'Tis The Season... For Sparkles

If there was ever a time for a glittery manicure, it’s now. The holiday season always calls for a little (or a lot) of extra sparkle, and nail polish has been having “a moment” for quite awhile now. It’s probably due to the economy and the fact that you can totally splurge on an expensive nail polish for about $25. (PS. I dropped my Chanel Peridot today and smashed the cap. Luckily, the bottle itself is fine and the inner cap is intact. I’m still a little pissed though.) Wether it’s the economy or just a random boom in nail polish technology, it’s the perfect time to try something new.

And it’s definitely time to investigate some sparkles for our nails! Let’s start out with a holographic microglitter polish, because: HELLYES! The one I have is from the Special Effects line by Nails Inc and it’s called Electric Lane Holographic Glitter Top Coat. I’m not sure where Electric Lane is, but I’m wondering if you can rock down to it from Electric Avenue. I bet you totally can.

I applied one coat over a bunch of different polishes so you could see the “special effect” it has on different colors. To add an extra layer of excitement, I used metallic polishes for the base.

I used:

1. Queen of Everything — Sephora by O.P.I.
2. Peridot — Chanel
3. Viridian — Illamasqua
4. Blue Satin — Chanel
5. Hit Me With Your Best Shot — Lippman Collection

And now, here they are with one coat of Electric Lane on top.

Personally, I like it best over the lighter colored polishes. It’s very snow-queen-icey-magic-looking. On the darker colors, it’s more obvious and a little bit outer-space, which is cool in it’s own way. You can see how the glitter does it’s holographic color change thing in this little video. Ooooh... Ahhhh...

P.S. Here is a tip: When your regular manicure starts to get destroyed, use the same color to touch up the chips, then add a layer or two of glitter to blend everything together. Ta-dah! Another few days out of your manicure!

See? Glitter = Magic.