Good morning/afternoon/evening dear readers!

After all this OPI and etailer drama it is time to look at cheery nail polish swatches again. However I will leave the OPI rant post sticky on top of the page because this nail polish drama is making massive waves right now and I am still upset about OPI.

In the last weeks I was very busy because it was time for a change so I was looking for a new job and found one.
I will start on Monday and because I will be at the office every day and won’t sometimes work from my home office I also have to work on a new blogging schedule. I think sooner or later I will need a good Crappy to take pictures when it is already dark outside when I come home.

But enough with the rambling – let’s take a closer look at this stunning shimmery royal blue:

One of the current most popular nail polishes surely is Purple Rain by NARS. When I saw the first swatches of Purple Rain I knew that I had to have it.

I only rarely buy expensive nail polishes but this dark shimmery purple.. I had to buy it and it was love at first swatch.

However when I’ve read that there are two possible dupes available with China Glaze’s Let’s Groove and Zoya’s Yasmeen I had to get them as well. Not only to compare them but especially because the little backup devil wanted me to buy a Purple Rain backup and I didn’t wanted to cave. You are not winning this time, backup devil.. hear me!?

Let’s take a closer look at how close Let’s Groove and Yasmeen are to Purple Rain. Dupe or no dupe? Let’s find out.

Very long time no NOTD.
I wasn’t feeling well in the last week so I had a little break from nail polish.

It started when I applied a nail polish I was really excited about: OPI’s Jade Is The New Black. Such a stunning color.
A beauty to look at and the application was great. But then.. just after less than a day just right in time before I could take pictures.. it chipped. Because I wasn’t feeling well anyhow I couldn’t be bothered to even remove it and so I just applied Nail Envy over the chipped spots to at least protect my nails. I was wearing this “look” for a few days and then I removed it and just applied Nail Envy.

But of course the craving for a new manicure came back so I picked a classic to celebrate my love for nail polish: OPI’s OPI Ink.

Let’s take a closer look at this stunning classic purple beauty: