For the third year in a row now, every time Fall rolls around I start craving the colour mauve on my nails. Essie makes some great options for mauve nail polish, some on the more pinky-purple side and some on the more dusty purple side of things. This comparison was inspired by our most recent Essie Club Collab. Mauve is such a wide and diverse colour, but I decided to stick to the rich middle toned ones. In my comparisons, I always dissect the formulas, tell you about colour differences and after playing with the polishes back to back, I can give my feedback on which ones I think are the best in the category. Let's do this.
Angora Cardi
Island Hopping
Take Me To Thread
Merino Cool
Here you can see all 4 shades side by side. You can definitely tell how Island Hopping is the lighter version of Angora Cardi and Take Me to Thread is the lighter version of Merino Cool. But how do I pick a favourite?! I really can't you guys. I love them all because they are different. Ok, maybe Angora Cardi takes first place because the formula is so stellar and that polish has a special place in my heart, but I also REALLLLLLLY love the colour of Island Hopping. And Take Me to Thread. Ugh! I can't choose! Basically, you can't go wrong with any of these polishes and they are different enough to justify owning all of them.

Sorry if that was a cop out answer! Haha. When polish is this good, I just can't pick.
Let me know in the comments if there are any other polish comparisons you want to see. I've done sooooo many colour comparisons over the years, but if there's something you are curious and want to see, let me know! Red has already been requested so I'll get on that, but if there's anything else please don't hesitate to ask.
Let me know in the comments if there are any other polish comparisons you want to see. I've done sooooo many colour comparisons over the years, but if there's something you are curious and want to see, let me know! Red has already been requested so I'll get on that, but if there's anything else please don't hesitate to ask.
8 comments:
Not a comparison request, but have you ever thought about matching up pairings for best pedi to go with favourite manis? Maybe autumn is the wrong season to suggest that.
Great comparison. Thanks. I also loved mauve in all its varieties. Island Hopping is on my wish list . You just confirmed I shall try and find it asap here in England.
I have been collecting Essie since the diffusion collections appered in USA (2010) and Europe in 2012. I often wonder how far back I shall go tracing older collections. So I would be interested in comparisons of "prehistoric" Essies ( i.e. Pre 2010) with modern versions to see whether colours have been reissued. Another comparison I would love is among all dupes of a given colour, which has the best formula? Which is the longr lasting? The shinnier. The best name, etc.The idea if that if I were forced to reduce my collection, I would love to know which version of the duplicates to keep. Finally have you thought about comparing shades with similar names? Yesterday I was just looking at how there are more than a few Essies with Stitch(es) on the name, is there a relation/ connecting line through them? Thank you.
I've got angora cardi and island hopping from these four in my collection. I always reach for these colours in the Autumn and Winter time.
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I have added all these polishes to my wishlist!
I own all of these and I agree with you - they are all perfect!! Good thing they are different enough to justify owning all of them!
Good call Vanessa. I'll try a post like that maybe in Spring/Summer. Thanks!
All great idea, thanks!
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