Dupe Alert: Zoya Izzy from Holiday 2011 Gems & Jewels Collection

I had seen a swatch of Zoya Izzy from Zoya Holiday 2011 Gems & Jewels Collection and I thought what a pretty colour. This can brighten anybody's day as well as hands. Then, today I was going through my stash when I had a Eureka! moment.

The smart people over at NYX made a dupe of Zoya Izzy years before it was launched.Lol! Seriously.

Artificial Light.No flash.

Tadaaaaaa!! *Drum rolls* Presenting....... NYX Sunrise. It is like the Pefectt Dupee. Same shade.Same shimmer. Same metallic effect.Thankfully, not the same price!


Zoya Izzy (Limited edition) retails for US $ 8.

 NYX Sunrise  retails at USD 5 @ Cosmetix.in 270 INR  @ cherry culture USD 3.99

Illamasqua Nail Varnish Shade Gamma's Dupe

I was not planning to do a dupe post but when I looked at Tips & Toes Nail Enamel shade Sydney 46 (You can buy it here  or locate the store here), the image of Illamasqua  Gamma flashed through my mind.

This image doesn't do justice to the pretty neon shade of Illamsqua Gamma.

Swatch Image

You can visit the Illamsqua's official site page here and hover over the image of Gamma swatch to see how it looks on the nails.

Price: $ 14 for 0.5 oz
You can buy it here (They ship internationally)

 
Price: 90 INR or less than $ 2.

Tips & toes is a tad bit darker than Gamma but for more than 1/10th of the cost, I am not complaining!

Lakme Color Crush Truewear Shade 22 Dupe

Yes, I am still on the whole I find a dupe spree and this time it's Lakme Color Crush shade number 22 looks justttttttt like Elle 18 shade number 26. The difference is obviously that you pay 130 INR for Color Crush but just 45 or 50 for  Elle 18!!

And you can use the money that you save to buy a Toblerone :D

What do you think??

OPI Pamplona Purple Nail Lacquer Dupe

I am currently on a "I will leave no dupe un-found" spree and it has not been easy at all. Today, it is OPI Pamplona Purple's turn. I have been able to find only one shade which comes close to the pretty purple shade by OPI Fall 2009 collection.

Here is a swatch.

You can buy  OPI  here for 520 INR.

This is a similar looking shade from Deborah 7days long shade number 831. This shade is a bit lighter than Pamplona Purple.

Buy  Deborah 7Days Long here for 195 INR.

Tell me if you know of a similar and cheaper shade!



Disclaimer: I don't any of the above images.

Chanel Graphite Nail Lacquer Look-Alikes!

Chanel Le Vernis 529 Graphite is from Fall 2011 collection. It is a metallic silver shade and is priced at $25.

You can buy the Chanel 529 Graphite here  for $ 33.99.

The inspiration for this shade is obviously graphite. I had been searching for the dupes of this particular shade for quite some time but was not successful. Yesterday, I came across two shades which bear a striking resemblance to Graphite.I still have not been able to find something which looks exactly like Graphite.

The first similar shade is from Cetuem Number 126

Price: 425 INR for 14 ml  or £9 for 14ml
Living in India? You can buy it  at Urban Touch  here

Or visit the official Cetuem Site here.

The other similar shade is Layla Smalto Glitter- Argento.However, I feel the glitter particles in this one are a tad bit bigger.

Price: 330 INR at Urbantouch   
         

Visit Layla's Official site here.



Disclaimer:I don't own any of the images.