I’ve recently started adding all my swatches onto the Facebook page and I’ve had some requests to do comparisons. The first one I am doing is one (or apparently two) of my favourites. The three colours I am comparing are:
Sinful Colors – See You Soon
Essence – Miss Universe
Tip Top – Stormy Sky
From these photos I can already tell that Sinful Colors – See You Soon will probably not be very similar to the other two. Are the others very similar though? Let’s see when they are closer together.
Here it is pretty obvious that Sinful Colors – See You Soon is not similar to the others. It has the same blackened base but perhaps a bit darker and also with less / smaller glitter. Essence – Miss Universe and Tip Top – Stormy Sky seem much more similar. Miss Universe seems to have a bit more green glitter than Stormy Sky and Stormy Sky seems to have a bit more silver glitter than Miss Universe. Honestly, this is much more evident on the photo than it is in real life. In real life they look almost identical. Both the Essence and the Tip Top look like they dry to a texture but they don’t. I think it is just how the glitter looks. Sinful Colors dried super smooth and shiny.
**Update** All of these are two coats with no topcoat. In my opinion the Tip Top – Stormy Sky is most opaque (almost a one coater) but all three are opaque – for me – in two coats.**
In my opinion, If you have one you don’t NEED the other. The Sinful Colors – See You Soon is very pretty. Especially if you like the darker colours but want something that isn’t black. The Tip Top is from the Nail Addict range and is available at selected Foschini store, the essence is available at Dischem or Clicks and the Sinful Colors is available at Clicks or selected Ackermans.
What do you think? Do you have any other polishes you would like for me to compare? You’re welcome to check out my swatches or my collection and let me know if you want any polishes compared.
Thanks for reading
They are all awesome in my book lol but personally I prefer the Tip Top one. (My clicks essence stand and sinful one hardly has any polishes lately)
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I agree Lynette. They are all awesome. I am also a huge Tip Top fan so that one is my favourite too 😉
I find the essence stands to almost always be empty. It’s so disappointing. Sinful seems to be ok this side but I actually had to pick this one up from Ackermans at the time.
This is great! I was lusting after Stormy Sky but I already have Miss Universe, so now I guess I can save my money for some other polish 🙂 hehe
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Hahah Always win when you can save money for other polishes right!? Glad I could help out!
I hope I’ll explain this properly. Miss universe looks like a finer version of Stormy sky.
Other than that love this post!
Thanks V. Yes that is a good way to explain it but I must admit, on my nail they looked exactly alike.
Do one with pink! Loved this!
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Oh great idea! Any specific pinks?
Thanks xx
I have See you soon and Miss Universe! Now I know to get something else when I see Stormy Sky! Lol
Love the comparison post M! Can’t wait to see what else you have up your…nails?? ;D
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Yay! Glad I could help 😛 I also like these comparison posts actually. I just wish more people would ask for them hahaha. Thanks T!!!
Which branches of Foschini stock Tip Top? I’v been to Eastgate and Sandton and not found Tip Top there. I have many Tip Top bottles from Clicks, but the Addict collection looks much more interesting! (from your swatches, of course:) )
I was also wondering how the formula of sinful compares to the Essence/Catrice ranges. I find both Essence and Catrice too hard to work with – first they seem quite thick, and second they take too long to dry and I always end up dinging my nails. Is Sinful any better?
Hi there.
There is a list of which foschini store stock it available somewhere online. I can’t seem to find it right now but I’m also not home to look on my computer. If you google it I am sure you will find the list. I also walked for days before finding the list 😉
Yes the addict range is quite different and tend to have a few more exciting shades.
I find sinful colors to be quite a bit better than essence and catrice. Even though I don’t have the same issues you do, I do find Sinful to be a nicer formula and longer lasting.
If you do have any problems with not drying fast enough I can highly recommend the Essence express dry drops. They really work very well. Quick dry top coat is also the business if you ask me. Let me know if you want more info about these.
Also, let me know if you don’t find the list. Once I am home again I can find it for you if you haven’t.
Thanks so much for the compliments and for reading! xx
I’ll do some sleuthing!
It’s unfortunate that Essence/Catrice has a worse formula since, like TIp Top they do not test on animals. Sinful, or its holding company, does not have this policy. I probably will get Cinderella and Mint Apple since there do not seem to be dupes…
I too love comparison posts so thank you!
Yikes, and now I see that on your page on animal testing you have listed Sinful as being cruelty free – so I need to investigate that too. I may have got it wrong!
It is very unfortunate.
That information was unfortunately from before they were bought out. Their holding company currently does not have a policy of anti-animal testing. The whole cruelty free is so hard to manoeuvre because these holding companies are actually the culprits. I do however still support Sinful Colors in the hope that they have stuck to their original policies within their company even though the holding company, clearly, does not.
Cinderella and Mint Apple are 2 very gorgeous colours that I have not seen anything close to. Good choices.