One of my readers requested that I test out the Sally Hansen crackles and let her know what I thought. I've read a lot of comments about people having trouble with these polishes; I have to agree. No matter how much or how little polish I used, it definitely didn't crack like it's supposed to. At times it seems like applying a thin coat makes it crack more; other times, this seems to make it crack less. Same thing for applying a thicker coat.
Now I'm no crackle expert, but these definitely seem to be tricky. I'll definitely be testing them out some more and letting you know if I figure out anything. Since I only do one manicure a week, typically by the end of the week I'm ready to do something different with my nails so I'm sure I'll be using these a lot.
Incidentally, I discovered layering Cherry Smash over Distressed Denim creates a very pretty dark reddish purple. Layering Distressed over Distressed Denim creates a very nice matte purple almost black. Layering these you do get very slight cracks, but not too noticeable so it still creates a subtle texture effect.
And layering the entire works with Essie's Shine of the Times makes it really gorgeous! (I needed some glitter in my life, couldn't be helped!)
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That's weird you had trouble. I have on of the SH crackles & I've never had a problem with it. Your base color is completely dry, right? Not sure why it's being mean to you!
ReplyDeleteoh that's weird, you're the first person I've read who didn't have trouble with it. I'll keep playing with it.
DeleteI applied this over my manicure from days ago, so that definitely wasn't the problem.
Hm, very strange! I hope it starts working for you.
DeleteI'm with Melanie on this one (thanks again btw)! It didn't go over very well for me either :( and I'm pretty sure I did everything correctly too! Only a few things that could go wrong, but despite my best efforts & no matter how much or little I used....my crackle just didn't crack! LoL
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