Crackle & Sparkle

Hiya!

Today I have a very simple design using a purple crackle from Barry M's nail effects range.

with topcoat

I used two coats of Outdoor Girl - Sparkling Nail Polish in Blue (though it just looks silver on the nail) as the base colour for all my nails, except my accent nails which I painted with two coats of Barry M - Vivid Purple.

Then I took Barry M - Nail Effects 137 (this is a purple crackle the same shade as Vivid Purple) and painted one coat over the Outdoor Girl. I love the colours purple and silver together and I think these colours suit this effect really well. To finish my design I layered one coat of Barry M - Silver Glitter onto my accent nails.

with topcoat

Let me know what you think of this design?

Lisa x

First Swatch! - China Glaze; Oxidized Aqua Crackle

Hiya! As you have probably gathered, this is our first ever swatch and its about this crackle nail varnish which is called Oxidized Aqua. I got it from Sally's Beauty Supply.

First of all, I  painted my nails with one coat of Barry M's Black nail varnish. As you might know, some of Barry M's nail polishes are quite gloopy and thick to put on. This was the case with the Black so there were a few streaks after it was applied, these were hidden by the crackle though so it wasn't too much of a problem.