Glitter Nail art FAQs | 7 Wonders (The best nail salon with full beauty services on Newport Hwy, Spokane, WA 99218)
What is glitter nail art?
Glitter nail polishes accentuate your manicured nails. Glittery nail paints are both eye-catching and glamorous. Just play with your favorite nail shade and apply a coat of glitter nail shade or just go for glitter nail paint and let your hands do the talking.
What is nail glitter made of?
Glitter is made from a sheet of plastic called polyester, which is known for its chemical resistance and works well for use in fingernail products as well as cosmetics. Most glitter is made from clear polyester in a very thin sheet. The sheet is painted with pigments that are approved by the FDA for use in cosmetics — this process is called deposition. Then the sheet of painted polyester is cut into small shapes, such as squares, hexagons, stars, hearts, and diamonds. There are some rare cases in which the glitter is actually cut from a tinted sheet of polyester and never actually painted prior to being cut.
How is multi-toned glitter made?
Multi-colored glitter is made by coating two sides of the polyester sheet with two different colors. When the painted sheet is cut into the glitter particles, the final appearance is a mix of each different color. A second method is the blending of multiple colors of glitter after the glitter is cut into its shapes.
How is glitter so shiny? How do you ensure that degree of light reflection?
The sheet of polyester has a nice gloss when it’s made, and then when it’s painted with the pigment, there’s another coating that’s applied to the polyester that provides the luster that makes glitter look so shiny.
How does glitter stay suspended throughout the gel? (With some products, the glitter sinks to the bottom and you have to stir or shake it to get a consistent formula again.)
Light Elegance Glitter Gel is very unique in that the glitter does stay suspended in the gel. This reduces or eliminates the need to mix or stir the gel to get the glitter to look uniform. We use certain chemicals called thixotropy that is added to the glitter gel resin base that keeps the glitter from separating.
Any advice on how to pick and choose glitters? What do you look for and how do you know it’s a quality product?
I use a few criteria for choosing our glitters. First, I choose glitters that are resistant to chemicals such as solvents. This helps keep the pigments adhered to the surface of the polyester. Second, I choose glitters that are made from clear polyester sheets. Third, I purchase only from reputable suppliers who can ensure that the glitter performs as we would like it. Lastly, we choose shapes that we think nail technicians would like to see — it’s input from the nail technicians that help drive the products we sell.
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