Mandy's Polish: Glitter Sammy

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

ASBMF #3: Glitter Sammy

It's time for another April Showers Bring May Flowers Mani. Today I am sharing a glitter sammy. I had heard of these, but never done one or even knew how to do them. After a little googling, I found out they are super simple. Or so I thought! The technique is layering glitter polish with a jelly type polish. Of course I have a few glitters laying around, not jellies though. I did a little more googling and discovered that a gorgeous red I have is a jelly, YAY!! No need to buy more or try to make one. I chose to use CG Snow globe for my glitter. It took me 2 tries to do this and I am still not even sure it's right. I did a coat of SH Extreme Wear Red Carpet, a coat of Snow Globe than another coat of Red Carpet and topped with SV. Seems easy enough, right? Well, the 1st time around I wanted to make sure I had LOTS of glitter, so I did 2 layers. But I didn't wait for it to dry, so after I added my top coat of Red Carpet, it was super squishy and any little nudge left a huge hole in my nail. Failed attempt number 1. The 2nd time I just did one nice thick coat of the Snow Globe and let that dry completely. As best I could. This stuff takes forever! Aaaaand I had to get my kids ready go pick up my son from school. So had a couple dings. I just smoothed it out the best I could. I wasn't going for round 3 LOL After I got home, I layered on the Red Carpet and topped with SV. I think it looks ok. It isn't perfect cause of the dings, but I refuse to go at it again. I may have to get some more jellies in my collection and try this again. Until then, this is what I ended up with.