I am super excited to take over... ummm... I mean contribute to Colorsutraa's blog while she's busy with her sister's wedding. You've probably seen lots of nail art over the past few day's so I thought I share a super easy look that requires no nail art tools whatsoever! I mean, sometimes we just need a quick and easy mani that isn't boring!
I admit that I am a glitter addict. I have more glitter top coats than I care to count and yet I still fine myself craving more. I've learned to keep those craving under control by combining the glitter polishes I already have to create fun unique combos.
Zoya Skylar, Color Club Savoy Nights, Zoya Maisie and Darling Diva Polish Shop Till You Drop. |
You will need a solid base colour and multiple styles of glitter polish. I chose Zoya Skylar as my base because the shimmer is fairly subtle and will contrast with the glitter. I then chose three different glitter styles to layer: CC Savoy Nights - a chunkier glitter, Zoya Maisie - a flakie glitter and DDP Shop Till You Drop - a micro glitter. I find it looks nicest to layer your glitter starting with the largest/chunkiest and ending with the smallest.
- Paint your nails with your solid base colour. Use enough coats for it to be opaque and let dry.
- Apply your largest glitter. For me this was Savoy Nights. I chose to sweep it up the side and across the nail tip but you could apply to the whole nail if you like.
- Apply your medium glitter to the same area as the large glitter. For me this was Maisie.
- Apply your micro glitter over the same area as the other two glitter. I used DDP Shop Till You Drop as my micro glitter.
Since you do have lots of layers I suggest using a thicker top coat to seal everything up. I used Seche Vite for my manicure. The result is a super sparkly unique glitter combo. Photos of the mani were taken in natural lighting.
I really love how this combination turned out. Even if you only own a few glitter toppers there is still the potential for tons of combinations. Bonus - it's so simple and quick to do! If you want to check out more of my nail polish adventures come and visit my in my natural habitat at www.thelazylaquerista.com. I had lots of fun coming up with the post and I hope you enjoyed it too.
Happy polishing,
Michelle aka The Lazy Laquerista
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