I had part two of my KBShimmer post ready to go but then there was some drama on Facebook this morning so I thought I'd post this instead.
There's been some discussion today about the difference between Pretty Serious Naughty Night Shift Nurse (NNSN) and Colors by Llarowe Hellcat and whether or not they are dupes. For those that don't know, NNSN was released in extremely limited quantities and was in very high demand. I have a crazy generous friend that sent me a bottle for Christmas and I had ordered Hellcat during the pre-order so I thought I'd do a comparison.
As you can see in the first picture, NNSN is far more sheer than Hellcat and the base colour is more of a dusty mauve while Hellcat is most definitely purple. NNSN also has frost whereas Hellcat does not (as far as I can tell.) Hellcat is quite a bit thicker than NNSN but I wouldn't call is goopy by any stretch. NNSN took three coats to become opaque while Hellcat was opaque in two. If you were to wear NNSN on its own, it is definitely different than Hellcat. They look a little more similar when NNSN is over black but still, I would not call them dupes.
Please note, I am not affiliated with either brand in any way and think both make quality products. I simply wanted to highlight the differences and help to clear up any confusion. This post will be picture heavy but I wanted to try and catch different angles.
Naughty Night Shift Nurse is shown on the middle finger and pinkie and Hellcat is on the index and ring fingers.
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| 1 coat NNSN and Hellcat |
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| 3 coats NNSN and 2 coats Hellcat |
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| 3 coats NNSN and 2 coats Hellcat |
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| 3 coats NNSN and 2 coats Hellcat |
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| 2 coats of NNSN over black and 2 coats of Hellcat |
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| 2 coats of NNSN over black and 2 coats of Hellcat |
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| 2 coats of NNSN over black and 2 coats of Hellcat |
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| 2 coats of NNSN over black and 2 coats of Hellcat |
Do you own either? Both? Would you call them dupes?
