Fun Fact Friday: Layering Lippman Yellow Brick Road Jelly Polish

 Have you bought a jelly polish, but realized you are not into jellies. Ugh. No despair you can use your jelly over a white polish, or a polish of a similar base color to the jelly, to make it an opaque creamy color. When I used one coat of Lippmann Yellow Brick road over a white polish the color was a creamy pastel yellow like that of Sinful Colors Unicorn I covered earlier this week.  When I used two coats over a white polish the color was a more vivid true yellow cream, closer to how the color appears in the bottle. So don’t toss those jellies, layer them. That way, whether you enjoy your jelly polish or not, you can switch it up and get a variety of shades with a single jelly polish.

Two coats of Yellow Brick Road over a white polish

Top two fingers: Two coats of Yellow Brick Road over white polish.
Bottom two fingers: One coat of Yellow Brick Road over white polish

Sinful Colors Unicorn

This polish is a buttery pastel yellow color. Unfortunately, something with the brush and how it splayed caused an uneven application for me. The consistency of the polish also contributed to the uneven application.  The best technique I found for a smooth application was using a large amount of product on the brush while applying barely any pressure on the nail. This technique could lead to hours of drying time, especially considering that I used three coats. It is a good way to get out of housework though. “Sorry I can’t help. My nails are still wet.”

Three Coats Without Flash

Three Coats With Flash

Yellow Week: China Glaze Lighthouse

The yellow polish I am covering today is China Glaze's Lighthouse. The polish has a sheer yellow base with fine gold and yellow glitter, and is super shimmery. The polish applied smoothly and wears well. If you have an aversion to sheer polish maybe a black or red French manicure tip would be fun, to cover the visible nail line. This polish was part of the Anchors Away collection and retails for $5.99. In these swatches I applied three coats.

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Without Flash

Yellow Week: Wet n Wild The Wonder Yellow

Yellow polish is all the rage this season. Here is another option to get those sunshine colored tips. Wet n Wild Fast Dry polish The Wonder Yellow retails for $1.99.The color is a frosty golden yellow, with a slight mustard undertone. The polish applies shimmery, and is a vivid sunny yellow. There were slight brush strokes in the finish, the polish had smooth application. I used 3 coats and there was still visible nail line I swear I was seeing hints of multicolor tiny tiny shimmer when I stared at my nail. I am not sure if I was imagining things or not.

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Born this Way Yellow Appreciation Week

Three coats
Two coats
One coat

In celebration of the release of Lady Gaga's Born This Way CD release, this blog is being born today. One message always loud and clear in Lady Gaga's music, is to basically go for it and believe in yourself. I will be bringing things I think are fun an inspired and share with all of you things I hope are helpful and enjoyable.

It's yellow week. The first yellow polish I will be reviewing is Deborah Lippman's Yellow Brick Road. This polish is a buttery mid-tone yellow. The application on the polish was smooth an even. I did discover that i am not into jelly polishes, though, unfortunate.