Thursday, September 13, 2012

Shimmer Tammy and e.l.f. Lilac Glitter Jelly Sandwich

Playing with all the pretty e.l.f. jellies from the Summer Ready collection, I couldn't fight the urge to create a glitter jelly sandwich. It really is such a wonderful way to play up their strength. I chose to pair Lilac with the gorgeous Shimmer Tammy* which is a purple, gold, holo, hex, bar glitter bomb just waiting to explode...


I sandwiched one coat of Shimmer Tammy* between two base coats and a single top coat of e.l.f. Lilac. Most prominent of the glitters under the jelly top are the hex black and gold glitters peeking through. There is a wonderful depth to layering such combos that I'm crazy about...




I've previously swatched Tammy* over a dark base and loved it, so I really wanted to see how it looks over a lighter color and it did not disappoint. It plays so well with both end of the spectrum. The black hex is much more prominent over a lighter color. To be honest I didn't even notice it when I swatched it before and had to do a double take...




A closeup of the gorgeous glitters. The one thing that my camera couldn't capture is the holo. There is a lot of small, hex and bar holo glitter in the mix here. Sadly on the swatches they just appear silver...


A quick reminder of what Tammy* looks like over a dark base. The lighter color come out to play more and the black just disappears. I love that this glitter works so well with both a light and a dark base. There is something to make it special over any polish...


Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)


** Polishes marked with an asterisk (*) were provided to me for my honest review by the manufacturer or their PR. **
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8 comments:

Shimmer (Nail Polish) said...

Thank you for this gorgeous pairing and swatch! I love it so much! <3

Nailderella said...

wow, Tammy is gorgeous!! It looks great over both colors!!

Ameerah@Valiantly Varnished said...

This is gorgeous- I wish my jelly sandwiches came out looking this nice!

Lacquer Lockdown said...

Great sandwich this is supremely pretty!

nicnacksnails said...

Great jelly sandwich !! These polishes work perfectly together!

Anutka said...

@Shimmer, thank you for the gorgeousness that is your polish :)

@Nailderella, thank you! I think it works beautifully over both as well :)

@Ameerah, Thank you. Don't give up on yours. Sometimes they just take the right polish combination :)

@Lacquer Lockdown, Thank you so much! :)

@nicnacknails, I'm so glad that you like it! Thank you :)

Marta said...

You really paired this glitter well. I am more and more interested in glitter polishes (I really wasn't into them before). A whole new world has opened up to me ;)

Anutka said...

@Marta, Thank you so much! I also had a hard time using glitter before the glue trick. And sandwiching them with a jelly polish is my favorite! Makes them work appropriate and not to mention interesting in an instant :)

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