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Equaliser Nails!

I get a lot of people asking how long my glitter mosaic manis take to do.  I'm not going to lie, the full coverage rainbow manis do take a few hours.  When I don't have quite that much time I like to go for this kind of rainbow equaliser look.  If you line up all your glitter and focus, you can get it done in under an hour.  

To start, I apply two coats of a black polish.  Doesn't really matter which although I've been using Rimmel Black Satin for a while because it cleans up nicely.  Then, using a non-quick-dry top coat, like Sally Hansen Invisible, I add the glitter.  I found the best way to space them out properly was to put the red on first at the top, then the silver at the cuticle, then one half way, then fill in the rest, all down the centre of your nail.  Because the top coat was still wet, I was able to shuffle them around a bit without too much damage.  That's what the Seche Vite is for afterwards, it's really good at smoothing out dodgy bits.  Just fill out either side and you're good to go.  I add two coats of Seche Vite once I'd finished.  You really can't have too many coats, especially since it dries so fast. Makes the glitter stay down too.







The Verdict: Yay, glitter!  I still have these on and they're nice and sparkly.  One day I'll figure out how not to just use the same glitter over and over again :)
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  1. jennycuteDecember 16, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    These are amazing! I really want to try this kind of mani but just don't know if I would have the patience!

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  2. lackfeinDecember 16, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    Oh I would use that glitter over and over again too - I love it!
    And I really think it's kinda relaxing to place glitter on the nail...

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  3. Kelly @ Nails for the Sake of SanityDecember 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    Very pretty! I'm not sure my hands are steady enough, but it looks amazing on you :)

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  4. Jamie @ Polish, Please!December 16, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    This looks awesome!!!

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  5. RebeccaDecember 16, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    I don't know how you do it, but you are like the queen of loose glitter. This is outstanding, yet again!!

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  6. Halie ReneeDecember 17, 2012 at 8:59 AM

    That looks so great! I need to get brave and try my hand at placing glitter like this. I have some of these kinds, but I typically just ad a couple onto each nail, in no particular fashion or anything. Maybe this weekend I'll get bold and give it a try! I'm really wanting to try the ever-so-popular honeycomb pattern...

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  7. UnknownDecember 17, 2012 at 9:04 AM

    wow!!! I love it!!! O.O

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