchantment is currently discontinued.

But did you know that NYC Golden Glam gets pretty close, too?  Check these swatches out:

 

(swatches provided by Sara of My Life in Polish)

Skip the first two colors swatched, and Waves of Enchantment is the on the left; Golden Glam is on the right. Each of these have two coats.

Waves of Enchantment, with its extra golden undertone and more foil-like finish, is much closer to Zoya Rica than NYC Golden Glam is.  Still, if you aren't super-picky about absolute, one-hundred-percent dupeability, Golden Glam might do it for you.  

(For those curious: the teal chunky glitter on the far left is Orly Flash Glam FX in Mermaid Tale, and the purpley chunky glitter to its right is Orly Bubbly Bombshell. Sara has Zoya Tracie peeking through on her gorgeous thumb.)

Dupe Attack: Butter London Disco Biscuit, Maybelline Crushed Candy

Lisa from Cosmetic Sanctuary has a pretty neat Clone Attack/dupe comparison to share today: Butter London Disco Biscuit and Maybelline Crushed Candy.


Crushed Candy (middle finger) is on the left; Disco Biscuit (pointer) is on the right.

(photo provided by Lisa of Cosmetic Sanctuary)  

Says Lisa:

"Butter London Disco Biscuit is on my pointer finger and Maybelline Crushed Candy is on my middle finger. Disco Biscuit needed 3 coats (and still sheerish), Crushed Candy need 2 (for this pic). Base color is almost exact, the only big difference is the Disco Biscuit has chunkier iridescent glitter while Crushed Candy has more of a fine "shimmer" in the same iridescent glitter color. " 

If you would like to see more from Lisa, feel free to check out her amazing beauty blog and follow her on Facebook.

Added to the blogroll: The Polish Jinx!

I'd love to share our newest addition to the blogroll, The Polish Jinx! This blog is run by Shayna, who has made several informative and useful dupe comparison posts in the past.

Here are a few of them:

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The Polish Jinx: The Polish Jinx: HEAD TO HEAD MATCH - Girly Bits Shift Happens VS Clarins 230

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The Polish Jinx: Deborah Lippmann Dont Tell Mama VS Illamasqua Viridian

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The Polish Jinx: How Do You Orange?

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Credit for all photos goes solely to Shayna of The Polish Jinx.

I hope that everyone is looking forward to what's coming up for Lacquer Clones! As of now, we have plans underway to compile swatch sticks comparing blacks, whites, reds, blues, light aquamarines/teals/light blues, medium teals, corals, and several other shades. All in all, we have sixty-five ladies in Facebook's Lacquer Clones Swatching group offering to swatch shades from their collections and send them back to me. Nearly 200 colors have been offered so far!

From Raindownonmebeauty: Deborah Lippmann Candy Shop vs. Claire's Candy Shop

amiablerain over at http://raindownonmebeauty.blogspot.com/ posted a wonderful dupe comparison post for Deborah Lippmann's Candy Shop and Claire's Boutiques' version of the same name, Claire's Candy Shop. (photo courtesy of http://raindownonmebeauty.blogspot.com/) You can find it here.

Dupe Attack: Jesse's Girl Wild Thing and Zoya Charisma

Another dupe attack for you today, provided by Roxanne! Jesse's Girl Wild Thing and Zoya Charisma. Roxanne has provided this comparison shot: each nubbined swatch has two coats. Roxanne tells me that even in person, these two are "dead on dupes, even down to the finish." She says that Zoya Charisma, while it may not show in the photo, dries matte, just like Jesse's Girl Wild Thing.