Friday, May 21, 2010

Sally Hansen - Hidden Treasure vs Gosh - Rainbow

Sally Hansen - Hidden Treasure and Gosh - Rainbow

When I first started seeing swatches of the new hot drugstore release, Sally Hansen - Hidden Treasure, I started thinking that it looked just like a little gem I got from a friend overseas. It's by a brand called "Gosh" which is sold in Europe and Canada, and not to us US girls. I have showed you a little of what Gosh - Rainbow can do, and if you like what you saw and couldn't get it, I have good news. There are dupes!

In sunlight, one coat layered over black:
Sally Hansen - Hidden Treasure (HT) on index and ring
Gosh - Rainbow (GR) on middle and pinky

In shade, one coat layered over black:
Sally Hansen - Hidden Treasure (HT) on index and ring
Gosh - Rainbow (GR) on middle and pinky

still one coat, just at an angle

still one coat, just close-up

At first looking at the bottles they look much different, don't they? HT looks like it is more white and cloudy, while GR is crystal clear. HT looks like it flashes some more pastel shades, and GR look like a prism. But on the nail... they look the same. The photo directly above makes it look like HT may have a more dense coverage, but it is just based on those two nails. I had a lot on brush when I painted my ring finger, but you can see it is not as dense on the index. It was just a fluke. To me they flash the same colors, at the same angles, and have the same intensity and density.

So if you are not in the US and can't find HT, then you can get yourself Rainbow. If you can't get Rainbow in the US, you can get Hidden Treasure (maybe. It seems as though it's hard to spot!) and if you can't get either, it looks like a new release from Nubar is a twin too: Nubar - 2010

What do you think?
HAPPY FRIDAY!
:c)
-Elaine

10 comments:

  1. I'm glad you did this post. I have both and thought they would be dupes. I'm so crazy I may even order nubar 2010. lol!!

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  2. I own Gosh Rainbow, so I'm glad I don't have to search for Hidden Treasure :D

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  3. great!! thanks for this post!! i know they were dupes when I saw HT & gosh photos swatches and Im so glad that U made a comparison..

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  4. I agree--I tried them over deep plum and couldn't tell a difference. I'm still keeping them both, though. :-)

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  5. I wish I could just get Rainbow in Canada. It's was just part of a collection from Dec of last year. Can't get it anywhere in Canada anymore.

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  6. I have searched EVERYWHERE for Hidden Treasure & I just can't find it!

    Gosh - Rainbow is an excellent match for HT. It's amazing.

    I really like the flake,layered look. I think I'm going to order Nubar 2010.

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  7. Oooh, thanks for the comparison. Being a European I have GOSH Rainbow and no chance of finding Hidden Treasure so it's great to see they are the same (all the pics I'd seen made me think they were)

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  8. Oh wow ! I had no clue that GOSH was not available in the US! I am obsessed with their nail polish!

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  10. i'm glad you posted this, i was going to make a comment about this on my own blog (i probably still will). feels like gosh rainbow has been around FOREVER so it's odd for hidden treasure to get such a fanbase (to me)...because it was always around..just in gosh form!

    xo
    sara

    http://dailypolish.com

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