Michael Kors Watermelon vs. mandarin?

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Ladies, I need some help... Does anyone out there have a comparison of the new watermelon color vs mandarin? I found a bag I love on eBay but it's listed as mandarin and the ones I've seen seem awfully bright orange. Seller swears the color is not bright orange, more of a coral. I really like the watermelon color, it seems more of a pink coral, which was what I was hoping for, not the day-glo Orange (which I think is tangerine?)
Any help or opinion is appreciated, and if you happen to have both and can post a photo that would be wonderful!
 
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pruetjx said:
Ladies, I need some help... Does anyone out there have a comparison of the new watermelon color vs mandarin? I found a bag I love on eBay but it's listed as mandarin and the ones I've seen seem awfully bright orange. Seller swears the color is not bright orange, more of a coral. I really like the watermelon color, it seems more of a pink coral, which was what I was hoping for, not the day-glo Orange (which I think is tangerine?)
Any help or opinion is appreciated, and if you happen to have both and can post a photo that would be wonderful!
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Watermelon is a coral with more red.. And I wasn't looking for that at the time. This is a horrible horrible comparison picture, but I didn't want to unwrap the watermelon bag because she was going back that same day. In the mean time, I hope this gives you an idea.
Left is watermelon right is mandarin.
 

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So is Watermelon a coral with more red and Mandarin a color with more orange? I haven't seen Watermelon irl...I've seen Mandarin and I loved it. Then again I'm a sucker for corals of any shade.
 
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Okay gotcha, thanks. The shades all look so different on different websites. I think the worse for me is when a bag looks vibrant on a website and then when it arrives the color is dull. I've sent several bags back due to this. :sad:
 
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BeachBagGal said:
Okay gotcha, thanks. The shades all look so different on different websites. I think the worse for me is when a bag looks vibrant on a website and then when it arrives the color is dull. I've sent several bags back due to this. :sad:
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Yes! Completely agree. It makes me sad. A tip is to unwrap a bag near a window and carry it around your house and if you can outdoors. Sometimes a house is too shaded and won't make the bag look as vibrant. This happened with my raspberry hamilton. I put it nearly window and brought it outside and bam! It was a bolt of lighting, lol. Love that color!
 
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melbo said:
Yes! Completely agree. It makes me sad. A tip is to unwrap a bag near a window and carry it around your house and if you can outdoors. Sometimes a house is too shaded and won't make the bag look as vibrant. This happened with my raspberry hamilton. I put it nearly window and brought it outside and bam! It was a bolt of lighting, lol. Love that color!
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Good idea! I remember buying a saffiano MK bag in Sapphire (returned because the style didn't work for me) and that color was goooorgeous!!! So vibrant - in that case the online photos didn't do it justice. If Electric Blue or Cobalt is similar I might need a bag in one of those colors! lol
 
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melbo said:
Watermelon is a coral with more red.. And I wasn't looking for that at the time. This is a horrible horrible comparison picture, but I didn't want to unwrap the watermelon bag because she was going back that same day. In the mean time, I hope this gives you an idea.
Left is watermelon right is mandarin.
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Thanks so much!!! That was very helpful I think I was hoping mandarin was less Orange. I was attracted to the Tangerine color last year and bought a bag, but each day when I got dressed it just seemed too bright to go with anything, so I ended up returning it. I don't want to have that problem again with this one. Do you happen to have a comparison of mandarin and tangerine? That might help me make final decision
 
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pruetjx said:
Thanks so much!!! That was very helpful I think I was hoping mandarin was less Orange. I was attracted to the Tangerine color last year and bought a bag, but each day when I got dressed it just seemed too bright to go with anything, so I ended up returning it. I don't want to have that problem again with this one. Do you happen to have a comparison of mandarin and tangerine? That might help me make final decision
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No, I wasn't around for that color, but maybe you can find something in Google?
P. S. I was looking at Tangerine and Mandarin is not close at all. It's definitely more red! It has a little orange but not enough to classify it as an orange bag.
 
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pruetjx said:
Thanks so much!!! That was very helpful I think I was hoping mandarin was less Orange. I was attracted to the Tangerine color last year and bought a bag, but each day when I got dressed it just seemed too bright to go with anything, so I ended up returning it. I don't want to have that problem again with this one. Do you happen to have a comparison of mandarin and tangerine? That might help me make final decision
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Tangerine is a much brighter orange than mandarin. Mandarin is an orangish-red.
 
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BeachBagGal said:
Good idea! I remember buying a saffiano MK bag in Sapphire (returned because the style didn't work for me) and that color was goooorgeous!!! So vibrant - in that case the online photos didn't do it justice. If Electric Blue or Cobalt is similar I might need a bag in one of those colors! lol
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I don't think there is a color called cobalt. But electric blue is similar to sapphire. Sapphire is a slightly darker blue than electric blue if you look at them side by side.
 
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ubo22 said:
I don't think there is a color called cobalt. But electric blue is similar to sapphire. Sapphire is a slightly darker blue than electric blue if you look at them side by side.
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I wasn't around for Blue Cobalt, but I have definitely seen some bags with that description in the early Selma days.
Here are a couple links
http://www.lyst.com/bags/michael-kors-cobalt-mini-hamilton-bag/
http://www.lyst.com/bags/michael-kors-michael-medium-saddle-bag-messenger-cobalt-blue/
http://www.lyst.com/bags/michael-kors-michael-hamilton-medium-messenger-cobalt-blue/
In some pictures it looks like an electric blue and it others it's very muted.
 
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melbo said:
I wasn't around for Blue Cobalt, but I have definitely seen some bags with that description in the early Selma days.
Here are a couple links
http://www.lyst.com/bags/michael-kors-cobalt-mini-hamilton-bag/
http://www.lyst.com/bags/michael-kors-michael-medium-saddle-bag-messenger-cobalt-blue/
http://www.lyst.com/bags/michael-kors-michael-hamilton-medium-messenger-cobalt-blue/
In some pictures it looks like an electric blue and it others it's very muted.
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International sites have a tendency to use generic color names rather than the appropriate MK color. That first bag isn't even a cobalt color. I think it's closer to turquoise or aqua. One of the first MK cobalt blues was called "cadet" then came sapphire and electric blue. I know because I was looking for cadet for a long time (after it was discontinued) but ended up with the newer sapphire when it came out.
 
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ubo22 said:
International sites have a tendency to use generic color names rather than the appropriate MK color. That first bag isn't even a cobalt color. I think it's closer to turquoise or aqua. One of the first MK cobalt blues was called "cadet" then came sapphire and electric blue. I know because I was looking for cadet for a long time (after it was discontinued) but ended up with the newer sapphire when it came out.
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As usual, you're probably right. It's the lack of consistency that causes all the confusion.
 
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