Minty Swatches

Today and Yesterday I did some swatches of my Minty Polishes and of course one day was pouring rain and one day was bright and sunny, so my pictures are all crazy lol.

(Left to right above: Maybelline Minty, Icing Mint 2 Be, and Nicole by O.P.I. Hint of Mint)

The swatches are in the same order

(Left to right above: Maybelline Minty, Icing Mint 2 Be, and Nicole by O.P.I. Hint of Mint)

The Nicole OPI Hint of Mint is actually a shimmer, but I wanted to add it in for color comparison so it was close to the other polishes I compared.  All the other formulas are cremes.  The Maybelline Minty had the same application issue that most had. It started out very lumpy and gritty, but evened out in the third coat (odd). Icing Mint 2 Be was the worst formula ever for me.  I actually hated it lol. It was so thick and gloppy that no amount of thinner could save it. I struggled with this color the most out of the three.  Finally, The Nicole applied the nicest (like a dream actually).  The color is very sheer and this was four coats to make it opaque, but it's a lovely soft mint and I love it!

Next up.....

(Left to right above: China Glaze For Audrey, Orly Gumdrop, and Essie Greenport)

The swatches are in the same order (Left to right above: China Glaze For Audrey, Orly Gumdrop, and Essie Greenport)

For Audrey and Gumdrop almost look close, but as you can see above the For Audrey has a darker tint then the Orly Gumdrop which has a paler tint. The China Glaze formula was lovely and I had no issues with application.  The Orly Gumdrop was HORRIBLE in application lol.  I think I need to use the hate word again.  I can't decide if I hated the Icing from my first set of swatches or the Orly more. There fighting it out for worst application issues ever. You can see the sloppy mess of it on my nail, (center nail), and I didn't even bother trying to clean it up.  I just got frustrated and let it be. Oddly enough I did a full mani with the Orly Gumdrop last week and it seemed fine, but this time I was not liking it. The Essie Greenport applied great!!! Out of all the formulas I liked it best. It is the darkest formula, but it basically applied itself. So which is your favorite? I love to know what you all think!

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