DIY cheap dupes for speckled nail polish (like Illamasqua, Deborah Lippmann, Hard Candy, etc.)

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You can easily make your own versions of the Illamasqua Speckled polishes ($17), the Deborah Lippmann Staccato polishes ($19), the Hard Candy Candied Color polishes ($4), or the Maybelline Polka Dots polishes ($4).

The last two aren't especially expensive, but this way you can have almost as many speckled polish options as you already have bottles of nail polish for about $4. I know this isn't that mind-blowing an idea (and I'm not the only person to think of it), but maybe it hadn't occurred to you. All you have to do is buy one bottle of black glitter nail polish, and you can have ALL THE SPECKLED NAILS. I mean, this is a trend that we are all probably going to be bored with a year from now, so you might as well get the most out of it for the lowest possible investment right now. Also, this is a great use for those polishes you have which are really fucking sheer and annoying to use without globbing on 6 coats. They're perfect for this technique.

Gilt beauty sale (Deborah Lippmann for under $10 a bottle, Julep, Clarins, Tweezerman, etc.) ends today (Thursday at midnight)

There are some sets of 5 Deborah Lippmann polishes for $49, making them $9.80 a bottle. Still too much for me, but a hell of a lot cheaper than the regular price. They include some really pretty ones like Glitter in the Air and Sweet Dreams. A bunch of other fancy shit too for you to check out, but the DL nail polishes seem like the best deal. Look for "Beauty Finds Under $50".

If you need a Gilt account, here's my invite link.

Anything look good to you?