Battle of the Mint nail polishes - Part 1

Hey All -

I know this is long over due, but I'm still trying out some of the polishes I got!! I wanted to test out the formulas and whatnot before I did this. Here are the first 5 I'm going to talk about today! 

From left to right: 

Sally Hansen Xtreme wear in Mint Sorbet 

Zoya in Wednesday

Wet & Wild Megalast in I Need a Refresh-Mint

Pop Beauty in Mint Magic 

Rimmel 60 Seconds in Mintilicious

All polishes where applied with 2 coats, base coat same for all (will show at the end) and no top coat. 

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mint Sorbet

This was one of the very first mint color nail polishes I owned. I own many of this formula of polishes and for the most part I like them all. This formula is really nice and is opaque in 2 coats. It lasted about a week on my nails with minimal chipping. This color is one of the lightest shades of mint I have. I would recommend this polish. Retail price is about $2.50 at most drugstores. 

Mint Sorbet + Zoya Electra 

Zoya in Wednesday

I love Zoya nail polishes. Their formula is great and they are a more natural nail polish. These are some of the most long wearing nail polishes I use. This is on the deeper, greener side of the mint color.  It is opaque in 2 coats and lasts a week with very minimal chipping. Zoya polishes run about $8 a bottle and can be found at Ulta and Zoya.com. 

Wet & Wild Megalast in I Need a Refresh-Mint

This is another one of my top favorites of mint nail polishes. I always get compliments on this polish when I wear it. These polishes also last a long time on the nails. Is opaque in 2 coats. I think this mint color is in the middle of the mint family with more of a blue hue to it.  These polishes have a wider brush that is easy to use for application. These polishes can be found wherever Wet & Wild is sold (around here it's Walgreen's or CVS) and retail for $1.99.  

Pop Beauty in Mint Magic 

I am in LOVE with this mint color. I had to get this after seeing people I watch on YT wearing it! I finally caved and got it. It's a neon mint color and awesome. The formula isn't the best. As you can see it's kind of streaky. When I wore it, I used 2 coats and thought it was fine. I think it's all in how you apply it. If you take your time with it, I think you would be fine. I am obsessed with the color and think it's great for summer time! It did last about a week with some chipping, but nothing crazy. This polish retails for $10 and can be found at Ulta. 

Rimmel 60 Seconds in Mintalicious

Yes, I did a sloppy job at painting my nail here! haha 

I've never tired these polishes before I started this venture of finding every mint nail polish out there to try. The formula is fast drying, which is great! The brush on this polish is similar to the Wet & Wild brush that's a little wider. The formula is pretty opaque in one coat, but I did wear it with 2. I think the polish looks mint, but when I wore this on all my fingers (as you will see in the picture below) and wore a turquoise necklace it seemed more of a turquoise color than a mint color. This is a medium mint to a blue/turquoise color. These polishes retail for about $2.00 where you can find Rimmel products. 

So for these 5, I would recommend all of them. It all depends on what kind of mint you are looking for!

Since this post is so long already, I'm going to do a separate post on my top and base coat. 

I would rank these 5 in this order: Pop Beauty Mint Magic, Wet & Wild Megalast in I Need a Refresh-Mint, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mint Sorbet, Rimmel 60 Seconds in Mintalicious and Zoya in Wednesday. 

I would love to hear what your favorites are from this group and which one you might purchase. 

Thank you so much for reading! 

-Jill