I love this collection! I wish it had been released back in the fall! There are so many great fall colors!! I was most surprised by Smoke & Ashes and Luxe and Lush. I thought Smoke & Ashes looked so familiar, but it has an amazing teal sparkle that is so unique. I probably own 15 dark, sparkly, almost black polishes and none of them were like Smoke and Ashes. I also thought Luxe and Lush would be just like Essie Shine of the times. I think Luxe and Lush is beyond awesome! I love the broken glass effect it gives. I still think nothing holds a candle to Essie's The shine of the times over a black base, but Luxe and Lush is a close runner up and they are different enough to own both! I compared each polish to the most similar polishes I had! I didn't have an exact dupe for any of them, but Harvest Moon was the most dupable of the bunch. Enjoy the swatches!!!!
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| (L to R) Riveting, Harvest Moon, Agro, Smoke and Ashes, Fast Track, Luxe and Lush |
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| (L to R) Essie Shine of the times, Luxe and Lush, Snow Globe |
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**both over a black creme base**
(L to R) Essie Shine of the times, China Glaze Luxe and Lush |
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| (L to R) OPI Brisbane Bronze, China Glaze Harvest Moon, OPI DS Glow |
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| (L to R) OPI Brisbane Bronze, China Glaze Harvest Moon, OPI DS Glow |
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| (L to R) Butter London Hail to the Queen, China Glaze Fast Track, Essie Mochacino |
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| (L to R) Butter London Hail to the Queen, China Glaze Fast Track, Essie Mochacino |
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(L to R) Zoya ??, China Glaze Riveting
**label with Zoya name was missing--sorry!*** |
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(L to R) Zoya ??, China Glaze Riveting
**label with Zoya name was missing--sorry!*** |
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| (L to R) Agro, Wagon Trail |
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| (L to R) Agro, Wagon Trail |
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| Smoke and Ashes |
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| Fast Track |
Great comparison shots! So many awesome colours - smoke and ashes reminds me of OPIs unripened, although that may have only been released in a halloween 4 pack? It's basically a black with teal/green sparkles/duochrome. :) Eve
ReplyDeleteThank you! You are so right about it looking like OPI's unripened! I don't own that, but I just looked at pics and they are very very similar! You have a good eye/memory!
DeleteAgreed, really great comparison shots! Love the CG Riveting polish!
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of late for me to make this comment, but I was looking for Riveting dupes and found your post...I think the Zoya you have pictured is Tanzy (?).
ReplyDeleteThanks for this! I was debating between getting Shine of the Times or Luxe and Lush (because it's cheaper). I think I've made my choice!
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