Hi Ladies, halfway through the week already! Woo! So I was thinking this week, That while showing you all these frankens has been fine and dandy, I feel like I may be doing you guys a disservice by not showing other brands which could be a great resource when frankening polish; and for that I apologize. So I have begun ordering from different supply companies gradually (this stuff can get expensive!). Now I have had a few people ask if I have any circle glitter (I didn't) so that was one of my first new supply purchases. Now let me tell you, finding solvent resistant circle glitter is NOT easy. It's probably why its all the rage with indies right now, supply and demand people! So I came across some glitters from a blog sale but neglected to pick them up at the time, and then regretted it later. However, I did find out that it came from an online store called
Nail Labo which seemed to be a salon supply shop. From my mad google detective skills I also ran across a forum in which someone had contacted the store to discuss whether or not their glitter was solvent resistant. They replied with an emphatic yes so I went ahead and checked it out. Lo and behold, Nail Labo has CIRCLE GLITTER made by a brand called Erikonail. These glitters are $3.50 for a small pot so they are not very practical for bulk franken making but for me, they worked out perfectly. I picked up 2 types of circle glitter and 2 types of other glitter. Here are the results of the bleeding/curling testing:
Here are the 4 glitters that I purchased, a holographic circle glitter, a white circle glitter, a brown hex glitter, and a mint green micro glitter
Here are the results of testing for the circle glitters. The bottom photo was taken 24 hours after mixing. We have minimal to no bleeding into the base and no curling. Hiyooooo!
And here we have the brown hexes and teal micro glitter. Again, bottom picture shows the glitter 24 hours after mixing. Again, little to no bleeding whatsoever and curling.
So there you have it friends, Erikonail glitter is LEGIT, at least what I have tested so far. I cannot vouch for all of their glitters as not all are Erikonail brand but given how well this held up, you can bet I will be going back to test out more glitters. Can't wait to see what beauties I can come up with using these glitters! Anybody have any ideas? You can bet you will be seeing them in the next coming weeks!
Hope to see you ladies back on Friday for more franken goodness! Remember to always keep it classy and creative! xoxo
Erikonail Glitters can be found through the
Nail Labo store, be sure to check out their other glitters and supplies as well. I purchased ERI-67, ERI-196, ERI-167, and ERI-37. I believe they do flat rate shipping for $6.95
Ooh I love glitters so much. I might be a bit quirky with this, but I saw the coppery brown glitter next to that teal micro and thought of "tarnished pennies". I don't know if that would just look bad or not because I have no experience with polish making, but in my mind it looks cool.
ReplyDeleteI really can't wait to see what you have in store for them. I am a big fan of the indie polish phenomenon. When I came back from hiatus they were everywhere and I so badly want to collect them all!
I can totally see a tarnished penny look too. Maybe a mix with brown and gold glitter too? You got my wheels a-turnin!
DeleteOoh I can't wait to see what you create!
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DeleteI think some of the round glitter Elevation Polish is using MAY come from the same supplier Erikonail buys from. Elevation's found that some of the metallic circle glitter develops a slight reflective curl after months, but never "tacos" or looks bad on the nail. I've a few little pots from erikonail and I also have had good luck with it. Oh, I think a couple of the round glitter were aloooooow bleeders for Elevation too, but they kept their own color, just tinted the base a bit. She's got a topcoat coming up tomorrow which is, believe it or not, highlighter yellow circle glitter. A slight bleeder, so it carries the warning, but as she said so long as you do not put it over white all's good. It's stunning.
ReplyDeleteHi! I haven't had my circle glitters long enough to check for reflective curling but I will definitely be on the lookout! I've heard alot about Elevation but haven't checked it out myself just yet. But, highlighter yellow circle glitters might just have convinced me. Thanks for the heads up!
DeleteHello! I came across your site looking for round glitters and so per your find, I too bought some erikonails glitter. I bought 4 colors; Pastel Neon Orange, Metallic Blue Green, Metallic Sky Blue and Metallic Purple. I've only tried the Pastel Neon Orange and that one does bleed. I'm willing to bet that the other metallics will not bleed, but the other neons and the pastels will. The Pastels seem to have an odd sort of finish which typically I've found in other glitters, causes bleeding. Incidentally, the Metallic Purple isn't quite as purple as it appears on the website, unless they shipped the wrong one.
ReplyDeleteBummer :( But I do know there are a number of circle glitter suppliers out now depending on where you are. Misfits on 8th and Glitter Unique are a couple I have run across!
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