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LED Nails!

I love glitter so much it's a little embarrassing.  Anything sparkly and I'm in.  It's probably why every third mani or so I do is hand-placed glitter, mostly because the lined up glitter catches the most light.  When I don't have the time to do a full coverage glitter mosaic, I like to use smaller pieces of glitter, in a grid pattern, for that retro feel.  This one came out so sparkly, you'd think I have LED's embedded in my nails!

To start, I added two coats of American Apparel Crescent Heights, an acid lime green.  My bottle's a little old so it was a bit gloopy but the second coat evened things out.  Then, using my usual technique, I started with the blue glitter, spacing them out evenly.  The trick with a grid is to start at the top of your nail, making sure that you don't end up with a gap as your nail curves.  Also work out if you're going to have three, four or five columns across your nail and space appropriately.  Once I'd done all my nails, I then added the pink glitter in the gaps.  I love this little glitter, absolutely no pieces have lifted off 12 hours later, which I <3.  

Please excuse the overexposure of some of these pics, it was late :)







The Verdict: I love this one, the colour combo, the sparkliness and how well the glitter is staying down.  LED win!
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  1. Beauty-NinjaAugust 1, 2012 at 3:39 PM

    Wow. Your glitter skills amaze me!

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  2. ColoraturaDecember 21, 2012 at 10:05 PM

    Your nails are awesome. What do you find the best to get glitter off?

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