Share: Tell us what you love and hate about Glitter Top Coats!
my answer: I love that they can add pizzazz to any manicure, but I get really annoyed when you have to fish shapes or bits out of the bottle or if you have to do a lot of maneuvering of the glitters on the nail so there aren’t empty areas.
We're here to help you make better beauty purchases that you'll enjoy and love! We recommend signing up to take advantage of personalized features like tracking products you own, viewing dupes that you already have, and more!
Here are some useful resources for you:
Curious how two shades compare to each other? Type in the shades below to get instant side-by-side swatches!
Comments that do not adhere to our comment policy may be removed. Discussion and debate are highly encouraged but we expect community members to participate respectfully. Please keep discussion on-topic, and if you have general feedback, a product review request, an off-topic question, or need technical support, please contact us!
Please help us streamline the comments' section and be more efficient: double-check the post above for more basic information like pricing, availability, and so on to make sure your question wasn't answered already. Comments alerting us to typos or small errors in the post are appreciated (!) but will typically be removed after errors are fixed (unless a response is needed).
We appreciate enthusiasm for new releases but ask readers to please hold questions regarding if/when a review will be posted as we can't commit to or guarantee product reviews. We don't want to set expectations and then disappoint readers as even products that are swatched don't always end up being reviewed due to time constraints and changes in priorities! Thank you for understanding!
We try to approve comments within 24 hours (and reply to them within 72 hours) but can sometimes get behind and appreciate your patience! 🙂 If you have general feedback, product review requests, off-topic questions, or need technical support, please contact us directly. Thank you for your patience!
I love the way they look, but getting it all off when you’re tired of it is such a pain! 🙁
^ THIS!
Agreed whole-heartedly
Taking the polish off is the worst.
I agree with the whole fishing thing, and I’d like to add that glitter is SO ANNOYING to remove!
I hate it when the glitter starts coming off and your nails start to look unkept and messy. And, you have no time to fix them until :next Wednesday and it’s only Monday!
I lov e the glitter look. It’s dressy and casual.
I like Cirque’s glitters since they are a bit more densely packed with glitter, so you don’t have to fish around. Jin Soon’s rose gold Gala is also very full coverage. There are also some nice black and white options such as Hard Candy’s Black Tie Optional. But yeah, like the other comments say, removal tends to be difficult, unless you use a special peel off base coat.
My rant is just the difficulty of getting the stuff OFF. I’m not keen on soaking my nails in acetone for an extended period of time. I wish the glitter came off as easily as regular polish does.
Love the look… hate the removal.
Great topcoat with sparkles. Look good. What brand and name is it? Thanks
i used to skip wearing glitter polishes because of the removal, but then i found a remover at target called the dip-it, which is similar to other jar removers with the sponges inside, but instead of a sponge, it’s plastic inside and has bristles similar to a mascara wand that help the glitter come off. it works brilliantly! i’ve heard other drugstores have similar versions but i’ve only used the one from target.
i also used to use elmer’s school glue as a peel-able base coat after seeing comparisons online to pricier peel-off base coats, and that works well, but your manicure won’t last as long.
That remover is HG! No “soaking” necessary, and each nail is takes less than 5 seconds, even the stubborn polish that tends to linger in the cuticle area. I love it foe dark polishes, as well, especially if I want to use a paler shade after.
I need to research more about that Elmer’s glue trick… I switch my polish regularly, so lasting-time isn’t a deal-breaker.
I love the sparkly effect but hate hate HATE trying to get them off with remover!!! I tried the “let the cotton sit on the nail for 5 minutes” thing, I’ve tried super-soaking the cotton with remover but it always takes elbow grease and a lot of it, to get those glittery top coats off me!
Try the Target Dip-It remover!
i used to have a love/hate relationship because of removal but seriously after i bought glitter base from picture polish, it’s usually a breeze or at least easier to remove them.
I love sparkly micro-shimmer, but those big, chunky glitters/flakes just aren’t my thing. I have nothing against them, but they just don’t suit/appeal to me.
The Formula X explosives are really easy to maneuver compared to the others I tried.
My beef with glitter top coats is that they’re too painful to remove.
I love how they look! So sparkly and so much depth! I don’t like how it feels kind of rough to the touch and I realllllly don’t like how difficult it is to take off. That’s why most of the time I just paint the glitter on one or two nails!
I love that its sparkly and usually lasts longer than just a top coat. Since I wear acrylics taking it off is a huge pain so I usually stick to one accent nail just to avoid removing it.
My recent gel nail manicure is cherry red with a glitter gel topcoat. Stunning looking and I’ve had so many compliments. The manicurist mixed the glitter into a clear gel and there is no budging it. Perfect for Christmas.
They are okay. I’m not really a fan of glitter to begin with, so I normally only wear a glitter topcoat around Christmas. But I hate taking them off!
Removal is a pain but I love the look.