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Hello, Fireflies!

This month's BBCFL roundup is all about makin' it rain! Yes, glitter!  I've rounded up a bunch of different looks I've created with different kinds of glitter used in different ways.  Hopefully, you'll find a look that inspires you to wear glitter your own way.

First up, a new take on an old favorite - the flakie glitter.  A bunch of Indies got a hold of a found stash of these lovely iridescent flakes, and I picked up a few from one of my fave Indies, Girly Bits.  This one is Ermagherd, Flerkers, a melange of multi-colored flakes.  The undies are from the last collection Cult Nails released - Dazed, a metallic navy blue.

Next, a version of the new kind of flakie glitter, the metallic flakie.  I have Eighty4 Showing Out over a black base.  It is color-changing metallic goodness.

For those who like a brighter, happier look, this is like a birthday party on my nails.  I started with Sonia Kashuk Breakfast At Tiffany's, a cool, shiny mint.  I layered on A Rhyming Dictionary Polish Lots of Tiny Snowmen, a glitter bomb of multi-colored circle glitter! 

I love a glitter gradient, and having it start at the cuticle can be an unexpected touch.  The base is Sadok Omega, a very dark, almost black purple with a subtle blue shimmer.  The glitter is Impala Disco Ball, a collection of large and small holo hex glitter.

You says you can't do more complicated nail art with glitter?  This one started with a half moon of OPI Love.Angel.Music.Baby, a cool matte gold, and Black Dahlia Lacquer Olaf's Snowflowers, a white crelly with gold holo glitter.  Then, I freehanded the black and filled it in with gold glitter, and added the black triangle stud.  It ended up looking like a stylized Star Trek insignia to me, but that's okay. I'm nerdy enough to like it.

This last one looked more glittery in the bottle.  Barry M. Black Multi Glitter is a glitter-fest in the bottle, but didn't really translate on the nail.  I still love how it looks over Impala Aqua Fresca in this tape mani pattern-skittle.

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