Sunday, April 17, 2011

Essie Mint Candy Apple



An oldie but a goldie! I've been wanting to try this for ages, after seeing others' lovely swatches. I have a long and unsuccessful history with mint green polish. I tried China Gaze re-fresh mint and it gave me monster lobster claws, so I gifted it to my sister-in-law who has a much richer skin tone (and it looks amazing on her). Perhaps jealous of her success I decided to give this a go to see if it was any less garish on my skin.


The finish on this is soooo dreamy. This is two perfect coats. It wasn't patchy, chalky or draggy - I tend to have very low expectations of pastel polishes after experiencing a few horrorshows (Illamasqua load, I'm looking at you) but this is very easy to apply. It dries fast and lasted five days with only minor tipwear. I also like the colour on me, and it reminds me of mint ice cream. So overall, a definite winner!


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10 comments:

Lolitadewdrop said...

It is certainly a goldie! I really love this colour to wear.

Melissa @ Silly Bee's Chickadees said...
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Melissa @ Silly Bee's Chickadees said...

Too bad it doesn't smell like mint

Ilexica- do you think you'll be able to get your hands on No More Waity, Katie from Butter London? I'm dying to see it.

Melissa @ Silly Bee's Chickadees said...

Great post!

Sia said...

I have a mint green polish like this and I can't get enough of it. Love Sia x

APE said...

I was actually planning to wear this today! Great photo.

lina said...

Looks great on you! nice color!

Janice said...

This is such a great color! It's also has a great similarity - you could almost say dupe to MAC Mischeivous Mint from the Quite Cute collection (I couldn't tell them apart when I swatched them!).

Lucy said...

Your nails are beautiful. I adore mint polish. Just can't get enough of it. I'm afraid to gather all my mints together. There's probably too many that look alike!

Grace Thomas said...

@Melissa - ironically it's easier to get hold of in the US! But Debenhams have a sale on today, so I shall check the current account...

@Janice - I totally agree, I was wearing the essie when I went to have a look at quite cute and I couldn't see any difference.

@Lucy - thanks! I love mint too, and navy, and greige...

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