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What are your thoughts on the crackle/shatter nail polish trend from years past? I know some people have very strong feelings about these polishes (& how much they hate them). A thinner application would definitely give me a reaction much more like my throwback manicure… wondering if adding a bit of thinner to the bottle would revive it. Comparison: Barry M - Instant Nail Effects: White Frost, Pink Fizz, Blue. I feel like because the formula has thickened up a lot, that’s the reason the shatter is different. LCN crackle nail polishes LCN Crackle finish nail polishes. Please excuse the awful quality in all regards (painting, photography, ect)Īs you can see, the actual cracking abilities of Electric Graffiti has dwindled over the years, but for a polish way past prime, I’m impressed I can still get any crackle out of it. While moody hues like plum, navy, and chocolate have been popular lately at L.A. & just for fun, I wanted to share the very first mani I ever did using this fun polish. & now that my nail art techniques have improved over the years, I don’t really grab these shades like I once did.

Icing Shatter nail polish Electric Graffit iĪs you can see, even though this polish is about 7 years old, it still works semi well in terms of the crackle effect (minus my pointer finger… I have no idea what happened there!) Like I said, I collected quite a few of these shades during the heigh of their popularity, but only a few of them still work to this degree.

My blues from my cobalt blue comparison post.

Base Coat: Sally Hansen Bamboo & Green Tea Strengthener.

Thank you nostalgia.įor this manicure, the polishes I used were: Most of my shades have long since dried up & are pretty much impossible to use, but every so often I get the urge to pull out one of my bottles still holding on & play around with it. I was first introduced to crackle nail polish back with the Katy Perry Teenage Dream collection from OPI, & though it was the most genius idea, so naturally my obsessive brain had to own as many crackle polishes as possible! Thankfully, even nail polish company & their friend seem to come out with their own version of crackle so it was easy to get my hands on a whole slew of brands, colours & finishes!

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Experiment with its application until you know how much to use to get nice looking random stripes.I’m sure if you’ve been a part of the nail polish community for any amount of time, you’ve seen quite a few nail polish trends come & go: feather nail polish, magnetic nail polish, textured nail polish & of course… crackle nail polish.įor those who don’t know what crackle nail polish is, it was a kind of topper you would apply over already painted nails, that would crack as it dried, revealing the base colour underneath. However, for stripes you need to put on a thicker layer, but not too thick otherwise it won’t shatter at all.

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* This is a tutorial on how to use shatter nail polish, and for that you need to apply a pretty thin layer of the shatter nail polish. If you want to, you can also paint part of your nails white (I’d recommend less than half) to make them look even more like a tiger. Put the shatter nail polish on in a slightly thicker layer compared to the shatter effect* and wait until it’s absolutely dry.Īpply the clear top coat layer and let it dry. If needed, apply a second coat of orange nail polish and let it dry completely.Īnd now the tricky part. Put on the orange nail polish and let it dry. 799 (31.96/Fl Oz) 7.59 with Subscribe & Save discount.

Shatter nail polish by OPI (black is best, but you can mix and match) Black Glitter Nail Polish Led UV Gel Polish Sparkle Color Soak Off Nail Art Gel 1 PCS 7.5ML Gel Polish Sparkles Varnish for Nail Art DIY Design Manicure Starter RAR85.

A base colour (orange for tiger, white for zebra, but you can pick whatever you want).

The lines will be a lot thinner, and closer together, but it gives a really interesting look that can be tiger or zebra stripes, or any other pairs of colours. If you Google ‘tiger stripe nails’, the images really don’t represent what I’m about to show you how to do. It’s pretty cool, but it might take a few tries to get it just right. This tutorial uses shatter nail polish in a different way, which gives you a random stripy look instead of a random shattered look.

Want to quickly and easily give your nails a tiger strip design? Look no further.