Despite knowing about this hack, I was still WOWED when you pulled away the sponge from that first contact! I honestly don't think any glitter has EVER had THAT MUCH of a deposit on the nail...ISN FLAKIES FOR THE WIN!!!!🏆🥇🏆
I love using this kind of sparser sparkly ones as toppers on shimmers or solid colors. I love how versatile they are including being able to just pack them on there like sardines with this trick.
Yesss definitely! I just reviewed the collection this polish is from and showed them as toppers over black and white too, they look so gorgeous over other colors 😅
@@OneSweetDay489 the sponge absorbs most of the liquid solvent that makes up the nail polish but the flakes (and glitters, since this technique fits those polishes too!) are too large so they just stay on top and keep just enough polish that they can stick to your nail. when you brush polishes like this on your nail there's only so much you can put on before the liquid part of the polish starts dripping off. you can get flakie polishes like that which are packed enough that you only need 1-2 coats (i have some small flaky duochromes in the same colors as the one in the video), but i'd guess that collection was formulated to also be worn as a topper
But if I have to use a sponge to apply it opaque,why can't I Scream nails just show honestly what it looks like in their swatches? I don't think I should have to pay 14 bucks for a polish that I have to use a special application method? Am I being too picky? I know that I scream Nails CAN make fully opaque polishes, so why don't they? I love a lot about that brand, but see a lot of room for improvement in how they show their products. I notice they have been using less of the press on nails on their website, that's a start. Really enjoy your content Kelli, thank you.
@@fighttheevilrobots3417 that's one of the main reasons why I like to apply my swatches as normal (not sponged) for my reviews, so you can see exactly how they perform! But I would love to see them show different swatching options on their site too!
Oh that makes me so happy to hear 🥰 and it was the start of my fave series on my channel - Nail Polish 101! It's been such a pleasure to be able to share tips and tricks with this community 😅🩷
When your glitter has a very runny base, you have to let it sit for a few seconds on the sponge, or else it's going to make a gummy mess over your fingertips (yes, I learned it the bad way lol).
It can definitely be a little textured but top coat should smooth it out! Just make sure you aren't applying multiple coats of glitter with the sponge over the same area!
I'm sorry, this is going to sound so annoying I know, but I just can't help myself sometimes: Uhm, aren't those flakes? That's not glitter. Big difference, in my annoying person, know it all opinion. Again.. so sorry for doing this, but someone has to say it.
Haha flakes are a type of glitter! I guess technically you'd call them glitter flakies, or just flakies, but this trick works on all types of glitter polishes, including the hexagon glitter you're likely thinking of 😁
