Monday, May 21, 2012

Minty Comparison

Comparison time! A few minty pastel blue/green colors:

China Glaze - For Audrey
Essie - Mint Candy Apple
Elf - Blue Mist
Revlon - Minted
Illamasqa - Nomad

Clearly Illamasqua is the sore thumb. I had to give him extra hugs because he felt so out of place.
I finally bought this baby!!

China Glaze - For Audrey

Sunlight

If only this purchase from China Glaze actually came with something from Tiffany's. *sigh*

Shade







Comparison
Index: China Glaze - For Audrey
Middle: Elf - Blue Mist
Ring: Essie - Mint Candy Apple
Pinky: China Glaze - For Audrey

In terms of color, Elf and Essie seem close, but are different. I guess it depends on how strict you want to be. Elf is muted, Essie is a brighter more true pastel.


The formulas on all of these varied dramatically.



Middle: Elf - Blue Mist
sheer and creamy (4 coats)

Ring: Essie - Mint Candy Apple
opaque and chalky (2 or 3 coats)

Pinky: China Glaze - For Audrey
standard cream (2 coats)

Here they all are.

Pinky: Elf - Blue Mist

Ring: Revlon - Minted
(sheer and creamy 3 coats)

Middle: Illamasqua - Nomad
(standard cream 2 coats)

Pointer: Essie - Mint Candy Apple

Thumb: China Glaze - For Audrey




Illamasqua and Revlon are more green leaning (middle and ring), while the others are more blue leaning. 

I think pretty much every company makes a minty blue/green pastel.  Which is your favorite color or formula?

20 comments:

  1. ooo nice to see nomad is so different.. purchase confirmedd

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  2. I love these colors and own all except the Elf and Illamasqua ones. For Audrey looks absolutely fantastic on you. Oh, and your nails, I mean your NAILS! they are incredible :) Chocolate smooch

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  3. My fav. is china glaze refresh mint. I should prob. get For Audrey. I love your swatches!

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  4. My favorite is Mint Candy Apple... I have four bottles... It's sad, really. Lol. I like China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint too. :]

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  5. I bought For Audrey but I returned it when I got home and saw that my Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-mint was like a perfect dupe, I exchanged it for something else. The WnW one applies pretty well too, I don't remember having any issues. I think it was 2 coats.

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  6. Awesome shades!! Of course I like most colors :)

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  7. Color Club Rad Nomad is a dupe for the W&W In Need a Refresh-Mint and For Audrey, too, but the formula isn't as good as either of those two. I love these new minty shades, but I keep buying them, and they keep being too similar!

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  8. I love the Revlon one! I still dont have For Audrey yet either, I need to get with the bloody programme.

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  9. I've got to get my hands on CG FOr Audrey!

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  10. I love your skin color. You can wear so many of the colors that I love but cannot wear because they look terrible with my skin color. Beautiful nails and I cant help but wonder how you apply polishes so perfectly? Maybe you could do a video for us?

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  11. They are all gorgeous but I love the formula of For Audrey but I love the color of Revlon Minted.

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  12. I want to lick your nails! I sound kinky don't I?

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  13. oh now I really crave For Audrey, I've heard that it can have slightly tricky application

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  14. I'm actually wearing a minty polish right now :) I should get For Audrey.. :)

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  15. I'm groovin on For Audrey and Nomad....but all of them look gorgeous on you

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  16. Such beautiful shades of Mint. I'd have to say China Glaze For Audrey is my favourite :)

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  17. I'm living a turquoise obsession lol so I love all! I have Cult Nails Manipullative, which I think is more blue... I bought revlon sheer seafoam and they mean it when they say it't sheer!! I added some drops of white and of opi fly and is the perfect aqua jelly! The formula sucks haha but it's still beautiful!

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  18. So nice combooo ! I love CG :)..
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  19. Hmm...I'm not sure Audrey would work for me, but I kind of want it to - it's sooo pretty! However...if I can't even find it, then I don't wanna know if it would be lovely or not, so...conundrum!

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