Dupe Or No Dupe: Zoya Urban Grunge Cremes part 1

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Hello!


Thanks to a number of awesome Earth Day sales and such from Zoya, I've amassed quite an embarrassing impressive collection of Zoya polishes. I don't have them all, to be sure, but I have enough that when I review a new collection, I dig through to see what I have that might be close.


First, I pulled out the closest polish I had to Zoya Noah, which turned out to be Zoya Misty:

Zoya Noah vs. Zoya Misty

Close to be sure, but there's a slight difference even in the bottle...

Zoya Noah vs. Zoya Misty

Do we have a dupe? Nope. Zoya Misty is a little lighter and has a little more green to it (a bit more than shows here when in brighter light), while Zoya Noah has a little more brown. Do you need both? That depends on how you define 'need'--if you only 'need' one taupy neutral, then probably not, but if you like to vary your neutrals, then possibly yes.


Also, it's worth noting that Noah has one-coat coverage while Misty takes at least two coats--I'm wearing one coat of Noah and two of Misty in this picture.


Now let's take a look at Zoya Mallory and the closest creme I was able to find in my collection, Zoya Sia (one of my favorite blue cremes of all times, btw):

Zoya Mallory vs. Zoya Sia

Wow, these look really close. There's a teeny difference, but it's so small it might just be the light...

Zoya Mallory vs. Zoya Sia

Do we have a dupe? This one is awwwwffffuuuullllyyyy close. Sia might be a teeny hair lighter, and I did see a slight difference in bright light. But if I hadn't known they were different, I'm not sure I would have realized, and I don't think I'd be able to tell in the picture which was which if I didn't know. So, for color purposes, I don't think you need to own both of these.


That said, I'm showing one coat of Mallory and two coats of Sia--but honestly, if you're careful, you can get Sia to cover in one coat, too. Her coverage isn't quite as easy-breezy in one coat, but again I'm not sure if that's enough reason to own both.


So what's the conclusion on part one? My closest Zoya to Noah is different enough to call them distinct, but my closest to Mallory could be classified as a dupe. So pick one, and use that other money to get a different beauty for your collection!


Happy polishing,
M.