Pretty Jelly Amore

Like Celestial, Amore was released by Illinois-based indie polish maker Pretty Jelly as part of the 3rd Anniversary Trio toward the end of October. This is another full coverage flakie/glitter bomb, this time with an orange-tinted suspension base bearing superabundant bronze ultraholo microglitters and multichrome flakies in pink, gold, red and blue. On the nail, it has a rosy magenta appearance with overtones of purple and a foily aspect with an absolutely delirious amount of sparkle from the ultraholo microglitters in every prismatic hue. There's a strong multichromatic shift from magenta to green at oblique angles, and the green and yellow sparks from the microglitters really stand out against the rosy tones of the flakies.

Application was drama-free. The consistency of Amore is paintably fluid, slightly fluffy and dense with components. It has an easy, self-leveling spread over the nail with no trouble from the microglitters or flakies, which lie flat to the nail without stickups, stacking or free edge protrusions. Coverage is accomplished by the components, and is excellent for a polish of this type, with even opacity in two coats. I added an extra tip wrap in between coats to avoid any sheerness there. Cleanup is best done as you go along, while the polish is still wet, and you'll want to do as little of it as possible as those tiny microglitters and flakies do go everywhere. Luckily, this polish is easy enough to work with that a clean manicure is completely within the realm of possibility. Amore dries naturally in good time to a slightly pebbly texture from the components that is mostly smoothed with a layer of topcoat, or maybe two if you're looking for a glassy finish. 

Photos show two coats of Amore over Pretty Serious Rock On treatment and Girly Bits Smooth Move basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Pretty Jelly Amore

Once again my camera was bewildered by all of the light play and apparently tried to compensate by upping the contrast. In person, Amore is both lighter and brighter than it appears in my photos. It's a real chameleon too. With that magenta/bronze/green shift going on, you never know what color will take the stage next. One minute, it's a purpley magenta, the next it's a playful, dainty rose, the minute after that it's a pinkish bronze... and always with that magnificent sparkle. 

I have one more from this trio to show you, Transcendent Triennium, and I think I'll try for a glassy finish with that one. As you can see, these polishes play well with topcoat and show no shrinkage or pull back. They're more difficult to remove than a creme or shimmer, but I didn't feel the need to break out the tin foil. 

Fun polish!

love,
Liz