glitter gradation nails

back in highschool, I used to get calgel glitter manicures for $50.  whyyyyy i would pay that much is beyond me, but I finally decided to figure it out myself.  I went to the store to pick up some of those French manicure stickers but I couldn't find them anywhere in CVS.  Too 90's maybe?  I picked up some of those binder reinforcements instead, cut them in half, and used them exactly like I would the French manicure stickers.  It worked just fine, although my thumbnail was a bit of a challenge because the half doughnuts were too small.  I just had to improvise and layer it to make a larger sticker.  I used a silver polish, for the French manicure.  As for the glitter gradation part, I used Essie's Luxe Effect's glitter polish.  All i did was paint the top nail where the silver was and sort of drag the brush downwards so it looked like it was fading.  Seal it with a layer of topcoat and all finished!  For a fraction of the cost of calgel or gellish!!