Get it off! GLITTER NAIL VARNISH

Hey everyone,
So being the nail varnish freak that I am, I have a newwww craze: GLITTER POLISHES. My favourites?

OPI's "Absolutely Alice"

• The entire OPI Alice in Wonderland Collection. (I talk about these in my September favourites video). *sigh* Just gorgeous.
• Silver 555 by GOSH Cosmetics. This is possibly my favourite polish of all time - It genuinely is a silver nail varnish, and it's so highly pigmented that you only have to apply two normal coats to get perfect strong colour (none of that 'metallic' watery gunk here, thank you). It's proper glitter and unlike the Alice in Wonderland colours, is doesn't have great big chunks of actual sparkles in it.
• BYS Nail Enamel in Pot of Gold. More of a top coat or finishing touch, but still so pretty.

But for anyone who has worn glitter polishes before, you will know the dampener... removal time. OH my goodness, it is such a pain. The cotton pads catch on the glitter flakes and you're left with a tinge of colour and a roughness that you can either spend hours removing or days living with.

Cutex Nourishing Nail Polish

Remover is a fave...

Well - not any more! Obsessed, I wasn't about to stop wearing my new friends just because they had a nasty aftermath. So here's a little tip I came up with to help you say a goodbye to those sparkles:

1. Pour an acetone-based (read the label) nail varnish remover into a small side-bowl or sugar pot. Anything with a small diameter that your can get one hand into will do. You won't need to pour more than a depth of 2cm into it.
2. Dip the fingernails of one hand into your bowl, so that the whole of each nail is completely immersed. Best to leave them in for 2-3 minutes.
3. Dip a cotton pad into the polish remover and then gently slide it over each nail. Repeat once if necessary.
4. MOISTURISE like you never have before. It's always a good idea to apply a hand cream or Vaseline generously after using a nail varnish remover, because it will dry your hands and nails out. 

I hope this helps you guys - I know it's taken the pain out of sparkle polishes for me!

Love coming your way xx
OPI polish image: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceVGCPOcX1OyCJTnSM82S3y1UyGf4wsoCn2ezY1C6p68fxPxaHnv3nMndgfT3kcmatOVdQZRlXzw3KjS3tU4Z5iFel45MjNenoNKdj0CuBzBVKg1LMznrJwbKFwyM47df_GA1xQIMHvoD/s400/opi-absolutely-alice-swatch-1.jpg
Cutex nail varnish remover image: http://www.lloydspharmacy.com/wcsstore/LloydsPharmacyScripts/images/catalog/otcMed/2490480_l.jpg