An Epic Manicure Failure, Twice

This post will be short and sweet. I did this manicure twice. What a time-consuming waste it was. The glitter polish I used on top was so thick, it caused air bubbles. I used (or tried to use) thin coats but that didn't remedy the problem. Removed the polish, added lots of thinner to the glitter polish and tried again. Below is the result. See it and weep, or laugh if you so choose.

What do you do when you get a manicure full of air? I know I didn't use thick coats; I think it is the super goopy, thick polish.

This is with no clean up and no top coat -- why waste products!?