Monday Blues: China Glaze Ride The Waves

Hello my lovelies! I swear I have no idea where this weekend went. It's Monday again so it's time for some blue. This time I'm showing you a gorgeous blue jelly. This post is quite pic heavy so let's just start with the jelly by itself. 

China Glaze Ride The Waves indoors, artificial light

Ride The Waves is one of last year's Summer Neons but it's actually an odd one in the collection. It's not a neon but a very rare and gorgeous navy blue jelly. It's pretty hard to find a polish like this and of course my biggest lemming is Revlon Royal, which I will probably never get, so instead I picked this one up. It's lighter than Royal, although in pictures it looks pretty dark. Natural light pictures show the true color better. 

China Glaze Ride The Waves indoors, artificial light

Being a jelly means it's really sheer, so it needs 3 thicker coats to become completely opaque. The swatches above are 3 coats with top coat, because this dries to a semi-matte finish. The actual reason I wanted to get this was for jelly sandwiches. So today I want to show you my first attempt using Ride The Waves and OPI Crown Me Already! 

jelly sandwich with China Glaze Ride The Waves and OPI Crown Me Already! indoors, artificial light

To create this, I started with 2 coats of the jelly, then one coat of the glitter (it's really dense) and on top another thin coat of the jelly. I finished with a coat of Seche Vite, of course. 

jelly sandwich with China Glaze Ride The Waves and OPI Crown Me Already! in the sun

I really really love how this looks in real life. The nail line is not that visible as it looks in some of my pictures, but in this case having a bit of transparency actually makes it better. It has a squishy and delicious feel to it! 

jelly sandwich with China Glaze Ride The Waves and OPI Crown Me Already! in the sun

This manicure will definitely make my Monday better! I'm so glad I got Ride The Waves and can't wait to do more sandwiches with it. Suggestions for glitters are always welcome! In the meantime, don't forget to check out some more Monday Blues below. 

Have a great week!