Essie- Maximillian Strasse Her is from the new Spring 2013 collection, called Madison Ave-Hue.  All of the shades are based on famous shopping streets/ districts from around the world, as I understand it. Maximillian Strasse Her is a reference to Munich, Germany's Maximilianstraße, one of the city's four royal avenues, apparently. 

This is my only pick from the collection.  I wasn't impressed with it online actually, but then I saw it in person at the drugstore, and knew it was pretty special.



Maximillian Strasse Her is a pale, muted sage green creme.  There are definite gray undertones, and it could be worn as an edgy neutral.

Artificial light, two coats:


You guys probably know by now that I love my cremes, and this one is no exception.  And, as a bonus, there is just enough blue in it to prevent the dreaded lobster-hands effect.  Score!

Window-filtered daylight:


I know it looks sort of turquoise here, but it isn't.  It looks very cool in some lighting, but it's a trick; this polish is a bit of a chameleon.



Outside, shade:




Sun:


I think this one shows up truest-to-color in the sun, as above.

Formula: Very, very nice! It's thicker than I'm used to from Essie, and very pigmented. A lot of people might find this to be a one-coater, but I wore two for swatches.  The first coat goes on slightly streaky but it self-levels magically to a perfectly smooth surface.  Second coat is the same way. 

I was also expecting bubbling with a formula this thick, but that didn't happen either!
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Comparison Time!

Let's get an easy one out of the way first:



Here they are side by side, in case you have any remaining doubt, (artificial light):




Absolutely shore is much, much paler and more minty.

And, here are a bunch of others I took a look at:

OPI- Mermaid's Tears, Butter London- Two Fingered Salute, Essie- Maximillian Strasse Her, LVX- Avireo, Essie- Sew Psyched

In the same order below:




Here's a closer look at Maximillian Strasse Her next to Sew Psyched:


Not really even close.

I hope this comparison helps someone!  I almost passed on this polish because I figured I would have a dupe for it, but not so!  And, it's lovely!