For the challenge, I have this summertime Zoya color called "Breezi", and some Hot Topic polish in a sparkly purple color on my ring finger, all topped with China Glaze's silver crackle polish.
I guess I could take this opportunity to do a mini-review on China Glaze's crackle polish line. I bought almost every color at Nail Warehouse Supply (they had a special that was buy 2 get one free). So I bought the white, silver, and pink metallic. I had already bought the black a week before. I have tested all 4 colors on a variety of polishes (and am banging my head wondering why I didn't take pics of them!!!).
Here are my thoughts:
1. You need to put the crackle coat on only after your base color has completely dried. I had one nail that was kinda wet, and the crackle polish totally did not work out too well.
2. All the colors seem to have a similar crackling amount, although it looks like Black crackles the best. Direction of crackle is dependent on which direction you apply the polish. Also, I find that having a little more on your brush works better, but some people say a very thin coat works the best. You're going to want to play around with this to find what works for you.
3. The black works best on light color polishes, especially a metallic silver. I think that combination just looks the best, in general. The silver, white, and metallic pink work best on darker colors. As you can see in my challenge pic, the dark purple just seems to have a better contrast. I actually had tried the metallic pink over a ballerina pale pink, and it just looked like I did a bad job of applying the polish, You had to look up close and personal to tell that it was a crackle polish!
4. I would definitely wear a top coat with this. The crackle polish is almost matte, and I think it would chip off easily if you don't protect it with a top coat. This mani lasted me about a week with minimal wear & tear. Unfortunately the hot topic polish chipped after 4 days (the Zoya lasted a week, lol).
5. These are relatively inexpensive (I got mine for $5 a bottle...and that one free one, lol). I'm not sure how much they charge elsewhere, but I doubt it will be more than $8 each. It's a fun and easy way to give your nails some texture without actually needing to do some tedious nail art (which I miss having the time for!).
6. Would I recommend it? OF COURSE! I absolutely enjoyed wear these polishes, and I got lots of compliments at work (yes even now, a year after crackle has made it back in, hahahah).
I will try to get out some pictures of the different colors and stuff, so you can see what I'm talking about.
Till next time!
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