I am a very messy at applying nail polish. I manage to get them streaky, clumpy, uneven, and all this very easily. I also tend to bang and scrape my hand against various surfaces, thus hurting myself numerous times a day and managing to chip my nail polishes easily. For all of this I tend not to be keen on nail polishes, but I do love painting my nails. On one of my random shopping sprees I picked up a gorgeous mint nail polish – Lakme Absolute Gel Stylist Nail Polish Mint Julep.
The product claims to “Super shiny and plumpy nails in one stroke. It delivers rich color for high coverage for gel nails with a professional finish.
Key Features
- Professional finish gel nails
- Hi-shine
- High coverage
- Rich color”
My Experience with Lakme Absolute Gel Stylist Nail Polish Mint Julep
Lakme Absolute Gel Stylist Nail polish in Mint Julep is a pretty muted mint green. I say muted because the shade is lighter than other mint shades I have come across. The polish is slightly towards the streaky side, at least this shade is. Using a base coat helps here. The brush is big and it is easy to paint over each nail. Since, I am messy at applying nail polish I used a water-glue mixture outside my nail to avoid as much as unwanted polish as possible. The pigmentation of this shade is good. 2 coats are all you need to get an opaque effect. I have seen the polish last close to week though it starts looking dull after 2-3 days. The gloss also takes long to dry. The biggest con is see is the price bracket – 400 bucks for a nail polish is expensive. I wish it were cheaper and the shade a little deeper. I am not sure if I will pick up another Absolute Gel nail polish but it is worth trying once.
The Good
- Easy to use wide bristled applicator
- Lasts easily about a week with less chipping
- Nice glossy effect
- Good pigmentation – 2 strokes for opaque coat
The Bad
- Expensive
- Takes time to dry
- Glossy effect wears off in 2-3 days
- Can give streaky effect
63 Comments
Thats a lovely minty, pastel green shade. Lovely swatches. They are on the costly side which makes me wish for a longer lasting gloss finish.
Astha recently posted…All Maybelline Color Show Matte Lipstick Review, Shades, Swatches, Price and Details
I was a little shocked when I saw the price. But I am glad I went ahead and purchased it.
I am not much into nailpolishes so gave this range a skip… This shade is good though 🙂
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Swathi I am on the same boat as you. I tend to ruin my nails easily. But the shade is lovely.
This is such a beautiful color! I am so getting this when I visit India!
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Yippe. I love mint shades.
I simply love this beautiful unusual rare shade. But the price is annoying. Lakme do you hear me?
So wish Lakme wasn’t priced this high. They’ve hiked up prices for most of their products.
Very nice color
For nail polish this price is higher
I love the colour. But it would have been perfect were it a tad bit deeper.
Very Nice shade!!! though I won’t spend Rs. 400 on a nail paint. 🙁 Actually Im not going to buy anything from lakme from now on because they’re increasing their prices day by day.
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Some of their products are priced similar to high end brands.
Very pricey, but the shade is so so pretty and looks great on your nails 🙂
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Thank you Sonali 🙂
Looks nice.
Love the color
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Thanks Zarrah. It’s a lovely minty fresh colour.
This is such a wearable everyday shade!!!
Megha recently posted…Himalaya Herbals Natural Intensive Lip Balm Review
It is quite easy to carry off.
I love the color but I wish it remained glossy a lil’ longer
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It would been perfect if the glossy effect lasted longer. Once it starts looking dull I want to remove it off quickly.
I love this shade a lot, very summery and fresh, I did not try this range as the nail polishes take time to dry, but this look tempting
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Yeah Preethy. But its worth trying at least one shade. The range has some lovely shades.
I just purchased same for my sister last week. Especially I’m not aware about that too much but she is tells me its very good shade and all her friends also looking to buy same 🙂
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Ah that’s nice. Nice to see so many mint shade fans.
this is such a pretty color…I loved it…
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Glad you like it too Swati.
I love this range off Gel nail polishes. I used Tomato Tango a lot and I personally love Mint Julep too. I like their longevity and how they look on the nails post the application.
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Just checked swatches of red nail polish. Never thought of myself as a red nail polish person, but the shade looks nice.
Shade is pretty….but price is absurdly high for nail paint. .
Gressa recently posted…Makeup Revolution Protection Pallet : Review
It was cheaper it would have picked up more shades.
Not at all worth the amount! Appreciate your honest review 🙂
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Thank you Priyanka.
Great review Sangeeta! Shade is no doubt pretty but 400 bucks for a nail paint! I would rather buy a MNY lipstick 😐
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Some of Lakme’s products are quite high priced that sometimes I think I’ll add a little extra and buy MAC instead. But you got to agree, the shade is pretty.
omg..I love the color..it looks great however i wish the effect had lasted for long 😀
Purva recently posted…SUGAR Eye Told You So Waterproof Eyeliner – Black Swan : Review, Swatch
Exactly what I am thinking.
The shade is gorgeous.. but a bit costlier. Still,I think it’s worth to pay for a non-dupe shade..
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Lakmé hope you are seeing this. So many people wish that the nail polish was cheaper.
Ive been looking for a similar shade since so long !!
Nice. Do check it out. The shade is pretty, just that it is on the expensive side.
love the color, will keep an eye out for it during sales
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Nice idea Lana. Better to pick up more shades during the sale.
Beautiful color…looks good on you..its a Lil pricey. I want the fuschia and tomato red from this collection but on sale of course😁..sally hansen Xtreme wear has a similar shade called Mint..try that too…
Thanks Nithya. Will check out the Sally Hansen shade 🙂
Pretty color! Would love to try it out in the summers 🙂
Swati recently posted…Maybelline Fashion Brow Duo Shaper : Review & Swatch
t’s a lovely summer colour. Works amazing with pastel shades.
Pretty colour. Never heard of this brand.
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It’s so summery and fresh.
Thats expensive!! For the price I wish it lasted a little longer than that. Nice review!
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So wish the same. Have you tried any Lakme Absolute nail polishes?
Thanks Bhavya. Do you own any Lakmé Absolute Nail Polishes.
The color of this nailpaint looks extremely gorgeous. 🙂
Vishakha@Reviewwali recently posted…My Envy Box September 2015 Review
It’s a gorgeous shade. If you like mint shades it is worth a try.
can’t take my eyes off this gorgeous shade <3
loving it to the core.
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It’s a great non-fuzzy colour. I love the way it looks on my nails.
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I love this color and want to buy online, from where I can I get this nailpolish?, In my town this color is not available
You should be able to find it on most online shopping portals.
Thank you for reply sangeeta, I searched online but it shows unavailable 🙁
I just checked. Looks like the shade is sold out or not available anymore. That really sucks – this is a really gorgeous mint shade.
Yeah 🙁
This color is available in other brand?? I really like this color
Sadly I haven’t seen a similar shade in other brands. I’ll definitely update if I come across them.
Thank you so much sangeeta, it will be great help 🙂