Monday, August 29, 2016

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
Zoya Noah vs. Zoya Misty

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


Zoya Noah vs. Zoya Misty
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
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
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.


14 comments:

  1. Thank you! I always appreciate seeing these comparisons!

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  2. I wish I had as big collection of Zoya as you, so I could search for dupes within the brand.)))
    Noah and Misty are definately not dupes!) Regarding to nudes, even the slightest tone difference is a big difference on the hands!

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    1. Yes!! They make a huge difference, I think. For some people the green really pops out tones that they either love or don't love from their skin! And, imo, the secret to a large Zoya collection is their 50% off Earth Day sale...I've hit that the last three years, hard, lol! :)

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  3. I love comparison posts! Very helpful

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  4. This post makes me want to pull out some creme polishes!

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  5. those blues are definitely dupes. I can't see enough a difference.

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  6. Those blues... They look identical!!! Wow!

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  7. *le sigh* When will they realise they need to ship internationally! - I too want an impressive collection of Zoya polishes! :)
    Lovely comparisons; bet it's useful for those amateurs that don't see the differences, lol, and only believe in having the one shade/tone of each colour
    (yeah, no, it's the smart thing to do, really, otherwise you end up with 30+ plum/deep/royal purples you can hardly tell apart *hangs head in shame*)

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