Polish used:
OPI Black Onyx (black crème)
I painted my nails with two coats of Black Onyx and let that dry. Then I used a cheap, slow-drying top coat (I used one from Maybelline but I prefer the Wet N Wild $0.99 one) and painted a stripe of that down the center of my nail. While that was still wet, I used a damp orange stick to pick up one piece of glitter and place it on my nail the way I wanted, starting down by the cuticle (I used color #9 from Born Pretty Store). I like to start with a vertical line down the center of my nail because that way I can place as many full pieces of glitter on as I can, then go back later and cut pieces to fit the spaces where a full hex piece won't fit (like on my free edge and around my cuticle). To cut the glitter I use an X-ACTO knife and press that down right in the middle of the piece of glitter I want to cut.
If you order this glitter from Born Pretty Store, it will seriously last you 12 lifetimes.
When I'm doing my glitter placements, I like to do it in a way where some of the base color can still be seen. Instead of matching up the edges of the glitter pieces, I match up the corners. It's a little more time consuming, but I think the end result is worth it. Once I'm done, I usually finish with two coats of top coat, but I sometimes do three depending on how bumpy the glitter is.
While I absolutely love how glitter placements turn out, they. Take. FOREVER. This was one of the few days of the challenge where I didn't end up doing both hands. It seriously took me like two and a half hours for this hand alone. When I'm in the mood to do a glitter placement, I usually do an accent nail or a half-moon-y triangleish type thing. I rarely do full glitter placements on all my nails only because they're so time consuming. When I do, though, I refuse to take them off until they start to lift or chip!
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