chanel jade and the green polish trend

everyone's been gaga over chanel jade ever since the runway show - myself included. on new year's day 2009, i saw a girl wearing green nail polish at intelligentsia in los angeles. i had to have it - unfortunately, she didn't know the name of the color, and i've been looking for the perfect green polish ever since. i bought polishes from zoya, essie, opi, color club, knock out, and the drugstore, but nothing was ever quite what i wanted. chanel jade, my friends, is it. below, for comparison, are jade and three of my other favorite greens - decide for yourself (or find a substitute if you don't want to buy the chanel. i recommend 8ty8, head2toe, and transdesign for all the major polish brands at reduced prices)
L-R: chanel jade, opi hey get in lime, knockout liberty, and essie greenport (favored by alexa chung)