I was contacted by Glidden to see if I would be interested in "test driving" their paint and compare it to a competing and higher priced paint. This sounded right up my alley so of course I agreed. I was excited when the package arrived, it was much more than I expected...

The contenders: Glidden which has redifined their paint with a new formula, but is still offered at the same low price and Benjamin Moore Aura paint which I have used many times. To be honest I have only painted with Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams so needless to say I was intrigued to see if a lower price paint could contend with my first loves...

Both paints are eggshell white paint in case you are interested in the details. Glidden sample is on the left and BM on the right. This was the first coat applied with a paint brush. As you can see BM covered more of the black strip. They both went on with equal ease and both dried smoothly.

This is the second coat. Again Glidden is on the left and BM on the right. BM did cover the black strip the greatest. As a side note in real life I would never expect a white paint to cover black without using a primer. For example the light blue/gray that once graced my bedroom walls took 3 coats of Sherwin Williams paint to cover.

The second test was done with a roller. On the left is Glidden and on the right is BM. They look pretty similar to me...

And this is the second coat. Glidden paint went on much more smoothly and covered the greatest.

And these were my partners in crime, they thought it was the coolest "project" ever...

So what do I have to say? Well, the next room I have to paint (hopefully the laundry room) will be done with Glidden paint. The ease of using it and coverage with a roller pretty much rocked. Although I may stick with using BM enamel paint for any furniture projects in which I have none in the works, do you hear my husband cheering in the background? Now I just need to head to the Home Depot in order to pick out some paint colors.

*Oh, and obviously I was not paid in any way by Glidden or any affiliates. I did this test completely for the shear joy of it.