Review: Mitty Polish Off Soakies

Although I love painting my own nails, there’s nothing like the convenience of a salon gel polish manicure that looks perfectly chip-free for weeks after application.

My least favourite aspect of a gel manicure is the removal process. I used to always file off the top layer of gel, soak pieces of cotton in acetone, place them on my nails, and cover with tin foil. Sometimes it would take up to an hour for this process to lift the gel, and the sensitive skin around my nails would be left damaged from the harsh acetone. Not to mention, I remove my polish outside since I can’t stand the acetone smell and want to keep the fumes away from my pets. An hour outside in the summer is a long time for someone like me who is afraid of bees.

I almost gave up on gel manicures because of the unpleasant removal process until I heard about the Mitty Polish Off Soakies from a Cutepolish YouTube video which recommended them for quick gel polish removal. I immediately went to the Mitty site and purchased a set of ten to try.

Essie Gel Couture Off Duty Style and Blush-Worthy Review & Swatches

I have been lucky enough to try out a few more Essie Gel Couture polishes thanks to my friends over at Nail Polish Canada.

Back in February, I wrote a full review on Essie Gel Couture (read it HERE). If you are not familiar with the Gel Couture line, it’s a manicure system with a range of beautiful polish shades and a special top coat that provides up to 14 days of wear without a UV lamp or base coat. It’s quick to apply since each coat only takes 60 seconds to dry and it’s easy to remove with a regular polish remover.

So far, I have swatched and reviewed Spool Me Over, a pretty peach colour, and Take Me To Thread, the perfect greyish-purple shade. Today, I am excited to share two new shades that are perfect for fall and winter.

NOTD: Essie Spool Me Over (Gel Couture)

Back in December, I wrote about my Essie Gel Couture Haul from Nail Polish Canada. Since then, I’ve been slowly trying out the three colours that I purchased. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you will know that I have a weakness for pastel pink cream finish polishes. When I placed my polish order I couldn’t find a true light pink colour, so I decided to try Spool Me Over since it was the closest Gel Couture shade to what I was looking for.