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

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

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

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

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

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

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  10. 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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