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SMOOSH
For this design I used a the “smoosh” technique, which is perfect for my Clear Jelly Stamper (CJS). It makes for a quick but eye-catching design! It’s also a great way to use up some older polishes from your stash… Here are the colors of Gelish I used:
black – Black Shadowred – Don’t Toy With My Heartgray – Fashion Week Chic nude/neutral – Taupe Model
I did one coat of Taupe Model as the base,…
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No Boundaries in Fall 2021
No Boundaries in Fall 2021
It’s August, which means the fall polish collections are hitting the market! For Fall 2021, Gelish gives us the No Boundaries collection. “This gorgeous color collection features six new seasonally themed crème shades. The No Boundaries color range is rich, sultry, and exactly what is needed to transport you to a world of adventure!”
Fans of fall colors and creme gel polishes – this is the…
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Are you feeling the Vibes yet?
Are you feeling the Vibes yet?
Summer is in full swing, and the Gelish summer collection – Fell the Vibes – is available online. Look at these vibrant summer colors!
Image from Gelish
The colors are:
All Day, All NightSpin Me AroundInto the Lime-lightOrange Crush BlushIt’s My MomentKeepin’ It Cool
My fav colors would be Into the Lime-light and All Day, All Night. I love anything lime green, and I’m a sucker for glitter…
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Looking for a new way to create nail art?
Looking for a new way to create nail art?
It’s not new, but it could be new for you! Have you tried nail stamping? I love this technique for creating flawless nail art time and time again.
And there are so many designs to choose from! With all the combinations of colors and stamp plates the possibilities are endless.
Now that spring has arrived, I’m ready for floral nail art! For this design I’ve used Clear Jelly Stamper plate CJS 66,…
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Out In the Open - the new Gelish Spring 2021 collection!
Out In the Open – the new Gelish Spring 2021 collection!
The new Gelish Spring 2021 collection is now available! Leaning into the start of a fresh new year after a weird 2020, Gelish says the “Gelish Out In The Open collection is all about embracing color in a way that gives us a fresh take as we head into a new year determined to make it a great one!”
The color palette does seem fresh and clean, and the polish names follow this theme. The colors in…
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Gelish®Shake Up The Magic Swatches
Gelish®Shake Up The Magic Swatches
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The Gelish Shake Up The Magic! collection is now available and I finally have swatches to share. The swatches from left to right are:
Stilettos In The Snow – bright red cremeFa-La-Love That Color! – charcoal green cremeBe My Sugarplum – dark mauve cremeBare & Toasty – nude beige cremeDon’t Snow-Flake On Me – pale lilac metallic with chunky glitterLiquid…
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Watch Me Swatch! Gelish® Shake Up the Magic! Collection
Watch Me Swatch! Gelish® Shake Up the Magic! Collection
Happy new year! It’s finally 2021, and what better way to kick it off than with some new Gelish polish swatches?!? I had a blast swatching the beautiful and unique colors in the Shake Up The Magic collection, and my video is posted on the Smoke & Mirrors YouTube channel.
Image © Smoke & Mirrors Nail Blog 2021
Do you have the Shake Up The Magic collection yet? What’s your favorite color in the…
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Where to buy Gelish® now
Where to buy Gelish® now
Are you like me, wanting to find some new Gelish colors but not sure where to buy them? Due to a temporary health condition I’m not shopping in brick and mortar beauty store locations, so I’ve had to research where to buy Gelish online. I am not promoting any of these outlets, I am simply providing information that I hope you will find useful. All these links go to a place where you can buy…
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Update on the Gelish® Winter 2020 Collection
Update on the Gelish® Winter 2020 Collection
In my previous post I noted that Hand and Nail Harmony (HNH) had 12 winter colors, assuming that all of them would be available as Gelish gel polish. However, I’ve received emails from distributors that seem to indicate only six of those 12 colors will be available as gel polish. Here are the colors available as Gelish (in full size and mini):
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Be My Sugarplum –…
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Swatches of the Gelish® Disney Villains Collection
Swatches of the Gelish® Disney Villains Collection
Recently I swatched all six of the Gelish Disney Villains collection… and check out all these great Fall colors!! Currently I’m loving Mistress of Mayhem and Make ‘Em Squirm.
Have you purchased any of these or had them applied at the salon? Which are your favorites?
If you’re looking for swatches from any other Gelish collection, be sure to check out the Smoke & Mirrors page with photos of…
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Looking for a list of all the Gelish colors? Did you know the Smoke & Mirrors nail blog maintains a full list of Gelish® colors?
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Watch Me Swatch the Gelish® Disney Villains
Watch Me Swatch the Gelish® Disney Villains
Our swatch video for the the Fall 2020 Gelish collection, Disney Villains, is now available on the Smoke & Mirrors YouTube channel.
Check it out if you’re interested in seeing how smoothly these colors apply! In the video, I’m swatching using the Mini size bottles, but these colors are also available in the full size bottles.
Image from Gelish
Note that 1) these polishes were…
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Looing forward to winter holidays 2020
Looing forward to winter holidays 2020
As the pandemic stretches on, we all occasionally need some good news and events to get excited about. For me, that is the change in season and the new nail colors that come with it! So I was happy to see some news in the last couple days about the upcoming Gelish collection for Winter/Holiday 2020, called Shake up the Magic!
The Shake Up The Magic!collection of 12 new shades is inspired by…
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Disney Villains for Gelish® Fall 2020
Disney Villains for Gelish® Fall 2020
After a little research, I was able to find some information about the new Gelish® Fall 2020 collection! It will be called Disney Villains, and is now trickling out for purchase online. Hopefully we’ll get more fanfare over the collection’s release next month, but I think some of the announcements that would usually come out have been diminshed again due to the pandemic.
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Distressed Floral
This set uses two colors from the summer 2020 Gelish® Switch On Color collection. They are:
Total Request Red
Super Fandom
As the accent color on the floral feature nails, I used Wish Upon a Starboard, from the Gelish summer 2016 CosmoProf Exclusive collection, A Very Nautical Girl. The feature nails have the following layers:
Super Fandom base layer x 2 coats
silver foil on about 50% of the nail
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Green Khaki Nails are Trending in 2020
Green Khaki Nails are Trending in 2020
For this design I used a color from the Gelish® Sweetheart Squadron collection from Fall 2016, called Oh Para-chute!
This isn’t one of my personal favorite shades by itself, but it does make for some nice all nail art. Here I combined it with gold accents. Check out some more great nail art ideas for this “tough and chic” color at Femina!
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The polish remover I'm using now
The polish remover I’m using now
Since the COVID-19 lockdown, have you had difficulty finding acetone and polish removers in stock? I have… and therefore I’ve recently been looking for an alternative to pure acetone, which I’ve used almost exclusively for years to remove gel polish and soak off acrylic.
So if you’re looking for another option, check out the Advanced Nail Polish Remover at your local Walmart.
At first I…
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