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Reflective Shine Glitter Gel Polishes

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Reflective Shine Glitter Gel Polishes

Reflective glitter gel polish looks like a fine, classy shimmer in daylight and then lights up like a disco ball under a phone flash or salon lights. It is the effect behind the flash nails clients keep asking for, and it photographs better than any other glitter finish.

The range includes Born Pretty reflective glitter gel polish in dozens of shades, the Reflective Glitter Top Coat that adds the effect over any colour, reflective cat eye magnetic gels that combine the flash with a moving cat eye line, and a loose reflective diamond glitter for encapsulating and dusting. Every gel cures in LED or UV lamps and wears for two to three weeks like a normal gel polish.

Use the top coat over a client's usual colour for an easy upsell, or build a full set with the polish. HEMA-free options are marked on each product. All stock is held in Australia and ships from the Gold Coast, with free shipping over $150.

Why reflective glitter photographs the way it does

Reflective glitter uses tiny reflective particles rather than flat flakes. A flat flake bounces light off at whatever angle it is sitting at, so only a few catch your eye at once. A reflective particle sends light straight back towards whatever lit it, which is why the whole nail lights up at once under a phone flash and looks like a refined shimmer the rest of the time.

That is the whole appeal, and it is why clients ask for flash nails by name. The set looks tasteful in the salon and spectacular in a photo, which makes it one of the easiest upsells on a colour menu.

What is in the range

  • Reflective glitter gel polish from $10, including Reflective Glitter 15ml, Reflective Disco and the flash glitter series, for full coverage.
  • Reflective Glitter Top Coat at $19.95, which adds the effect over any colour you already own. This is the one to buy first if you want to test the look without committing to shades.
  • Reflective cat eye magnetics from $12.85, which give you the flash and a moving light band together. Each needs a magnet to draw the line.
  • Loose reflective glitter for encapsulating, dusting over a tacky layer, or mixing into a clear gel.

Shop reflective glitter gel polish at NSI Australia

All of these cure in any LED or UV lamp and remove like a standard gel. Pair them with holographic shades for a different kind of sparkle, or browse glitters and flakes and the full gel polish colour range.

Reflective Shine Glitter Gel Polishes FAQs

It is a gel polish containing tiny reflective particles that bounce light directly back at its source. In normal light it reads as a fine shimmer; under a camera flash or a bright salon lamp the whole nail lights up. It is applied, cured and soaked off like any other gel polish.

Because the beads send light back towards wherever it came from. A camera flash sits right next to the lens, so the light comes straight back into the shot. Standing under a ceiling light, that reflection is bouncing back at the ceiling rather than at your eyes, which is why it looks subtler in person.

Yes, that is what the Reflective Glitter Top Coat is for. One coat over any cured colour gives you the flash without buying a new shade, and it works over gel polish, builder gel or an acrylic overlay.

Yes. The cat eye effect is created by drawing the magnetic particles into a band while the gel is still wet, so a magnet is essential. The reflective glitter shades that are not cat eye do not need one.

Yes, and a slightly generous one. Glitter leaves a textured surface, so a full top coat layer is what makes it smooth and glossy. If the nail still feels gritty, add a second thin layer rather than one thick one.

The same way as any soak off gel. File the shine off the surface first so the acetone can get in, then wrap for 10 to 15 minutes. Glitter formulas are denser than plain colour, so they usually need the full soak rather than a short one.