I surprised myself by caving on a glitter nail polish: Deborah Lippmann’s Glitter in the Air. I’m the type of woman who detests glitter makeup. I think there are so many beautiful products out there that are ruined simply because the designer has added chunky glitter. There are a few exceptions such as some MAC Dazzleglasses, anything from Chanel, a few Urban Decay shadows but for the most part I hate glitter.
It was love at first sight for Deborah Lippmann’s Glitter in the Air ($18). The bottle looks like a blue daydream. It’s a pale milky blue base infused with multi-colored glitter in different sizes. It’s just beautiful! Being wary of glitter, I decided to wait and look for reviews to see how it looked on others. The reviews have been mixed but the result is so intriguing and different. I had to give it a try. I kept the reviews from Polish Police, All Lacquered Up and Temptalia in mind when trying this.
My first attempt had a decent glitter payoff, but the finish was uneven. A professional application resulted in 2 glitter spots per nail. After 2 fails, I decided to try it one more time with 4 coats and finally was able to achieve the right glitter to nail ratio I was looking for. I found the tips from Temptalia extremely helpful to dab lightlightly and apply slow and smooth to avoid the glitter from being dragged off the nail. The pale blue is fairly clear so the result on the nail is a pale sheer tinted blue-cream looking color. The formula is set up to disperse the glitter in an uneven manner (which I love).
Overall I like it but I wish it had more glitter in the bottle. It would make the application so much easier. It really is the most high maintenance nail polish I own. To achieve an even application requires quite a bit of work and extra time for drying in between those 4 coats. I really like the result though. It’s fun without being too juvenile.
I usually don't like glitter, but I think this is really pretty too. The milky blue base looks surprisingly nice on your nails. Instead of looking odd, the blue seems to make your nails a cooler pink
I REALLY love it!!!!! it's sooo cute!!!! <3<3
I love it! I have it in my nail polish stash, but have yet to try it. 🙂 I'm so happy you decided to pick it up! It looks like a dream on your nails and in the bottle. 🙂
Have a great relaxing Sunday girl friend!
Gorgeous!
It looks great on your nails, I love glitter any kind!
I love DL's glitters; they're actually quite sophisticated. Glitter In The Air is my favorite.
Interesting polish. Looks fun.
nail polishes like this usually require additional layers, but it would look beautiful over your blue toned nail polishes as a top coat.
Lippmann is nice but very pricey.
It's beautiful on you. I do wish it had more glitter and maybe even other colors. I'm not sure I'll be able to pull it off. I nail wheeled it over many colors and went with a different Lippmann for mymmani of the week because I chickened out. 🙂
I love this polish but like you wish it had just a "little" bit more glitter so it wasn't quite so much work. I love the random, fun effect this polish gives but I feel with just a touch more glitter it could be achieved with less effort. Looks great on you!
I've seen this in the store, but didn't get it, thought it would be too much, but it's gorgeus 🙂
Hmm..I think this is a more palatable glitter because the glitter pieces aren't too shiny. Gorgeous!
I really dislike this polish. =
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Thanks for this review! I've been wanting this but think I might save my money here. Hate a high maintenance polish!