From normal nails to extraordinary nails with a little creativity and some patience… okay, I lied, a lot of patience!
What you need:-
- OPI Gone Platinum in 60 Seconds
- OPI Original Nail Envy Base
- Creative Nail Speedy Top Coat
- extra fine, multi-purpose cosmetic glitter (preferably iridescent, and able to be used on the face as well.)
Step 1 – base clean nails with Nail Envy – 1 coat
Step 2 - paint nails, even and thinly, with 2 coats of silver polish
Step 3 - requires a lot of patience - before the second coat of silver polish dries, pour a very,very small amount of glitter into a napkin. Think about about the size of a quarter dime. A little goes a long way in retrospect. Carefully pour whatever is left over back into your glitter bag.
Think about how people dip the tips of strawberries into chocolate — you’ll be doing that with your nails into the glitter. It’s almost like you’re adding caps of snow glitter to your silver nails as if on a mountain top.
Even imagine it as a french manicure of sorts, with the glitter replacing the white tip — except in thicker bands.
I found this was easily done by holding the napkin either on a table, or in your other hand, and rolling the tip of your nail through the glitter from one end of the nail to the other — as if it was fruit and you only wanted that part dipped.
This should only be done once and it does not have to be perfect — that’s why it’s beautiful 
Step 3 - seal glitter into nail with a top coat or Speedy over the entire nail. I choose to use Speedy b/c it is extremely fast and the quickest, longest lasting, non-chipping top coat, that isn’t thick, that I’ve come across in my entire life.
No lie.
Step 4 - go back to your Nail Envy, and apply 1 coat of Nail Envy to the glitter area ONLY, after the Speedy has completely dried the nails.
Step 5 - at your own discretion, re-apply Nail Envy as a ‘top coat’ every other day on nails if you need it.
Good luck!!!!
This is how I did my nails for the New Year on December 31 — it’s lasted about 8-9 days with the Nail Envy touch ups – no chips, constant typing on my laptop, washing of hands etc. etc. etc..
The reason I suggest iridescent glitter, multi-purpose cosmetic glitter? — because a) you can use it in the future on your face and b) it doesn’t just have to be a New Year’s/Holiday look. You can rock iridescent glitter on your nails throughout the entire year on top of various nail polish colours
Same look w/ "Pompeii Purple" from OPI
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