Friday, January 4, 2013

Illamasqua Viridian Nail Polish swatches and dupes




I bought this Illamasqua duo at Sephora sale for ~17$(taxes included) and showed you some pictures in the overall review.
Now let's get down to it. Viridian looks like another dark shimmery emerald green, and I immediately thought ot Essie Trophy wife, when I saw it.










I picked a few other nail polishes from my collections that could be more like it, and here is what we are going to compare Viridian against:
Color Club "First Looks", Illamasqua "Viridian", Essie "Trophy Wife", OPI "Skip the gift wrap".
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left to right: Illamasqua Viridian, OPI Skip the Gift Wrap, Essie Trophy Wife, Color Club First Looks
 As you can see from the pictures, none is an absolute dupe for it. Yet, Viridian does not show all the sparkle and those subtle blue flecks on the swatch,  as it does in the bottle. It is not as black based as Color Club First Looks, but less vibrant as OPI Skip the gift wrap or Essie Trophy Wife. OPI Skip the Gift Wrap is more forest warm green, Essie Trophy wife is more emerald  blue toned green.
I personally prefer Trophy Wife and Skip the Gift Wrap, as more shimmery and vibrant green options.
I've made a ton of additional pictures, so feel free to look at these nail polish swatches in more detail:
OPI Skip the Gift Wrap, Essie Trophy Wife, Color Club First Looks


Illamasqua Viridian, OPI Skip the Gift Wrap
Illamasqua Viridian, OPI Skip the Gift Wrap, Essie Trophy Wife, Color Club First Looks
Xoxo, Maria TwosRuse.

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