Glitter Gradient with Sinful Colors Gilded

Purchased by Me 

Since the $0.99 Sinful Colors sale is going on at Walgreens this week (now through 10/26), I thought it would be a nice time to show you the new shade Gilded, which can be found in this display at Walgreens (and this display at Rite Aid).

Instead of just showing you swatches of this polish, I thought it would be fun to show you a glitter gradient as well. You know I'm not the best at gradient manicures (OK, I really suck at them) but that never stops me from trying. I bought a new pack of cosmetic sponges at Dollar Tree the other day specifically for gradient manicures, so keep reading to see how I did!

 Sinful Colors Nail Color in 1383 Gilded

(retail: $1.99, 0.5 oz)

Gilded contains tiny yellow gold and red glitters. The base is a sheer, milky white, but when you view this polish in the bottle, the combination of the glitter and the base makes it appear to have an almost rose-gold or peach hue:

For my glitter gradient, I used the following three polishes (plus a makeup sponge to sponge on Gilded):

 Sinful Colors Gilded

Wet n Wild Burgundy Frost 

NYC In a New York Minute Quick Dry Nail Polish in Grand Central Station

If you don't have Burgundy Frost, you can use any red polish that has golden shimmer or microshimmer. Also, NYC Grand Central Station is technically not a top coat, but most people use it as one (I'll be doing an entire blog post about this later, if you'd like more info).

On my pinky nail: I painted two coats of Gilded on my pinky nail, followed by two coats of NYC Grand Central Station (two coats of top coat really makes this polish smooth to the touch, but if you don't mind a little bumpiness, one coat of top coat would suffice).

On my other nails: I applied two coats of Wet n Wild Burgundy Frost and allowed that to dry. Once that dried, I used a makeup sponge to dab on Sinful Colors Gilded, working from the tips of my nails down, dabbing less and less glitter as I worked down the nail. For a nice tutorial using this technique, check out this video here.

Lastly, I applied two coats of NYC Grand Central Station over the gradient. There's a lot of bumpiness and texture on the nail when you you do a glitter gradient, so it's best to apply a few coats of top coat just to even things out and make the nail smooth to the touch.

In low lighting you can really see the red glitter in Gilded

I had no issues with wearing Gilded all by itself (see pinky nail). In fact. I really like the look of Gilded by itself. Two coats was all I needed for good opacity, but I think that three coats would be better if you have the time. This polish wants to pool up near the nail tip when you're brushing it on, so be careful and go slowly and you shouldn't encounter any major issues. The nice thing about glitters like this is that, even if you don't get the application right the first time, you can push the glitter around a bit with your brush and easily go back in and dab more glitter in any bald spots before it dries.

I highly suggest applying two coats of a thicker, quick-dry top coat on top of Gilded, otherwise it's a bit bumpy. Two coats of NYC Grand Central Station makes this polish perfectly smooth to the touch.

Do you own Sinful Colors Gilded? If so, how do you like it? If not, are you thinking of picking it up while it's around for the holidays?

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