Lazy Girl Method | Encapsulated Chunky Glitter

Ever heard of the lazy girl method? This method will help you to encapsulate your chunky glitter nail super easy and fast. I’ll be showing you how I achieved the nail designs below using this method.

This lazy girl method of encapsulating glitter is part of a series of Easy Nail Art Inspo ideas I’ve created for beginners. Hopefully, these ideas will spark your creativity to create even more beautiful designs of your own.

Interested in creating your own unique nail art designs, take a look at our nail art planner printable here.

I’ll list below links to the items I used for this nail art design and the steps I took to create the design. you can also check out the quick video below to see the other colors done in this set.

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What I Used:

Chunky Glitter

Base Coat & Top Coat

Glitter Polish

Wax Pencil

Beetles Gel Polishes

Tips:

Unlike all the others, with this nail design we’ll be starting under the nail instead of on top of the nail.

Start by adding a thin layer of base coat to the underside of the nail.

Now take your chosen chunky glitter and using a wax pencil place the glitters where you would like. Make sure the glitters are not on top of each other as we want everything as flat as possible. You can keep flipping the nail over to see how everything is looking. Once you’re satisfied with the placement, cure for 60 seconds.

Here’s where I like to add a bit of clear glitter polish. Just a thin layer is all you need. Cure for another 60 seconds.

Now add your choice of gel polish colors as a background to your glitters. If using just one color, just apply a thin layer and cure for 60 seconds. If using multiple colors I would apply one color at a time and cure after each color.

Now add a thin layer of glossy top coat, cure and you’re all done!