This is three coats of each, except the Milani, which lived up to the "One Coat Glitter" tag line on the bottle. We obviously have two pairs here: Atlantis and Henley Regatta are very much on the green side of blue green and the other two are clearly blue. Despite my concerns when I first swatched it, Henley Regatta can be worn alone, as can Atlantis and Blue Flash. I think Sexy Siren needs "underwear" or maybe just a fourth coat.
Looking at Atlantis and Henley Regatta a little closer, the former has sparser and larger glitter with scattered sparks of holo as well as a more pigmented base. Both are great, but they're not interchangeable.
To finish up this swatching session, I swapped the two blues for blue greens that looked more like Atlantis in the bottle, Nicole by OPI Nicole ... Spotted (why an ellipse in the middle of the name, OPI? Why?) and Sinful Nail Junkie.
Oh my, we've got some sheerness going on with those last two, don't we? And the expensive brand is more sheer than the cheapie (each are three coats). They're pretty, but I'm not sold on visible nail line with colors like this so I'll be layering them. Fortunately, I love layering.
I love all but im dying for atlantis!
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ReplyDeleteAs to the second comparison- they look so similar in bottles, but on nails- each of them is a different story ! I like Henley Regatta best.
ReplyDeleteI really like the Milani Blue Flash and China Glaze Atlantis! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteAwesome comparison. I have Atlantis and Nail Junkie and wondered about a comparison between them....you make me wonder no longer, lol. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love the blue/green glitters, esp Atlantis and Henley Regatta. Gorgeous colour :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this post, it is really useful. My favourite is Atlantis by far. All the colours are pretty but I think Atlantis is just at a whole new level of pretty!
ReplyDeleteI have all mentioned except Massini (nut I have the CC one) and Butter London. I've never tried either and both aren't available locally. Maybe I'll get it online some time soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great comparison! From their bottles, I never would've guessed they'd be so different.
ReplyDeleteI think I really need that Butter London, wow!
ReplyDeleteOPI and those freaking names. What's the matter with them? -__-
ReplyDeleteThanks for another great comparison! I love Atlantis.
I love the look of Milani and heard lots about it, but we don't get that in the UK and I can't find anywhere online that sells it :-(
ReplyDeleteI think the Massini one looks beautiful!! I have not tried my CG Atlantis yet I may have to do that now LOL
ReplyDeleteI really love how Henley Regatta is much finer than Atlantis!
ReplyDeleteAtlantis is so pretty i wihs i had sinfulcolors in the uk to get the nail juncky:)
ReplyDeleteI think I like Regatta better than Atlantis because the glitter particles are smaller. I'll have to hunt around for this Butter London because it isn't in my regular store!
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