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The best glitter nail polishes — for ACTUAL sparkle, no mediocre glitter nails here

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I’ve used my fair share of glitter nail polishes and these are the ones that do not disappoint! I’ve listed the best polishes for 10/10 sparkle factor, finer glittery and chunky glitters, metallics and pearls, pretty much everything! I really do hate...
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Full on blinding mega sparkle, shop for these!

My recommendations for glitter that truly GLITTERS, the type of sparkly that people will ask about when they get a glimpse of your nails. These are especially glorious in the sunshine, I always find myself staring at my own hands when I wear these po...
 
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You can of course purchase the shades individually, but to make things easier for this list I’ve linked the multipack of all 4 shades in this collection! These polishes are reflective glitters and they sparkle SO MUCH in the sun it’s truly mesmerisin...
Songs of the Siren reflective polishes
 
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Another situation (do you see a theme here) where it’s that sparkly the camera just can’t pick it up in photos! This is a great polish to use as a topper, the pink aura nails and blue skittle nails (where i put it on top of dark blue) are examples of...
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Fine glitters that still sparkle, shop for these

I love a fine sparkle moment, but some of them get lost because of how small the particles are, these are my recommendations for fine glitters that still sparkle really well! I have both toppers here and coloured glitter polishes here, all of them tr...
 
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This is my FAVOURITE fine glitter topper of all time and I use it as a topper over almost every colour. The images of coloured polish you see above are my designs with this polish used, the studio light doesn’t pick it up well but you can see in the ...
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These toppers are genuinely fantastic and there is such a range to them! For the fine sparkly glitters specifically, shop for colours astral aura, ethereal escape, and mystic marine
essie special effects toppers

Big chunky glitters! Shop these

If you want true sequin style glitter chunks on your nails, these are my top contenders! I find chunky glitters can be lacklustre, especially when you go to use it and they deposit 0 glitter particles on your nails! These are my favourites that are a...
 
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If you want true sequin style chunky glitter, these are a fantastic and affordable option! They come in quite a few colours and the glitter inside is a range of smaller and larger sequins!
Glitter Effect
 
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These toppers are genuinely fantastic and there is such a range to them! For bigger glitter specifically, shop for colours divine dimension and separated starlight.
essie special effects toppers

pearly glitters, shop these

If you’re looking for that pearly beautiful finish, these are my recommendations! I know pearl nails have been trending and It’s not hard to see why, the finish is so lovely. These are a selection of the best pearls I’ve tried A tip here, try paint...
 
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These polishes are so beautiful and they have a multi chrome pearly effect! They are sheer, so work best over the top of other colours, but they do look gorgeous on their own too! Especially on shorter nails. They come in quite a few different colour...
Barry M glazed polishes
 
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These toppers are genuinely fantastic and there is such a range to them! For a pearly effect specifically, shop for colours cosmic chrome and gilded galaxy (cosmic for cool silver and gilded for a warm champagne). Theyre sheer so work best as toppers...
essie special effects toppers

Metallic glitters, shop these

Metallic goodness! No dull metallics listed here, these are my favourite true metallic polishes of both classic silver/gold but also other colours! Some of them are so shiny then even look like chrome
 
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This is a ‘blurple’ colour that has such a fine, beautiful glitter that, when on the nail, looks almost like chrome! It is Metallic looking but so fine that it’s more chrome than glittery. Truly such a BEAUTIFUL colour
Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint | Juniper
 
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As far as silver polishes go, this is one of the best I’ve found! It’s hard to get a true chrome look with normal nail polish but this comes pretty close! It’s a lovely true silver and I find it to be very flattering. In my eyes, silver is a neutral!
Essie Color Nail Polish - 387 Après-Chic