Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Essie Room with a View - ABC Challenge "R" & "S"

I am using 2 of my letters for the Alphabet Challenge today.  
"R" for Essie Room with a View and "S" for Zoya Sweet.  

Essie Claire's and Zoya Nail Polish

Claire's Zoya and Essie Nail Polish

My plan was to use Room with a View to make a jelly sandwich, however, it didn't really work out the way I planned.  Room with a View is a very sheer nail polish (I actually didn't like it for the longest time) but it's not quite a "jelly finish".  It actually gave the glitters more of a soft focus look.  I really do like it with Claire's Candy Shop - it makes it more of a subtle manicure instead of an in-your-face glitter nail.  Zoya Sweet makes a great base for Candy Shop!

Below is a pic from my previous Candy Shop post so you can see the difference that Room with a View makes when it's on top.



I did purchase OPI "Don't Touch My Tutu" in order to make my first Jelly Sandwich, so I'm excited to try that - hopefully I can figure it out:)

Nail Polish

Have a great day!

21 comments:

  1. LieslAugust 15, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    You got DTMT!!! :D I can't wait to see! I do like the softer, more subtle look of this.

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  2. Beauty-NinjaAugust 15, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    So pretty! I need to try jelly sandwiches more. I wasn't too fond of jellies til recently.

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    1. UnknownAugust 16, 2012 at 8:37 AM

      Me neither. I was actually pretty annoyed when I would get a sheer polish...but now maybe I can make them work:)

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  3. Amy (Polish and Such)August 15, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    I think this looks great!! You will be fine with the jelly sandwich! Can't wait to see!

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  4. The Lacquer FactorAugust 15, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    The Claire's lacquer is so cute! I can't wait to see your first jelly sandwich!

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  5. GosiaAugust 15, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    Aaaand here comes that song again: "I'll take to you the candy shop..."!!! haha I love this layering!!! And I just got DTMT so I can't wait to see how you use it!! I'm not very good with sheers so I definitely need some visual help =)

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    1. UnknownAugust 16, 2012 at 9:02 AM

      LOL, I need to post that at least once a month so you can get that song in my head. How about you do the jelly and I learn from you???

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    2. GosiaAugust 17, 2012 at 9:17 AM

      I've never done layering!!! So the learning will be done the other way around!! =))

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  6. KarenAugust 15, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    I totally see the difference and I like the one with Room with a View. Its lighter and softer looking... very in right now.

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    1. UnknownAugust 16, 2012 at 9:02 AM

      Yes, I feel closer to my age with the more subtle one:)

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  7. Pink PamalammaAugust 15, 2012 at 10:52 PM

    Looks great, love it!

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  8. GoingtotheShowingAugust 16, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    I LOVE the layer combo!!

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  9. Jennifer [littlejsnailcorner]August 16, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    Very cute! I need to buy Candy Shop one of these days!

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  10. UnknownAugust 17, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    I'm still learning the art of the jelly sandwich myself- and I agree that Candy Shop actually looks much better muted like this.

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