Glitter Triangles Tutorial

Hey everyone, today I’ve got a ridiculously simple but ridiculously gorgeous look for you guys. These glitter triangles are SO easy to do and would look great with any colour combination (I’m thinking black with gold glitter would look very classy). All you need is two polishes and some tape! If you're interested check out my inspiration;  @nailsbyjema's stunning glitter placement version on Instagram using blue and purple glitter. 

What I used:

- OPI Glitter Off Base Coat (this stuff is the BOMB, but more on that later)

- OPI Vant To Bite My Neck?

- OPI Blush Hour

- Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat

- Striping Tape

- Nail Polish Remover and cleanup brush

1. Apply a base coat to protect your nails from stains and provide a smooth base for polish. This peelable Glitter Off base coat by OPI is the invention of the century – your polish will simply peel off in one whole piece when you’re ready to remove it, meaning you can pile as much glitter on as you like without worrying about how it’s going to come off 

2. Next apply two coats of your base colour. A colour that’s darker than your glitter polish generally looks best as it allows the glitter to really pop

3. Once your base colour has COMPLETELY dried, and I mean COMPLETELY (you might want to add a fast drying top coat over your base colour to speed up the process) apply two strips of tape on to your nails to create a triangle in the centre that stretches from your cuticles to the tips. Make sure the tape is long enough that you can easily grab the ends to peel it off. I used thin striping tape from bornprettystore, but regular cellotape would work just as well for this

4. Carefully paint your glitter polish inside the triangle. Don’t be afraid to go onto the tape, but don’t go over it or you’ll ruin the look. You might need to add a second layer to make your glitter fully opaque

5. While your glitter polish is still wet, carefully pull the tape off (if you wait until it dries the tape won’t come off smoothly). You should be left with nice, crisp lines and a triangle of glitter down the centre of your nail

6. Add a top coat to seal in your design and clean up around your nails with polish remover and a q tip. I’ve started using a small square brush dipped in acetone to clean around my nails because it’s easier to get right in close to your cuticles and leaves a cleaner, more professional finish  

Lisa xx