Thursday, May 19, 2011

Versus; Crackle nail polish!

In conjunction with the previous post, I wanted to do a comparison of other brands' crackle polish.

First up: black crackle polishes.




OPI Black Shatter; Retails $8.50 at Ulta & select nail salons.

China Glaze Black Mesh; Retails $6.49 at Ulta, Sally Beauty Supply & select nail salons.

Sally Hansen Ink Splatter; Retails $6.99 at Ulta, Walgreens & other drug stores.

Mia Secret Black; Retails $3.50-$7 on eBay & possibly in salons.




I swatched these all over OPI Alpine Snow nail polish. I accidentally hit the China Glaze crackle while it was wet & couldn't fix it, so that blob is my mistake :P

The Sally Hansen is my least favourite. It has the smallest brush & that can make it a pain to apply the product quickly & before it starts to crack.  I'm not sure I could pick a winner on this one, because as you can see, there really isn't a HUGE difference within any of those. The OPI & Mia Secret had the biggest brush, so I guess it's a tie between those two, simply for convenience with application.


OPI Silver Shatter; Retails $8.50 at Ulta & select salons.

Sally Hansen Fractured Foil; Retails $6.99 at Ulta, Walgreens & other drug stores.


OPI Silver Shatter is the definite winner here. I felt the Sally Hansen crackle had a weak opacity & just didn't like it in general. Again, the brush on the polish also stinks as it is simply too small & too narrow.

Here are all the crackles together with a clear top coat;


I hope this was helpful & I hope the crackle phase never ends. I would love to see more unique colours!
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6 comments:

  1. LibbyMay 19, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    I love the shatters..so cool. I only have black shatter as things take forever to get into shops in Australia. OPI over here is $19.95 - such a rip-off but I get mine online from the US, so much cheaper.
    I really want a hologram crackle...that would be cool.

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  2. femputerMay 20, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    Majorly helpful, thanks for the comparison!

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  3. AlishiaMay 20, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    have you ever used the mia one's on your real nails? i looked them up on amazon and they said that they won't crackle on real nails, only acrylic. I'd like to know before i purchase them, so i'd really appreciate an answer!

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  4. ArezuMay 20, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    I'm not sure about the whole "crackle nails" trend - but I did however purchase a Kleancolor crackle polish the other day it didn't really work very well at all :/

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  5. AmyMay 22, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    I do like the Sally Hansen crackle! I bought the pink one!

    There is also one from Claire's. They have black crackle.
    I bought it for $5.00. Haven't tried it yet

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  6. Ablaze Makeup Artist May 22, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    tried the blue sally hansen crackle today and the brush was so cheap and thin!

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