Splurge vs. Steal!Essie Chastity vs Milani Tip Toe Pink

The reason this color (Essie Chastity) lured me in was Christopher's mother. This is her favorite pink! She wears it practically religiously on her toes whether it be a cold winter day with thick socks on, or a sunny summer afternoon with open toe wedges. However, I thought with my massively large nail polish collection, how often would I wear this color and do I really want to pay $8 for it to just lay around and get used a few times a year? No. It may not sound like a great deal for a nail polish, but to me, when I have such an extensive collection, $8 is a bit too much. So my dupe search began. Enter: Milani Tip Toe Pink. The perfect and exact match! Truly! A beautiful cool creamy pink perfect for winter and summer.

Essie Chastity described by the company as "a cotton candy pure pink"

Price: $8.00 USD

Size: 0.50oz

Ingredients: Butyl Acetate, Toluene, Nitrocellulose, Ethyl Acetate, Tosylamide/Formaldehyde Resin, Dibutyl Phthalate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Camphor, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Benzophenone 1, May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), D&C Red 6 Barium Lake (CI 15850), FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake (CI 19140), D&C Red 7 Calcium Lake (CI 15850:1), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Red Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Black Iron Oxide (CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), D&C Red 34 Calcium Lake (CI 15880:1), Violet 2 (CI 75150), Aluminum Powder (CI 77000), Guanine (CI 75150), Blue 1 (CI 422090), Red 33 (CI 17200), Red 30 (CI 73360), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Polyethylene Teraphthalate, Mica

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Milani Tip Toe Pink described by the company as "bubble gum pink"

Price: $4.49 USD

Size: 0.45oz

Ingredients: Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Propyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Tosylamide/Formaldehyde Resin, Dibutyl Phthalate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Tosylamide/Epoxy Resin, Camphor, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Benzophenone-1, Amyl Acetate. May Contain: Guanine (CI 75170), Mica (CI 77019), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide (CI 77491, CI 44799), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Yellow No. 5 Lake (CI 19140), Red No. 6 Lake (CI 15850), Red No. 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red No. 34 Lake (CI 15880), Red No. 30 Lake (CI 73360), Polyethylene Terephthalate.

Here is a picture of me wearing it at the beach this past summer.