For this manicure I still had Hard Candy Beetle on, but the tips shrank on me. I wasn't ready to take it off so I decided to try a new crackle I had. Sally Hansen Ink Splatter is a black crackle.
I almost didn't post this mani but I wanted to show how pretty beetle looks under the black crackle. Ugh! This mani was a bummer. I really love the way Beetle looks under the crackle. It flashes a really pretty magenta purple. It reminds me of lava even though its not the same color as lava I think it must be the black crackle on top reminds me of dried lava. The crackle was incredibly difficult to work with. The brush was bent and wonky and horribly stiff. I couldn't get it to flow over my nail the way it needs to. With crackle you only get one chance! Needless to say you can see just how bad it turned out. They were topped off with a coat of Poshe.
I really think if I had used a regular top coat instead of the fast dry this would have turned out much better.
This color is so fun. I get in the mood for black a lot, but it just doesn't look good on me. So I use dark colors instead like grey or purple. In this case it satisfies my need to have something dark on my nails without looking too severe against my pasty white skin (curse of red hair).
I started with OPI Chip Skip, a coat of Gelous, two coats of Hard Candy Beetle and then Poshe!
Today is my daughters 4th birthday so we had a nail painting party first thing this morning. She went for Hard Candy Fabuluxe on her toes and Sinful Dream On on her tips. She is her Momma's girl. Already LOVES nail polish!
Flashing purple and green, indoors
Trying to capture the green flash
and that wonderful GOLD, this is the color I see most often.
For this mani, I started with Hard Candy Splendid (wish I had taken pictures with it alone). Put it on last Wednesday and I LOVED it. It was not very easy to work with but most yellows aren't. I used four coats to get full coverage and let them dry between. It wasn't the fastest mani but worth it. The next day I covered it with China Glaze Crushed Candy and loved it even more. I never meant to wear it this long but that's what happens with a newborn. Luckily the wear has been minimal, zero chips nearly a week later. I used Gelous base coat and Poshe Top Coat on the yellow then Orly In a Snap over the crackle.
