Wednesday, September 21, 2011

My first Jelly Sandwich!

Today for pink wednesday I decided to try out my first glitter jelly sandwich!  I had seen it done in blogs all the time and kept meaning to try one out for myself but never got around to it before now.

I decided to choose one of my "Just Tinted" Revlon polishes, since they are perfect jellies to work with.

I chose the color called Desire. It looks like this by itself:
2 coats of Revlon Desire, Just Tinted Polish


Next step was adding the glitter layer...Here's where I kind of think I might have gone wrong...I chose Black Out by KleanColor.

After adding this step, this is how my nails looked:
As you can see, this glitter has some tinting in its base...and I think that might have caused some issues when I got to the final step.  I'll let you guys be the judge in the end if it was a fail or not.

Last step was adding another coat of Desire to sandwich the glitter between.  Here is how it looked in the end:


I don't think it's a total fail but I think it looks a little bit...murkier...than I would have liked it to be.  I think next time I will choose a glitter that has a sheerer base for the glitter so that it does not interfere with the Jelly polish that it is sandwiched with.  Overall I don't think it's a bad outcome for a first try though!

What do you think?





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21 comments:

  1. JamieSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Way cute, Erika! :)

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  2. Painting RainbowsSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Ooh I like how the dark glitter made it look purpley. I did one with the Just Tinted ones too!

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  3. JodiSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    I love it!!!

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  4. UnknownSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    I LOVE it! It just looks like grape jelly instead of strawberry :) I'm going to have to pick up that glitter, it's gorgeous!

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  5. jess//hello, polish!September 21, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    i really love it! not a fail AT ALL! i have both of these polishes. can't wait to try it :)

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  6. ErikaSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Thanks everyone!!! :)

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  7. DarleneSeptember 21, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Aww I think it's pretty! I don't think it's a fail I like the darker color. I'd like to see how it comes out when you try a clear-based glitter!

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  8. JossieSeptember 21, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Looks great ! I agree grape jelly!

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  9. luncaSeptember 21, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Wow this sandwich method is really cool! And it looks great, don't bother that it's not as usuall.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    I just ordered that glitter. Now I really can't wait until it gets here. I love that combination by the way.

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  11. Melissa B.September 21, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Very nice! I actually like the murkiness, it is unexpected.

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  12. UnknownSeptember 21, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    I like it, the whole look takes time getting used to it, I was the same way

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  13. NicoleSeptember 21, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    Well, this is really cute but the slightly tinted base to that glitter definitely changed your initial color! But I do like it. :)

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  14. AmeliaSeptember 21, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    i love it, and i think the dark base of the glitter actually makes it look fabulous! xx

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  15. LaurenSeptember 21, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    You're crazy...it looks great!

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  16. Refined and PolishedSeptember 21, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    I like the way that it looks!!! At least now you know you can get 2 different looks with that polish.

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    ***drooling**** I saw this tint polish the other day! I knew I should have gotten it!

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  18. HaulOfFameSeptember 21, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Definitely not a fail. I love it! It's really gorgeous!

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  19. madjewelSeptember 22, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Pretty!

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  20. Kejal ShahSeptember 22, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    it looks cute!! I love the final color!!

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  21. My nail polish onlineSeptember 28, 2011 at 4:25 AM

    This looks gorgeous!

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