Comparison post Darling Diva Bohemian Rhapsody vs Enchanted Polish Hey Jude

Any of you tried to haul some Enchanted Polish with Pshiiit Boutique today? Well I did and SUCCESS - Mr. Burgundy and Yesterday both will be mine!!! I started on buying Enchanted Polish way before there was a global hype about this brand and these days I mostly cannot get bothered with all the frenzy around ordering any - sites are crashing, endless waiting time and what have you. With Llarowe the traffic on the site was so heavy and the drama grew so big that Leah Ann finally decided to not keep Enchanted Polish in her stock. Now with Pshiiit Boutique it was slightly easier - probably because Camille doesn't ship worldwide.

But this is not to ramble on internet traffic jams but a comparison. I have seen pictures of Darling Diva Bohemian Rhapsody and wanted to give it a try - frankly, it did remind me of Enchanted Polish Hey Jude. And of course because I am a fan of the early Queen (mind you we are talking music here, not the QUEEN herself). Bohemian Rhapsody - no need to introduce that song - from their epic album "A Night at the Opera"!!! Enough talk and on to a ton of pictures:

First a comparison of the bottles:

left: Enchanted Polish Hey Jude, right Darling Diva Bohemian Rhapsody 

 above pictures indoors in daylight, below in artificial light

outdoors in the shade:

 now let's get down to business and ogle those outdoors-in-the-sun photos:

 I was already done with the pictures and was just doing a final twist and turn of my hand and then I saw THIS:

I applied three coats of each of the polishes on their own. OK so Darling Diva formula was nice enough but it had a tendency to behave like some of those naughty holos - i.e. bald spots and patchy and dragging (see my ring finger). I did use regular base coat vs Aqua Base Coat though. The formula of Hey Jude was very much like any Enchanted Polish, sheer but buildable and acting perfectly nice with my regular base coat.

Differences: Now I was astonished how silvery and turquoise leaning Darling Diva Bohemian Rhapsody looked next to Hey Jude - I wonder how those bloggers achieved such a green finish…. But then Hey Jude is really green - maybe when worn on its own Bohemian Rhapsody looks different….
Final thoughts: Except for that picture in the shade the differences between these two polishes are remarkable and I certainly wouldn't call them anything except maybe 2nd grade cousins. Formula wise I honestly find Darling Diva has room to grow (but it was not unmanageable). Still it is an utterly pretty shade and I just love how the holo sparkles and glints in the sun!!!

Did any of you get any of the Darling Diva Queen Collection polishes?

I ordered Darling Diva Bohemian Rhapsody with Llarowe.

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for visiting!!!
Christine

Black with Bling: Darling Diva TNT

AC/DC is already a long time in my life - I always loved their simple rock for running, cleaning, driving and parties. I was OF COURSE so exited to find out that Darling Diva named a whole range of polishes after some of their songs. Now Ladies and Gentlemen, Let's Rock: Darling Diva TNT

the above picture is taken indoors in daylight, the photo below in artificial light

I applied one coat of Darling Diva TNT over one coat of Cult Nails Nevermore.  TNT is a sheer black base (that looks brownish worn on its own) filled with a myriad of particles that twinkle in gold and green. VERY conveniently it also dries to a rather smooth finish so you would just add Top Coat to get a super glossy result.

And look how lovely it looks in the sun:

I did not mattify TNT - it would have been a pity to not let the particles do their loud talking ;-)

I ordered Darling Diva TNT from Llarowe.

I look forward to reading your comments - thanks for visiting!!!

Christine