My last post as an 18 year old! I turn 19 as of 4:52pm on August 19, 2011. Yes, my golden birthday. I did consider golden nails but I think it’ll be a tad much because I plan on accessorizing with gold on my birthday. Anyways, let’s get to the nails!
First: What the heck is a Glitter (and Jelly) Sandwich?
for those who may not know, this just may sound plain weird!
A glitter and jelly sandwich is basically an inside out sandwich. the jelly polish is your bread, and the glitter is your jelly. The sandwiched glitter makes for a more unified look and makes the glitter look like it was suspended in the polish!
Second: How does it make a difference in how it looks?
The glitter gets dulled down, it doesn’t shine as much. Also, depending on the color you use, it will change the color of the glitter. For mine, since it was nude, it lightened.
Third:What combo did I use?
I used:
Orly Bonder as a base coat
2 coats of OPI Coney Island Cotton Candy for my base. It’s kind of a jelly because it’s just a super sheer cream finish color, which is the same thing to me!
MANY coats (3 or more depending on the nail) of Wet n Wild Party of 5 Glitters. This has too much clear polish in it. I always would end up with hardly any glitter but a ton of clear.
On my thumbs I put a coat of China Glaze Glam, but I didn’t like it enough to put it on all of my nails.
Then, Sally Hansen Insta Dri
So what do you think of this concept? Tell me in the comments!
Liz says
Happy (almost) Birthday! And I love the nails! Glitter sandwiches are so much fun to do. π
sonidlo says
Happy Birthday! π
ksyu says
Happy Birthday :0)))))It's a very nice combination
Gotham Polish says
Hey girl happy birthday!!! Love this look, it came out GREAT!
lepidopteria says
Happy Birthday! Glitter sandwiches are so cool π
NubianIngenue says
I like it so much I'll paint my nails in this combo for my bday festivities tonight π
AquaHeart says
These are SO pretty!! And Happy Birthday! *Late I know,sorry* π
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Brittany says
The glitter sandwich didn't turn out. Nude glitter sandwiches rarely do. Try red or blue with a silver glitter. It turns out looking like an awesome flakie.