Emeralds are one of the four precious gemstones (diamonds, rubies, and sapphire are the other three). According to earthsky.org, emeralds were "once believed to prevent epilepsy, stop bleeding, cure dysentery and fever, and protect the wearer from panic".
The American Gem Society notes that emeralds are a symbol of rebirth, and, in mythology, were believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
Emeralds come in several shades of green, but since it is summer, I wanted to go with the brighter end of the spectrum. For my emerald manicure, I decided to try a jelly sandwich.
Some of you are probably wondering what sandwiches have to do with nail polish. Let me clear up the confusion. Nail polishes come in different formulas or finishes. Your basic polishes with no glitter or special effects are called "cremes". Then you have holographics, metallics, mattes, textures, etc. A "jelly" polish is just a type of formula in which the polish looks sheer on the nail, but can be built up to full opacity in 3+ coats.
So then, what's a jelly sandwich?
A jelly sandwich is when you layer glitter between coats of a jelly polish. The resulting effect causes the glitter to look like it's floating within the polish, and gives your manicure depth.
I actually topped my mani with the glitter instead of the jelly polish, since my jelly wasn't as sheer as I hoped!
Here it is...
For this mani I used Essie's "Shake Your $$ Maker" as my jelly, and then layered on OPI's "Fresh Frog of Bel Air" and Sinful Color's "Green Ocean" for the glitters.
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