Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I admit I totally burned myself out on Valentine's Day manis
with a single nail art. I have not painted a single heart on my nail since then! Oh well! Instead I have a fun springy collection from Sinful Colors called Mod In Blood. Its very similar to
last year's pastel collection, so I've tried to compare shades where needed!
I also did
this nail art featuring shades from this collection!
![Sinful Colors Daisy Daze swatch]( "Sinful Colors Daisy Daze")
First is
Sinful Colors Daisy Daze, a super pale yellow the shade of banana pudding. This took three coats, but for a pale yellow it was fairly painless. I like this one a lot more than I expected, the shade is delicate but bright!
Here is Daisy daze compared with similar shades from my collection. Maybelline Canary Cool is too pink. Sinful Colors Unicorn, a core shade repromoted in the Sugar Rush collection last year is too dark, as is China Glaze Lemon Fizz. No dupes here, but I do have the makings for a fun ombre.
Sinful Colors Cream Soda is a pastel peach shade with an almost imperceptible shimmer. This took three coats, and was a bit of a pain. I don't think the name really fits for this!
As you can see here, Cream Soda is almost an exact dupe for last year's Orange Cream, invisible shimmer and all. For comparison's sake, I included NYC Peaches N' Cream, which is too dark, and Sally Hansen Peach Beach, which is too pink. If you were unable to find Orange Cream last time around, maybe you'll have better luck this time with Cream Soda.
Sinful Colors Pink Poppys is spelled in an irritating way but is super cute. I'm not one to pick up a standard pink, and I didn't get either of last year's pinks, but the slight shimmer in this made me throw it in the basket. Love this, two coats.
This shade is probably not that unique, but I didn't have anything quite like it. Sinful Cream Pink, a core shade, it too warm and has a gold shimmer. Sally Hansen Twisted Pink is too dark, as is Fuchsia Power.
Sinful Colors Mad About Hue is a warm leaning lilac cream. This took two coats. I love this shade of purple!
I thought Mad About Hue was going to be a dupe for last year's Sweet Tooth, but it was far darker. Turns out, it's a very close match to Essie Play Date! Its a tad lighter. Verbena isn't close at all, but I figured it would illustrate how warm this shade is in comparison to it's bluer sisters.
Sinful Colors Baby Blues is a pale blue-leaning lavender with that same barely-there shimmer. Three coats for this one!
Some great news for those who couldn't find Candy Coated last year is that Baby Blues is very, very close. Candy Coated
is an almost dupe for OPI You're Such A Buda-Pest, and Baby Blues may be even closer! China Glaze Tarty for the Party and Secret Peri-wink-le for comparison, since so many people own these!
Sinful Colors Violets Are Blue is a periwinkle blue with silvery shimmer. This shade has the most obvious shimmer from the whole collection, and is the standout in my opinion! Three coats.
I was sure this would be closer the Essie Smooth Sailing, but it's much lighter. It's close shade-wise to Sinful Sail La Vie, but that shimmer makes it softer. Again, I included Secret Peri-wink-le for comparison purposes.
Sinful Colors Bright Lucite is a vivid sky blue creme. Three coats.
I knew that Bright Lucite would not be very unique to my collection, but I wanted to show how close it is to last years Sugar Rush. NYC Raindrop is another close contender!
Finally is Sinful Colors Nice Stems, a blue-green shade with slight shimmer. Three coats. I had hopes that this would be a bit greener, but it's still a nice shade.
I was convinced that this would be closer to Sinful Open Seas' green than the aqua shades of China Glaze Aquadelic and For Audrey. Once I put it side by side the blue came through!
