Milani One of a Kind

When the Milani Haute Value limited edition collection came out, Dress Maker, the mint green, got the most attention, which isn't surprising since it's supposed to be an almost perfect dupe for Chanel Jade, which goes for crazy prices on eBay. I wasn't immune to hype, I grabbed Dress Maker the minute I saw it. Later, though, I went back for One of a Kind, a dark lacquer that looks like the odd polish out in an otherwise bright and light grouping.



Left to right: Fashion Design, Dress Maker, One of a Kind, Hot Hot Hot, Tailor Made, High Fashion.

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:



Left to right: Milani One of a Kind, OPI Here Today Aragon Tomorrow, Zoya Envy.



Top to bottom: OPI, Milani, Zoya, Milani.



Top to bottom: Zoya, Milani, OPI.

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.