Holiday season means a few things: parties, presents, stress..and glitter. Yes, glitter. I’m pretty sure by now you know I love nail polish, and I love glitter nail polish even more. Soooo, I figured I’d show you a few ways to make your nails dazzle (a little more) this holiday season. Here are my three favorite ways:
Glitter Top Coat
Supplies: Deborah Lippman’s Boom Boom Pow.
Step 1: I painted a base coat and two coats of nail polish.
Step 2: And then one top coat of glitter nail polish.
It’s really that easy-peasy! Sometimes I like to lay on two coats of glitter nail polish if I’m going for crazy sparkly.
Glitter French:
Supplies: OPI’s Crown Me Already, Orly White Tip Guides and plain ol’ nail polish remover.
Step 1: I securely placed the white tip guides on my nails. I always do a bit under the white part of my nail since mine is a little small.
Step 2: One coat of glitter nail polish on the tips only.
Step 3: One more coat.
Step 4: And then I removed the stickies. They never come off perfect for me. Ever. So I took an old (firm) eyeshadow brush, dipped it in nail polish remover and cleaned up the french part just a tad.
Step 5: I then painted one coat of Mademoiselle just on the nail bed. With this color, if you get it on the glitter part, no big deal–it’s pretty translucent.
If you want to have the nail bed another color (which I often do), simply paint the entire nail the color of your liking, let it dry completely, add the stickies, and then paint the tips glitter.
Glitter Gradient:
Supplies: OPI’s Drip Dry (optional), Essie’s School of Hard Rocks, OPI’s Crown Me Already
Step 1: I painted two coats of polish
Step 2: And then, starting just above where the nail polish meets the cuticle, I applied one very thin coat of glitter nail polish.
Step 3: I applied a second thin coat about 1/2 inch from where I started the last one. If you have super thin glitter nail polish, you might have to do up to four thin coats, working your way up.
Step 4: Taking my nail polish, I dabbed the tips of my nails with a thickish coat of glitter nail polish, so none of the green color comes through.
Three super easy ways to have your nails all glitterfied this holiday season. YAY!
P.S. Wanna make French Onion Soup while painting your nails. Of course you do! I did it last year here.
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ohmigosh i’m so jealous of your beautiful nails…i literally JUST broke one of mine down to the quick and it hurts so bad! the red ones are TOTALLY my fave. so sassy!
Beautiful nails, great post!
So cooolll !
got my supplies all ready to go!
Since I work in the education field, I held off for sooooo long on using glittery polish. Now, I use it all the time, and my kids FREAK OUT when I do! Why did I care for so long?! All the fun I’ve been missing out on…love these nails!
Kids love glitter! They dig fun!
I am going to have to try the gradient! Swinging by ulta today.
Cute!!! And so sparkly!!! Add glitter nail polish to my shopping list.
This is so fun! Love it!
The french tips and gradient is so darned cute – pinning it!
I love it! You have such pretty nails:) I gotta find a way to grow mine out!
Thank you thank you!
that. is. so. freaking. cute.
Love glitter, the only thing I hate is how hard it is to remove!
I have so little patience when it comes to painting my nails, but maybe that can be my goal on my lazy day tomorrow.
Glitter is super fun! It always makes me squeal a little.
Definitely need a little bit of patience. I’m the worst at this. That’s why those fast dry drops are so helpful.
This is so fun! I am all about the glitter gradient one…may need to do that today! 🙂
Great looks! I love the glitter french!! Thanks for sharing!
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CUTE! Love this glittery girl post 🙂
i can’t wait to keep showing you my awesome nails! thanks for sharing, dear.
I LOVE the sparkly french tip! I want to do that for Christmas!! Thanks for the pointers!!
So fun! I’m so hard on my nails I never paint them. Maybe I’ll try this for the special season though!
Your nails are so pretty! Can I come over for a mani? 😉
Yes! Duh.
