When I purchased Essie's Warm and Toasty Turtleneck recently, I was struck by its similarity to a nail polish I'd bought during the summer. MUA's Moody Mink is a dusky mauve cream that's equally as flattering on pale skin as the Essie offering from the Shearling, Darling collection.
They're not as similar as I'd initially thought, though. While they're hard enough to tell apart in real life, you can instantly tell them apart from swatches. The Essie is a warmer, cosier shade while the MUA is cooler. Here they are side-by-side, indoors, with flash:
And indoors, no flash.
All pictures show two coats, no topcoat.
Overall I think I prefer the Essie shade (Essie are fast becoming one of my favourite brands, the application and formula are just flawless on every single one I've tried so far) but for a quick fix, the MUA is excellent quality and an amazing bargain at just £1.
Not a colour I ever thought I'd pick up, but I'm glad I got both - they're flattering, warm, and make an excellent base for unusual glitter combinations.
Bizarrely, in the last photograph, it looks like four different shades, but it's just the light. Definitely not a dupe, but similar enough so that you don't need them both, unless you're really into those dusky kind of colours.
As always, I purchased the Essie from Salon Supply Store on eBay, and the MUA direct from their site.
I think the essie is my favourite of the two (Partially because I love the name!) I'm surprised they aren't dupes seeing as MUA are practically copying shade for shade :P xx
ReplyDeleteLove both of these colors! So warm! Xxx
ReplyDeletewww.squidgymoments.ie
I actually think I prefer the MUA one! Both lovely colours though, great spot!
ReplyDelete