Doppelgängers! Featuring China Glaze Howl You Doin?, OPI Merry Midnight and Orly Fowl Play

Today I have a trifecta of a comparison! China Glaze Howl You Doin? is going up against OPI, Merry Midnight and Orly Fowl Play, pretty festive for the month of December ;) Although the colour and sparkle may appear the same at first glance there are some differences between all three polishes, lets start with a short description of Howl You Doing?

China Glaze Howl You Doing?
- deep purple base
- jelly/crelly texture base
- opaque jelly/crelly
- jam packed with blue/purple glitter
- copper orange flakies
- dull finish
- two regular coats for opacity

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OPI Merry Midnight
- red based purple base
- jelly texture base
- translucent jelly
- opalescent flakies, colour change
- fine blue micro shimmer/glitter
- glossy finish
- four thin coats for opacity

sunlight

shade

Orly Fowl Play
- deep blue based purple base
- jelly texture
- translucent jelly

- opalescent flakies, colour change

- fine micro shimmer/glitter

- glossy finish

- three regular coats for opacity

sunlight

shade

Merry Midnight and Fowl Play are closer to each glitter/flakie wise, where Howl You Doing and Fowl Play are closer base colour wise! I do not consider any of these dupes, but you definitely don't need all three. For an in depth comparison between Fowl Play and Merry Midnight refer to this Doppelgängers post. I personally would be happy with the OPI and China Glaze only since they are different enough, but I do think Fowl Play is a good substitute for Merry Midnight should you be unavailable to find it.