Manhattan Lotus Effect glitters

Manhattan Lotus Effect glitters

~ Swatches

I don’t think I ever get tired of glitter polishes – it was glitter polishes that started this obsession after all! :D So today I want to show you three Manhattan glitters I bought on my vacation in Hungary.

First one up is Glitter Blue. Try and guess what colour it is! :D It’s blue and silver, and perhaps also a few holo glitters, because I see other colours too when I twist and turn the bottle!

But anyway – back to reality! The application is easy and the glitter spreads out without problems. It takes two coats to make me satisfied and the the drying time between the coats is good.

I had a glimpse of sunshine, so here’s what Glitter Blue looks like in the sun after I applied a layer of topcoat:

It sparkles like crazy and almost freaked the camera out! Here’s a light box picture instead:

I like this mix of glitters.

I tried to make it prettier by drawing a line and three dots on each nail.

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Next one up is Glitter Gold. Yes, Manhattan really has their way with names! :D I wouldn’t normally buy a golden glitter, but my boyfriend convinced me that I had to bring it home. It’s not just gold, you see, it also contains hexes and green glitters.

This one wasn’t quite as easy to apply as Glitter Blue. I can see on my pictures that I had small bald spots here and there – almost invisible to the human eye but not to my camera. If you want this fully opaque I recommend that you use three coats, then you’ll have full coverage of your nails. This one’s drying time is good too.

Here’s two coats plus a layer of topcoat:

You should be able to see the various sizes of glitters and also that it’s not “just a gold”.

It’s not very often I wear golden polishes, but I can easily see me wear this one again.

Gold and black are good together so I added some black stripes, and here’s what it ended up looking like:

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Last one up is Glitter Purple – it’s probably not difficult to guess what colour that is. It’s purple with magenta and purple glitters. And yes, this is the only one of the bunch where the base actually has got a colour! Perhaps that is why it’s my favourite, I think so!

Application was easy, no problems to report, and the drying time was good. Two coats is what it took, and I took my pictures after applying a layer of topcoat. Here’s my photos:

I like the mix of glitters here.

I can see it looks a bit bumpy on the pics – and it was bumpy before I added topcoat – but the topcoat smoothed it all out.

I added some random cat stickers because I really like purple and cats.

Verdict:

Manhattan Lotus Effect glitters is a good buy if you should come across them. They’re easy to work with and look cool, and they’re really good value for money too.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Finish: Glitter, glitter, glitter
Overall impression: These are good glitters, with Glitter Purple as my favourite, because I really like the coloured base.

Buy again: Yes