Swatch Comparison - Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday vs. Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters

Hey guys!

Today I picked up a few of the new Wet 'n' Wild polishes including the apparent Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday dupe called Party of 5 Glitters so I decided to do a comparison to see just how similar they are.



Keep reading for comparison photos and the review!



Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday, Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters


Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday


Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday


Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters


Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters


1 coat of Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters (over OPI Black Onyx), 1 coat of Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday (over OPI Black Onyx)



1 coat of Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters (over OPI Black Onyx), 1 coat of Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday (over OPI Black Onyx)



2 coats of Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters (over OPI Black Onyx), 1 coat of Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday (over OPI Black Onyx)


2 coats of Wet 'n' Wild Party of 5 Glitters (over OPI Black Onyx), 1 coat of Deborah Lippmann Happy Birthday (over OPI Black Onyx)

As you can see, the glitter is much denser in the Lippmann polish than the Wet 'n' Wild one but besides that, they're rather similar. Plus, once you add a second coat to the Wet 'n' Wild polish, the glitter density looks about the same.

The biggest difference besides the glitter density is that Party of 5 Glitters doesn't have any gold glitter pieces in it while Happy Birthday does. Also, Party of 5 Glitters doesn't have smaller silver glitter pieces, only the larger ones while Happy Birthday has both. However, both of these minor differences will probably be barely noticeable on the nails.

I don't particularly like the brush for either of the polishes so that didn't really matter to me.

The price difference between these 2 polishes is pretty crazy. The Wet 'n' Wild polish is $2.84 at Wal-Mart while the cheapest I've seen the Lippmann one for is about $18 on eBay.

So if you missed out on Happy Birthday or if you just don't want to shell out that much for one polish, Party of 5 Glitters is a great alternative. I wouldn't call them dupes but they're definitely close enough that it's hard to tell once on the nail.

Like I said above, I also picked up a few of the other new Wet 'n' Wild polishes so swatches for those should be up in the next couple of days!

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Swatch Comparison - China Glaze For Audrey vs. Nicole by OPI My Lifesaver

Hey guys.

As per request, I have a comparison swatch of China Glaze For Audrey and the new Nicole by OPI polish that just came out with the Justin Bieber collection called My Lifesaver.



Comparison photos after the jump!






China Glaze For Audrey is on my pointer and ring fingers while Nicole by OPI My Lifesaver is on my middle and pinky fingers.

As you can see, they are definitely similar but they are not dupes. My Lifesaver has a hint more green and it's also a little brighter.

The formula was really good for both of these, as was the opacity. Both were pretty much opaque in 2 coats, although I used 3 for my swatches. One of the major differences between these is the thickness of the brush; the Nicole by OPI brush is much thicker than the China Glaze one. Both brushes work great it just depends on personal preference really. For me, I prefer a wider brush in general, especially when it comes to creme formulas.

There is also a difference in price between these polishes. China Glaze is around $5-$6 while Nicole by OPI is about $8-$10 depending on where you live.

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OPI Coney Island Cotton Candy vs. Sinful Colors Subdued

OPI - Coney Island Cotton Candy (index, ring) & Sinful Colors - Subdued (middle, pinkie), 4 + 2 coats

Perhaps a slightly dull comparison of nudes, but hey. Coney Island Cotton Candy and Subdued look relatively similar in the bottle, but on the nail CICC is much more yellow and Subdued definitely appears to be very pink. The Sinful Color is a nice self-leveling creme but it's way too pink to be a perfect match for my skintone. I guess the OPI can be classified as a jelly and as such takes tons of coats to be even remotedly opaque - I did four coats and you can still see my VNL. I think there are two versions of this one floating around - mine is from the newer batch.

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OPI Let Me Entertain You vs. Lumene Soul Shaker

OPI - Let Me Entertain You, 2 coats

Let Me Entertain You is a wonderfully vivid magenta with duochrome foil particles and glass flecks in a jelly base. I dislike wearing classic reds because they make me feel like a two dolla hooker, but flashy magentas like this one are a-ok in my book. Figure it out. *eh*

OPI - Let Me Entertain You (index, ring) & Lumene - Soul Shaker (middle, pinkie, zoom), 2 + 3 coats

Soul Shaker is one of the five nail polishes from Lumene's current Punk Princess Trend Collection; the rest are a plain black, a pink and a grey creme plus what looked to me like a dupe for Hard Candy Mr. Wrong. In the bottle Let Me Entertain You and Soul Shaker appear to be something like 99,9% dupes, but Soul Shaker is a tad lighter and needs 3 coats to eliminate VNL. The Natural Code line lacquer bottles are ridiculously tiny at 4,5ml and cost around 4€, but if you're a Finn and can't bring yourself to hand over 16€ for a bottle of OPI (I've got two words for you: Trans Design) then go and grab youself a bottle of Soul Shaker.

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