Comparison: Goldfinger!

Hi!

I recently picked up the new O.P.I Skyfall mini collection, and I have been raving about Goldeneye ever since. Hand on heart, it's the first gold polish I've ever really, really loved. So, with Christmas just around the corner (yay!) and after a conversation about gold polish with Cuti-Clue-Les on twitter, I thought I'd compare some of the best gold nail polishes around at the minute.

I picked 5 gold polishes from various brands, so everyone should be able to get at least one of them fairly easily. Here are the 5:

L-R: O.P.I "Goldeneye"; Catrice "Oh My Goldness"; Essence "Gold Fever"; Catrice "Goldfinger"; Revlon "Golden Charm".

Catrice "Goldfinger" looks like a bang-on dupe for GOSH "Gold", which I  no longer own, but if you fancy a lighter-toned gold polish this one will set you back a mere 2.79 as opposed to a ludicrous 8.50 for GOSH. Here's a closer look at all the polishes, swatched. First, inside wth no flash:

Thumb: Revlon; Index: Catrice Goldfinger; Middle: Essence;
Ring: Catrice Oh My Goldness!; Pinky: OPI.

Then, inside with flash:

Outside, natural light, no flash:

Catrice "Oh My Goldness!" is almost exactly the same as one of their limited edition polishes from 2010/2011 called "Spiced Bronze" - it's only a shade lighter. It's definitely on the bronze side more than gold, so maybe the name is a little off in this case. O.P.I "Goldeneye" is still my favourite, but I have found a new appreciation for Essence "Gold Finger" - it's really pretty and I love the red glitters in it, very Christmassy!

I'd be interested to know if there are any bang-on dupes for Goldeneye, because I can't think of any off the top of my head.

I'll leave you with a close-up of each shade (click to enlarge):

And a shot of my very own mini James Bond:

Totally getting his moneys worth out of that wedding suit.