Perhaps I just got lucky though. Do I think you need both? I think it depends on what kind of a polish lover you are. The second coat will generally go on to complete the coverage and absorb any streaks from the first coat. The reason I make sure to distinguish "my bottle" of MCA is because many people have reported that their bottles of MCA have terrible formulas, but for me I don't find that to be the case at all. My bottle of MCA has a decent formula, but it is more thin and streaky (especially on that first coat) when compared to BD, and on some nails a third coat could be needed depending on how thin/thick your coats are. The formula on BD is best, with it you get a very rich, smooth application and full opacity in two coats. As you can see from the side-by-side comparison above, color-wise BD is more green, whereas MCA is a bit more white. MCA already enjoys cult status in the Essie canon, whereas BD is the newbie of the pair being released in the spring of 2015. I bought all these products myself.Recently I blogged about my top five favorite Essie polishes and in that I chose Blossom Dandy as one of my top picks over Mint Candy Apple, although I truly love both. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Also on the nail Passport to happiness is very close! It’s pretty clear that Seas the day and Blossom dandy are lighter than Mint Candy apple. In a recent review on Seas the Day from the Sunny Business 2020 collection, I also compared several shades to Mint Candy apple on the nail. If you don’t have a chance to purchase on Amazon, don’t worry, Mint Candy apple was added to Essie’s permanent collection a very long time ago and is available in basically every store that sells Essie. You can still easily find it on Amazon over here (affiliate link). But I think it definitely is still a very nice, modern shade to wear. I think we can safely say that every selfrespecting brand has a shade like this now and there are a lot more similar colors around right now. Essie Passport to Happiness is one of my favourite polishes ever and is super close to Mint Candy apple but has a satin finish with a pearl shimmer (affiliate link).Įssie Mint Candy Apple is not as unique anymore as it used to be. China glaze At vase value is much brighter (affiliate link). Blossom Dandy is lighter but is definitely much closer than I expected. Those were so close in real life! Unfortunately That’s what I mint is no longer available, however Essence sometimes brings back retired shades. When I was looking through my stash I found out I had so many mint colors! Essence That’s what I mint! is definitly a copy of Mint Candy Apple. That’s why I ended up needing three coats but it is definitely worth it! It also dried quickly so it wasn’t a big deal. The polish applied fine, but is a bit on the water-y side. There have been some color discrepancies in the US (check out this post) so you might want to be a bit careful. Although I do not find it is as green as a couple of the early pictures of Mint Candy apple (check those out over here). It is quite green and it covers very nice. I do want to note that I own the European version of Mint Candy apple. I have no clue how there was a time that we actually lived without these type of colors, especially since they are so popular nowadays. The unique thing about Mint Candy Apple was that it was much lighter than most other turqoise shades that were released back then. Plus every blogger ever wrote a blogpost about Mint candy apple. I think Essie released Mint Candy apple at exactly the right time, and that is part of why it became so popular. To give you a little bit of context: it was around the time Chanel Jade got released. In hindsight, it was mainly because these types of shades were really unique and really popular around that time. I actually have quite fun memories of Mint Candy Apple, I remember it being released in 2009 and it was an immediately super popular. I don’t exactly know why, but I always preferred Blossom Dandy. I found out I actually never wore this color, and I only own a tiny bottle. That’s why I dove in my Helmer and fished Mint Candy Apple out. I actually ran out of new polishes from new collections to show you.
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