Nail polishes: prices compared across apps

The 3 widest gaps between apps

Ultimate Glam Chrome Nail Paint, Green was ₹103 on AJIO (seen 11 Nov) and ₹205 on Blinkit (seen 10 Nov), a gap of ₹102.

lakme absolute lakm absolute gel finish stylist nail color vineyard was ₹250 on Flipkart (seen 6 Nov) and ₹330 on Amazon (seen 29 Oct), a gap of ₹80.

Elle 18 Nail Pop Kit: Classic Hues, Pack of 4 Nail Paints, 5ml*4 was ₹169 on Flipkart (seen 30 Oct) and ₹234 on Instamart (seen 29 Oct), a gap of ₹65.

Across the 31 products priced differently, the lowest listed price was on Flipkart 7 times, Zepto 7 times, AJIO 6 times, Instamart 6 times, Amazon 5 times and Myntra once. A tie counts for each app.

6 had the same listed price on every app they were on, among them BELLAVITA Nail Polish (₹109 on Amazon and Flipkart) and RENEE Hyper Gel Nail Paint, Olive Green 10ml, Quick Drying, Glossy Finish, Long Lasting, Chip resisting Formula with High Shine Polish, Acetone & Paraben Free (₹125 on Amazon and Flipkart).

MRPs and ratings

For 5 products the apps printed different MRPs. The widest MRP gap is for mi fashion soft smooth unique matte nail polish combo sets of 4 unique colors magenta red bordeaux deep coffee rose taupe magenta red bordeaux deep coffee rose taupe: an MRP of ₹500 on Amazon and ₹796 on Flipkart, so a discount worked out from MRP is not the same on both.

The product with the most ratings is lakme absolute lakm absolute gel finish stylist nail color vineyard: 4.4 from 16,902 ratings on Flipkart.

Every product on two or more apps

Brands among these products

The apps named a brand for 35 of the 37 products. RENEE has 7, Faces Canada has 4 and LAKME has 4.

Where the listings came from

Zepto 1,339, Flipkart 874, Amazon 353, Myntra 340, Blinkit 251, AJIO 163 and Instamart 89 listings, 2,450 products in all. Most products were seen on one app only, so they are not in the table above.

How this is worked out

Each app’s line is its lowest listed price for the product in the 14 days, dated, not a promise of what you will pay. Listings join only on matching brand and model words. The full method is on the beauty page, with the foundations, compact and face powders, bb and cc creams, kajal, mascaras, eyeshadows, lipsticks, lip liners, face washes, moisturisers, face creams, sunscreens, face serums, face toners, face scrubs, sheet masks and lip balms comparisons. A brand or app that believes a figure is wrong can write to us.