Having missed last month's Reddit Monthly Meetup, not only did I have to be there with bells on this month, I clearly had to bring seriously sparkly nails. Cos, you know, it's vital for a bar full of people from the internet. Since it's been a little while since I last did a good mosaic glitter, let's go with that.
As another other than my most eye-bleedingly orange neon polish would clearly do my silver holo glitter a disservice, I started with three coats of Claire's Neon Orange polish. Like most neons, the first coat was a little unruly but it smooths out nicely after three coats, which isn't unreasonable. Once this was dry, I coated one third of a nail with my stickiest top coat. Using a toothpick, I then placed each piece of glitter in a dot pattern. See my full tutorial here, if you're interested.
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The Verdict: I actually went outside (to a park!) for a friend's birthday and this was so so so sparkly I couldn't even handle it. I'll always love this technique, even after you're all sick of it :)
If you're wondering, I do only do this on my right hand (I'm left handed). I don't really have the dexterity to do with my non-dominant hand. Instead, I use the same base colour and find a glitter polish that roughly matches my loose glitter. In this case, American Apparel Light Year was a good substitute :)
I'm left handed too! Somehow that doesn't always mean my right hand is the better nail job lol xD
ReplyDeleteI will never be sick of this. Never ever ever. After seeing it on here and falling in love with it, I do it all. the. time.
ReplyDeleteYou have the patience of a saint.
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