Hi Everyone! I hope you've all be enjoying my sudden wave of posts. I know that I haven't posted this much since 2009 (crazy to think that I've been doing this for so long!), and I've really enjoyed it. On the days I don't work overtime, I feel a nice amount of relaxation from doing my nails. I probably won't be able to keep changing my nails so often, but I'll try to keep the posts coming. =) So, I'm taking a short break from the challenge to give you this review. Hehehe, but don't worry, I'll be back working on Stripes soon enough!
Anyhoo, I got a chance to use Significan Other Color, which is a light pink, shimmery polish, along with Pink Shatter (both from O.P.I.).
I actually a good amount of pics, although not all of them are the clearest. As a total sidebar, I just wanted to let you know that the MyTouch 4G slide (with a boasted 8mpx camera) was what I had been using to take all these pics recently. At first, the pics I took were amazingly clear. And then, for some reason, the quality started deteriorating. And also, it wouldn't focus on the right spots - for instance, I would try to focus in the middle of the screen, but it would focus on the outsides. STUPID THING! I was getting so frustrated!!! But anyhoo, my contract is up in a couple weeks, and I will be getting the Samsung Galaxy S2. Its camera is supposed to be good...and I guess you all will get the chance to see it for yourselves. =) Kk, back to the review....
Here's Significan Other Color with 2 coats. If I was going to wear this color without the shatter/crackle on top, I would definitely use another coat. Although it's hard to tell from the pic, every finger has 2 coats, except the middle finger has 3. Can you see the difference? It's a little more opaque and more even. Another O.P.I. polish that needs three coats from the haul!!! LOL I suppose it's not a big deal...like I said, 2 coats works for the most part. I just like having a more even look.
As for the Pink Shatter, I actually like it alot!! Okay, so this pic on the right is how it turned out on my left hand. The crackle is pretty gross, right? Well...this is because I used a very thin application. I was just testing to see how it would turn out...and (obviously) it turned out badly! Once again, it looks like I just did a bad job of putting on polish, hahahaha. This makes me want to go back and re-try the China Glaze one that's been giving me issues. I'll prolly go with a really thick application and see how it works. At this point, I believe that this pink crackles better than China Glaze's pink, but China Glaze's black crackles better than this Pink Shatter. I will try more tests and confirm, hehehe.
Moving on to my right hand. I did a semi-thick coat on my thumb, and progressively got thicker towards my pinky. I definitely think this is the "trick" to this polish. Just lay it on thick enough that you can apply polish to the whole nail with it starting to separate (crackle). Also, try to swipe only once per part of your nail...sections where I overlapped didn't crackle as nicely.
All in all, I think it was a nice crackle polish to work with. Once I got the "trick" down, it seemd to work pretty well. As always, with crackle polishes, make sure your base color is COMPLETELY dry. I absolutely love this bold pink color (similar to Essie's Watermelon!) and I'm glad a part of the proceeds with to help fight breast cancer. As for price, I paid $4.50, so I think it's totally worth it. However, I know the regular price of O.P.I. is around $8-$10, and I would really have to put more thought into it if I had to pay full price. I think I would get this anyway, because I like the color and it shatters nicely.
I didn't test how it worked/looked if you swipe the the crackle polish from side to side or diagonal. I guess I'll have to do it sometime, to see how it turns out. I've seen XSparkage do that in a video (I might look up the link to to post here), and the polish crackles in differen directions. I think it's kinda cool, although (for some strange reason) I just like the classic verticle cracklet best.
I'll probably be working on the next challenge soon. I have an idea or two...I think...LOL. Anyhoo, till next time!
Disclaimer:
1. I bought every product I'm showing by myself (nothing was sent to me for free).
2. No one has paid me or compensated me for this video or blog.
3. I am not affiliated with any of the companies of the products I used.
4. These are my honest opinions.
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