I Love Mint Green!
6th October, 2012 - Posted by Emily - 33 Comments
You guys all know how much I love mint green! It’s definitely my favourite colour. Whenever I see a mint green polish I cannot resist the urge to grab it! A while ago I decided to make a post featuring all my mint green polishes and today it finally became reality.
It would be way too time consuming to swatch all of them on my nails, so I will be using my swatchicles to show you all the shades side-by-side. I grouped them up in “colour families” which I named: The Lights, The Darks, The Blues, The Greens and The Brights. I tried to only use colours I would consider mint green, or have the word “mint” in their name. I have a ton of light blue and teal polishes but this is only about the minty shades!
All the swatches are in the same order as the polishes above.
New Look – Urban, China Glaze – Aquadelic, China Glaze – For Audrey, Etude House – Tint Mint, Essence – King Of Mints
First up are The Blues! These have a more blueish undertone to them. My favourite out of these would be China Glaze Aquadelic and Etude House Tint Mint.
Sweet Colour – 009, Barry M – Mint Green, MUA – Shade 5, OPI – Mermaid’s Tears, Sinful Colors – Mint Apple
These are The Darks! They are not necessarily dark shades but they are the darkest out of the bunch. Almost leaning towards teal but I would still count these as mint green. My favourite has to be Barry M Mint Green as I’ve used up half of the bottle. I’m wearing Mermaid’s Tears as I am typing this though, which is also a lovely shade.
Gosh – Miss Minty, American Apparel – Office, Essence – Did Someone Say Nude?, China Glaze – Re-fresh Mint, HITS – Docinho
Next up are The Lights! In my humble opinion these are the true mint greens! They’re also my favourites! Especially China Glaze Re-fresh Mint. A must-have in every nail girl‘s collection!
Catrice – Take It Mint, Sweet Color – 337, Catrice – Sold Out For Ever, Essence – Exits On Your Right
These are The Greens, for obvious reasons. I believe these also lean most towards the famous Chanel Jade. My favourite is Catrice Sold Out For Ever which was discontinued at one point, reformulated into a completely different colour and then brought back to its original. Something along those lines anyway! 
Even though my swatch barely shows it, it has a very subtle shimmer to it which really makes it stand out from the rest.
HITS – Caipirinha, HITS – Sweet Mint, Illamasqua – Nomad
And finally, The Brights! Even though these are perhaps less typical, they are definitely very unique. Especially HITS Caipirinha, a neon mint green. Probably one of the coolest shades in my collection!
And finally I’ll leave you with a picture of all the minty swatchicles together!
What’s your favourite colour for nail polish? Are you a big mint green fan like me? Let me know in the comments!
33 Comments
Christina
October 6th, 2012 at 7:10 PM
ERMAGERD!!! It’s a minty heaven! Beautiful post
veryemily
October 6th, 2012 at 7:17 PM
I KNOW RIGHT? Haha! Thanks boo!
Terri
October 6th, 2012 at 7:30 PM
I'm happy with this post!
love mint green polishes, my favourite is mint macaroon from NYC.
veryemily
October 6th, 2012 at 7:33 PM
Ohh yes! I’ve been meaning to pick it up hehe. I should get it when I go back to the drugstore!
IrenaBee
October 6th, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Omg! I taught i had too much mints
veryemily
October 6th, 2012 at 7:47 PM
Haha you can never have enough right! What is your favourite mint polish?
Grace
October 6th, 2012 at 8:04 PM
Woah! These are all really pretty. I love OPI's Gargantuan Green Grape. It's another mint green and looks especially neat in matte.
veryemily
October 6th, 2012 at 8:05 PM
Ohhh thanks for the suggestion! I must pick that up!
Larissa
October 6th, 2012 at 8:33 PM
You should def try Essence-You belong to me!
nathalie
October 6th, 2012 at 8:35 PM
wow veel keuze seg! Ik heb er één van l'oreal in mint maar ik vind de kwaliteit echt slecht, lakt met luchtbelletjes erin
Alice
October 6th, 2012 at 8:58 PM
Re-fresh mint is one of my all time favourite nail varnishes, I love mint nail varnish too haha!
Jeske
October 6th, 2012 at 9:08 PM
I love it!
gnarlygnails
October 6th, 2012 at 9:17 PM
so much awesome – i think this color is the most i have of any one type as well! awesome post – i want all of these that i dont already have!!
veryemily
October 6th, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Hehe I have it but didn’t include it since it’s more light blue rather than mint green to me
veryemily
October 6th, 2012 at 9:51 PM
Hehe me too!
veryemily
October 6th, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Yay I\’m glad I\’m not the only one with a weakness for mint green polishes
which is your favourite mint polish Missy? X
gnarlygnails
October 6th, 2012 at 10:02 PM
ugh soooo many! essence viva la green, color club blue ming and age of aquarius, illamasqua nomad and sinful colors be happy are some of my faves.
Saskia
October 6th, 2012 at 11:36 PM
Wow, I only have one… ONE, omg
Marije
October 7th, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Waaa, I love these colours. Got to get me some extra mint greens ;-)
gypsygirl13
October 7th, 2012 at 11:49 AM
I have Etude House Tint Mint which I haven't used it yet, I bought it because I want a Tiffany color polish and it seems that it's a close dupe for China Glaze For Audrey. YAY! I guess I picked just right! Love your swatches ♥♥♥
femketje
October 7th, 2012 at 1:28 PM
woah! so many minty polishes
i love it!
veryemily
October 7th, 2012 at 2:18 PM
Thanks! Hehe
veryemily
October 7th, 2012 at 2:18 PM
Haha thanks!
veryemily
October 7th, 2012 at 2:19 PM
You definitely picked right!! They are very close, I maybe even prefer Tint Mint over For Audrey hehe. Thanks so much! Glad you liked this post
rebecca
October 8th, 2012 at 12:13 AM
Oh man so many. I think I need to introduce my husband to the simplicity of my stash. BUt then again mint isn't my favorite color.
veryemily
October 8th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Hahaha! What is your favourite colour?
deijsprinses
October 8th, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Wow! You do love mint colours!
veryemily
October 8th, 2012 at 6:48 PM
Haha *guilty as charged*
Catherine
October 22nd, 2012 at 7:49 AM
I'm surprised you don't have Essie's Mint Candy Apple. My mint color collection is much smaller than yours, but it's one of my favorites next to CG's For Audrey. Thanks for sharing your delicious mint stash!
veryemily
October 22nd, 2012 at 9:47 AM
Hhehe! I’m getting it in a swap soon! Buying Essie locally costs me $16 which is a little steep for me that’s why I don’t have it (yet!)
Glad you liked this post! x
Greenpin
December 10th, 2012 at 5:45 PM
Wow!!!!!!!! these are really beautiful. I like ur every nail post here.
)))))
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Chantal
May 12th, 2013 at 10:13 PM
Mint green is one of my favourite nail polish colour and I'm jealous of your stash!
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