Ages ago, Steph asked how China Glaze Ingrid compares to Barry M Mushroom. Thanks to the magic of swapping, I happened to have that Barry M, so it was only a matter of time before I got the two taupes together.
The base colors of these two are definitely close, with Ingrid being a just a tad darker, and of course the shimmer in Ingrid means these weren't going to be dupes regardless. Mushroom with a top coat of something very sheer and somewhat golden would be a good Ingrid substitute.
Since not everyone can get Barry M, I looked for another taupe creme that could substitute for Mushroom. I found Orly Prince Charming, which is really, really close.
Hermetic asked about RBL Jane and Essie Playa del Platinum.
These are similar, but Playa del Platinum has a more yellow tone to it than Jane and also lacks Jane's subtle shimmer. Playa also took one more coat, needing three to Jane's two.
I cam across a Maybelline shimmer that I thought might be a good stand-in for Jane; it's Opti-mist-ic from last year's winter collection (at least I think it was winter—might have been fall).
Yeah, not so much. The Maybelline is a much more obvious shimmer plus it has golden "floaties" which makes it a much less smooth look than the RBL. It also took three coats rather than the two for the RBL.
Poking around in one of my Helmers looking for something else, I found my bottle of Wet 'n' Wild Wild Orchid which I couldn't locate when I did swatches of the Glitz 'n' Glam collection. In the bottle, it looked like Wild Orchid might have more dense glitter, but on the nail, I didn't see that.
These look pretty dupey to me, so if you missed Wild Orchid, look for Midnight before the displays disappear.
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