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