On the way home from the CPA’s office, I stopped into Whole Foods to pick up a few of their delicious and affordable sausages as well as chicken breasts that were on sale. The approximately 18 year old cashier made my day when she told me she loooooved my nail polish. That almost never happens.
Today, I was wearing essie mojito madness, a green polish. I almost never wear green nail polish.
Recently, I received an unsolicited goodie bag from Kohl’s packed with samples of makeup and skincare brands that are sold in their expanded Cosmetics Department (link to Kohls Beauty review!). One of the goodies was essie mojito madness, a mid-range green with a hint of yellow but not neon green. To me, it’s a real summer type green, and I actually love it.
They call it “mojito”, I’d call it preppy green. In fact, it’s almost an exact match to my Kate Spade green with pink polka dot beach towel that I adore.
In addition to the shade, I ended up loving the formula. OMG, it was a pleasure to apply it. Frankly, I did the best mani I’ve ever done in my entire life. The Whole Foods cashier asked me if I had my nails done at a salon. When I told her I did them myself, she was in shock because, she said, they looked so perfect. Never have I done an almost perfect mani before.
It was easy to apply two thin coats that dried so quickly over a coat of Revlon Color Stay Basecoat. Then I applied a coat of Deborah Lippmann Topcoat, followed by Orly Sec ‘n Dry. My mani was dry and set within minutes. I didn’t even have to use essence express drying drops that I usually use.
I had planned to do an accent nail with pink polka dots to go with my beach towel, but I loved the way my nails looked and I didn’t want to take a chance on ruining them (plus I’m couldn’t find my dotting tool).
My mani with mojito madness lasted more than a week, so I’m super-satisfied with this polish. The price is about $8.50 for 0.46 fl. oz. essie is widely available in the U.S. at CVS, Ulta, Walgreens, and Kohls, of course among other stores, and is available in many countries throughout the world since it was purchased by L’Oreal Group. essie is 3-free (no toluene, DBP or formaldehyde).
Ingredients: Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Propyl Acetate, Tosylamide/Formaldehyde Resin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Triphenyl Phosphate, Ethyl Tosylamide, Camphor, Stearalkonium Bentonite, Diacetone Alcohol, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Benzophenone-1, Alumina, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Citric Acid, Tin Oxide, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate,Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Dimethicone. (D44247/2). May contain: Mica, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77163 / Bismuth Oxychloride, CI 15850 / Red 7 Lake, CI 77491, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 15850 / Red 6 Lake, CI 15880 / Red 34, CI 77266 / Black 2, CI 73360 / Red 30 Lake, CI 75170 / Guanine, CI 77000 / Aluminum Powder, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, CI 77510 / Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide, CI 19140 / Yellow 5 Lake, CI 42090 / Blue 1 Lake.
So what do you think? Would you wear this shade of green?
I simply love it Allison!
I never dared green nails until…. this morning!!! I was walking in the little street next to the one where I live and I noticed a new Chinese nail salon just opened. I stopped to say hallo and give a look around and the girl inside was so pretty and kind I decided to invest a hour into a mani. They have the entire collection of OPI nail polishes and among all I ended up choosing a color named Jade is the new black (ahahaha): simply stunning!
A hug from Milano.
What a coincidence, Anna! We both were thinking green 🙂 I’m so glad you found a nice new nail salon. I love the name of the one you tried 😀 I’ve gotta check it out! Hugs to you from the US! Grazie 🙂
That green is beautiful!You did a terrific job.
jane-in-tx
Thank you so much, Jane! Great to hear from you 🙂
I think this is a great green on you, and I would definitely wear green! I love it 🙂
Thanks, Judy! I was surprised at how much I love this shade of green 🙂 Glad you’d wear green too!
I’m totally in love with this color- talk about mint polishes!
Yes, mojitos and mint go so well together!
This is my absolute favorite shade of green!
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I was amazed at how much I like how it looks on me. I didn’t expect to like it so much, Aleya!
I love how this looks on you, and you’ve reminded me that I actually have this polish! LOL
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That’s funny, Jessica! It’s hard to keep track of what’s in your stash, right?!
I like this shade of green!
It’s a nice one, isn’t it!
Yessss, do an accent nail. This is such a lovely green, though. It is perfect on its own!
I will next time, Brittany. I want to do a pink nail with green dots to go with the Kate Spade towel 😉
That’s a nice green on you.
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I love greens for summer because they remind me of grass fields!
Absolutely, Miranda!
That is a fun green for Summer! It reminds me of grass!
Yes, it does, Eugenia!
Simple grass green. Cute!
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Yes, it is cute. It’s a shade I might not have chosen on my own, but I really ended up loving it!
that is a seriously pretty shade of green
I agree, Laura!
Love this shade!
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Me, too, Ange!
That is a great green on you. Plus anything that matches the green in a Kate Spade product is a KEEPER!
I feel the same way! I was actually quite surprised when I realized it matched the fowl exactly!
I am a big fan of this green color, looks super pretty.
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Thank you, Norah! Me, too
That shade looks great on you and very summery!
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Thanks a lot, Cindy! It sure is summery, especially next to my beach towel!
One of my favorite Essie shades! Looks great on you!
Thanks, Lisa!
I need to have this color!!!
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That’s such a great shade, you don’t see this one often!
I agree, Anastasia. The color is rather unique!
I love this shade! And yay to unexpected compliments from strangers 🙂
Yes, Kathryne, that was the best part!
I love that shade, almost like a kelly green. It’s so perfect on nails and even year round!
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I think so, too, Justina
I love this shade of green. It’s so vibrant and fresh.
I agree, Ashley 🙂
Oh this is pretty! For some reason I just can’t bring myself to wear either blues or greens. This summer I’m enjoying pinks too much! 🙂
I used to feel the same way, Helene, and then something made me try blue and green and I’ve never looked back 😉
This is such a pretty shade !
I agree, Betzy!
that’s a gorgeous green shade, not something I could easily pull off – but I think it looks fabulous on you 😉
Thanks, Honey! I wouldn’t have thought I could wear it either, but it was a nice surprise! Now I love it 🙂
That would be a great one for St Patricks Day
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Yes, it’s kind of kelly green with a bit of yellow!