Zoya ~ Monet vs. Essence ~ #23:
Million dollar baby
a comparison
It’s been ages since I made a comparison post! So today’s the day where
I’m going to compare two iridescent toppers.
Here they are:
Zoya’s Monet is iridescent hexagons in a slightly pink tinted base and
Essence’s Million dollar baby is just hexagons in a plain clear base.
Let’s see what they look like on the nails:
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| From left to right: Zoya – Essence – Zoya – Essence |
The hexagons are different sizes. The Zoya hexes are smaller than
Essence’s hexes. The colour scheme seems exactly the same in the two toppers.
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| From left to right: Zoya – Essence – Zoya – Essence |
The formula is actually quite different. Zoya has a way thicker base
than Essence, and even though I usually prefer thick over thin, the Zoya is a
bit of a hassle to work with. Essence’s base is thinner, but here you have to
fish a bit for the hexes. What you see on the picture is one dip in the bottle
per nail.
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| From left to right: Zoya – Essence – Zoya – Essence |
I had to dab the glitters around both with the Zoya and with the
Essence. It was easier with the Essence because of the thinner base.
Here’s a bonus picture of the base I layered the toppers over: Golden
Rose Rich Color #34. What you see is one coat. Fantastic polish!
Verdict:
The glitters are different enough in size to own both polishes, but
Essence’s suspension base is way easier to work with than Zoya’s gloopiness.
There’s also the price difference: Zoya retails around $8. I believe I paid
around $2 for the Essence. Hmmmm.
If I had to chose only one of them I’d go for the Essence! The ‘six of
one, half-a-dozen of the other’ element is overruled by the large price gap.
They are both pretty! I already own Monet though :D
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun and very useful polish :)
DeleteI had Monet but sold it, I disliked the thickness. If I had to choose, I'd prefer Essence, I think, because it isn't so thick, but I'd prefer the hexes to be smaller.
ReplyDeleteDid you try to thin Monet? I've considered that :)
DeleteThey are a bit too large for me - but I love the effect - and they are really close!
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed. And the tinted base of the Zoya doesn't make any difference :)
DeleteI actually prefer the size of the hexes in Monet which I have (a gift from a nail friend) - but I have to agree, the gloopiness is quite a hassle, and the price tag difference surely makes the choice easy if given ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's weird with the gloopiness, since Zoya usually make really nice polishes with great formulas :)
DeleteI like Monet better. The glitter is finer and a little prettier.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll keep them both, mostly because of the difference in the size of the glitter :)
DeleteGood comparison. I was tempted by Monet but now seeing it is kinda similar to the Essence (which I've got) I'll probably let it pass my by! :-)
ReplyDeleteI made you save money! Remember to spend them on a really pretty polish :D
DeleteI love these sort of comparisons. As someone on a budget I find them really useful. Thank you. Where do you get your golden rose polishes from? You use them as bases quite often and they are pretty and one coaters.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I really like comparison posts too :)
DeleteI got some of my Golden Roses from a friend in Turkey, and I also bought some myself in Hungary :)
Bugger I'll have to google them, they seem pretty useful.
ReplyDeleteThey can spice up pretty much any mani, so yes :)
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