This is a reader request.
So here I will prensent 3 purple giltters from Essence cosmetics.
- The first one is called "Louise" and is part of the previous Essence Twins Collection. This is a now retired shade. Her twin is Thelma, a very dark plum purple.
- The second one is "It's purplicious" from the Essence Nail Art Special Effect! Topper.
- And finally the third one is "Troy" also from the Essence Twins Collection but is still available.
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| One coat of the mentioned glitter polishes over Lucky in Lilac (Catrice). |
I can't tell the difference between Louise and It's purplicious. They look exactly identical on the nails. What a good news if you missed Louise (retired now). You can grab It's purplicious instead.
They are both constituated of very fine purple glitters in a clear base with some larger light reflecting purple squares.
They are both constituated of very fine purple glitters in a clear base with some larger light reflecting purple squares.
Troy is quite different. It has very fine purple and blue glitters and it's much more densly packed.
I added a second layer of glitters to see if you could start seeing a difference between Louise and It's purplicious.
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| Two coats of the mentioned glitter polishes over Lucky in Lilac (Catrice). |
So definitively Louise and It's purplicious are dupe. You can also see how dense Troy is. I haven't tried but with 3 coats, you may reach full opacitiy for Troy.
And I couldn't resist mattifying the glitters with Icing Matte About You.
And here is Lucky in Lilac (Catrice) alone.
And here is Lucky in Lilac (Catrice) alone.
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| Lucky in Lilac (Catrice), 2 coats, without top coat |
