![]() The collector in me wants to own both, so I'll probably look to get another bottle at some point, but as you can see from the images below the shades are drastically different, although both beautiful. In hindsight I regret that now since the error has since been corrected, though the formula on the green MCA is far superior to the blue-toned version. Then I became aware that there was a green version out there and, unfortunately, I thought that the green version was the rare one and wound up trading my blue-toned bottle for the green-toned version when a former coworker brought it in to show me. At that time I was unaware about the discrepancy, but always wondered why something labeled "mint" was not green at all. Now, the irony for me personally is that the first bottle of MCA I owned was the blue version, which I purchased from eBay. Check out her detailed post here, it is well worth reading. The blue version of MCA was actually a manufacturing error and MCA was supposed to be green all along. Luckily my friend Kindra/ some investigating and got to the bottom of the mystery. We can't ignore the fact that there are two formulations of Mint Candy Apple out there, which is a topic that has caused a lot of confusion in the past. But if you are an Essie fan and avid collector I say "yes."īlossom Dandy (left), Mint Candy Apple-green (right) Perhaps I just got lucky though. Do I think you need both? I think it depends on what kind of a polish lover you are. The second coat will generally go on to complete the coverage and absorb any streaks from the first coat. The reason I make sure to distinguish "my bottle" of MCA is because many people have reported that their bottles of MCA have terrible formulas, but for me I don't find that to be the case at all. My bottle of MCA has a decent formula, but it is more thin and streaky (especially on that first coat) when compared to BD, and on some nails a third coat could be needed depending on how thin/thick your coats are. The formula on BD is best, with it you get a very rich, smooth application and full opacity in two coats. As you can see from the side-by-side comparison above, color-wise BD is more green, whereas MCA is a bit more white. MCA already enjoys cult status in the Essie canon, whereas BD is the newbie of the pair being released in the spring of 2015. Recently I blogged about my top five favorite Essie polishes and in that I chose Blossom Dandy as one of my top picks over Mint Candy Apple, although I truly love both.
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