I spotted Essie’s Winter 2010 A Winter’s Tale collection at Ulta the other day (Essie is currently buy one get one half off) and of course had to pick up a couple. I got Smokin’ Hot and Going Incognito.
Smokin’ Hot is a super shiny dark gray creme. It really does remind me of smoke. Application was just ok. The formula is slightly on the thin side (not shocking for Essie!) so I did use three coats. I had a little bit of a drag issue on a few nails (you can really tell on my pointer finger).
When I picked this up I thought I may have a dupe for it in my collection, but alas, I do not. OPI You Don’t Know Jacques! is a more muddy gray and Nina Ultra Pro Never Glum Plum has more purple.
Alli
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ANy idea how it compares to chanel Paradoxal?
They are quite different. This has almost no purple in it and no shimmer. A closer creme polish is Nina Ultra Pro Never Glum Plum (http://thedailyvarnish.com/2010/10/10/nina-ultra-pro-never-glum-plum/) though it is still not a dupe.
Hope that helps
I don’t understand the obsession with Paradoxal – I don’t think it’s that amazing. Though admittedly I would buy Revlon’s Perplexed….
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