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Inglot #966 – Black Pearl dupe?
While I wait to receive my bottle of CHANEL’s Black Pearl, I have been on the hunt to find a suitable duplicate…..Inglot #966 comes darn near close, and at basically half the cost! I won’t be able to confirm how close until I swatch the two to compare, but based on pictures and other bloggers’ swatches I’ve seen online, there is quite a resemblance between them. Compared to Sephora by Opi’s ‘Absinthe Makes The Heart’ which I reviewed here, you can see that Inglot #966 is not as grey or as frosty and has more of a pearly look to it.
#966 is a metallic deep pine green but with subtle pearly hints and black undertones in its base. The formula flowed very easily and the brush is long, tapered and quite flexible. The only downside is that you do have to wait perhaps a minute or so between coats to avoid brush marks (which I obviously didn’t, as you can see). Depending on the light, the colour shifts from warm to cool which I find really amazing, but the green tone is always present and never looks black, as so many other darker shades can. All swatches are with base coat, 3 coats of lacquer and Sèche Vite top coat.
Final thoughts: this is a beautiful shade and needs to stand on its own recognition and not just because it resembles another. I believe it leans a touch greener than Black Pearl, but it still has that same dusty, mysterious look to it. Another major plus in its favour is the cost; Inglot polishes retail for CAD $12.00 for 15 ml and can be purchased at any Inglot boutique or on their website. This particular shade was released Fall 2010 as part of their Grey Collection and I believe it will be part of their permanent lineup of colours (of which they have over 250 at last count!). I highly recommend this not only for the colour, but for the quality as well; Inglot polishes do take somewhat longer to dry but that’s only because they use premium acrylics in their formula, which makes for longer lasting & chip-free lacquer….you definitely get a bang for your buck here!
Inglot – #04 Nail Whitener
Inglot lists this Nail Whitener under their treatment product category, but on the box is written “nail enamel with whitening effect”. I then wondered if it had any beneficial properties or if it was simply a polish like any other, which simply gives the ‘look’ of cleaner & whiter nails. In the ingredients, they also list evening primrose oil (which helps to strengthen nails), panthenol (Vitamin B5, a fortifier) and camellia sinensis leaf extract (green tea extract, which protects collagen from breaking down)…..all ingredients not mentioned on the list for the other Inglot polish I have, and therefore leads me to conclude that there’s more to this than just a ‘polish’.
I was told that it is meant to act as ‘clean nail look’ and that you only need to apply one coat to achieve this. I did use a base coat for all pictures because like all enamels, it should never be applied directly on your bare nail.
The first picture shows #04 on my pinkie and ring finger, while the middle and index fingers remain bare. It does give a slight milky look to the nail and effectively covers any ridges even with just one coat, as you can see.
With all nails done, you can see the polished & clean look that this product gives.
By applying a second coat of #04 on my middle and index fingers, it becomes significantly more opaque and looks to me more like a polish than a treatment product (Essie makes several shades that mimic this look), however I still like the look and love the fact that while it looks like a polish, it has several beneficial ingredients in it, making it rise above mere polish status.
Final thoughts: once in a while, it’s good to give your nails a break from looking ‘done’ and this is a nice & beneficial alternative to just slapping on a base coat. It applies smoothly and almost seems to be self-leveling, needing very little work to achieve a final ‘polished’ look (no pun intended!). It also has a wonderful glossy finish to it and seemed to dry reasonably well with a coat of Sèche Vite on top. Inglot #04 Nail Whitener can be purchased online at www.inglotcosmetics.com or at all free standing Inglot boutiques and retails for CAD $15.00 for 15 ml which is just slightly pricier than their regular lacquers (between CAD $12.00 – $14.00) but that could be because it is basically a dual purpose product (polish & treatment).