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Monday, June 04, 2007

Jelly Roll



By Melanie Parker


There is a new trend in nail polish that is being called a "jelly" finish. It's when a bright, saturated color applies like a sheer. There is a unique beauty in the jelly finish. The depth and translucency that reminds me of the vintage Lucite jewelry.

One of the first polishes that had this effect is Essie's Jelly Apple, which is red. Misa Cherry Topping is another popular red jelly finished polish. For a deeper red, China Glaze Drastic yields a vampy blood red jelly finish.There are many different red hues available, some are reminiscent of a pair of dice, the handle of a silver tea service or vintage purse, a bangle bracelet, or maybe even the heel of a shoe.

To view pictures of jelly finish polishes on the nail, go to Nailgal.com and type "jelly" in the search. This Web site is a great source for accurate pictures that nail polish collectors from Makeupalley.com use as a repository.

With a jelly polish, you can easily layer three coats of color on the nail and it will still be sheer. The added coats even out the streakiness, but you will still have that translucent quality that is reminiscent of a bowl of Jell-O. To make your own jelly finish in unique shades, you can mix 25% opaque creme polish (no shimmers, glitters, or frosts--just a creme based polish) and 75% clear coat. For inspiration, go to the Ruby Lane Web site and type in "translucent bracelet" and you will see plenty of Jell-O colored bangles and cuffs.


Disclosure: This product was purchased by the reviewer, Melanie Parker.

Labels: Essie, jelly finish, Melanie Parker Reviews, Nail Polish, Product Purchase

posted by Annieytown @ 7:09 AM   7 Inspired Comments

7 Inspired Comments:

At 9:34 AM, Blogger StyleSpy said...

Holy cow! I didn't know about that Nail Gal website. That? is an impressive committment to nail polish. Wow!

 
At 10:45 AM, Blogger me said...

i did not find the jelly search in the nail gal website to accurately convey the jelly nail.

a couple of summers ago i wore a chanel color in a melon-like shade. it was sheer and glossy and bright. can t remember name, though.

 
At 12:55 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

i want some

 
At 8:33 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

A few years ago, Chanel had a glossimer AND a nail polish called "jelly." I have the n/p kicking around here somewhere and it's that finish you describe. It's a vibrant red.

 
At 8:23 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Essie Jelly Apple is my all-time favorite nailpolish. it's just such a vibrant, balanced, luminous red. with a topcoat, it wears quite well too!

 
At 2:19 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

A couple of other wonderful jellies that I don't see listed on nailgal when you do the search are:

Italian Red- CHina Glaze
Knockout (orange)-China Glaze
Clambake- Essie
Anna Sui- 915 (this sure is hard to get right though!)

 
At 7:02 PM, Blogger B.Stone said...

I don't know if you will ever check this, but I want you to know that jellies are not at all new- I had a couple of red ones when I was 13 and hardly had any nail polish, and I'm sure there were some before that.

Jellies are also not just bright saturated colors, but any color. What matters is that they end up with a somewhat translucent finish, no matter how dark.

However it is great to see them getting some attention- Jelly is my favorite finish!

 

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