One of a Kind is a very dark green creme that looks black in quite a lot of lighting conditions. Despite how dark it is, One of a Kind took three coats for full coverage because it's a bit jelly-ish. It's also very shiny, but since I almost always use top coat that's less of a selling point than it might be.
I've only started collecting greens in the last year, but even so I was pretty sure I had something like this color in my stash, and lo and behold, look what I found:
In a lot of lighting conditions, I'd be hard pressed to tell these apart. The Milani is a teensy bit more yellow than the OPI and a teensy bit darker than the Zoya and a bit more jelly-ish than either of the other two, but unless one is a really serious green lover, I don't see that having all three of these is essential. Polish or Perish reported that NYC Flat Iron Green is in the same range as well.
Great comparison! I have Kinetics "Velvet Green" which is also very close to those... I wouldn't call this a banal color but it curiously have many dupes. Anyway thank you for the swatch. I was really wondering if it was a black or something else. :)
ReplyDeleteI skipped this one since it looked black in store, and sadly I also own the Zoya & OPI. I usually just can't resist a green, but my willpower paid off this time (trying to save up for Burlesque, lol). Great comparison pics!!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't look like it fits the collection very well. =^)
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect for Halloween!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review! I was wondering how that would look on the nails. I don't have the other so it could have a place in my collection.
ReplyDeleteI love greens but these are just too dark for me. Even though I love jellies. I'm looking for a green jelly like Illamasqua Rampage only a tad lighter. I want New York Summer Amaranth but it's impossible to find.
ReplyDeleteMaybelline has a new dark green creme too!
ReplyDeleteJackie, funny you should mention that one; I have it as well and will be featuring in an upcoming post.
ReplyDeleteI really like your comparisons :) I don't have any of these polishes, but colour wise I would go for Zoya, cause you can actually see it's green, not blackish something ;)
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