Essie Nail Polish - Mint Candy Apple

 Essie Nail Polish - Mint Candy Apple

Summer 2014
I was flicking through a magazine and came across the following ad and immediately fell in love.

I had already tried Essie nail polish and they were easily my favourite brand due to their quality and range of colours, so when I saw this nail polish for sale on a website a few days after I had seen this ad, I bought it straight away, and for only $5! Bargain, or so I thought... My long awaited polish arrived a few days before Christmas, however, my excitement quickly turned to disappointment. The nail polish appeared to be Essie and was labeled as Mint Candy Apple, but it just couldn't be. The colour alone was completely off and then when I tried to use it on my nails in took four coats (yes, FOUR!) to get a solid colour. This is when I knew it couldn't be Essie and was most likely a fake. A little 'researching' and I discovered that selling fake Essie nail polish was quite a popular thing. Luckily for me I only paid $5 for this 'dupe'. However, my mother knew I really liked this colour, and without knowing about my above mentioned fail, had bought a legit Mint Candy Apple for my Christmas present <3

This photo is a comparison of the two, dupe on the left, legit on the right.Some people may not see the difference, but it really is quite different!

Please ignore my poor application skills and focus on the amazing colour! This is two coats with no base or top coat (it was late when I was doing this). The brush is a little big for my smaller nails, but it does have great coverage. Goes on smooth and stays on forever. I wore this for the first few weeks after Christmas, only having to touch up the edges every few days.

I was truly amazed with how well it stayed on! Until I discovered Essie, I believed that nail polish was useless, because every time I wore it, it would come of within a day. This is probably due to my lifestyle however.....(sports, always outdoors).

My nail polish was still amazing after working in the sheep yards for three days, that must be a record! Every evening when we had finished, I would walk into the bathroom to clean my hands and expect to see my nail polish barely holding on...not the case. The mud was the only thing to wash away,leaving behind my nail polish looking fab.

10/10!!
Unbelievable quality and the most beautiful colour.

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