Glittery Gradient Nails are the Simple Way to Add a Little Sparkle to Your Life

Gold Glitter Nails

Supplies:

• Sheer nail polish
• Gold glitter nail polish or whatever color you like)
• Thin nail brush tool
• Gel-like top coat

Instructions:

 

Step 1: Make sure you have a clean, dry manicure.

Tip: If you have oily nail beds or have excess oil from lotion use a Qtip dipped in alcohol and remove excess oil from the nail bed. This will help prolong your manicure. 

Step 2: Apply a thin coat of your favorite sheer nude polish, like Chanel Ballerina or Essie Sheer Fantasy.

Step 3: Apply a medium size amount of glitter polish to the tops of your nails, like ORLY Untouchable Decadence.

Tip: It might be easier to do one nail at a time, this way your polish doesn’t dry. 

Step 4: Using a thin brush tool, drag the glitter down to the middle of your nail. Gently press the remainder glitter down to the base of your nail.

Tips:

• If you need to reapply for the glitter to the tip of your nail do so. This will give a more intense gradient look.
• It is always better to drag less glitter down the nail than more. You can always add more glitter, but if you add too much you might have to start over.
• If your polish has more liquid than glitter. Apply the polish to a piece of aluminum foil and drag the glitter off the liquid using a thin brush tool, then apply to the nail.

Step 5: Apply a gel-like top coat like Seche Vive.

Did you try this sparkly mani? Show us your gold glitter nails on Instagram @Lulus using #lovelulus–and shop New styles for the year ahead!

This post was published in February 2020 and has been updated with new content. Additional copy by Rachel Aschenbrand-Robinson.