Blowing Bubbles

Here comes another themed manicure from the spring bingo board over at r/WeGotPolishAtHome.

Here is the list of supplies I used in the order they were applied.

1) Base coat: Essie Stay Strong

2) DIY silver magnetic topper:
– Glitter Unique Glitter Suspension Base
– Glitter Unique Silver Magnetic Pigment

Magnetization technique: finger held upside down over a spinning 30lb horseshoe magnet for glass bead effect

3) Top coat: Mix of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri & Essie Gel Setter (I did this because my Gel Setter was getting low!)

I worked on two fingers at a time. Chrome with lacquer can be quite finicky. You don’t want the polish to dry too much, but it also needs to be somewhat dry to properly rub in the chrome and get that smooth effect without smudging the polish underneath. I wasn’t paying the most attention to time, but I’d estimate 2-3 minutes to be the sweet spot for this top coat.

4) Holo Taco Peeley Base

This preserves the smooth chrome look. Regular polish will disintegrate that effect.

5) Seche Vite for non-gem fingers.

5) For the fingers with rhinestones & pearls, the beads themselves came complimentary with an order I made on Vettsy. Then, I top coated with Seche Vite twice, making sure to cover the pearls but avoiding the rhinestones with the top coat.