Sunday, September 18, 2011

Transitioning into Fall: Gray Hematite Glitter Nails


chanel top coat-rgb gray nail polish-martha stewart glitter glue nails


I'm so in love with this fun little nail trend that I may just use every single one of the 24 glitter glues in the Martha Stewart collection. Since it's not quite Fall yet, but getting darker earlier *sadface* I wanted nails that were not exactly dark and not exactly light either. Gray was an obvious choice. Each time I do this manicure in a different color scheme I like it better than the last.

Here's how I did it...

* Two coats of RGB polish in Steel {even on ring fingers}
* Two coats of Martha Stewart Glitter glue in Hematite on ring fingers.
* Two coats of Chanel Extreme Shine lacquer over the glitter & just one coat over the rest.

* Note: the glitter stays on quite well {I apply it over the nail polish & not directly to my nail}, though does come off a bit quicker when in the pool. It is easily removable with nail polish remover.

* Also note: I squeeze the glitter glue onto the center of my nail then carefully spread it out with the tip of the glue container. I wait for it to dry then add another coat of glue and spread it out evenly. See a step by step here


From Instagram...

gray nails and glitter nail + martha stewart


* See my bubblegum pink and silver glitter manicure
* See my cajun shrimp and copper glitter manicure


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14 comments:

bananas. said...

lady you must be reading my mind...i'm doing my nails like that for vegas...except a little more silvery. how fun! double LOVE LOVE!!!

Lindsay [rookie's nest] said...

LOVe it!

Dale said...

This is so fun. I love how you did the one nail different color and the shimmer is so cool. Great post

xoDale
www.savvyspice.blogspot.com

Victoria said...

I'm in love with this! x

PinkGlitter said...

I love gray nails for Fall! I'm also a fan of this nail trend. It confused my boyfriend at first.. He didn't know why I had glitter on only two nails! :)

Maria said...

I love this new trend!!! I can't wait to try it. And I also love grey nails for fall/winter. They just go with everything ;)

Schnelle Couture said...

love the nails! I was looking for a gray like that this weekend but I couldn't find one I liked. Now, I'm going to look for this one. Thanks:)

Style Porn said...

I need to get me some of this here glitter stuff. It would look so cool as an ombre mani!!

:: Lavender's Green :: said...

What a great colour combination! I love it!

x Jasmine

thankfifi said...

I have the right polish now to try this (http://www.thankfifi.com/2011/09/getting-the-boot/)
so I will do, maybe tonight for my Glasgow 'Fashion Blogging 101' conference!
Love your ideas.x

antique engagement ring said...

I love the pearls...!

Melissa - LaLaBliss.blogspot.com said...

Love it! I'm happy to see the one nail different trend.

CREATIVE MIND said...

awesome :)

salvia said...

I'd love to see someone produce something that looks like actual hematite. So shiny. So pretty. that's so cute!! you make some good mileage out of that martha stewart glitter glue, i remember a past red manicure :) That would be fantastic! I would wear it whenever I feel the need to be a little more badass than usual.