Jelly Sandwich manicures are a new type of mani that I've heard about. Having just received the Birchbox Blogger Trio, I couldn't resist putting one of my new jellies to the test in the form of a Jelly Sandwich. I've also begun polishing the tips of my nails before I polish them completely. I'm not sure if there's a technical name for this, but I've been calling it "tip sealing". I just polish the very tips of my nail to help keep chipping to a minimum. Anyways, here's what my tip sealing looks like:
The Jelly Sandwich is when you "sandwich" glitter between layers of jelly polish. For this, I used Zoya Kate, which is a grapefruity color. It looks really red in the pictures, but it really doesn't seem that red in person. The best true-to-color picture I got was the last one below, taken with my phone. After the compulsory Chip Skip and base coat, I polished two coats of Kate, one coat of Essie Set in Stones, and then one more coat of Kate. Of course, I finished it off with a top coat. I LOVE how the glitter looks, but then again, I'm a huge fan of matte-ified glitter, too. These pictures were taken indoors on a partly cloudy day, without flash.
Also, my favorite part of this manicure was the staying power. This is what my nails looked like one week after I polished them! No touch ups AT ALL! Minimal tip wear and no chips! I only took it off because I was itching to change my nail polish!
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