For real? Well sort of - Kiko 243 came out first so I have a hard time calling IT a dupe of Dior Orchid and I'm not a fan of the word dupe - but in my opinion, unless you're in SUPER BRIGHT lighting - like 3 inches from the bulb - this one is 99%.
As I said, Kiko 243, Red Plum - The formula is the same crelly formula of Dior Orchid. Two coats for opacity, first one should be thin (and it looks like crap on both) and then a medium to heavy 2nd coat works magic. Both dry to a high shine (no top coat in any of the photos.) Orchid is only ever-so-slightly more purple and only under very bright/harsh lighting. Kiko has no hidden shimmer, of course, but the Dior is very hidden. So I'm sticking with my 99% dupe assertion.
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| Kiko 243 Red Plum vs Dior Orchid |
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| Kiko 243 Red Plum vs Dior Orchid |
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| Kiko 243 Red Plum vs Dior Orchid |
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| Kiko 243 Red Plum vs Dior Orchid |
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| Kiko 243 Red Plum vs Dior Orchid |
What do you think? Are they close enough for you? I'm pretty picky and I CAN see the difference if I look VERY hard, but I'd say it works for me!
Kiko polishes are Italian and are readily available in France, Italy, the UK and several other European countries. Thankfully I have International friends. The last order I placed, they were £1.50 per bottle. Dior Orchid was limited edition and is currently available on Dior.com and a few other department stores (at the time of this post) and retail for $23 per bottle here in the US.
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That's pretty close! Luckily, I picked up the 'Les Violet' collection but wow this is pretty spot on! If you ever find a dupe for Dior 'Licorice' pleassssseeeeee let me know (one of my biggest regrets in life is missing out in this polish lol). :o) Great post, love!
ReplyDeleteI can see the difference in almost all the pictures now but I think they are close enough and I will definitely save my money and get the Kiko!
ReplyDeleteThey are gorgeous though and I just love the way they look on you!
Great comparison - as always ;-)
I also think they are a pretty close match!! Both are beautiful & if I didn't know ahead of time that it was 2 different brands I don't think I'd have noticed the difference!!
ReplyDeleteI can see the difference but, honestly, I'm not even sure which I like better. They're quite close!
ReplyDeleteClose enough for me!!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Great dupe! I couldn't tell lol!
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Thank you so much for posting this!!! I have been eyeing Orchid ever since it came out but I happen to have the Kiko in my untrieds and had no idea it was so close!!
ReplyDeleteIt's really the same!!!
ReplyDeleteKiko Red Plum is also a dupe of Opi Mrs O'Leary's Bbq http://giallonarciso.blogspot.it/2012/11/rosso-prugna-n-243-di-kiko-dupe-di-mrs.html
Wow, I have Kiko 243 in my stash and didn't imagine it was a dupe of Orchid!! Cool :-))
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