Known Deborah Lippmann Dupes and suggestions to create your own where possible.
Deborah Lippmann polishes are super awesome! It is also fun to hunt down dupes (since, let’s face it: DL Polishes are $$$) – here’s a list of what I’ve found so far…
List updated 3/4/13
| DL POLISH | DUPE or similar |
| Glitter in the Air | Revlon: Whimsical* |
| Ruby Red Slippers | Wet N Wild: Behind Closed Doors (LE from the 2011 On the Prowl Collection)
Spoiled: Ants in My Pants* |
| Candy Shop | Claire’s: Candy Shop*Urban Outfitters: Lollipop (Thanks Katie!) Forever 21: Pink Icing (as of 3/2/13) |
| Bad Romance | Revlon: Scandalous* |
| Stairway to Heaven | China Glaze: Snowglobe
Icing: Call Me Glitzy* Revlon: Heavenly* (This one is dead on) Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure: Snow Globe (Thanks Leshy!) Urban Outfitters: Unicorn (Thanks Leshy!) |
| Happy Birthday | Milani: Gems
Icing: Birthday Be-yotch* Ulta: Pinata-yada* Nicole by OPI: Wear Something Spar-Kylie Wet N Wild: Party of Five Glitters (Thanks Kaitlyn!) …lots more |
| Forget You | Use a jelly black base and any Happy Birthday dupe |
| Today Was A Fairytale* | Essie: Set In Stones
Urban Outfitters: Dust* |
| Some Enchanted Evening | Essie: A Cut Above (similar not exact dupe)
Revlon: Sparkling* |
| Superstar | Wet N Wild: Cougar Attack (LE from the 2011 On the Prowl Collection)
Spoiled: Cougar Attack (CVS)* Nina Ultra Pro: Call the Coppers* |
| Swagga Like Us* | Sally Hansen Lustre Chrome: Plume*
Maybelline Color Show: 715 Boho Gold (LE) JulieG: You-niverse (as of 3/1/13) NOTE: the following are similar but not exact dupes for SLU. SLU is a bit more golden than green but shares the same type of duochrome qualities. OPI: Just Spotted the Lizard* Chanel: Peridot |
| Across the Universe* | Icing: Hey Sailor Boy (as of 7/13/12)*
Essence: Blue Addicted (Thanks Christine!) Jordana: Carnival Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure: 560 Mermaid’s Tale (as of 12/3/12)* |
| Mermaid’s Dream* | Urban Outfitters: Sea Dust*
Charlotte Russe/Love, Charlotte: Unnamed (excellent dupe)* (As of 2/16/12) |
| Sugar Daddy* | China Glaze: Swanky Silk*
Maybelline Color Show: 720 Pink Cosmo (LE Fall 2012) Nail’s Inc: Stratford |
| Dancing in the Dark | Sally Hansen: Glitz Gal (Gem Crush Collection)*
China Glaze: Some Like It Haute Wet N Wild: Diamond In The Rough (LE) Wet N Wild Fergie Collection: Rock ‘n Roll Nails Inc.: Sloane Square |
| Flash Dance* | Nails Inc: Bloomsbury Square (Thanks ClaireB!)
SinfulColors: Star Dust* (LE Paparazzi Collection Spring 2013) (This is not exact as it’s got a purple jelly base and doesn’t have quite the same amount of glitter, but over a purple base, this is a very affordable alternative, I mean, for $2!) |
| Moon Dance (from the Rock This Town Christmas Collection)* | OPI: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (James Bond Collection)* |
| Ray of Light | Urban Outfitters: Mystic (Thanks Rebecca!) (I don’t have this one but I’ve seen it at UO and it looks really close.) |
| Lady Sings the Blues* | Revlon: Midnight Sparkle* (LE, Holiday 2012, still floating around drugstores if you’re lucky as of 3/1/13) (Thanks Leshy!) (This one is very close though the blues don’t quite match; DL:LStB leans a hair more purple.) |
- Spoiled is actually a Wet N Wild brand exclusive to CVS so if you missed out on some of the On the Prowl collection or other old WnWs, then you should probably check out the display! :)
- If you have any other suggestions for dupes, let me know in the comments!
- 12/3/12 Thank you so much to the contributers who have made suggestions, I am adding them to the list as they come in! :)
* I own these DLs/dupes.
I just discovered that there is an Across the Universe dupe by Essence "Blue Addicted" I'm still trying to figure out where to get it (though I do see it listed on ebay). Revlon Sparkling is also another dupe for Some Enchanted Evening.
Another great dupe for Happy Birthday is WnW Party of Five Glitters!
Nails Inc Special Effects 3D Glitter Polish in Bloomsbury Square is a Flashdance Dupe.
Also NYX Girls Dorothy is a Ruby Red Slippers dupe.
Here are a couple of recent dupes I've heard of:
Lippmann Ray of Light= Urban Outfitters Mystic
Stairway to Heaven= Urban Outfitters Unicorn, Revlon Heavenly, Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Snow Globe
Moon Dance= Zoya Fei Fei, Sinful Colors Winter Wonder (Limited Edition Winter Collection)
Lady Sings the Blues= Revlon Midnight Sparkle (LE Holiday Collection)
Boom Boom Pow= Revlon Sequins (LE Holiday Collection)
I purchased a polish today from Urban Outfitters called Lollipop which I think is very close to Candy Shop
Urban Outfitters Mystic looks like a Dupe for DL Ray of Light :)