Good afternoon my fellow lacquered lovers! I was slacking on my "Fun Friday" posts for awhile because my life was so hectic but never fear, they are back and better than ever! For this week's fun Friday post, I dug into my vault of polishes (which is currently spread out on my living room floor while I am re-organizing and going through my stash) and decided I wanted to try a Jelly Sandwich once and for all. Now because I couldn't choose just one color, I decided to pick out 5 of my favorite Essie pastel polishes to then top with some OPI glitter and one of the new OPI Ballet Collection sheer polishes on top! Now, without further ado, on to the polish!
This is so not my typical type of manicure but I loved it so much I left it on for almost 3 days! In lacquered lover world, that's like 3 weeks! So here are the polishes that were involved in this awesome pastel explosion of glitter and awesomeness. The thumb was the first nail polish I ever bought (I think) Essie Fiji, which coincidentally is still my favorite pedicure color because it makes my feet look tan. The orange is Essie Van D'Go which is a really cool peachy shade. Middle finger is Essie Mint Candy Apple which is probably my favorite polish in the bunch here! Ring finger is Essie Sweet Talker which has the tiniest hint of a shimmer that you can't see in this picture but is really cute in real life! Lastly the lavender is Essie To Buy or Not To Buy which also has the tiniest hint of shimmer.
Then, all of the polishes were topped with one coat of OPI Rainbow Collection from the Muppet Collection. I own a ton of multi colored glitters but this is the first one I could find so on it went! I really enjoy the large orange pieces in this! Lastly, I topped it all with one coat of OPI Don't Touch My Tutu which is a sheer white polish. Looking at the pictures now I kind of wish I did two coats of Don't Touch My Tutu to mute the glitter even more but I really like how this turned out!
What do you all think of this manicure? Are you a jelly sandwich fan? What other combinations should I try?
This is so not my typical type of manicure but I loved it so much I left it on for almost 3 days! In lacquered lover world, that's like 3 weeks! So here are the polishes that were involved in this awesome pastel explosion of glitter and awesomeness. The thumb was the first nail polish I ever bought (I think) Essie Fiji, which coincidentally is still my favorite pedicure color because it makes my feet look tan. The orange is Essie Van D'Go which is a really cool peachy shade. Middle finger is Essie Mint Candy Apple which is probably my favorite polish in the bunch here! Ring finger is Essie Sweet Talker which has the tiniest hint of a shimmer that you can't see in this picture but is really cute in real life! Lastly the lavender is Essie To Buy or Not To Buy which also has the tiniest hint of shimmer.
Then, all of the polishes were topped with one coat of OPI Rainbow Collection from the Muppet Collection. I own a ton of multi colored glitters but this is the first one I could find so on it went! I really enjoy the large orange pieces in this! Lastly, I topped it all with one coat of OPI Don't Touch My Tutu which is a sheer white polish. Looking at the pictures now I kind of wish I did two coats of Don't Touch My Tutu to mute the glitter even more but I really like how this turned out!
What do you all think of this manicure? Are you a jelly sandwich fan? What other combinations should I try?
Fiji is my all time fav Essie!
ReplyDeleteMine too! It's such a classic!
DeleteYay for another squishy jelly sandwich!
ReplyDeleteI really like it!
DeleteThere is so much fun! Rainbow Connection looks real good over pastel shades!! I just didn't thought of layering it like this :)
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have thought I would have liked it but I ended up loving it!
DeleteAw so cute! I love jelly sandwiches! I have Mint Candy Apple as well and I find it thick and really hard to work with. Is it like that for you at all?
ReplyDeleteNo I had no issues with mine but I Have heard that other people have. Maybe it was different batches?
Deleteooh fun!! I just did a glitter sammy with Essie Marshmallow :)
ReplyDeleteI really need to pick up Marshmallow just for Jelly Sandwiches!
DeleteOh! I love it! I want to eat some sweets!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it look like candy???
DeleteI LOVE jelly sandwiches! This is so gorgeous with the jelly skittles! I want this on my nails!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I just couldn't pick one base color so I figured skittles was the way to go!
DeleteIt came out great! I usually do (2) coats of the sheer top polish but using (1) looks lovely :)
ReplyDeleteYep the next time I am definitely going to do 2 coats! I definitely wish the glitter was more muted. In fact, I might try that tonight!
Deletesuper cute!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this manicure SO MUCH!!!! :D It is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I had so much fun wearing it!
DeleteThis looks great! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks! I really liked this one!
DeleteSo pretty and perfect for Spring!
ReplyDeleteI thought it looked like the perfect Spring manicure!
DeleteSo cute and perfect for this time of year. Love the colors.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love a good pastel manicure once in awhile!
DeleteReally pretty :D
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI love this mani!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I loved it too!
DeleteHey is that the Mint Candy Apple we traded for and you're finally wearing it??????? Very cool mani!
ReplyDeleteIt is! I can't believe it took me so long to wear it but I love it!
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