I wonder sometimes why I have so much nail polish. And when I go to de-dupe my collection, it is very obvious to me why I do.
LA Girl Glitter Addict Explosion & OPI Crown Me Already
Looks pretty similar, right? Silver hex glitter and silver glitter suspended in clear polish. I figured I could get rid of one of them (if not both).
LA Girl Glitter Addict Explosion (index/ring) & OPI Crown Me Already (middle/pinky)
over Orly Rock Solid
Closeup of Explosion
Closeup of Crown Me Already
Another really striking difference is that when I went to remove the polish shortly after taking these photos, Explosion was still entirely wet and came off easily. Crown Me Already actually needed a little muscle to be removed.
My final verdict? They are different. I like them both. Therefore, I need both. ...and this is how one accumulates too much nail polish.
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8 comments:
I do the same exact thing. *gazes into the lavender abyss* XD I started calling my dupes "backups". Like, China Glaze Light As Air is my backup of Essie St. Lucia Lilac. It is not a healthy idea, lol.
When I applied Crown Me Already, 2 coats was enough to achieve opacity.
You are a woman after my own heart.
Be proud that you need them both and know that you are not alone.
:)
Dupes is why my stash has years that I just gave up on it and ONLY bought a few polishes that I really HAD to have. That lasts for a few years. Then I find I have missed some wonderful collections. Now that we have nail blogs, I am not as apt to let that happen and have a really must have (if I can get it that is) go by me. I vote for keeping Crown Me over Explosion. It looks like a better polish over all
I think one of us needs to get rich on coming up with a good way to remove these deep glitter polishes but still have fingers and toes left afterwards!
These do look very similar. I hate that I have many polishes that look alike. They may not be exact dupes but they're very close. Wish I could get rid of many of them. I do love polish. I hate that I can't resist them.
Now this is why a red jelly, red cream, red shimmer and red glass fleck that are all the same shade of red are NOT the same 'color'. If only I could get my polish challenged sister to get that. Comparing them to the 13 pairs of sandals she bought, identical except for color, didn't do the trick.
Hahaha I love this post! you are definatly not alone. Everytime i purge i end up regreting something. Now i am afraid to de-dupe :)
The bad thing is, is that i got the GOSH dupe for Paradoxial, then i went out and got the chanel, and then the revlon version *just to see* if they really were dupes...(they are). And theres no way i'm purging!
PS I love your blog :)
HAHAHA! i love it! i love the opi more. it made an awesome pedi!
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