Lavender Jelly Sandwich

The title sounds a bit like something edible, doesn't it? Mmmm...

I have had the most AMAZING few days. The historic house I intern at has had filming going on for a BBC TV drama starring Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), Michelle Dockery (Mary in Downton Abbey) and Charlotte Rampling (Never Let Me Go). Holy crap, it was so exciting! I was kind of a general dogsbody but it meant I got to watch a few scenes being filmed. Plus I met Dumbledore! YAYYYY.

So today's manicure is my second ever jelly sandwich (you can see my first here). I began with two coats of China Glaze Sweet Hook (swatches here) before adding a coat of Barry M Lavender Hexograms. You'd think this would be lavender hex glitter, right? Wrong. It's actually purple square glitter with silver micro glitter. I love unusual-shaped glitter, so it ticks all the boxes for me. The formula was okay - I had no trouble getting the glitter out, but I did find that it clumped together a bit. I followed it with OPI Care to Danse?, a sheer lilac, then another coat of Lavender Hexograms and finally a second of Care to Danse? Plus top coat, obviously. :)

My First Jelly Sandwich

I intended to post yesterday, but I've been in a book coma for the last twenty-four hours so that didn't happen. A book coma isn't a real thing, of course - it's just what I call it when I'm reading a really good book that I can't bear to put down. I don't understand people who say they don't read - for me, reading is such a large part of my life that I think not doing it would be a difficult as, say, not breathing.

Anyway. Back to another passion of mine. I'm quite excited to show you today's manicure (done before the book coma began!) because it's something I haven't tried before - a jelly sandwich. As you probably know, this involves layering a glitter polish between a jelly-finish one. I got the OPI NYC Ballet mini collection recently and thought they'd work well for this purpose. I started with two coats of OPI My Pointe Exactly, a gorgeous sheer grey, and then did a coat of Models Own Ibiza Mix. I finished with two more coats of My Pointe Exactly and a top coat.

I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out. My Pointe Exactly has given Ibiza Mix a matte, pastel look that I really like. The whole thing looks really shiny and squishy.

Have you tried a jelly sandwich? And have you ever been in a book coma...?