Jessica Smokey Feather / Revlon Carbonite Comparison

When Chanel's Illusions d’Ombres nail lacquer collection came out last year, it was extremely popular- especially the elusive multichromatic Peridot. Graphite, a very sparkly metallic dark grey was pretty sought after, too. A year later I have neither of those polishes, but I do have two similar colours: Jessica Smokey Feather and Revlon Carbonite. 

Revlon Carbonite came out shortly after Chanel Graphite, and is one in an ever-expanding list of Revlon attempts at replicating popular Chanel nail colours. This particular attempt was not so successful; while it does look almost exactly like the graphite in a pencil, it falls short on depth and the gold sparkle that made the Chanel version so popular. It does make me think of this, though: 

Now that the obvious Star Wars reference has been made, we can move onto Jessica Smokey Feather. While I don't have the original Chanel to compare it to, by all accounts this seems to be a much better dupe. It has tonnes of depth, and plenty of lovely gold sparkle. Here is a side by side comparison:

Jessica Smokey Feather is on the index and ring fingers, Revlon Carbonite is on middle and pinky.

Overall, I'm very happy with the Jessica version- it's a mere fraction of the price of Chanel Graphite, and is beautiful in its own right. It's very sparkly, and next to it the Revlon seems to fall flat. That said, Revlon clearly has the better name. ;)


What do you think of these lacquers? Do you have the original Chanel version, or did you end up tracking down one of these substitutes? 


Oh, and just a reminder- my Claire's Candy Shop giveaway will end tomorrow night. If you haven't entered yet and are interested in doing so, check out this post to find out if you're eligible and how to enter. Thanks!

Revlon - Not So Blueberry (featuring Space Guerrillas: The Thrilling Conclusion!)

At the drugstore yesterday I came across Revlon "Not So Blueberry", a scented lacquer that I recall being released some time last year. I guess I wasn't in the mood for nails that smell like blueberries at that time, but apparently I am now, because I picked it up. In the bottle it looks deliciously duochrome, but not so much on the nail. Regardless, it's a very pretty shimmery purple-blue. This is two coats of Revlon Not So Blueberry:

And it really, really, smells like blueberries. Kind of in the fake candy fruit scent way, which is very sweet. If you're sensitive to scents, this might not be the lacquer for you, but I rather like the novelty of it. A word of caution though- you might want to avoid smelling your nails in public. Because that's pretty weird looking. I mentioned that my nails smell like blueberries to a friend when we were out tonight, and extended my hand as proof. The response? "Maybe... somewhere not so public?" Good call. 

So you're all probably wondering about the fate of our tiny Domo heroes from yesterday. Well, I won't keep you waiting! As you'll recall, this was the rather sticky situation in which our Domos, captured by ray gun-toting Space Guerrillas, found themselves in: 

Trapped! And at the mercy of space-suited brigands, along with several innocent lacquers. Not, however, our scented polish from above... apparently Space Guerrillas don't like blueberries. Who knew?

Anyways, with our heroes in a rather tight spot, who could possibly come to their aid? 

Wait, what's that?!

Look up!!

It's a gigantic Domo! And he doesn't look very happy.

In fact, he looks pretty angry.

And... maybe a bit hungry...

Well, that solves the problem!

No more will malevolent Space Guerrillas abduct innocent lacquers and detain adorable tiny Domos! Thankfully giant Domo has set everything right!

Domos and lacquers rejoice! Feel free to imagine their celebratory festivities to be something like the Ewok celebration at the end of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. You know, something like this:

Definitely NOT like the re-mastered abomination ending with the new Ewok song and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker.