NARS Orgasm polish dupe?

Thursday, July 11, 2013


nars orgasm zoya cassi comparison

nars orgasm zoya cassi comparison
Zoya Cassi-Left | NARS Orgasm- Right
nars orgasm zoya cassi comparison
Zoya Cassi-Left | NARS Orgasm- Right


As suggested by lovely commenter, Amber, on my Zoya Cassi swatch post I decided it was time to do another comparison post. This time it's between Zoya Cassi and NARS Orgasm. I also created a swatch post of NARS Orgasm, if anyone is interested.

Looking at the bottles I can see a similarity between the two. Both have a coral base, and both are shimmers.

There are two main differences with these polishes; 1) The shimmer color on Cassi is white where it's more of an orange-y tone on Orgasm, and 2)NARS Orgasm is much more sheer than Zoya Cassi. I had apply 4 coats of Orgasm to get it opaque, while Cassi only has two.

Now here are the real questions: Do I consider this a dupe? Kind of. They are very very similar, but not exact dupes. Which is better? That's a hard question. The orange shimmer gives Orgasm that dusk look. From far away, I don't see how it would really matter too much. They're both fantastic formulas, and wear really well. NARS Orgasm is $19 a pop, while Zoya Cassi is only $8. I don't see the problem in having both, personally.

How close are you willing to go with your nail polishes/colors? Do you mind having dupes? Is a slight variant in shimmer coloring enough to justify having two similar colors?



5 comments :

  1. Something, and I can't quite put my finger on what, makes Orgasm prettier to me. Maybe it looks smoother, glowier. Something. Nice comparison!

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  2. They are very similar in shades, but I can see how they hit the light differently

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  3. Yeah, I agree. That's why I couldn't recommend buying Cassi over Orgasm. It's just so beautiful.


    and thank you!

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  4. That's a really good dupe!! I have always wanted Orgasm, but might have to try this! :)

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