How to Do Glitter Nail Polish, Easily

Things You'll Need

  • glitter nail polish of your choice and color
  • nail polish remover (if you aren't satsified or mess up)
  • cotton swabs (for nail polish remover)
  • clear top/base coat
  • cold water or nail dryer (optional)

Time: Approx. 15-20 minutes

Step, the First

You have your polish picked out, right? If not, when you pick it out, I find smaller sizes of glitter easier to work with and it is easier to notice that you worked on your nails. My favorite shade is called Frenzy by Sinful Colors. It's really cheap and lasts pretty well.

Onwards, Next Step

Start applying your base coat. Simple enough, just brush it in a nice even layer and allow it to dry. Now for the fun stuff, the glitter!

The Third Step, You've Come So Far

Start applying your glitter, hopefully making sure you spread it out evenly. Even(ness) is the key for having nice looking, sparkly nails. It will take a very steady hand. You may require several coats, depending on the polish and size of glitter. It takes patience. Even coverage of the nail will make it look very neat, also, if put on too thick, glitter tends to clump on your hand and not dry easily.

Just Keep Swimming, the Fourth Stepp

Now that you have your glitter on your nails, it's time for it to dry. The best way is to just wait for 15 minutes or until it is hard just by air drying - but who has that kind of time to do nothing with their hands? If you have a nail dryer, use it on a low setting if it has heat. You can also run your hands under cold water, it will help to harden your nails really quickly and gives you that shiny, wet nail look we all love.

Remember to NOT touch anything or let anything touch your nails. Glitters smears really, really easily. If you do accidentally smear, you may not have to start all over, you can try adding a new coat of glitter on top.

Fifth Step

If you are satsified with the look of your nails, add a top coat. But if you aren't satsfied the first time over, use your nail polish remover and swabs to get as much of the polish off as possible and try again.

I hope this tutorial is an easy to follow guide on how to use glitter nail polish to it's best potential. Good luck!

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