Hello readers! This is my first polish post so I have high expectations and hope that everyone enjoys the comparison between these 5 pretty polishes. I will always try to be as descriptive as possible. Occasionally, I'll have access to a light box to get better photos. All photos were taken using the new iPhone 4S.
- Barielle's 'Brown Sparkles' - A warm silvery taupe melted molten foil
- OPI's 'DESIGNER...DE BETTER!' - A mostly silver foil/glitter with sparse ultra fine reddish-pink glitter
- MAC's 'SOIRÉE' - A copper rose-gold silver foil glitter
- Orly's 'RAGE' - A pinkish silver foil glitter (slightly less fine than MAC's 'SOIRÉE')
- OPI's 'ROSY REFLECTION' - A cool pinkish-purple silver foil glitter (similar to that of Orly's 'RAGE')
Photos of polish in natural sunlight:
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| Barielle 'Brown Sparkles', OPI 'DESIGNER...DE BETTER!', MAC 'SOIRÉE, Orly 'RAGE', and OPI 'ROSY REFLECTION' |
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| Barielle 'Brown Sparkles', OPI 'DESIGNER...DE BETTER!', MAC 'SOIRÉE, Orly 'RAGE', and OPI 'ROSY REFLECTION' |
Photos of polish in artificial light (in bathroom):
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| Barielle 'Brown Sparkles', OPI 'DESIGNER...DE BETTER!', MAC 'SOIRÉE, Orly 'RAGE', and OPI 'ROSY REFLECTION' |
Photos of polish indoors with flash:
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| Barielle 'Brown Sparkles', OPI 'DESIGNER...DE BETTER!', MAC 'SOIRÉE, Orly 'RAGE', and OPI 'ROSY REFLECTION' |
Photos of polish outside in mostly shade (2 coats each):
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| Thumb - OPI 'Rosy Reflection' | Index - Orly 'Rage' | Middle - MAC 'Soirée' | Ring - OPI 'Designer...de better' | Pinky - Barielle 'Brown Sparkles' |
Photos of polish outside in the sun (2 coats each):
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| Thumb - OPI 'Rosy Reflection' | Index - Orly 'Rage' | Middle - MAC 'Soirée' | Ring - OPI 'Designer...de better' | Pinky - Barielle 'Brown Sparkles' |
Photos of polish outside 1/2 shade 1/2 sun (2 coats each):
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| Thumb - OPI 'Rosy Reflection' | Index - Orly 'Rage' | Middle - MAC 'Soirée' | Ring - OPI 'Designer...de better' | Pinky - Barielle 'Brown Sparkles' |
Photos of polish indoors with artificial light:
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| Thumb - OPI 'Rosy Reflection' | Index - Orly 'Rage' | Middle - MAC 'Soirée' | Ring - OPI 'Designer...de better' | Pinky - Barielle 'Brown Sparkles' |
Overall what I thought of each polish:
- Barielle's 'Brown Sparkles' - Nice thick formula, covered almost opaque on the first try, I really liked the brush. The color didn't have very noticeable glitter, appeared most like a foil or chrome polish.
- OPI's 'Designer...de Better' - Went on sheer at first, covered pretty good after two and would be perfect after three. Offered by far the most light reflective properties and the hints of reddish-pink glitter were quite noticeable. More of a glittery/foil combination. Really shines!
- MAC's 'Soirée' - A fine glitter foil, again I liked the formula and the brush. It covered almost as good as the Barielle. Not my favorite of the bunch which sucks because I paid a pretty penny for it. Definitely the most 'copper' hued out of the five.
- Orly's 'Rage' - The glitter appearance is almost identical to that of the MAC shade, but much much more pink. The pinkest hued of all the shades, I'd say it's a bright silvery-pink foil with fine glitter. It covered similar to the MAC but the brush strokes were most apparent in this one.
- OPI's 'Rosy Reflection' - A pretty rare shade I had high hopes for and I'd say I like it a good bit but it definitely needs 3 coats just like the other OPI shade I swatched. A more glitter foil with a purple-pink hue. Gorgeous color!
All and all I really enjoyed all 5 shades (good thing since I own them all, huh?!) but my favorite is... just kidding I can't decide. Oddly, the OPI's are the most interesting to me but the Barielle formula and brush are a winning combination! Does anyone own any of these shades? I recommend all of them! (Of course, right!)
Thanks all for reading!
♥ Cheers,
Bridget
