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16 January, 2012

Diagonal crackle mani with Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat

I love doing diagonal tape mani's because they're so simple and striking to wear so when I saw a fabulous diagonal crackle mani on Nailside's blog (here) I just had to try it!

This is one fine coat of Sally Hansen's Vintage Violet applied over SugarBaby's lilac creme Time Out.  I experimented by applying a thicker coat of crackle on my other hand to see the difference but it turned out unevenly and didn't work at all, so it's a thin coat of crackle to achieve the best result as shown here:




I think this is a great fun idea to get more use out of shatter or crackle polishes and I was pretty happy with my first attempt.  What do you think?

Vita :)
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22 comments:

  1. Makeup and MuttsJanuary 16, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    I love it! The duo chrome in the crackle is gorgeous.

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    1. VitaJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:12 AM

      Thanks Vintage! This crackle polish is up with my favourites. :)

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  2. ShelleyJanuary 16, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    Ciao Bella,
    I love it!!!
    I have to agree with Vintage Makeup... the duo chrome in the crackle polish is gorgeous... and I love the two shades that you put together.. so pretty!!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog, it was great to see you.
    Hope that you have a really wonderful Sunday!!
    Hugs & Kisses,
    Love,
    Shelley
    xXx
    http://agelesssecrets.blogspot.com/

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    1. VitaJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:14 AM

      Thanks Shelley! xoxo I wish it was still Sunday but it's already Monday down here. Luckily I'm still on vacation! :)

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  3. 21SaraLovesJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    That looks gorgeous! Those two colour complement each other PERFECTLY.

    www.21saraloves.blogspot.com

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  4. VitaJanuary 16, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    Thanks, Glad you like the colour combo! xoxo

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  5. Gianna @ Makeup and MeJanuary 16, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    This looks absolutely stunning! I'm going of have to try this :)
    xx

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  6. UnknownJanuary 16, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    Beautiful nails!

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  7. hollysageminiJanuary 16, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    Looks great! I never knew sugar baby did polishes...you learn something new everyday!

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    1. VitaJanuary 17, 2012 at 9:19 AM

      I stumbled across the stand in Myer a few months ago and there they were!!

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  8. LingJanuary 16, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    I think this look great and I am definitely going to try this sometime soon :)

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    1. VitaJanuary 17, 2012 at 9:20 AM

      Thanks Ling! I've done a few of these diagonal tape mani's now because they've got to be the easiest method of nail art!

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  9. Liz (Beauty Reductionista)January 17, 2012 at 10:48 AM

    Wow, that's really creative, Vita! It reminds me to try being more creative with my nails again. Lately I'm just going through nail fatigue and apply only straight creme solids.

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    1. VitaJanuary 17, 2012 at 3:09 PM

      I'd love to see you do a creative nail post! Nothing wrong with the cremes though - I find my taste has shifted from metallics to cremes lately too.

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  10. Bear WoodsJanuary 17, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    Such an interesting way of putting crackles :)

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  11. KristyJanuary 19, 2012 at 8:47 PM

    Love this one Vita - How did I miss this post the other day???

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  12. prettymomJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:44 PM

    nice! very creative with the crackles.

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    1. VitaJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:11 AM

      Thank you! I was very happy with the result. xoxo

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