Friday, May 8, 2009

Nail vs. Nail: Chanel Nuit de Russie


While drugstore hopping, I found not one, but TWO colors comparable to Chanel Nuit de Russie, from winter 2008's Moscou collection. I present to you, Sinful Colors What's Your Name and Nicole by OPI Midnight Madness.

I do like Nicole's range of colors but I hate the price. It irks me to pay $6.99 for it, especially when I can get China Glaze or OPI online for 3-4 dollars. Also, my local stores suck and rarely carry any unique colors, with the exception of Valentine's Day when my local Wal-Mart stepped it up and had a LE Nicole stand. I missed out on Dream Maker, a sheer glittery pink but picked up Sinful Colors' Glass Pink instead. Sinful Colors is an underrated gem of the drugstore nail polish world and cheap: $1.99 each! Even if a color sucks, I won't feel too guilty (unlike certain Chanels I have bought in the past).


Chanel Nuit de Russie is on the ring fingernail. All three polishes are black-based with fine blue glitter. Nuit de Russie is in the mid-range when it comes to glitter density. The glitter is duochrome and changes from blue to green.


Nicole by OPI Midnight Madness is on the middle fingernail. I find it to be the least alike of the three due to the glitter color, which lacks the blue-to-green duochrome color that the other two possess. Midnight Madness is what I hoped Zoya Kotori would be like. It also has the densest glitter.


Sinful Colors What's Your Name is on the index fingernail. It is the darkest of the three but has the largest and the least dense glitter particles. This is my personal favorite; I'm very surprised by the quality of this polish.

All three colors are three-coaters with great formulas and application. I don't remember the exact date, but I think the Moscou collection was pulled around February. I don't recommend looking for it on Satan's Little Online Shop because I've seen prices as high as $55. Midnight Madness is probably on its way to DC land like Nuit de Russie because I picked it up half-price at Target. (I blame Brooke at Getcha Nails Did for this! I saw her off-the-wagon haul and noticed Nicoles on clearance!) As for What's Your Name, you should be able to pick this up at your local Walgreens. $50, $3.30 or $1.99? The choice is yours!

34 comments:

Brooke said...

lol - hey, think of it as a warning to run and get yours, which you did. So I think that blame should be a thanks instead, lol!!!

I also have that sinful one, and I really like it.

The Asian Girl said...

Brooke--LMAO, thank you! I needed some more Nicoles anyway :P I think it's the best Sinful I have, too!

Mary said...

Those are very close in color. I love the Nicole one, especially.

Lucy said...

Very nice comparisons. I'll look for the Sinful Colors thank you.

wixology said...

Just an FYI-
Nicole had another black blue out in the same collection that DOES have the duochrome flash in the glitter.

It's called "Blues In The Night" and I clearly remember comparing the two, then choosing the one I did due to the duochrome snazziness.

HTH!
~wixbetty

nivipa said...

I love it when we can find cheap alternatives to those pricey Chanels! Thanks for the heads-up - I'll look for the Sinful (and bargain bins for the "Blues in the Night")!

yummy411 said...

yay! thanks! i have the sinful one and i'm pretty sure i have katori if not,something very similar!

The Asian Girl said...

Mary--It's gorge!

Lucy--You're welcome! Happy hunting!

Wixbetty--AHH!! I wish my local stores would carry a better Nicole selection! I checked it out and it's fantastic!

Nivipa--me too! Unfortunately, Chanel has this knee-jerk reaction over me :(

yummy411--Awesome! I'm trading off Kotori for a better Zoya!

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