Gelish Matte Top It Off And Trends Polish Take 2

I picked up more Gelish Trends polishes and have swatched them up! I had REALLY wanted to pick up the new Gelish Foil Nail Art kit, but I called 4 different Sally's in the area and NONE of them had it. Once I get my hands on one I plan on writing up a full review with pics. :)

Additionally, my lady requested a black matte manicure inspired (alright, straight up copied!) by one she saw on Pinterest.

By Sun Dancer at SolensDanserinde.blogspot.com I was able to use the new Gelish Matte Top It Off. I love it, so, so much. Her manicure is just 2 coats of Black Shadow and one coat of Matte Top It Off.
The Gelish Trends colors I picked up are Pinch of Pepper, Concrete Couture, and Feel Me On Your Fingertips (check out my Life of the Party swatch here!) A Pinch Of Pepper is AWESOME. Look at it on the black - it just turns into white polka-dots (and I'm sure it looks like black polka dots on white polish). It isn't glitter, really. It's more like confetti, I guess. It kind of reminds me of an eggshell or Robin's egg.

1. (2 coats) Pinch of Pepper, (1 coat) Top It Off 2. (3 coats) Black Shadow, (2 coats) Pinch of Pepper, (1 coat) Top It Off 3. (3 coats) Medieval Madness , (2 coats) Pinch of Pepper, (1 coat) Top It Off 4. (3 coats) Seafoam, (2 coats) Pinch of Pepper, (1 coat) Top It Off

Concrete Couture is a lot darker than I thought it would be. It's loaded with a very, very dark silver/grey glitter. It reminded me a bit of Showstopping, hence the comparison swatch.

5. (3 coats) Concrete Couture, (1 coat) Top It Off 6. (3 coats) The Naughty List, (1 coat) Top It Off 7. (3 coats) Showstopping, (1 coat) Top It Off 8. (3 coats) Black Shadow, (2 coats) Concrete Couture,  (1 coat) Top It Off

Lastly is Feel Me On Your Fingertips, a goooorrrgeous glitter purple. I wish I owned Princess Tiara, because I think it'd look AWESOME over that color! In retrospect, I bet it'd look pretty good over Cocktail Party Drama... should've swatched it over that one!

9. (3 coats) Feel Me On Your Fingertips, (1 coat) Top It Off 10. (3 coats) Plum & Done, (2 coats) Feel Me On Your Fingertips, (1 coat) Top It Off 11. (3 coats) Don't Be Such A Sourpuss, (2 coats) Feel Me On Your Fingertips, (1 coat) Top It Off 12. (3 coats) Black Shadow, (2 coats) Feel Me On Your Fingertips, (1 coat) Top It Off

Check out more Trends and Matte Top It Off swatches over here!

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Gelish Matte Top It Off And Trends Polish

Guys.

GUYS.

I got the Gelish Matte Top It Off AND one of the new Trends colors, Life of the Party!!
I went by Sally's tonight and, lo and behold, they had the Trends and Matte polishes!! They didn't have any of the display bottles out, but I asked them and they pulled them out from behind the counter. Even better? They're having a deal: buy 2 Gelish mini polishes, get a free Top It Off mini, which is PERFECT cuz I'm almost out!!

So, I kinda got overwhelmed in the store and geeked out so hard I gave myself a headache. I think the girl behind the counter was slightly amused, but because I was geeking out I didn't think to ask her to have a look at ALL the colors in-person. I just looked at the display pictures of the polish colors and picked one. I'm definitely going back this weekend for more colors. MOAR.

In the meantime, here are a couple swatches for comparison!

1. (2 coats) Black Shadow, (1 coat) Top It Off 2. (2 coats) Black Shadow, (1 coat) Gelish Matte Top It Off 3. (2 coats) Black Shadow, (2 coats) Orly Matte Top Coat

4. (2 coats) Red-Y And Waiting, (2 coats) Life Of The Party 5. (3 coats) Life Of The Party 6. (3 coats) Tumberline Violet

I personally LOVE the Gelish Matte Top It Off. The Orly Matte has a bit of a cloudy quality to it compared to the Gelish Matte. Also, the matte effect isn't apparent until you cure and wipe with Cleanser. And Life of the Party has a nice, thick consistency and is LOADED with glitter. Love!! I can't wait to pick up more!!

Check out more Trends and Matte Top It Off swatches over here!

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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!

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New Polish & Swatches

A coworker of mine is getting married and was lamenting the fact that her normal nail salon didn't have any neutral colors available for her wedding day. She didn't really want to go with a french manicure and I thought, well, I have a ton of polishes and some nice neutral shades... why don't I swatch some up for her and let her borrow my colors so her nail lady can apply them professionally?

So I stopped by a Sally's I hadn't yet visited to pick up a swatch wheel and - of course - I had to check out their clearanced Gelish... Jackpot!!! I found four more colors I didn't have - 3 at $10.95 and 1 at $8.95. But, when they rang them up, I got one for $8.95, one for $7.95, and 2 for $4.95... MEGA JACKPOT!!!


The colors I picked up completed some of my Gelish collections, too. So double woot!!

Izzy Wizzy, Let's Get Busy

Fashion Week Chic

Angel In Disguise

Garden Teal Party

So I swore up and down this wouldn't be a blog for swatches, but seeing as I did swatch a bunch of neutral Gelish combinations, I thought I'd throw them up for anyone who was curious.

1. (3 coats) Skinny Vanilla Latte 2. (3 coats) Skinny Vanilla Latte, (2 coats) Night Shimmer 3. (3 coats) Skinny Vanilla Latte, (2 coats) June Bride 4. (3 coats) Skinny Vanilla Latte, (2 coats) Twinkle	5. (3 coats) Glamour Queen 6. (3 coats) Glamour Queen, (2 coats) June Bride 7. (3 coats) Glamour Queen, (2 coats) Night Shimmer 8. (3 coats) Glamour Queen, (2 coats) Izzy Wizzy, Let's Get Busy
9. (2 coats) Sheek White, (2 coats) Night Shimmer 10. (2 coats) Sheek White, (2 coats) June Bride 11. (2 coats) Sheek White, (2 coats) Izzy Wizzy, Let's Get Busy 12. (2 coats) Sheek White, (2 coats) Little Miss Sparkle	13. (1 coat) Sheek White, (2 coats) Cashmere Kind Of Gal, (2 coats) Night Shimmer 14. (1 coat) Sheek White, (2 coats) Cashmere Kind Of Gal, (2 coats) Izzy Wizzy, Let's Get Busy 15. (1 coat) Sheek White, (3 coats) Danny's Little Helpers, (2 coats) Twinkle

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