LVX Comparison Post! Taupe and Blue

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Happy Caturday, guys and gals :) I had a couple requests for comparisons of a couple LVX colors from yesterday's post, so I thought I'd just get on it, lol.  The last time I did a post like this was two weeks after I started this thing so fortunately, I've learned a thing or two about presentation but this is still highly experimental.

Okay, first up, as the request of Lacqueerisa, is a comparison of taupes.

I tried to do some staging, lol, so I strategically placed some lapis earrings in with the bottle shot.  I don't think it works but I'm too lazy to go take another photo without.  So left to right we've got Sinful Colors Graine de Poivre, LVX Relique, and OPI You Don't Know Jacques.  They all look pretty different in the bottle.

On index-- Sinful Colors Graine de Poivre; middle and pinky-- LVX Relique; ring-- OPI You Don't Know Jacques.
The idea of a taupe polish is clearly a popular one but each of these companies has a different take on it.  Graine de Poivre is closest to LVX Relique in terms of color family.  They look like light and dark versions of each other.  GdP is warmer, though, and seems to have more red, making it almost mauvey, while Relique has more blue and is more of a true taupe.  OPI You Don't Know Jacques is obviously brown leaning, and reads mushroom rather than taupe.

Formula wise, the Sinful and the LVX are both winners.  They went on easily, evenly, and streak free in two coats.  The OPI is a little on the thin side and needed three coats.

Price breakdown-- Sinful Colors Graine de Poivre retails for $1.99 for 15ml; OPI You Don't Know Jacques is $9 for 15ml; LVX Relique is $16 for 15ml.

These are all so different, it's almost not a comparison; if you like the look of Relique, though, I think you'd be satisfied all around with Graine de Poivre for the price.

Next, from the suggestion of Emily, is a comparison of dark/navy blues.

I decided to lose the props for this one. ;) Left to right-- Sinful Colors Mesmerize, LVX Azzurrum, Zoya Sailor.  Front-- Julep Eloise.

Dark blues have been prevalent all year long, prompting a few folks to wonder how this isn't Pantone's color of the year, as opposed to the oddly inconspicuous emerald green.  There are more similarities n this family, though, at least in my stash.

On index-- Sinful Colors Mesmerize; middle-- LVX Azzurrum; ring-- Zoya Sailor; pinky-- Julep Eloise.

Color wise, Mesmerize and Sailor are almost identical, with Sailor being a touch bluer.  These two are more indigo than true blue.  There's not a touch of dustiness in either.  Eloise is pretty obviously the most different of these four-- maybe it's a touch of yellow in the formula, but it reads as a midnight blue to me.  It's also the only one of these with that dusty quality.  Azzurrum is just as LVX claims-- a true navy blue, with minimal red and zero dustiness.  Nothing in my stash compares to it.

The formula on all of these is actually pretty great, even the Julep, whom I seldom have very nice things to say about.  Again, application was easy and even, and all four are opaque in two coats.  I almost got away with one this time with Azzurum.

Price breakdown-- Sinful Colors Mesmerize retails for $1.99 for 15ml; Zoya Sailor is $8 for 15ml; LVX Azzurrum is $16 for 15ml; Julep Eloise is $14 for 8ml.

It's all about your own personal taste regarding these blues.  Azzurrum didn't look to me to be particularly unique at first, but as it turns out, it kind of is and if you're looking for a true navy, neither dusty, nor teal, nor indigo leaning, this might be it.  If you're simply wanting an on trend dark blue with a great price point and a great formula, Sinful Colors Mesmerize is perfect.

I hope I covered everything!  Any feedback is welcome, if there's something I didn't address, please don't hesitate to let me know :)

And, because it is Caturday, here's a parting shot of my baby Beau.  He wishes I would put him down.

I hope you're having an awesome weekend!  Thank you for reading. ♥♥

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