Manicure Monday: Re-Fresh Mint
July 23, 2012Happy Monday! Hope you all had an enjoyable weekend :) There's so many events going on in my city right now that I was just all over the place. The local exhiition/fair is on, as is the Indy, and Taste of Edmonton - an event where local restaurants make samples of their food for you to try! You know I was all over that.. especially when some of my fellow food bloggers were competing in a cook-off! More on that later.
I'm still riding high on the mint coloured kick, and sported China Glaze's Re-Fresh Mint on my tips this week. Re-Fresh Mint is an older shade, circa 2010's Up & Away collection. But seeing as it's my favourite colour, I can never have too many mint shades.
This particular colour is a pale mint creme - definitely with more yellow in it than blue like regular mint shades, but since it is much lighter, it can appear a little chalky on certain skintones.
I always have some issues with China Glaze brushes, since they're longer and thinner than the OPI Pro-wide brush, but with some practise and patience, application isn't all that bad. The formula is a little runny, but definitely opaque after two coats. Smooth colour and full wear for up to 4 days without chips - I'm a happy camper.
What did you guys do this weekend?
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Oh goodness...this mint colored nail polish is beautiful. I like how smooth and bold it is - such a great color! Especially with the rising trend of mint in fashion nowadays. ^^
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I love that color, is fresh, soft and lovely =)
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We had Taste of Seattle this past weekend too. Food was amazing, but I'm sure Edmonton had great venues as well.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful nail color. Really creamy and cute.
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Too bad I missed it! I may be heading to Seattle in the next three weeks!
DeleteYour weekend sounds so fun!! Taste of Edmonton sounds like such an awesome event. I don't think there's something like that where I live T^T Love the colour of your nail polish too!
ReplyDeleteI have been sick for over a week so I spent the entire weekend in bed. It's very depressing.
Have a great week!!
Liz
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Hope you're feeling better now! :)
DeleteThat's a pretty shade of mint! I've never tried China Glaze. Gotta put it on my Sweet or Not Product Review list. HaHaHa Great review of it Andrea. You are really busy girl! But you're doing lots of fun stuff. I appreciate you sharing them with us. The foodie pics kill me. hahaha Have a great week!
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Love China Glaze and this color is so pretty, will have to give it a try!
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ReplyDeleteHey Andrea, love this color! It looks very similar to the one you posted last week, don't you think so?
ReplyDeletexo Jo
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It's definitely similar. But in real life, they look pretty different!
DeleteWow!! Love this colour! :) So perfect for summer!! I really like your blog! I follow you with google friend connect and bloglovin! Hope you'll do the same!! I wait for you in my blog! Kisses!
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Love the Tiffany turquoise color!!!:D
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My nail salon carries this brand China Glaze & I swear that aside from having the prettiest colors, it's also very long lasting & strong.....I have got to try it in other colors aside from pink, orange & red!
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Agreed. Quite long lasting, but I find it can fluctuate with different colours.
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