I'm dazzled by these new sparkly shades from rescue beauty lounge . . . and smiling at the clever names. Locavore blends earth-friendly hues of green and blue with metallics, Frugalista blasts out with gunmetal specks in a rich purple, and Look Rich, Be Cheap is a gold polish with purple flecks.
As posh as the products are, applying glittery polish can be tough. Check out my tips for a smooth sparkle when you read more.
- Polish prep. Start with a layer of clear (or complementary colored) polish on top of a base coat. This additional layer keeps nails smooth and helps hold glitter in place.
- Seal the sparkle. If you find fault with the gritty feel, seal in the glitter with a powerful top coat like Seche Vite that allows the top coat to penetrate to the base and lock it all in.
- Clean and clear off. Use swabs to take off polish, as glitter is typically harder to remove – it can scrape your nails if you're not careful. Cotton helps pick up the bits while the color rubs off smoothly.
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I'm not a fan of glitter nail polish at all..
1Me neither.
2a tip for removing glitter nail polish. use a piece of WHITE felt and polish remover. the reason for using felt is because it is a lot more durable then cotton balls, and i find it works faster.
3Too Bollywood for me...
4I LIVE in glitter polish....lol....
5Maybe if this were 5 yrs ago I'd be into it.
6I hate glitter nail polish. It's so hard to get off, and I think it's pretty tacky-looking.
7snookyx i've also found felt is the perfect remover. cotton breaks down so easily against the glitter.
8HUGE fan of glitter nail polish!
9The felt remover method from Snookyx I really appreciate - good/smart call. I dont wear glitter polish often but it's nice every once and a while - thanks for the tip!!
10Okay - so I feel like an a-hole for even commenting on this topic. I just went to the polish site and looked the the price - $18 ea.! Damn. With a polish named Frugalista - wow - the irony is ridiculous and I feel a bit stupid and upset. Oh well...
11no grown woman should have glittery nail polish.
12Why not? Grown women need to loosen up and have a little fun too sometimes. I love my sparkly polishes and wear them with pride even though I'm not in kindergarten any more:-)
13Last time I wore glitter polish was when I was 12 and thought it was cool. If someone older can pull it off, then I think that is great. It just isn't for me personally.
1430 years old and wear glitter polish whenever I want. I see tons of celebs over 30 wearing it too. Tyra always has such pretty polish on.
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