Under the sea...

This design is perfect when you haven't got much time to spare to give your nails a make-over! It can be done within 30 minutes (plus drying time) but still looks beautiful, elegant and.... everyone knows that glitter always looks spectacular.

For this design I used Barry M's Basecoat and Nail hardener as a base, and followed this with a single coat of Barry M's Gelly Hi-Shine in Blueberry. This polish is very pigmented and has a silky consistency which gives a beautiful finish with just one application. I highly recommend the Gelly Hi-Shine range as all of the colours have are a breeze to apply and have a wonderfully shiny outcome in a single coat!

The glitter used was Aqua by Barry M (we do have an obsession). I used a non porous makeup sponge to dab on the glitter on the top third of my nail. I started with a small amount of polish on to achieve a slight gradient effect on to the Blueberry, and progressively increased the amount of glitter on the sponge to allow more polish on to the nail. At the tip of the nail, I simply applied the glitter with the brush to pack on the glitter and make it sparkle even more.

I finished it off with a top coat and obsessively stared at the glitter dancing in the light until they were dry. How poetic...

This design can be repeated with any colour combination you like. So if you have a spare hour, don't let it go to waste... Glitter on up!!!

-Leah <3