This color (Cover Girl’s NailSlicks in “Chocolate Mint” is easily 15 years old and applies like, well, melted chocolate at this point, so can’t be worn. It’s one of my all time favorites but I’ve never been successful at finding a dupe. This is the place I believe I’ll find the answer. Do your magic 🪄
by Physical-Crab4006
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Will keep an eye out. Could you use thinner?
You just need some thinner in that and it’ll be fine.
yep u just need some thinner! kb shimmer makes a great one !
Kbshimmer thinner is the answer. Do 2-3 drops and then shake and check consistency. Repeat as needed until the polish is the right consistency for you.
I have a large collection so I started buying thinner directly from Glitter Unique so I could get large bottles of it and just refill my old Kbshimmer bottle since it has a nice dropper lid and makes it easy to dispense
Kbshimmer thinner will fix this, you should just keep wearing your fav!
I’m pretty sure I had this back in the day. If anyone comes up with a dupe, I’d love to know too
That is a surprisingly unique color.
I second just using a good thinner, but if not, perhaps layering a metallic chocolate brown with a sheer minty-green/light teal shimmer polish might get you a similar result. Think [this](https://www.ulta.com/p/mega-pigment-nail-lacquer-sheers-pimprod2051847?sku=2649761&cmpid=PS_Non!google!Product_Listing_Ads&cagpspn=pla&CATCI=pla-1766487503253&CAAGID=18002902230&CAWELAID=330000200003404790&CATARGETID=330000200001394369&CADevice=m&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=232907070&gbraid=0AAAAAD9rLH4j2cUt7E0bluub5fO03kSzm&gclid=Cj0KCQjwy_fOBhC6ARIsAHKFB7_9pYvilSQi3dZMIMdw1OFtdKsoiA8FuKYWgVBmc6kDCuqRTLYUHAIaAkksEALw_wcB) on top of [this](https://www.mooncat.com/products/dark-horse?tw_source=google&tw_adid=712086640315&tw_campaign=21667416406&tw_kwdid=pla-293946777986&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21667416406&gclid=Cj0KCQjwy_fOBhC6ARIsAHKFB78VFQKwBZm89LD0qjkLGnwLc8uKHPizsQhZsYInhgFbq3f9noHkeScaAl8uEALw_wcB)
I’m not saying it has to be specifically those two, I’m pretty sure I have seen lots of shades that are similar enough to those two from a variety of brands, just trying to give an idea of what could work.
Likewise I think if you layer chocolate brown chrome powder and green shimmer powder you might get a similar result. You’d need a water-based top coat. I’m all about buying pigments and glitters and flakies and just layering them / mixing them this or that way with clear polish to get custom shades on the fly lol
Check out holo taco – cool ranch! Maybe a dupe in some lighting/ angles!
Someone has this color for sale on eBay for $14.95. If you get desperate.
Unfortunately I have no recommendations, but seeing this made me think of some of my favorite 90s magazine ads from Cover Girl. So good!!
https://preview.redd.it/c2dddefbj6vg1.jpeg?width=465&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce3b9177d628ba142c97c1475f7d6ffa03a6afdb
Try looking at ORLY “Metamorphosis”?
Definitely get some polish thinner!
I don’t think it’s the same but Eclipse by ilnp gives a similar feel. A gunmetal chrome to deep red metallic shifting polish.
This looks fairly similar to a polish I used to wear. I think it was Sally Hansen Extreme Wear in the shade Gunmetal.
Oh wow I haven’t seen a bottle of that in a looooong time!
Maybe EDM’s Alone in a Room? [https://www.emilydemolly.com/collections/nail-polish/products/alone-in-a-room](https://www.emilydemolly.com/collections/nail-polish/products/alone-in-a-room)
Or Cupcake Polish’s Spur of the Moment: [https://www.cupcakepolish.com/products/spur-of-the-moment?variant=46365771890908&country=US¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&srsltid=AfmBOopEtvOMLtWS8mJ0oq7Oe9dXZSqOdu3rfxIerBkCVifzcVWIkvqff5M](https://www.cupcakepolish.com/products/spur-of-the-moment?variant=46365771890908&country=US¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&srsltid=AfmBOopEtvOMLtWS8mJ0oq7Oe9dXZSqOdu3rfxIerBkCVifzcVWIkvqff5M)