I posted my swatches of Essie Master Plan two weeks ago and offered to do a janky comparison between this and my beloved Deborah Lippmann Waking Up in Vegas, mostly because Master Plan garnered a lot of comparison to Waking Up in Vegas when the former was released last year. This post is for Naz and anyone else who might be interested in seeing the difference between those two polishes.
This is my first comparison post. I've been wanting to do these for a long time because I know they're incredibly helpful. However, I've got limitations -- I think I'm quite good at capturing polishes individually using my phone camera, but put two polishes close together and it gets really tricky for me. I'm hypercritical and I did the best I could, so please don't tear me apart. :/
Notes:
- I found it easier to capture the difference between these two polishes using natural light indoors. It's not as obvious under a lamp, as you're about to see. I only took one picture under the lamp.
- I used three coats of Master Plan (MP) on my middle and pinky fingers, and -- I think -- three coats of Waking Up in Vegas (WUIV) on my index and ring fingers.
Natural light (indoors):




Artificial light (indoors):

Basically, Waking Up in Vegas is a hair lighter and cooler than Master Plan. They're both good polishes, but you don't need both unless one works better with your complexion than the other.
I hope this was the tiniest bit helpful. I'd really like to step up my photography game on an actual point-and-shoot to get my comparisons where I'd like them so I can do more.
Sterling Meowlory Archer and I thank you for looking!
Sterling Meowlory Archer and I thank you for looking!
