Nails Inc Sugar House Lane

Tonight I have Nails Inc Sugar House Lane to show you; this is the second of the "Sprinkles" polishes I've purchased (see Pudding Lane here). 

This one is a strange mix... small black and white glitter in a taupe/putty base. Very odd. The formula was good, and this covered in two coats, but I think I prefer Pudding Lane over this one. I think the blue base in Pudding Lane really made the glitter pop; in this case, I think the taupey base colour just looks a little too muddy for my liking. Not that it's bad! I still love the jelly sandwich-esque look, it just doesn't wow me as much as yesterday's shade. 

Unlike Pudding Lane, Sugar House Lane (the actual location is in Newham, a borough of London) doesn't seem to have any particular associations with major historic events, although it was a site of intense industrial growth from the 18th century on. And that's my random tidbit of information about today's Nails Inc namesake!

What do you think of Nails Inc Sugar House Lane? Do you like it better than Pudding Lane?

Nails Inc Pudding Lane

As soon as I heard about the Nails Inc "Sprinkles" collection, I knew I had to get my nails on them. The combination of different glitters in a coloured/milky base is right up my alley. It's also a very indie-polish thing to do, so it's interesting to see a bigger brand like Nails Inc trying this out. 

Today I have Pudding Lane to share with you; this is a mixture of gold and navy blue glitter in a medium blue base. Interestingly enough, the gold glitter looks more like green because of the blue base colour. Coverage was good in two coats. 

The overall effect is that of a "jelly sandwich" manicure, without the extra work of having to layer a sheer polish underneath and overtop of a glitter. Very cool.

You know how Nails Inc polishes are always named after an actual street/avenue/square in London? Well, I had to google it...

...and there is an actual Pudding Lane in London.

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And apparently Pudding Lane is rather infamous, too, for being the site of The Great Fire of London (1666), which started in a bakery on Pudding Lane. Well, I have to admit I learned something new today.

What do you think of Nails Inc Pudding Lane? 

Nfu Oh Jelly Syrup (JS03) and HITS Glitter Forte 401

Today I have one of the new Nfu Oh Jelly Syrup polishes to show you- this is Nfu Oh JS03 (I really wish they would assign names to the Nfu Oh line- it would be much easier to keep everything straight!). Nfu Oh JS03 is a light clean-looking dove grey in a jelly formula. At two coats, as seen below, it is still a little sheer and squishy. With a third coat, it would likely be opaque. Overall, I'm very happy with it, and love the idea of a squishy jelly grey polish- it's quite unique! 

Then I decided to layer HITS Glitter Forte 401 (a fine black glitter) overtop... I'm not so crazy about the result. The HITS 401 base is slightly tinted, so it changed the Nfu Oh to a muddier, darker grey. I think next time I'll try this glitter by itself.

While I applied 401 quite sparsely on my fingernails, on the thumb nail you can really see how dense it can be applied (this was one thick coat of HITS 401).

...and then I mucked it all up by trying to make a jelly sandwich with another coat of Nfu Oh JS03 overtop of the black glitter. I thought it would make for a good layering jelly, but not so much! Maybe I'll try it with another glitter and see if I have a better result.

What do you think of this Nfu Oh Jelly Syrup polish? Any insights about my jelly sandwich fail with HITS 401?

Jelly Sandwich with Claire's Candy Shop and Essie Marshmallow

Today I decided to finally attempt the "jelly sandwich" manicure, which I've been admiring on other blogs (check out A Plethora of Nails for an awesome jelly sandwich manicure). I thought Claire's Candy Shop might make a nice base, with its abundance of multicoloured glitter in a pink jelly base. To top it off, I layered Essie Marshmallow, a milky sheer white, overtop. This is the result!

What do you think of my first "jelly sandwich" manicure? I'm rather fond of it; I like how Essie Marshmallow somehow makes the glitter pop more, despite obscuring it at the same time. It's kind of like how a matte topcoat added to a glitter lacquer will make the glitter particles stand out more distinctly.

Just a reminder- if you haven't heard about my Claire's Candy Shop giveaway, please see my previous post for details on how to enter.