DizzyNails

 Hello, friends!  I apologize for not having updated in nearly a week.  I've merely been lazy.  The pictures are backing up and I've got tons to post - now I just need to do it!

 This is three coats of OPI GoldenEye.

 Application and wear were good.  I did use two coats of top coat, just to be safe.  Lately I'm finding that I need more top coat layers because my more recent favorite formulas are not as thick as the old faves (Seche Vite and Poshe, for example).

 I can deal with another coat, though, if it means an extra day or two of wear!

 After I got GoldenEye, I realized I have a dupe - maybe even two, thinking about Orly Glitz and Glamour!  The dupe in question, however, is Sally Hansen Gilded Lily, which I bought from Target maybe a couple of months ago.

 Here are the bottle comparisons.  Looking mighty dupey.

 And here are some nail wheel comparisons.

 If I try to imagine a difference, it's that Gilded Lily might be a hair darker in color and maybe more reflective and shiny.  That might be due to formulation density and/or brush differences, though.  I'm gonna say that they are super close and you definitely don't need both.

 Okay!  Here is my quick and dirty comparison of Laura Mercier Twilight.  I used two coats of each polish shown (although, admittedly, Neeka very well could have been a one coater).  They are all quite similar in color and tone - with just color they looked really similar in my bathroom lighting.

 Paradoxal is maybe a hair more brown than the others and Neeka is definitely just a little more blue-toned than the others.

I've included this awful, blurry flash picture because it reveals the differences a little better than just the fluoro shots alone.  I hope this helps someone!  Here is a link back to my original Twilight post.

This is three coats of Zoya Apple. I used Seche Vite as my top coat here and I don't think it agreed with Zoya's formula entirely.

I say that because I had some strange rippling/wrinkling on the middle finger and I swear I did not bump or disturb it. I'll be sticking with Poshe over my Zoyas in the future.

When I applied Apple I had a huge déjà vu moment and remembered Color Club Magic Elf.

In my mind, I figured they were dupes...but also wanted to do a comparison to find out for sure.

Above picture is a full on blazing sun pic - check out that awesome, blinding shimmer!