Combo of Nailpolish Pins

I found a few Pins that seemed interesting to try combined.  The Pins I went off of are from my "hair and makeup" board.

These are the Pins I used:

First there were the Pins showing the blue color I loved.  This is Essie's Aruba Blue.  I LOVE Essie.  The colors are amazing and it's super easy to apply.  A lot of times you only need one coat, even for really dark colors!


 

Then I combined it with Pins of Essie's glitter polishes used as French tips.









The products I used were  Essie's Aruba Blue, Set in Stones (this is the glitter) and Good To Go (the top coat).

First I started by painting my nails with the Aruba Blue:

Then I used the Set in Stones to make a French Tip:

This part was the most difficult.  Working with thick glitter polish is pretty tricky to begin with, but trying to make it even in a small space like a French Tip is even more tricky.  I ended up sort of blobbing it on along the tip of my nail until I got the amount of glitter I wanted.  Then I lightly ran the polish brush along the tip to smooth it out a little.  The result looked good, but the tip where the glitter was ended up being MUCH higher than the blue part of my nail.  It almost looked like a bump on the end of my nail.

Finally I put on the top coat "Good to Go". 

Note: This product is AMAZING.  I use it with ALL my nail polish.  It makes your nails dry much faster than usual, gives them a nice glossy finish and a smooth seal and even helps with removal.  I HATE removing nail polish.  It chips and picks its way off and ends up everywhere....then when I try removing it, it's suddenly stuck like glue!  "Good to Go" helps with all these problems.  It keeps the polish firm and shiny for days and protects your designs.  It seems to bind all the nail polish together in one clump so that instead of chipping off, it peels off.  Nail polish doesn't come off in tiny annoying chips, but rather large chunks that can easily be peeled away.  More than once I've been able to peel off the entire polished nail in one chunk.  SUPER nice when time for removal.

Anyway, once "Good to Go" was applied the bump at the end of my nail was less dramatic and everything was glossy.  I definitely recommend using some kind of top coat with dealing with large glitter polish.  It seals in the chunks and sharp edges of the glitter.

Here's the finished product!  Keep in mind I still have to pick off a few of the blue remnants on my skin.  Those usually remove themselves pretty easily with a good hot-water hand wash.  All in all I think it turned out rather well.  Think I nailed the combo?

Can't wait for my next Pinterest adventure!