Crackle polish was a hit a while back…I was excited with my first Barry M crack but I got bored after a while with all the wood cracks. It’s nice but it soon became too mainstream.
When I saw some reviews on the new crackle polish from Dior Fall collection – I was smitten by the beautiful crack.
It comes in a duo – with a gold lacquer.
In the collection, there is also a limited edition eye shadow palette.
I only did away with a single layer of gold as base coat since it doesn’t really require intense color.
The formula is alright, and the shade is pretty average. But I believe with 2 coats, it’s beautiful on its own too.
However, the brush for this is not the short brush, it is the regular nail polish brush. It’s not a wide brush, hence it might get streaky if you don’t handle it well on the second coat.
Now….the exciting part comes!
Just go on a layer of the top coat, DO NOT overlay the top coat or the effect will not show.
The bummer is – it’s taking a while for the polish to crack. And for a moment I thought it was not going to crack at all. It takes about >10 seconds for it to start cracking.
As you can see, I have applied on all the nails but only one completed cracking.
Nonetheless, the result is beautiful!
It looks more like a tortoise shell to me. And I notice that if you go on a thinner layer of top coat, you will create more cracks too.
The tips started to wear off after 4 days and it’s still not very visible thanks to the design.
Overall, I am quite liking the crack and I will be experimenting with a few other base colors to see how it turns out 🙂
Good news is – this duo only retails at RM95 for 2, and the normal polish is RM70.
Are you a fan of cracks?
Price:
Nail Color Duo (Golden Nail lacquer & Crocodile Effect Top Coat) – RM95
Availability:
At all Dior counters now
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the nails!!!! I love it! It looks so classy!!!
Nikki recently posted..AMW Reviews: Sigma Synthetic Precision Kit
i love it too 😉
xin recently posted..Dior Jungle Collection for Fall – A Beautiful Crocodile Effect Top Coat
I thought you showed the semi cracked effect in the 4th picture on purpose. Nice shot!
Paris B recently posted..Dior takes to the Jungle and goes for Gold : An overview of Dior Golden Jungle Fall 2012
LOL @ semi-crack. yah coz it cracks so slowly!
xin recently posted..Dior Jungle Collection for Fall – A Beautiful Crocodile Effect Top Coat
Really looks quite close to glossy crocskin! The price point isn’t too bad either… 😀
beetrice recently posted..All fed up at Strawberry Park Resort…in the very best way!
i think it’s worth buying 😉
xin recently posted..Dior Jungle Collection for Fall – A Beautiful Crocodile Effect Top Coat
I love the effect, it’s so pretty!
gio recently posted..Sunday Random Ramblings, Vol.33
i love the effect too! it’s different from the normal wood cracks, i really wonder how did they do it
xin recently posted..Dior Jungle Collection for Fall – A Beautiful Crocodile Effect Top Coat
i was admiring your nails last saturday! very nice 🙂 i think this crackle effect is much nicer than the first ones that came out.
dom recently posted..Malaysian Pride: Thank You, Chong Wei
i have to agree, i was excited with the first kind of cracks, then it got really boring
xin recently posted..Dior Jungle Collection for Fall – A Beautiful Crocodile Effect Top Coat
this is so cool! not a fan of cracking nail polish but i think i will give it a try! and wow dior actually ‘lower’ the price for this one? (they are of same size of regular range right?)
by the way i love how u shot that semi- crack-in-process-photo!
<3
LOL thanks for liking me semi-crack photo too!
and yes they are the same size as regular. i think it’s worth checking the crack out 😀
xin recently posted..Dior Jungle Collection for Fall – A Beautiful Crocodile Effect Top Coat
AHHH I love that you were able to capture a shot mid-crackle! I never got on the crackle trend, but it’s cool that this one has a more tortoiseshell look as you said, instead of the regular linear crackle.
peach_ recently posted..Athletes Love Nail Art at the 2012 London Olympics
i was excited with the crack once upon a time, and my love for it just died when the whole world used it ><
xin recently posted..Dior Jungle Collection for Fall – A Beautiful Crocodile Effect Top Coat
Hello Xin! I really like that artistic shot of yours with the half-cracked nail polish 😉 Reading such rave reviews on these products just make me want to run off to the closest Dior Counter to purchase them! =D
Sukie recently posted..July Favourites!
it’s worth checking them out…or at least try at the counter! 😉
xin recently posted..Dior Jungle Collection for Fall – A Beautiful Crocodile Effect Top Coat
hello!i guess that means i can’t use the khaki polish alone?too bad….i find it pretty nice