Purge Wars: Battle of the Purples
This week's battle features three mid-tone purple cremes. Surprisingly, I don't own a lot of these. The more examine my stash, the more I'm learning about what colors interest me. So far, coral is hands down the winner. What color dominates your stash?
Anyway, into the arena:
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| American Apparel African Violet, Barielle Grape Escape, OPI |
Disclaimer: Purples are always a challenge to photograph, but I tried to
get the most color accurate photos (to my eye and monitor) that I could. I sacrificed focus for color, so sorry for any
blurriness you see.
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| 2 coats |
American Apparel African Violet has more of a red undertone than I expected. I think slightly warmer purples look better on me than the cool ones.
I thought African Violet would be on the thick and a one-coater like most of my AA's. However, its consistency is thinner and a bit tough to control on the nail. I was prepared for it on the second coat, though, and it was totally manageable.
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| 2 coats |
Barielle Grape Escape is just a touch cooler than African Violet, but it is almost negligible. They are pretty much dupes. The formula on this is quite similar to African Violet's formula as well.
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| 3 coats |
OPI Funky Dunkey is much cooler than both African Violet and Grape Escape. The formula is also superb compared to the other two. It practically applied itself, which is something that almost never happens with OPIs. Pleasant surprise.
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| 3 coats of each |
Battle casualty: Barielle Grape Escape. Another Barielle bites the dust!
I chose African Violet over Grape escape because I like the bottle and the brush better. Funky Dunkey's wonderful formula and cool undertone saved it from the purge pile.
Which polish(es) would you have purged?
Have a wonderful weekend!
15 comments
Good battle. They look almost identical. But I do like the first one better.
ReplyDeletePretty Purples! :)
ReplyDeletewould have dropped the barielle too! love funky dunkey
ReplyDeleteI love purple nail polishes!!
ReplyDeletenever tried any of these brands.But they are lovely :)
They all look the same! I love this color on you!
ReplyDeleteThese 'purge wars' are fantastic, it's how I stumbled upon your blog and they're great and really helpful! Particularly as I have a similar skintone, so thank you!
ReplyDeleteI think you made a good choice here with your purge. Blues and purples tend to dominate my stash (though mostly medium-deep shades), though oranges and corals are fast becoming contenders this season! I think it's more what I *lack* that's noticeable (reds, yellows, and greens) versus which shade comes up the most :)
Very nice !!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you find them useful! I think I'm also lacking in the red and yellow department. I don't think they look that great on me.
ReplyDeleteHaha, pretty much. Thanks girl!
ReplyDeleteI'm a purple fan as well! you must try some of these brands if you can get a hold of them.
ReplyDeleteI totally fell back in love with Funky Dunkey. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteI really like this shade of purple, but I'm glad I don't own more.
ReplyDeleteThey do look nearly identical. The differences in Funky Dunkey are more noticeable in person, though.
ReplyDeleteHere in Portugal, specific in my Island is a bit difficult. But I'll try :D
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Thanks!
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