L'Oréal Miss Candy Jelly Toppers

As you almost definitely know already, L'Oréal has a new LE collection with EIGHT jelly polishes!  [They're calling them "gellie", but in keeping up with my resistance of "creme"...I'm calling them jelly.]  Four light, milky jellies and four saturated, glassy ones.  I haven't been this excited about a drugstore collection in a while!  I literally gasped when I saw Nouveau Cheap's post about them and I bounced from store to store hoping to spot them.  I finally found them, almost a week later, but they weren't on sale!  I was tempted to break every rule I have and just get them at full price, but I held out.  A grueling eleven days after seeing that post, five of these beauties were mine...and for a terrific price too!  Of course...I have a patched nail.  Figures, doesn't it?  I tried wearing Lilac Coolers and Berry Nice over a nude base, but I wasn't thrilled with how it looked.  The obvious answer?  Jelly toppers!  Like I needed an excuse!


Creme de Mint is a light, milky fern green jelly.

Creme de Mint over Sally Hansen Copper Penny and L'Oréal Hyde Park

I was hesitant to buy any of the milky jellies, but I'm SO glad I got Creme de Mint!  The cloudiness of the lighter Miss Candy shades meant I could only do one coat of Creme de Mint.  At first, I was disappointed by that, but I quickly fell in love!  Over a coordinated base like Hyde Park, it unifies the base and glitter and gives it a very 'finished' look without screaming "jelly".  I went a little weird and mattified it on a whim.  Who mattifies a jelly!?  This girl does!

Creme de Mint over Sally Hansen Copper Penny and L'Oréal Hyde Park
*mattified*

Of the five jelly toppers in this post, this was the only one I took up to a full mani.  I was in complete, stare-while-driving, love with this combo!  I didn't care who knew it either.  I got funny looks while taking pics of it while I was out shopping (for my second Helmer!!)...but I couldn't help it!  Look at it out in the sun!

Creme de Mint over Sally Hansen Copper Penny and L'Oréal Hyde Park

Miss Pixie is a very sheer true blue jelly.

Miss Pixie over OPI Pirouette My Whistle and Sally Hansen Blue My Mind
...which stained my skin a little

The darker, sheerer shades in this collection are AMAZING!!  Unlike the lighter shades, you can keep building up with more coats without hiding what's below.  I put one coat of Miss Pixie over the first coat of PMW (which you NEED if you do jelly layering - it was literally made for it), then another coat of PMW and two more coats of Miss Pixie.  The two-toned result shows off the depth and clarity of this ideal jelly.

Miss Pixie over OPI Pirouette My Whistle and Sally Hansen Blue My Mind

Lilac Coolers is a warm-toned pastel purple milky jelly.

Lilac Coolers over OPI I Lily Love You and Planks A Lot

Since it's another of the milky shades, this is also one coat of Lilac Coolers.  It's less similar to the base color, OPI Planks A Lot, than Creme de Mint is to Hyde Park, but it held its own and warmed the cooler dusty lavender up a bit.  Like Creme de Mint in its combo, it also tied the base and glitter together and the result looks more like a single polish than layering.  I really like how the milky jellies do that!

Lilac Coolers over OPI I Lily Love You and Planks A Lot

Berry Nice is a very sheer dark purple jelly.

Berry Nice over Sally Hansen Glass Slipper and Orly Charged Up

More jelly perfection!  This damn combo though....I was about ready to pull my hair out in clumps!  It was so much better in person than my camera wanted to catch.  If you've never worn Sally Hansen Glass Slipper, it's got a mix of translucent silvery-white flakes and miniscule shimmer particles.  The shimmer just wouldn't stop hiding from the camera, and the flakes tried to hide too.  I took over a hundred photos and finally got the best one when I went outside...in the rain.

Berry Nice over Sally Hansen Glass Slipper and Orly Charged Up

I can just imagine the neighbors..."Hun, that weird lady with the long hair is...she's standing in the rain...taking photos of her hand."  And yet my camera still didn't really get it.  Oh well.


Jolly Lolly is a glassy red jelly.

Jolly Lolly over Zoya Chloe and China Glaze High Roller

L'Oréal hit it out of the ballpark with the deeper-toned jellies, they really did!  Jolly Lolly is just as perfect as Berry Nice and Miss Pixie!  At one coat (above) or two (below), it tints what's under it without blotting it out.  Sorry that I look radioactive in the photo above...this might have been even more of a bear to photograph than the Berry Nice combo.  I tried every window and lamp in the house!

Jolly Lolly over Zoya Chloe and China Glaze High Roller

I think my verdict is pretty obvious.  The darker shades are must-haves...to the point that I'm a bit tempted to get Mango Mamma, even though I don't really do orange.  They're just that good!  The milky shades are nice too, but aren't as versatile because more than one coat will muddle all but the boldest glitter below.  Still, I don't for a moment regret getting either Creme de Mint or Lilac Coolers.  They make me wish I liked pink and yellow more so I could justify getting Bubble Trouble and Bananarama Love too.  If you wear the whole rainbow and love layering, I think you need all of them!

My swatching bins are still overflowing with so many gorgeous new things!  This has been an amazing Spring so far, and it's not over yet...