A blueberry holo glitter jelly sandwich

My obsession with "jelly sandwiches" began when I first saw the beautiful creations of my pal Niki. She's the master of perfectly layering glitter in between coats of sheer jelly polishes. If done correctly, the glitter will appear as if it's suspended in jelly (aka, a jelly sandwich) which I LOVE. Check out Niki's mani here for a beautiful example.

Niki's post inspired me to create my own green jelly sandwich, which you can see here. But the other day I was looking at my bottle of NYX Girls Turks and Caicos (currently on sale over at Cherry Culture) and thought, "What kind of sandwich can I make with this bad boy?"

Turks and Caicos is a royal blue jelly packed with round holo glitter and, if you ask me, it's just itching to be part of a jelly sandwich.

So I went through my stash and decided to use the following four polishes for a bling-tastic holo glitter jelly sandwich extravaganza!



Wet n Wild Bird Bath (baby blue pastel creme)
NYX Girls Turks and Caicos (royal blue jelly with round holo glitter)
Ruby Kisses Baby Blue (teal blue micro-glitter in a clear base)
Out The Door Top Coat in Northern Lights (holographic)

Note: I didn't take pictures throughout the process, so all of the following photos are of the end result. But I'll talk you through the steps (layers):

I started with a base coat of Wet n Wild Bird Bath. This was basically just to save time in case the other polishes I was using were too translucent to show any real color (aside from glitter). The last thing I wanted was ten layers of polish on my nails, so this step probably saved me a few extra layers of jelly.

My camera freaked out with all the glitter so apologies for the blurry photos. Anyway, the next layer was NYX Girls Turks and Caicos.

Then I applied a layer of Ruby Kisses Baby Blue, because I wasn't content with just having big, round glitter particles in this mani. I wanted dimension, so I though teal blue micro-glitter would give it more depth and bling.

I followed that up with another layer of Turks and Caicos for more jelly.

And then, because you can never have too much holo, I finished it off with a layer of Out The Door Northern Lights Holographic Top Coat.

In the above picture, you can see the round holo glitter (from Turks and Caicos) better, and I think you can see how it appears to be suspended in the blue jelly. Neat!

And here's a pic taken with flash that gives you a better idea of the sparkle in this mani. In person it's so sparkly and multi-dimensional that I had a hard time not staring at my nails all day. Even Mr. G said, "Wow, I usually don't go for your glitter nails but THAT one is super cool." Success!

Have you ever made a "jelly sandwich"?

Some of the polishes featured in this post were given to Nouveau Cheap for previous reviews.