Blue & Teal Polishes Comparison

I often get asked to do comparisons of nail polishes to find "dupes" or polishes that are extremely similar to exactly the same. Tonight I've compared 3 blue/teal colors that are pretty popular.

The first shade, which I compared both of the other shades to, is OPI's Fly. This is a color that came out in January 2012 in the Nicki Minaj collection (which I really love!). I even got a backup bottle of Fly because it's the perfect creme teal and I dread the day I run out of it.

Here is Fly compared to Essence "Let's Get Lost."

Let's Get Lost is a lot more blue than Fly. The difference is pretty apparent in the photo, and even more so in real life.

Next I compared Fly to "Shocking Seas" which is by Maybelline.

Shocking Seas is also a lot more blue than Fly. I would compare Shocking Seas to Let's Get Lost, those 2 are actually a lot more similar than either of the polishes are to Fly.

What do you think? Are either of the cheaper alternatives close enough to Fly?

Essence is sold at Ulta stores and Ulta.com for about $1.

Maybelline Color Show polishes retail for $3-$4 at drugstores like CVS, Rite Aid, and Target.

OPI retails for around $8.