Monday Quickie ~ A New Way to Crack!

Hello Dahlings!

 

I was recently weeding out da YouTube links that had piled up in my inbox & found a nifty new-to-me way to use all those crackle polishes I just had to have in 2012.

Thanks to Arcadia Nail Art for her brilliance!

I'm pretty sure that I'm not da only one that has at least a couple bottles tucked away in da back of a drawer. But 1st, I'm going to show you another comparison

(I'm seem to be in a rut of late. LOL)...

 

 Line up #1 ~ BK 16, Julie G Silver Bells,

Finger Paints Snow Crystals & Orly Silver Pixel

 

 2 coats of each.

 

BK 16 on pinky

Don't bother ordering this from Born Pretty Store. Even tho' its label 'crystal sand' it isn't a texture polish. It's rather sheer & needs undies or 3-4 coats. It went on ok & dried smooth, but it's not worth da price for da 10ml bottle.

 

Julie G Silver Bells on ring

This polish is from their Gumdrops line & has a nice, not too rough texture, like a medium fine grit nail file. It went on smooth & was almost opaque with 2 thin coats. Its also a 10ml bottle, but reasonably priced.

 

Finger Paints Snow Crystals on middle

I like this one a lot! It has small glitters in with da fine bits & has a noticeable texture with plenty of bling factor. Its a good price for the 15ml bottle & no prob application.

 

Orly Silver Pixel on index

When this line came out late spring/early summer 2013 I was all over it, until I got it home & found that it wasn't as textured as the Milani & Sally Hansen texture polishes released around da same time. It is texture polish, tho' a wee bit more subtle version than da Finger Paints. It has a good bling factor, no app issues & at $10ish for 18ml, a good value.

 

Line up #2 ~ Claire's no name (lavender glitter crack) & China Glaze Glam-more

 

This is one coat of da Claire's applied going across da nail from side to side. 

Why, oh why, do I keep buying nail polish from Claire's?

They look so pretty in da bottles & aren't a bad price,

but I'm almost always disappointed in their performance.

 

 A close up of my index just to show that it did crack.

Sort of, maybe, if it has to, I guess.

I added a coat of Seche Vite at this point

cuz crack won't crack over another crack.

 

 

One coat of Glam-more applied from cuticle to tip & nicely cracked!

This is what crackle polish is supposed to do.

Are you paying attention Claire's?

I followed up with another coat of Seche Vite.

 

To learn how to do what I just did,

go visit Arcadia Nails YouTube channel & watch her tutorial 

 Double Layered Shatter & Crackle Nail Art Ideas

 

>^. .^<

 

 I likes what's on this shiny thing!

 

 Hey! You gots more in there...can I haves?

 

 Fine. I drink your milk instead.

 

 What's these? They look like escapees from da litter box.

 

 I don't think I eats those!

(for those of you pondering what Ciri is looking at,

it's sea salt chocolate covered caramels)

 

 

I guess I just gets to nap on top of da yogurt Paw wouldn't share with me.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky