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Friday, January 27, 2012

Gelish - Twinkle

This is my first ever Gelish manicure. Now I should start out by saying that I am NOT a professional nail tech (not licensed either). But since I bought a SensatioNail kit at Wal-Mart recently, I've been so excited to see which other products work with the mini LED lamp that it came with.

Now I've seen the Gelish Mini system at Sally's, so does this mean they are marketing it for DIY at home use? I have no idea, but their Mini selection is kinda limited so I went searching the internet for the more sparkly and unique Gelish polishes. This I bought from a seller on Amazon for about $12 (not bad considering the Mini's cost $12-13 each at Sally's).





Gelish - Twinkle

Let me tell you, I searched high and low for a good swatch that showed the true color of Twinkle (and Bronzed as well... I was deciding between the two) but hardly found one. I KNEW I wanted a gold glitter soak-off gel (we all know how I LOVE gold glitter!) and I figured it'd be reasonable to buy a full-size bottle.

OHMYGOOSES, I'm in love. This has that wonderful bronze-gold glitter that looks somewhat like Butter London West End Wonderland and Milani Gold Glitz (except this glitter is all one color, not a mix). As if that weren't awesome enough already it also has a tiny bit of IRIDESCENT GLITTER too! *GASP... SWOON* It's hard to portray just how captivated I am with this color, especially because I praise almost everything I put on my blog, but seriously, it's perfect. The only thing about it is that it takes four coats to look like this picture, and because of that it's a little bit thick.

So here's the deal.  I have no idea how this will wear or even how long I'll keep it on, but if it DOES chip or have problems, it's probably my own doing.  Again, I'm not a nail tech and as this is supposed to be used by a professional, I don't really think I can fault the Gelish itself if it doesn't last.  However, I will comment on the wear of it in the future just to give you an idea of how it lasts.

Here is what I used for this manicure:  SensatioNail clear base/top coat gel (1 coat), Gelish Twinkle (four coats), and Red Carpet Manicure Brilliance (top coat gel, 1 coat), each layer cured for 30 sec in the SensatioNail 3060 LED lamp.

I will be posting a review of the SensatioNail kit as a whole shortly, as well as giving away the starter kit and an extra shade for my next giveaway at 500 followers!

10 comments:

  1. Wow! Seriously, gorgeous! I, like you, absolutely love Butter's WEW, but not only do I not have it, I don't want to buy just yet since I am holding out for something that has that perfect blend which you captured today -- but ideally in a normal polish, not something with all the hi-tech gear you used -- though your nails look STUNNING! I've commented once before, I'm not a commenter but I want to say thank you for your wonderful blog. I look forward to it everyday to see what gorgeous color you are swatching or what cute polish brands (e.g. Manglaze Mayonnaise -- hysterical) you are sharing with us civilians. Much appreciated!
    :)

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    1. Awww, thank you! This makes me feel so good <3

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  2. I really look forward to hearing how long it lasted/you wore it, and how it was to remove.
    But most importantly, how did you natural nail look after the soak off?
    It might be ideal for a vacation and/or a period with little time...
    LOL and IS the blog now word verification free, let's se in a moment ;)

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    1. Was it?! I hope so! I changed the setting :o)

      Last time I took soak off gels I didn't do it right and wrecked my nails... but it was my fault and I learned my lesson, so I think I can get them off completely now with no damage at all.

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  3. Curious to see how this wears for you, did it leave a smooth finish?

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    1. Yep! Super smooth! I really can't fault it if it doesn't wear well though, since I not only am I not a professional, but I also mixed all different systems together... lol.

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  4. I LOVE Gelish! I have the complete system and about 30 polishes. I love, love, love Gelish! I'm wearing Sheek White with Water Field glitter over it right now. I plan to try and post pics on my blog tomorrow. Your mani looks great!

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  5. I am very interested in stuff like this, only if it were to see if there is anything out there that would be useful for periods where I just might have less time to paint my nails. Please keep us updated :). Also this color is pretty!

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  6. I love this! The sparkle from your mani is so pretty!

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