Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Chanel Paradoxal vs Ulta3 Twilight Fever

Hey everyone! Hope you are having a great week! I have been ridiculously busy at work the past three days trying to tie up lose ends before I start my new job and before I go to Hong Kong on the weekend. Only two more days and I'm out of here!!

The other day after work I quickly popped into the chemist near my office to rummage through the Ulta3 bin to see if I could find any cheap gems. I instantly spotted a dark taupe colour with purple shimmer and thought it looked really familiar! Had I just found an almost exact dupe of Chanel's Paradoxal!?! To me, the base colour of Twilight Fever looked more brown/less purple than Paradoxal's base colour, so I wasn't convinced it was an actual dupe....


But here are the pics of the two together on my nails and if you can see the difference, you have better eyes than me! I honestly could not tell the difference and in fact, I got confused after a while about which brand was on each nail! I have taken photos in multiple lighting conditions to show that it isn't just the lighting that makes them seem identical!

Left to Right: Twilight Fever, Paradoxal, Twilight Fever, Paradoxal




So what do you guys think? Even if there is a slight difference, for $2.25AUD (compared to $39AUD!) it's a bargain dupe! I would suggest all my Aussie readers get their butts down to their local chemist and grab three or four bottles!



19 comments:

  1. Great comparisment, wish we had that brand here, I'd be running to the stores now!

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  2. @Shinyl - What is the Netherlands like about polish being sent in the post? I could send you one if you like??? :)

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  3. Eeeek is this a new range from Ulta 3?? Thanks for the great comparison, I'm off to get one tomorrow! =D

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  4. Would it be too much if I asked for one aswell????? I'm in Greece!
    mirkakaratza@yahoo.gr

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  5. i literally cannot tell the difference! great find!!

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  6. Great, they are totaly the same!

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  7. I could not tell the diference, they are practically identical O_O!! $2.25AUD VS $39AUD... wow!!

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  8. What an -INSANE- dupe! That blows my mind. Like, kabooom.

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  9. Looks like a dupe to me! I can't tell a difference at all.

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  10. Oh wow, I actually can't tell the difference :o Thank you for this!
    xxx

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  11. They are very similar! Much cheaper than Barry M Dusky Mauve

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  12. Oh wow, I actually can't tell the difference :o Thank you for this!
    xxx

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  13. @Shinyl - What is the Netherlands like about polish being sent in the post? I could send you one if you like??? :)

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  14. i literally cannot tell the difference! great find!!

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  15. I think it is from their latest collection! :) You can order it from Pulse Pharmacy as well!

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  16. Thanks! I can't tell either! They are almost identical!

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  17. I know right! I bought a couple of backups of Twilight Fever so that if my Chanel ever runs out I wont feel so bad!

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  18. Haha yeh it is a pretty awesome dupe! I can't believe I found it!

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  19. http://www.gildednails.co/2011/03/chanel-paradoxal-vs-ulta3-twilight.html

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