Lately I've been really obsessed with glitter. There's a ton of different kinds of glitter; this can be really confusing. There's a ton of different shapes and sizes too. There's round, square, hex, bar, holographic, shimmer... the list goes on. I'm not really an expert at this in the least, so I'm not going to pretend to be. All I know is I love glitter!
There's so much you can do with glitter. The most common thing is to just layer it over polish. I really like this if the two colours are similar or if the glitter is very very fine and it just adds a nice sparkle to the mani. You can also create a glitter gradient - a little time consuming, especially on your first try because it takes some practice before you figure out how to spread the glitter out so it makes a nice gradient. You can also use it to create designs, or go under another polish, or even make a jelly sandwich. The possibilities are endless!
Here are a few of my favourite glitters!
China Glaze - Nova
This is a beautiful rainbow glitter polish, it's got two sizes of hex glitters suspended in a clear base.
NOPI - Gone Wishin'
I love this purple and blue glitter, it adds a little extra dazzle to any polish! Suspended in a clear base.
Sally Hansen - Rock 'n' Roll
This isn't a glitter as much as it is a translucent pink shimmer. I love adding this over top of any colour, it gives the base colour a whole new look!
NOPI - Look At Me, Look At Me
I've enjoyed this every time I've used it. Who doesn't love a polish thick with nothing but glitter? It's about 90% silver glitter, 10% pink glitter. Almost opaque in one coat, but I always use two.
Finger Paints - Art You Wondering?
This is my favourite polish to put on top of China Glaze - Turned Up Turquoise. The colours were meant for each other! Click here to see my blog post about them. Suspended in a clear base.
Sally Hansen - Diamonds
This is extremely pretty on top of any colour, it just adds an extra bit of glam. Suspended in a clear base. (Sorry this photo looks really weird, didn't realize it until after :/)
NOPI - Wear Something Spar-Kylie
Similar to Look At Me, Look At Me, this one is a solid pink glitter. Opaque in two coats.
Sally Hansen - Bling-Tastic
I love the colour of this glitter! It's got tiny blue hex with bigger silver hex, suspended in a clear base. I like using this when doing nail art.
Orly - Tiara
Silver hex suspended in a clear base. Very pretty when doing glitter gradients.
Revlon - Sparkling
Large and tiny pink hex suspended in a milky pink base. I also love this one for glitter gradients!
Deborah Lippmann - Mermaid's Dream
Tiny teal hex suspended in a teal shimmer base, with tiny rainbow hex and bigger blue hex. One of my absolute favourite polishes of all time; definitely makes me feel like a mermaid!
NOPI - Fabulous Is My Middle Name
Silver, red, purple and black bar glitter, and tiny silver hex suspended in a clear base. What can I say, bar glitter, especially with those four colours mixed together, is stunning!
China Glaze - It's A Trap-eze!
Small and large blue, green, yellow, silver, pink and orange hex suspended in a milky base. Everyone loves this one, and for good reason! So much colourful glitter packed into one bottle is simply breathtaking.
Feel free to comment below and tell me some of your favourite glitters!
