Gelish Birthday Haul

Last week, I turned 30.

That's kind of a loaded age, right? It's the first time in your life you pass into a new decade without that sense of optimistic expectation and that's just... that's heavy.

LUCKILY I have a ton of awesome new Gelish goodies to help me ring in the new decade! First off, this past weekend Sally's was offering 50% off clearance PLUS I had a special birthday coupon, so I got the following 6 Gelish polishes... for $20. Rock 'n' roll, baby.

Lust At First Sight	My Nightly Craving	Double Shot Espresso
A Mint Of Spring	Sweet Morning Dew	Plum And Done

I'm excited about that Sweet Morning Dew and the Under Her Spell colors I picked up! AND because I'm feeling super awesome and am finally getting excited about the Under Her Spell colors, I went ahead and swatched them for you. :) I wanted to do some comparisons. I really thought Lust at First Sight was going to be more purpley, but it's quite brownish. It reminds me of something, like a fruit or veggie, but I can't put my finger on it...

1. (2 coats) My Nightly Craving, (1 coat) Izzy Wizzy 2. (2 coats) My Nightly Craving, (1 coat) June Bride 3. (2 coats) My Nightly Craving, (1 coat) Tumberline Violet 4. (2 coats) My Nightly Craving

4. (2 coats) My Nightly Craving 5. (2 coats) Glamour Queen 6. (2 coats) Lust At First Sight 7. (2 coats) Cocktail Party Drama 8. (2 coats) The Perfect Silhouette 9. (2 coats) Plum And Done

Notice how much brighter my Plum And Done was on the wheel, compared to Chickette's swatch? No idea why that is...

Next up I got this super-crazy-awesome double-sided case for my Gelish polish from my bff!! I guess it's actually meant for thread spools, but the big Gelish bottles fit PERFECTLY and the minis easily double up!
And possibly best of all... I got the mother of all Gelish lamps from my GF, Mom, and Gma... the 18G!!!
How did I ever live without this thing *_* It's SO FAST. No more 2 minute cures... 30 seconds and I'm ready to go! This is gonna be GREAT for the detail I know I'll want to get into!