Jelly Sandwiches, A Tutorial

Alright everyone, today I'm focusing especially on the technique of "jelly sandwiching". This is a method which includes a base polish (jelly) and a glitter polish. The chunkier the glitter, the better [in my humble opinion!]. It's fun, it looks good, and you can do it with any of your polishes. Let's get started, shall we?

What is a "jelly" polish, you ask? I looked up the best definition I could find and I stumbled on another blogger who found a great way to explain it. Let me quote her here:

"Jellies are like glazes and are basically pigment added to a clear base. To make a jelly polish, about 25% opaque creme polish is mixed with 75% clear polish. Most jellies are still translucent after several coats and I think the best analogy would be to say that jellies are like lip gloss for nails while cremes are like lipstick."

And here is the website in case you wish to read more.

First, pick out your colors. I picked out Minted by Revlon as my base, and Kaleidoscope by Wet 'n Wild, a holo glitter. So cute. I'm only doing the sandwhich on my ring finger and thumb, due to the busyness of the Kaleidoscope. And I also really like my ring finger and thumb being the only ones glittered. Then when you pick your colors, paint all of your fingers with your base. You can put another base color on to make the intended base pop more without putting a ton of layers on if your base is sheer. I won't because my base has good pigment to it, thankfully. Once you're done painting your fingers with the base, cover in your glitter polish of choice on your fingers of choice. Want them all? Paint them all! Only one? Good for you! I'm only doing one. Lastly, topcoat if you so wish, and you're all done! Congrats! You did a jelly sandwhich! Enjoy the delicious nail design worth drooling over! :) Take a look at the pictures, and if you have questions, feel free to ask!

I just did it on the thumb and ring finger for an accent, but you can do it on all your nails!

I bought this polish with my own money on my own time, and I am not associated with Revlon or Wet 'n Wild in any way.

All of my reviews are from the heart and not monetarily swayed. :)