Fourth of July: Glitter Mani FAIL

I just did this mani with high hopes in mind - but it turned out to be a big flop & fail. I started with plain colors, then added glitter, then added an indie polish from Naild'It called Indie-Pen-Dance Grand Finale. I loved it in the bottle, but it was very difficult to apply and I ended up having to fish out the glitters, because I would put it on my nail and maybe three or four glitters would transfer. It was very bumpy when dried and I even put two coats of SV on top of it. It's sparkly, but I dislike it because of it's bumpy texture and pieces of glitter still sticking out of the top coat. I love the look of the polish - but the application was just not working for me.

I didn't bother cleaning this one up because I was going to snap some pictures, post it and take it off. Do any of you have any suggestions for "taming" unruly glitter?

 Here's What I Used:
White Base: Pure White Superstar

White Glitter: China Glaze Snow Globe

Blue Base: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Pacific Blue

Blue Glitter: China Glaze Dorothy Who

Red Base: Pure Ice Siren

Red Glitter: China Glaze Ring in the Red

Glitter Top Coat: Naild'It Indie-Pen-Dance Grand Finale