Instead I have a comparison between a couple of purples. No plain purples but pretty shimmery ones.
I will be comparing Barry M - Vivid Purple(VP) to Essence - Rock it, baby!(RiB!) and Claire's - No Label, No Name(NLNN).
Barry M and Essence are, so far, my favorite purples.
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| VP - RiB! - NLNN |
As you can see Barry M and Essence are very similar.
But are they dupes?
But are they dupes?
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| Natural lighting, 1 coat |
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| Artificial lighting, 1 coat |
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| Natural lighting, 2 coats |
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| Artificial lighting, 2 coats |
Verdict: Nope!
NLNN doesn't even come close, but I do think it's pretty. This is a lighter purple with a little pink in it. Also it's loaded with silver shimmers. RiB! has a whole lot of blue shimmer in it. More blue than pink/purple so it looks a lot cooler. VP is warmer, I think it has a more red undertone. I must say that now I've seen it compared to RiB! I love VP a lot more. It's just a lot warmer and has a pretty shimmer to it. RiB! just looks like it was layered with a pearl finish topcoat with a ton of blue shimmers. I'm not sure if that even makes sense :P
Barry M polishes cost €3,99 on Alice and Jo's havesentials and £2,99 on BarryM.com
The Essence polish is not available anymore. At least not that I'm aware of. So if you liked it, Vivid Purple is a good alternative. You could always layer it with a frost/pearl finish polish. Essence polishes cost you only €1,29 I believe and they are pretty good. Well most of them anyway.
The polish by Claire's is pretty old so I'm not sure if it's still available. I think it's about €2,95/€3,95 so still budget proof. When you're located in the UK it'll cost you around £2
Which polish did you like best?
Love,
Nana
