I'm glad I finally got around to using Zoya Frida. It's beautiful! It's a bit more sheer than any of my other jellies but not streaky at all. The formula was thin and manageable. Deborah Lippmann Shake Your Money Maker seemed like an obvious choice for Frida. It's a gorgeous glitter mix with a decent formula.

Even though I have tons of jellies, I'm so drawn to Verity Deep Violet, I can't help but use it! SpaRitual Giggle is an awesome multicolored glitter. My favorite component is the orange holo sequins, but I couldn't get nearly any onto my nail.








I used my typical layering method to achieve this look. Six coats is a lot, but I love the depth I get. A trick to getting it all to dry is to do 2-3 coats one day, and add the final coats the next day.

Quick update. I know my posts are typically sporadic, but the next two months or so will be even worse. I have a research opportunity that will take me away from my stash. I do have a few backlogged swatches that I will be posting soon. So yeah, pardon my silence, even though you're all probably quite used to it!



Anyway, onto this week's sammich






I used OPI Minnie Style from the 2013 Minnie collection and OPI Houston We Have a Purple from the Texas collection. I think they make a great pair, n'est pas? This is a total of 3 coats jelly and 2 coats glitter, with topcoat.

Today, I have three shades from the China Glaze Sunsational Summer 2013 collection. Out of the jelly half of this collection, these three were the most attractive to me.





These jellies don't self-level at all. Floating the brush and avoid going over the same spot twice helped tremendously. I think they are worth getting if you're willing to be patient with them.

I wanted to do something fun to get me excited about blogging again. I debated between Swatch Dump Sundays and Sandwich Saturdays for a while and decided that I'd have more fun making jelly sammies every week. So here's the first installment - two of my favorite polishes in one awesome mani.

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This is 2 coats Deep Violet, 1 coat Burnout, 1 coat Deep Violet, and 1 final coat Burnout, with tc.



Because of its milky base, Burnout has a tendency to lighten whatever it's layered over. This can sometimes lead to a cloudy mani. I tried to avoid that by sponging Burnout to get more shimmer and less base.



I'm obsessed with Verity Deep Violet, and if you don't already own it, I suggest you go to Amazon right now and get it. I have a post with it swatched on its own coming up soon.



Urban Decay Burnout has been long discontinued, but the shimmer is that same amber to green shimmer that  is pretty ubiquitous at the moment. I'm sure you can recreate this look with something similar.