Silver Glitter Paint Additive 100g for Adding Sparkle to Paints & Varnish | Paint Walls Sparkly Add to Emulsion, Acrylic or Lacquer Indoor | Hemway

I added this glitter paint additive to a bucket of paint for a special wall in my reception room. It certainly did the sparkle trick and depending on how the light is hitting the wall you see the sparkles. My guests often comment about how pretty and unique it looks...and I'm very pleased with the finish. Very easy to use...basically, just throw the packet in the pain, mix and then use the roller or brush to apply...that simple.

Firstly, this product works as long as you follow the instructions. I get frustrated with reviews when people say "I added a pack of glitter and hardly have any sparkle" The instructions clearly state to use a minimum of 100g (1 packet) of glitter per 1 litre of paint. I had a 2.5 litre paint, so I added 3 packets of glitter. Yes, this makes the paint a little pricey, however the results are amazing and it's still loads cheaper and much nicer than glitter wall paper. (In my opinion) So, we had our paint and 3 packs of glitter, you MUST stir the glitter in a little at a time to avoid clumps, don't expect to tip it all in and not have clumps. This is much easier with 2 of you, my teenage daughter gradually put in a little glitter, when I had fully mixed it in, she added a little more and so on. The 3 packets took a total of 40 minutes to mix in. I used a paint mixer to ensure a through mix, but a whisk would be good too. We used a medium pile roller to roll on the paint, although 2 coats covered nicely I had quite a bit of paint left so I did 3, I'm glad I did because although 2 coats were adequate the 3rd coat finished it off lovely. This paint wasn't the easiest to cut in, but again on the 3rd coat it all blended perfectly. Now for the important bit, the more coats I added the less the wall sparkled. As I said at the beginning, read the instructions. We used hemway buffing pads and when completely dry buffed the entire wall, the pads lost there roughness about half way through, so I had to resort to using white scourer pads from the kitchen. They actually did the same job. The buffing really brings out the sparkle, the light catches it beautifully in the day and you'll see from my pictures the night light also catches it perfectly. When I mentioned to people I was attempting glitter paint, all of them said "it's a nightmare, it doesn't work, my painter and decorator won't touch glitter paint" well I'm no painter and decorator, I'm just a DIYer who takes their time, reads the instructions and most importantly follows them. If you do the same you will be so happy with the results. My teenage daughter is over the moon and so am I.

Bought for a family member to add a bit of sparkle to paintwork, had to buy a few bags to cover the area needed but it looks amazing! Mixed in well and colour was a great match.

I bought the holographic stars from this range to mix with a dark blue silk paint to create a galaxy effect for my daughter's room. I did a coat of paint without stars as a base and then 2 more coats with the glitter. This does go on patchy when using a roller but you can always use a large brush instead or use both like I did, working the patches of stars into the surrounding wall with the brush. Now as you can see from my photos, the stars do not show up through the paint at all. You HAVE TO BUFF, BUFF, BUFF! This job turned out to be a lot more labour intensive than expected, not a simple task of paint and go, with having to work the stars into the wall with a brush to avoid patchiness and all the buffing. I initially buffed using a damp microfiber cloth and a ripped up old towel (the roughness seems to help) but gave up and I'm now waiting for the buffing pads (I'll write a review once I've used them) I'm really, really hoping they make the job easier. It's OK for one small, feature wall but you'll be in for a lot of work if you have to buff an entire room. I did wonder if it would have been easier to just paint the wall and then throw handfuls of loose stars at the wet paint instead of mixing them in. It would have been so much quicker. As you can see from my photos, the difference between the buffed and non buffed paint. It is quite pleasing to see the "grand reveal" from under the top surface of paint, but be prepared to lose a few stars in the process. In fact, those freed, runaway stars have managed to migrate into every nook and cranny of my house. 🌟✨⭐

The colour really catches the light and i used it in bathroom paint, still comes through, same with the green glitter i got. Will definitely get more! Easy to put in the paint

Nice addition to my paint , love it

Just used the whole Packet and its rubbish you cant even tell its in the paint And i only used itvin half the amount of paint recommended been waiting ages to get the time to use it and im Fuming

Used as directed but doesn't show up much, the packet didn't say about buffing and doesn't cone with any buffering pads. Thankfully from other reviews I tried buffing which did help a bit, light has to be shone directly at the wall to see any sparkle. Nice idea but didn't really work for us but the colour was a good match with the paint. Mixed in for about 10 minutes adding a bit at a time and did 2 thin layers of paint as recommended.