Not too sure if any of you have experience in taking nail glitter off, but let me tell you it is one of the most painful experiences you will have to do if you enjoy using glitter. It is a hassle, most of the time painful, and will make you never want to take your polish off. This has now been remedied by the miraculous Julep. Julep devised a system that does not harm your nails all the while taking off that pesky polish in a jiffy. Here is the link to the product: http://www.julep.com/shop/nail-hand-foot-care/partys-over-glitter-nail-polish-removal-kit.html I would suggest if any of you use glitter on your nails to invest in it. Julep also sells separate packs so you don’t have to continuously buy the kit.

Speaking of Julep, I just got a surprise mystery box and it came with a flat (but not matte) light brown, almost cappucino color. Perfect fall color! So, I used this color as my base. From here, I added a bit of shimmer and irridescence by incorporating a sponged lighter brown on top. Finally, I don’t know about all of you, but I love a good teal color with brown. It is one of my favorite color combinations that I use often. I had this teal glitter that was very small flakes in a clear polish and I used that. I sponged this one as well, but you could just paint the glitter over the two other colors.

For this design, the most important aspect is the layer of colors. Obviously, glitter is going to go on top. However, in previous posts I have always said to place the lighter shade behind the darker shade. If you are using a sponge, I have found that either light on top of dark, or dark on top of light will work. I believe it is because sponging will place a lot of color in one set place instead of painting the nail with a single thin layer. Sponging is similar to dotting in that respect. Also, sponging is really easy. I usually use used make-up sponges that are going into the trash anyway, so I just use the other end that doesn’t have make-up on it. The method is similar to using saran wrap, just has a different marbled look. Lastly, as you can see on my nails, sponging will be a bit messy. So you can just let it dry for a few hours and scratch it off, or take a Q-tip with some nail polish remover and clean the nail. Either way, it falls off in a short time.

 

Hope you enjoy!