Sunday, March 6, 2011

China Glaze Crackle - Part 1


Hey everyone! I really wanted to swatch my China Glaze OMG! collection today but it was so overcast that I knew the photos wouldn't do the polishes justice. So instead I did some swatches of three of the China Glaze Crackle polishes. 

I have been sooooo pumped for this collection! After a while, shimmers, creams, mattes, glitters etc all start to look the same, so to have a different finish nail polish is really exciting! 

As you will see, I need a little practice with applying these polishes, but I still love the final look. I was definitely doing better by the third swatch! The key to success is to apply one thin coat. If you use a thick coat it just doesn't crackle! 

And just as an FYI, all the polishes used in this post are China Glaze.

Fault Line over Fly - Purple shimmer with crackle finish. This one cracked the least out of the three, and I'm not sure I like it over Fly - but this could be user error! I may not have waited long enough for the base colour to dry, which is essential if you want a good cracked finish. Sorry for the blurriness of the second pic!



Crushed Candy over Recycle - Light turquoise with crackle finish. This cracked a lot better than Fault Line and I love the colour of it! It's like a cracking version of For Audrey! I used a coat of Essie Matte About You over this one. I think I would have preferred using a regular top coat instead.



Black Mesh over Lemon Fizz - Black creme with crackle finish. I think this is the best black crackle I have tried to date! Even better than OPI's Black Shatter..... There, I said it!! It cracked so quickly and looks amazing over the yellow base! 



I liked this last mani so much I'm going to wear it to work tomorrow! Not sure how that is going to go down in a conservative legal environment! Ha! What do you guys think?


14 comments:

  1. Oh i really love this kind of manis but im still without it

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  2. Love it, looks really great on you!

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  3. Black Mesh looks so great over Lemon Fizz !

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  4. I love it!


    Just to let you know I'm giving away one of the crackle polishes on my blog, with other items.

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  5. I love the Crushed Candy over Recycle, I may have to do that one soon!

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  6. I'm in love with the Lemon Fizz/Black Mesh combo! And that you find it beter than OPI's Black Shatter kinda makes me happy, since Black Shatter was never actually available in my country.

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  7. I have Crushed Candy but I want Recycle SO FREAKIN BAD. I cannot find it anywhere!

    Anyway, great swatches, the second is my favorite. (:

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  8. Nice! They look great!

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  9. Thanks for the swatches!!
    I really like the black over lemon fizz combo.
    And thank you for saving the omgs for a sunny day...they deserve to be shown in all their glory, LOL.

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  10. I love it!I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  11. I know right! I normally don't like lemon fizz, but with the crackle over the top its awesome!

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  12. It is definitely better. Applies so much easier and I prefer the way it crackles

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  13. Have you looked on ebay for Recycle? I see it on there all the time for only 4-5USD.. :)

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