Dupes: SOPI I Only Shop Vintage and Icing Skinny Dipping Beauty

Hi Guys!

In my last post, I showed you Sephora by OPI's I Only Shop Vintage, and I told you that I was disappointed to find that it was an exact dupe for the shade I had on my toes, Icing's Skinny Dipping Beauty! I always feel a little silly when I purchase two things that are exactly alike right in a row :( Unfortunately, I couldn't find the Icing polish when I wrote that post, so I couldn't tell you the name of the shade. I did a little hunting, and found it for you guys, and also took some comparison pictures. Is it as close a match as I thought it was? It's exact. I cannot tell the difference. And what's even better, the formula seems to be exactly the same (although I like the SOPI brush a little better). That being said, Icing's Skinny Dipping Beauty will only set you back $4.50 (less if you take advantage of their ongoing BOGO 1/2 off beauty special), whereas SOPI's I Only Shop Vintage is $9.50. If I were you, I'd definitely go for Skinny Dipping Beauty if all you care about is the shade and the formula.

How did I wind up with these two? Well, I liked China Glaze's Fast Track so much that I was hoping to find a similar shade, which is why I picked up Skinny Dipping Beauty at Icing. However, it's yellower, darker, and has more shimmer. That's ok! It's still pretty; I prefer Fast Track, but I enjoy having variations of shades that I love. How did I end up with SOPI I Only Shop Vintage? I saw it in the store and really, really liked it! It never even crossed my mind that it looked familiar... Oops. Guess I am really digging these milky browns with gold shimmer!

Just a note; while going through the pictures, I noticed that Skinny Dipping Beauty looks a little bit darker than I Only Shop Vintage. This wasn't the case in real life; they were indistinguishable. I'm not sure why it photographed that way (especially in the bright light), but I think the problem is that my middle finger is much longer than my index finger and I couldn't get the nails to rest at the exact same angle, so the light hit the fingers differently. Trust me; you're not going to be able to tell the difference when they're on the fingers. Similarly, the different shape of the bottles makes them look a little different.  I showed these with Fast Track since a lot of you either own this, have seen it in person, or have seen lots of swatches; I thought it would help give you a better idea of the shade of I Only Shop Vintage and Skinny Dipping Beauty.

Bottles, with flash:

Left to Right: China Glaze Fast Track, Icing Skinny Dipping Beauty, SOPI I Only Shop Vintage

Bottles without flash:

Left to Right: China Glaze Fast Track, Icing Skinny Dipping Beauty,  SOPI I Only Shop Vintage 

And the labels, just for kicks:

Direct sunlight:

Left to Right: Fast Track, I Only Shop Vintage, Skinny Dipping Beauty

Indoor light:

Left to Right: Fast Track, I Only Shop Vintage, Skinny Dipping Beauty

Left to Right: Fast Track, I Only Shop Vintage, Skinny Dipping Beauty

So what do you guys think? Are you going to go for either of these shades? Icing is known for their dupes of higher-end nail polishes (they dupe a lot of Deborah Lippmann glitters, for those of you who are looking!) and they have a lot of really unique shades. Have you guys scored any awesome finds there? I still feel silly for having two bottles of the same polish, but I'm excited to have found such a close match for those of you who like the color and don't want to pay SOPI prices!