I’m not really the biggest fan of crackle polishes and somehow I have collected 11 bottles of the stuff!
So I decided that I should actually have a play with them rather than leaving them to gather dust! I chose Nina Ultra Pro in French White for the base colour and Black Shatter from OPI.
OPI Black Shatter over Nina Ultra Pro French White
This is one coat of shatter polish, The OPI seems a lot more ‘crackly’ than some of my other shatter polishes, it shows more of the base colour, and it dries to be rather textured, this took two coats of top coat to smooth it out!
Braid Brush Strokes
With brush strokes in different directions, (like braided nails but with one colour) the crackle effect is more controllable, and gives a much more even effect!
Black Shatter sponged gradient.
I was really surprised at actually liking this, 🙂 I think it will look much better in different colours, perhaps silver and black or red with gold crackle polish for something a bit mote festive! But in black and white it looks like lightning!
I taped off half of my nail before applying the shatter polish, The silver stripe is Night Moves from Barielle Shades, it’s just to hide the edge of the crackle polish as it was rather messy! 🙂
The Adorned Claw 
November 11th, 2013 at 8:12 PM
I’ve never even tried shatter, it’s not really tempting, but what you’ve done
with it, SO COOL!
That gradient! And braided shatter! Too cool.
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November 11th, 2013 at 9:17 PM
Thank you so much! I have a few other ideas to try out too… 😀
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November 11th, 2013 at 9:33 PM
Looking forwArd to them!
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November 11th, 2013 at 8:56 PM
I have Sally Hansen crackle back home. From what I’ve noticed, the thinner the coat the smaller and more crackles you’ll get.
The gradient looks awesome, have to try that when I get home for Christmas. If I remember of course XD
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November 11th, 2013 at 9:21 PM
Thank you! 😀 I did try to get a thin coat of the crackle polish to work but i think my black opi is a bit to old and it’s a rather dried out lol!
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November 11th, 2013 at 9:53 PM
Wow wow wow wow, love what you’ve done! I have crackles too, but try them and that’s it, forgotten. Total fad polishes for me. Although this post kinda makes me want to get them out again and have another crack at them. (Ahahaha get it?…)
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November 12th, 2013 at 12:48 AM
😀 Thank you!
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November 12th, 2013 at 12:12 AM
I love the crackle gradient!
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November 12th, 2013 at 12:43 AM
Thank you! 😀
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November 12th, 2013 at 10:55 AM
Awesome, inventive and creative thinking! Love it 🙂 The nails were great too 😉
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November 14th, 2013 at 5:40 AM
Thank you so much! 😀
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November 12th, 2013 at 11:01 AM
I just love the gradient version, what an amazing idea!
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November 14th, 2013 at 6:00 AM
Thank you! 😀
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November 12th, 2013 at 3:22 PM
nice idea
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November 14th, 2013 at 6:00 AM
Thanks! 🙂
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November 13th, 2013 at 3:04 PM
Thanks for this great ideas! I’m sure going to try it!!!
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November 14th, 2013 at 6:02 AM
Thank you! 😀 I’m looking forward to what you come up with 😀
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November 14th, 2013 at 8:15 PM
That crackle gradient looks really good! I should try it, I have too many crackles…
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November 26th, 2013 at 1:14 PM
Thank you so much! 😀
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November 19th, 2013 at 8:59 PM
The gradient crackle looks amazing!
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November 26th, 2013 at 1:15 PM
Thank you! 😀
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November 22nd, 2013 at 9:19 PM
Great experiment! Very creative to find new uses for the, dare I say, ‘unpopular’ crackle. I like the braid one, very cool
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November 26th, 2013 at 1:16 PM
Thank you so much! 😀
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November 30th, 2013 at 4:25 AM
Wow, I never thought of doing a gradient with crackle polish before! I’m definitely going to have to try that one and the “braided” one next time I break out my crackles!
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