{Color Comparison} A Possible Dupe For MAC's Date Night Dazzleglass!?

So I bought MAC's Date Night Dazzleglass as a replacement for my Chanel Glossimer in Imaginaire a few weeks back and little did I know that I already had something that was very similar in my collection!

MAC's Date Night Dazzleglass in Date Night is a sheer plum with blue and golden glitter in it. It cost me $19.50 for 1.92 g of product.

The dupe that I found in my collection is a Sally Hansen Liptonic Gem gloss in the shade Embellished. I bought this at my local Dollar Tree for well, a dollar, and I got 3.1 g of product.

Although the shades are slightly different, the glitter is almost exactly the same and on the lips they look nearly identical.

Can you see how similar the glitter is? Date Night has more, but honestly, they are very very close.

They also have similar applicators. I'm not a big fan of lip glosses that come with brushes because they tend to apply too much gloss and leave me feeling goopy and sticky. Not the case with these two because the bristles are slightly shorter, so they don't dispense quite as much gloss.

And the swatches:

(L to R) MAC Dazzleglass in Date Night and Sally Hansen Liptonic Gem Gloss in Embellished.

Date Night looks a swatches a bit darker than Embellished and definitely has more glitter. While they swatch differently on the hand, they look almost identical on the lips. The only difference on the lips is that the glitter in Embellished is a bit more wearable.


(L to R) MAC Dazzleglass in Date Night and Sally Hansen Liptonic Gem Gloss in Embellished.


(L to R) MAC Dazzleglass in Date Night and Sally Hansen Liptonic Gem Gloss in Embellished.

And lip swatches:

MAC Dazzleglass in Date Night

Sally Hansen Liptonic Gem Gloss in Embellished

Can you see how similar they look on the lips? Nearly identical. And they both have about the same amount of shine. Sally Hansen's gloss is just a teeny bit less thick, but then again, MAC's not exactly known for non sticky gloss. And they last about the same amount of time as well ! Given that I found Embellished at the Dollar Tree for a buck, it is definitely the better value here! I highly recommend, if you like Date Night, that you check your local Dollar Tree to see if you can still get this one!

{Color Comparison} Mac Coral Crepe and Shiseido Tigers Eye

L: Shiseido Hydro-Powder Eyeshadow in Tigers Eye, R: Mac Paint Pot in Coral Crepe.

I used both of these in my last EOTD, but with the picture quality the difference in color wasn't really that noticeable, so I thought I'd post some comparisons!

A swatch:

Top is Mac's Coral Crepe, bottom is Shiseido's Tigers Eye.

And closer:

Top is Mac's Coral Crepe, bottom is Shiseido's Tigers Eye.

I love these two colors together. I usually put Coral Crepe all over the lid, just past the crease, and then put Tigers Eye into the outer corner, crease, and lower lash line. They blend together sooooo well! I was also really surprised by how well they last, especially the Shiseido shadow. It's a lot creamier and smoother than a Paint Pot, but lasts just as well, which says a lot given that I've got oily skin. I'll try to post some more EOTD's with these shadows because I really have been using them just about daily!

Gloss Comparison: Clinique Whisper & Lancome Precious Light

Just a quick comparisons of two colors, Clinique's Whisper (reviewed HERE) and Lancome's Precious Light (reviewed HERE), which was limited edition part of their holiday 08 collection. I tend to think of all clear shimmery glosses as the same, but the tone of the gloss sometimes does make a difference.


Top, Clinique Whisper, Bottom, Lancome Precious Light

From the pic above, you would think that Whisper would be the warmer gloss, wouldn't you?

A swatch:

Top, Clinique Whisper, Bottom, Lancome Precious Light

A better swatch:

Top, Clinique Whisper, Bottom, Lancome Precious Light

Precious Light has a multi-colored shimmer while Whisper, which looks like a champagne gloss, is really silver shimmered.

More to come!

Comparison: CK Summer Affair Bronzer and Guerlain Terracotta Bronzer

A couple of days ago I posted a review on the Calvin Klein Summer Affair Bronzer in Sun Dance. Here's a comparison of it to my Guerlain Terracotta Bronzer in 02.


As you can see, the Guerlain bronzer is a bit darker and definitely more orange than the CK one. And if you remember, it shattered and I had to re-press it which is why it looks so messy :(

And swatches:

Left: CK. Right: Guerlain.

The CK one is a lot more subtle. I use it as an overall bronzer and then use the Guerlain one over top to contour my face. It looks a lot more natural and gradiated this way, and not as obvious.

Nail Polish Comparison: Maybelline Unforgettable Red and NYC Burgundy

On the left is Maybelline Salon Expert in Unforgettable Red and on the right, NYC Long Wearing (yeah, right!) Nail Enamel in Broadway Burgundy. Broadway Burgundy was my favorite shade before I got into matte shades. I went through three or four bottles. It's still one of the few shades I've had to repurchase

Swatches in artificial light:

Left: Maybelline Unforgettable Red, Right: NYC Broadway Burgundy

Swatches in natural light:

Left: Maybelline Unforgettable Red, Right: NYC Broadway Burgundy

As you can see from the pics above, Unforgettable Red is warmer than Broadway Burgundy. It's also shearer. Above, two coats were applied without any top coats. Broadway Burgundy is fairly opaque while Unforgettable Red still needs another coat. Of these two I have to favor Broadway Burgundy because of the deeper and cooler color, the pigmentation, and the shine. Unforgettable Red is a bit dull, while Broadway Burgundy definitely has a more lacquer finish. As for formula, Unforgettable Red is thinner than Broadway Burgundy and dries really really quickly, which is a plus. I just wish it was a bit more opaque. Broadway Burgundy is a steal at 97 cents!!! And honestly, NYC nail polishes aren't even that bad. I've tried Sally Hansen polishes with way worse formulas.

That's it for now! Next post will be an eye look!!!