Cool! I love these ideas! I am SO glad that I’m a girl. 🙂
ME TOO! Way more fun.
I have to try the gradient glitter nails, they look frosty & fabulous!
Also, I swear by Sally Hanson quick dry top coat (it comes in an orange bottle)–not only does it make your nails dry to the touch in seconds, but it also evens out any mistakes. Brilliant stuff!
Yay! Thanks so much! I’ve had OPI’s You Don’t Know Jacques on for about 3 weeks straight, but I’ve been dying for some glitter action! My biggest problem is that I am never patient enough to let it dry all the way, and always manage to mess it all up. I definitely need to look into some quick drying action.
I loooove that color. The drops help a whole lot.
you are too cool. i hate having long nails so mine never look pretty. but i’m sure lots & lots of glitter will fix that 🙂 either that or make me look like a toddler that goes behind the couch while mommy is on the phone doing things i shouldn’t be doing.
As a fellow nail addict, I love these ultra cute nails! I have my eyes on the french glitter tips lets see if I can make them look as good as yours!
I love this post! and I am OBSESSED with doing my nails, manicures basically take up my entire twitter. haha. thanks for the tutorials 🙂
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Love these! Just found this on Pinterest yesterday, thought you might like it! 🙂
http://pinterest.com/pin/21181060717114990/
Oh whoa. I looooove that!
I’m always so envious of your nails – they’re always so beautiful and fun! I can’t seem to keep polish on mine…ever.
OMG! Your nails are sooo amazing. I choose the gradient. 🙂
All of these options are so fun. Pinterest is just full of nail tutorials. PINNING THIS!
The gradient nail is so beautiful, I was looking to do a winter mani and you have inspired me. Simply amazing.
Such beautiful and fun ideas for nails…
God I need to sit down and have a date with my hands… LOL
So so pretty. And like what was said above, I like being a girl. Your nails are always well done. 🙂
L-O-V-E nail polish and glitter polish!! I definitely did a few nail polish posts over the summer. you should get your sponged glitter tip and half moon mani on! I’m loving those gradient and french techniques!
http://www.hungrygirlporvida.com/blog/2011/07/20/diy-nail-art-sponged-glitter-tips/
http://www.hungrygirlporvida.com/blog/2011/07/29/diy-nail-art-half-moon-mani-and-a-giveaway/
LOVELOVELOVE.
I love your nails! The fanciest thing I’ve ever done is plaid.
Do you seriously know how to do EVERYTHING?! Gah, girl, I love everything about this 🙂 Such happy nails for such a happy time of year!
Very cute!!! I want to do this now!
I am obsessed with the glitter gradient ones! So cool! 🙂
Super cute!
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So cute – love them all, but I really love that gradient look. I might need to run to Ulta today to get some good glitter polish! Perfect for the holidays!
I just painted my nails like the red one above. Funny story I couldn’t find gold glitter nail polish in my town and was complaining to a friend of mine so he went to the store a poured gold giltter into clear nail polish for me, and it actually worked!
YESSSSSS! I have literally been crossing my fingers forever for this post from you!!! 🙂 MORE MORE MORE!
You’re one of those girls whose really good at painting their own nails. I LOVE nail polish, but when God made me, I was obviously not paying attention, and skipped “how to paint your own nails like a competent adult” line. I just can’t ever manage to not get nail polish on my cuticles. And then they’ll surely be chipped in a day or two. #sigh. But I’m sooo planning on doing glitter nails, even though I’m sure I’ll make a bigger mess than necessary.
I too love to do my own nail designs and post them on my site. Glitter nail polish has always been a fave of mine!
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I was looking for the perfect way to have my nails for our daughter’s wedding ..
**** DONE **** The glitter over the top will be just awesome 🙂 Have to admit I am wearing artificial nails for the day though. But this design will set them off beautifully .I will practice before the day. Thank you so much .
LOVE!
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