Friday, January 21, 2011

comparison: OPI "Not Like the Movies" vs. Wet n' Wild "Gray's Anatomy"

"Not Like the Movies" was just released with as part of the Katy Perry collection by OPI. i heard this collection was popping up at JcPenney salons, so i took a visit to mine. all the "Black Shatter" crackle polishes had already been sold, but i didn't want those anyway.
i was really curious about this polishes because i hadn't seen any good photos of it. it's a silver sparkling metallic polish with a green and purple duochrome finish. it reminds me of a cross between Zoya "Ki" and Deborah Lippmann "Wicked Game" (or its dupe Wet n' Wild "Gray's Anatomy")...with sparkles. it's definitely a cooler-toned polish so it doesn't look *awesome* on me, but the colour is so neat that my nails keep me distracted.
i'm going to edit this post with some more photos later today. but for now enjoy--first photo is in sunlight and the rest are shade. i used 3 coats.



EDITED TO ADD:

#1, #2, #3: 1, 2, and 3 coats of OPI "Not Like the Movies"
#4, #5, #6: 1, 2, and 3 coats of Wet n' Wild "Gray's Anatomy"

although they are similar, they are not dupes. besides the obvious silver sparkle that "Not Like the Movies" possesses, it is also more pigmented and shows more duochrome (especially green) than "Gray's Anatomy". "Gray's Anatomy" is more sheer and streaky and, in my opinion, less impressive!

6 comments:

  1. Very interesting colour, I think it's the only one I kind of like from this collection

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  2. Love the .gif of the color shifts. Nicely done :)

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  3. thank you! i just updated it with another photo too

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  4. Great post! I hadn't thought I wanted this one, but now I'm reconsidering.

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