NOTD: All That Glitters - Book Smart Beauty

I decided to do this NOTD after receiving a request from Candice from YouReview on a "What the postman brought me" post. So this one is for you Candice! :)

Before giving myself a glittery manicure, I love looking through my nail collection for a similar non-glittery colour as a base coat because I don't like putting too many coats of glitter polish on for easy-removal reasons.

These are the polishes I used for my NOTD...

From left to right, Butter London - Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat, Orly - Gilded Coral, All That Glitters - Book Smart Beauty, and Essie - 3-way glaze.

 

So this is what a coat of Orly Gilded Coral looks like over a coat of Butter London Flawless Bascoat. It is a very pretty coral rose pink with a rather dominant golden shimmer.

This is what it looks like with a coat of All That Glitters Book Smart Beauty on top of Orly Gilded Coral. I think they are a good match for each other. Although, you could do without the base layer of Orly because Book Smart Beauty is not a sheer glitter polish.

 I included this blurry photo because it shows how much golden shimmer there are in both polishes.

I got a bit too excited with taking photos because I didn't wait long enough for my nails to dry, and ended up smudging the index and pinky fingers. In this photo, the pinky only has a coat of Book Smart Beauty over the top of a coat of the flawless basecoat. The pink was "nude" - just had my regular gelish manicure.

 Another photo to show the glitters in Book Smart Beauty.

As you can see, a coat of Book Smart Beauty is surprisingly opaque! It's perfect for me because I hate piling on too many coats of glitter polishes, as it makes removal a chore.

Last photo, I promise! I had trouble trying to catch the true beauty of this manicure, so I had to include a gazillion photos to show you how pretty this NOTD is!

P.S. I needed about 3 coats of Essie 3-way glaze to get rid of the gritty feeling of a glitter polish.