Just what I was going to say, stir , stir and stir again, it makes a huge difference. The colours should then match the polish colours perfectly and Strawberry Marguarita is lovely and bright when stirred well.Just had another thought, are you stirring them enough? If not it can leave the colour looking washed out. I find I need to really stir each colour before every application, the pigment does settle at the bottom (you can see it particularly in Princesses Rule). Stir, stir and stir again!