Crackle Nails Art Trend

Published: 2011-04-12 by Marina Milojević in Nails

If you’re carefully following the fashion trends then you must already know this year’s ultimate trend in nail art is the Crackle Nail Polish manicure. Whether it is the case or not, continue reading this article to find out what’s the best in the market and how to combine your crackle nail polish correctly, to get a perfect, eye-catching result.

The crackle nail polish creates a shatter effect as it dries on your nails. As far as I can remember, the first cracking nail polishes became available in 1999, as Cover Girl Crackle Lacquer. According to the unconfirmed story, the inventor of this nail polish actually made a mistake while trying to create something else, but the effect of the cracking nail polish was so interesting that he went forward to market the new formula as “the enamel composition having decorative appearance”.

So, if you thought the crackle nail polish is a completely new trend, you made a huge mistake. It is more like a great comeback of an old style, revamped with the nail art hitting a highest point in fashion trends. Now, more than ten years after the initial launch, the cracking nail polishes are based on modern formulas, available in even more colors, offering more funkier and longer-lasting effect.

One of the great advantages of cracking nail polish is that it allows you to do your own nail art at home. It is very simple, since all you have to do is to apply a layer of cracking nail polish on top of the dry layer of your favorite nail lacquer. According to Inezza’s experiences, it would be the best to use matt (or eventually pearly) shades for the base, to get the maximum effect. Glittering nail polish base will probably result in a mess, but feel free to experiment and see what works the best for you.

To achieve the effect, use contrasting colors one over another. To get the smaller crackle effect, apply a thin crackle coat. For larger crackle effect apply a thicker layer with a little bit more pressure. When the crackle coat dries, apply a protective layer of transparent nail polish to seal the design and make it last longer.

China Glaze Crackle Glaze promises crackle design over any traditional nail color. The wide array of color combinations includes Lightning Bolt (white), Cracked Concrete (grey), Black Mesh (black), Crushed Dandy (light green), Broken Heart (pink) and Fault Line (violet).

Pupa Nail Art Kit is a duo composed of art base nail polish and decorative top cracking coat. The nail art kits are available in elegant and glamorous color combinations: White & Pop Violet, White & Pop Fuchsia, White & Pop Coral, and White & Pop Pink.

OPI offers a single cracking shade: the Black Shatter Coat that achieves the same effect when applied over any other dry lacquer. The special Serena Glam Slam set, composed of green Simply Smashing base color and Black Shatter Coat, is soon going to become available. The green-gold hue and black cracking coat are especially designed to honor the Serena Williams.

Essence offers the Nail Art Cracking Top Coat in two contrasting colors: black and white. The brand also markets the Base Coats, which can be purchased individually.