The one I bought from Wal-Mart is listed as 702, but I didn’t ponder once if it was the right shade. Kindra noted that there are two types of “Mint Candy Apple” available and if you are a huge fan of the shade, be aware! She noted that when she Googled the two labels she’d seen in stores, “Mint Candy Apple 702” and “Mint Candy Apple 754” appeared in representing the color. In July 1985, Coca-Cola brought back its renowned taste and both versions were sold for some time. Others went to their local grocery store to stock on what was left of original Coke. Hilarious uproar ensued when Coke loyalists called up phone lines demanding answers to why the mutation took place. 32 years ago, Coca-Cola changed the recipe of their classic soda and released “New Coke” in April 1985. Sometimes even after a shade or product has proven to be popular just the way it is, brands get excited about the possibilities of making shades or items more innovative or bigger. Kindra did a compare and contrast of two bottles of “Mint Candy Apple” and the one on the left, in the photo provided, definitely carried bluer than the other bottle of “Mint” that is more seafoam. In November 2015, the Essie fan site, Essie Envy, published an expose on whether the brand had reformulated the popular mint hue since its original launch. Hello, ol’ friend and winner of an Allure Magazine Best of Beauty recognition in 2011. It had been some time since I wore it and the last one dried up after much use. I recently bought it at a Wal-Mart near Northampton, MA. It’s gorgeous and again, funky enough to be different but you can get away with it if worn as a part of a professional or understated ensemble. The Essie website describes it even more perfectly: “a creme de menthe mint.” You know, the same shade as the cool filling in those easily eat the whole box of chocolate thins named Andes. Now how would I describe “Mint Candy Apple”? It is a milkshake smooth mixed hue of granny smith apple green and muted lime. Similar to when Hard Candy’s “Sky” and Chanel’s “Vamp” ruled. As an undergrad, black nail polish, no matter the brand, became a zeitgeist in the makeup industry. Liquid gold I suppose considering I hadn’t been this eager for a nail polish shade since freshmen and sophomore year of college. Getting my hands on one felt like I found gold. Wherever I bought my bottle from, it was after weeks of searching for it because from drugstores to Bronx beauty supply stores, it was sold out. Classy yet unexpected, it was unequivocally the “it” shade. There was no denying how pretty the color was. It seemed that Essie quietly released “Mint Candy Apple” in stores and while I can’t confirm whether it was a re-release or not–there’s been so many shades since the brand’s 1981 debut–it was either the nascent of online blogs or classic word of mouth that got it hot. I personally think that ‘Mint Candy Apple’ flatters my skin tone better because of the blue undertones, but both colors are a great choice.My first two years in New York, there was only one nail polish color that mattered and it was Essie’s “Mint Candy Apple.” When I finally got my hands on a bottle of it, I was still working at Topshop in Soho and I recall so well how a coworker (her name was Margeaux) stopped me after I dropped off clothes for the second floor fitting room, and with a shriek and a charge towards me, asked where I found “Mint Candy Apple.” I think American Apparel’s ‘Office’ is slightly darker and more green. I had already owned American Apparel’s ‘Office’ but I just couldn’t resist buying ‘Mint Candy Apple’ as well! To the average person, these two colors may seem one and the same, but to us beauty lovers, they are totally different! Am I right?! I remember when I lived in NYC in the Summer of 2010, and literally every girl was sporting ‘Mint Candy Apple’ after it came out in the 2009 winter collection. American Apparel Office: $6.00Ībove are my swatches of both polishes. Both are around a comparable price point, so when it comes to making a decision it’s strictly based on the slight shade difference. They are both in the mint green category but Essie’s ‘Mint Candy Apple’ has a more blue tint, while American Apparel’s ‘Office’ is more green. Although not identical, I’ve always found these two colors to be very similar.
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