If you know me or have been reading my blog, you probably know I’m not a huge fan of glitter. I’m slowly coming around, but the removal makes glitter such a pain that I don’t even try to mess with glitter usually. When I saw swatches of Glitter in the Air from Deborah Lippmann, I thought it was incredibly unique and reminded me of birthday cake for some reason. When I ordered some of the summer colors, I also got this one as well, just to try it.
I recently read that Deborah Lippmann names all of her polishes after songs – that’s pretty cool. “Glitter in the Air” is a song by Pink. Glitter in the Air is a very sheer polish with a milky baby blue base with circular and hexagonal pink and blue glitter shapes. You may be disappointed in the sheerness of this polish – my above swatch is three coats. However, I think this polish is best for layering, so I have two examples below.
I first tried it over China Glaze’s Snow. Glitter in the Air mutes the white slightly, but still makes the glitter apparent.
When I saw that Glitter in the Air had a blue milky base, I thought it would look spectacular against China Glaze’s Sea Spray or OPI’s I Vant To Be A Lonestar. I hadn’t tried the OPI yet, so I put that on with two coats, then applied two coats of Glitter in the Air. I love this combo, and I bet it looks great over Sea Spray, too. I think this makes it blend together quite nicely.
I also was very pleased how easy the glitter removed. I wish all glitters would remove like this! I may have to try another glitter of hers just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke. Glitter in the Air retails for $18. Deborah Lippmann’s glitters are a little more expensive ranging from $18-$20. You can purchase this on her website, but it’s currently sold out! Must be a popular shade!






Allison Fitzpatrick
May 21, 2011 -
I love it over I Vant To Be A Lonestar! So pretty :)
Karen D
May 21, 2011 -
Many of her glitters are much more dense than this one, so definitely need foil removal method to avoid a lot of scrubbing and bad words. :)
Kitty
May 23, 2011 -
Pretty! LOVE it!
lacquered lover
May 25, 2011 -
Glitter in the Air over Essie Fiji is gorgeous as well! Same as over OPI What’s With the Cattitude. the pink and blue glitter is just adorable, one of my favorite polishes of this year!
Rose_lgl
Aug 4, 2011 -
This is a very great combination of OPI and Deborah Lippmann’s Glitter in the Air! Thanks for sharing! I am planning to buy the Glitter but I wasn’t sure what kind of blue I should buy, after reading this I think I know what to do ;) Thanks alot