A random purchase from Superdrug got me all creative yesterday; No , not with my makeup, not yet anyway, but with my nails.The Shellac came off after 18 days (impressive, hey) and I was in desperate need of a drastic change of scenery, coral for that long can bore anyone.
So, like a magpie I spotted the sparkliest thing I could find, which happened to be on the shelves of the Gosh section.
I've no idea if these are new but I've never seen these teeny, tiny pots of shininess before.Out of the ten shades available I chose classic gold and grey moonstone.
I don't usually wear glitter polish that often as it's hard to apply evenly and famously even harder to get off but the simplicity of these shouted out to me.Paint and put in a pot - voila!
The 'look' I came up with is so simple and easy but absolutely beautiful, I literally haven't been able to stop staring at my nails all day, it's as though the galaxy has fallen at my fingertips.All you need:
- A black nail polish, I used NYC Expert Last in City Blackout
- A nail glitter pot by Gosh
- A clear nail polish, I used one by Nailene
- A good top coat, I used First and Last by Chinaglaze
It looks so much harder than it is, honestly, its pip squeezy.I painted two layers of the black polish (when dried) then applied the clear polish along the tip as if doing a french manicure then I poured some glitter into the lid of the pot and tipped over my nail immediately.
I then gently blew off the excess and when dry applied a top coat. See, simples!
I can't say enough how much I love these, I prefer the look of the loose glitter so much more than any sparkly polishes I've tried and they allow you to be so much more creative.
The pots are £3.99 each and a must have for any magpies like me!
Will you be sprinkling your nails with stardust?
xxx
39 comments:
That looks amazing. :) x
Yours look great! I tried the glitter pots and all I made was a mess!
@followibng the fashion - thank you xx
@zoe - they are messy but super easy to do, i found the best way wss not to dip it in as they suggest but pour on top! xx
love these, did you wait for the black polish to dry before putting the clear polish on top? xx
They look beautiful - also reminded me that I really need to buy some new black nail polish!
I saw this at thier last event and was looking online the other day for it and couldn't see it! I think I will have to make the effort to look in their larger stores for it :) You did a great job! Xx
I actually bought the gold one of these a couple of days ago but haven't tried it yet, it looks gorgeous! Will have to re-do my nails tomorrow now! x
@Rebecca - yes i did, sorry for not putting that, added now xx
Lovely, I love the sparkly, dusted look at the end of the nails.
@beauty's bad habit - hehe glad it helped! the NYC one is lovely x
@shortiee31 - thanks, not bad for a first attempt! you should ,love them x
@emma - let mw know how it goes :) x
Very clever - love it!
Nic x
Oh my gosh! This looks so pretty! I've never seen those glitter pots before either but they're something I'm definitely going to have to purchase!!! :)
Gem x
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HELL YES!!! this looks brilliant, i didnt know these little pots of amazingness existed! It's going to be a long night till superdrug opens in the morning! x
@Nic - thank you xx
@Gem - so clever and simple to use, well owrth picking up xx
@xarawood - me neither, apparently they came out in May, how i missed that I'll never know xx
wowwwwwwww I need to gold in my life!!! I wonder if I will be able to master it as well as you! :P xxx
Wow your nails look AMAZING!!! I cannot wait to try that on my own nails, thanks for sharing this great idea! :)
I cannot believe how simple these are, I will be investing in a pot x
Looks amazing!! So sparkly! I bet a ruby red one would look fab for xmas! Eeep!
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Absolutely love these and they look so professional. Need to get to a Superdrug!
This looks amazing! Cannot wait to try it out xx
They look so good! If the glitter is easier to get off than glitter polishes then I may have to get it :) x
Looks lovely but how had is it to take off? I've seen these but was put off thinking it will be as annoying as glitter polish! x
A good way of making it less messy and save every drop of sparkle is to get a piece of card or paper, fold it in half and then pour over the glitter with your finger resting in the V of the fold. The card will catch the glitter that falls off and you can pour it back into the pot easily.
Your nails look amazing!! I am such a magpie, totally keeping a look out for these glitter pots in my local Superdrug. Thanks for sharing!
Your nails look great, I love this look :)
I hate taking glitter off my nails though - it always leaves my poor nails so abused!!
Lois xx
that is so cool!! i wanna try it now!!:D
This looks amazing! Well done!!
ahhhh loving the shade..
what a fabulous idea!! I'm bookmarking this post so I can do it later...seriously I love it! I can't stop staring at your nails on the screen ;)
Oh wow, I'm going to be picking some of these up and trying them out asap!
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xoxo
Really wanted these for so long but didn't know how to use them, thanks for clearing it up xxx :)
Wow that looks so cool! Truly amazing :) I really want to do something like that xxx
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Wow! Amazing! I am running to Superdrug right this minute :) x
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