Fade Alert | Go Girl Color Fade

Well, I'm calling this a "fade alert" to keep consistent with my other fade test posts, but honestly, there's really nothing much to "alert" anyone to! I'd read over and over how Go Girl is a notoriously bad color fader, so I was expecting the color to fade in line with what I experienced with My Nightly Craving. But honestly, I barely even noticed the fade!
On the left is day 1, and on the right is day 14. The camera auto-compensated for light, so I think the picture on the left has cooler tones than the one on the right, but you can still see that after 14 days Go Girl was still a nice pink. It wasn't AS bright and vibrant as it was on day one, but I'd feel confident using this color again.

Maybe they've fixed the formula, or maybe I got lucky. I received this particular bottle in Mini form as part of the Gelish Glitter kit, so it was probably packaged within the last 6 or 7 months. Whether they fixed the color or I got lucky, I'm so happy that I have a reliable light pink I can use!!

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Gelish Fade Alert | Mauvy-Mauve Color Fade

I guess this is more of a fade warning than a fade alert.
The left picture is day 1, the right picture is day 11. I don't actually think the fade is too bad on this one and I'd definitely wear it again, but I did notice the fade as I wore it. It seemed to kick in around day 3 and evened out by day 8 or so. But at least it still looks like a pink mauve, even if it isn't as bright as it was on day one. Not bad, but worth noting.

Also, since I tend to keep my manicures on for up to 14 days, I thought I'd serve myself up as a test subject for Gelish pink color fading and keep a record of the type of color fading I experience with before and after pics. I've implemented a "fade scale" on my Color List and will start testing a lot of my light colors - specifically pinks. I figure this is a good time of year to test light pinks, with Valentine's Day around the corner ;)

Eventually I want to find gel polish color matches in other brands that match up to those Gelish colors that DO fade, and provide that info to ya'll :)

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Gelish Fade Alert | Take Action Color Fade

I've got another color fade to show you:
The lighter pink, the "face", is Take Action from the 2012 Breast Cancer Awareness line. The picture on the left is day one, the right is day 11. I was holding out hope that, maybe, Take Action wouldn't fade, but alas!

Chickettes actually posted a new Mauvy Mauve swatch that she wore for several days without fading. I think I might have to pick that one up and give it a try. I REEEALLY want a Gelish light pink that doesn't fade!!

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Gelish Fade Alert | My Nightly Craving Color Fade

Well, I've now seen it myself: My Nightly Craving is a fader.

I have to say, though, I thought I'd get 5 days, maybe a full week out of it, but no: the color faded in LESS THAN 24 HOURS.
So now I have a cafe-colored manicure rather than the pretty feminine pink one I wanted. Poo. Here's how it looks:

Left: Saturday evening. Right: Sunday afternoon.

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