Hello, Fireflies!
Today's mani takes you both to the murky depths of the pond mani, and also to the murky depths of my blue polish drawer.
Have you heard of the 'pond' mani? It's basically a jelly sandwich nail art technique, but instead of glitter between the layers, you do nail art. And, there are typically more layers, giving the impression of depth.
If you actually have enough polish on to create 3-D images, maybe you have too much polish on. Maybe. Just sayin'.
I started with my good ol' dotting tool and Revlon Spirit. This is the bottom of the pond.
Ah, Revlon Royal. One of the darlings of the polish world, and one of the best undies for all the Clarins 230/Unicorn Pee dupes. Also, a kickass jelly, when jellies were new.
Another layer of flowers.
Another layer of Royal, and then the last layer of flowers.
Bottle shot: Revlon Spirit and Royal.
In Real Life, the layers are a little harder to see, I admit. Maybe I should have added a little clear polish to Royal for more translucency. But it is definitely a fun way to layer, especially a simple image like a dotted flower. What would you layer between the sheets.. of polish?
What a cool idea! It looks so good too. I really need to experiment with jelly polishes.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool. I love all the designs you create - so pretty and awesome!
ReplyDeleteOooo I like this technique!! SO very cool!
ReplyDeleteI love this technique! But I didn't know the English name, French bloggers usually call this something like a "Jelly thing sandwich", so thanks for teaching me that. I really love how this technique turns out, and your manicure makes no exception. I really need to try it someday, but I need to find a polish that would work nicely. Anyway, great job! <3
ReplyDeleteSo clever! I love those little flowers peeking through.
ReplyDeleteCute and a great way to do the flowers on.
ReplyDeleteSo cool! I've never seen that before! super cute
ReplyDeleteI love these cute flowers, so nice!
ReplyDeleteYour pond mani is beautiful. :) I love Revlon Royal. Best blue jelly. Evah! I really need to do one of these.
ReplyDeleteNeat effect on the nails!
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteI love pond manis. And this one is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThis technique is so cool. I have to try it!
ReplyDeleteCute design. I haven't seen flowers layered like this before.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard about this technique until recently - it's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI always love to see these kinds of looks
ReplyDeleteOooh that blue is amazing!! I love the mani you've created. I've never tried this type before.
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeletePretty! Like an underwater design!
ReplyDeleteVery creative, it adds so much dimension with the layering!
ReplyDeleteLove the way this turned out!
ReplyDeleteThis is so genius. I have to try it.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this mani, looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great technique and I really love this mani!
ReplyDeletecute design!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I love jelly sandwiches but have never heard of/seen this technique. Pretty cool.
ReplyDeletelove this design!
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