Featured crackle application:
Tone on tone shatter application, using different opacities to create contrast.
Featured crackle polish:
OPI 'Super Bass Shatter'
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| Purple Monochromatic Shatter Mani |
Polishes Used:
OPI 'Super Bass Shatter', and OPI Sheer Tints 'Don't Violet Me Down'
Today's manicure pairs 2 versions of essentially the same colour. Usually with crackle manicures, you see two different colours paired together, obviously so that the base polish showing through the cracks will appear as a different colour than the cracked polish on top. Monochromatic Crackle manis are frequently done, however you will usually see a pairing of two different shades of the same colour, (for example light pink and dark pink, like in my shattered heart mani) -rarely do you see the exact same shade of the exact same colour.
That's what makes today's mani a little different. I've used 2 medium-dark purples in this shatter mani, but to create the contrast needed to make the crackle effect worthwhile, I've used the shade in formulations with different finishes. The base polish is translucent, while the crackle topcoat is opaque.
I am surprised by how much I like this manicure! It's very simple, but fun, pretty, and slightly edgy all at once!
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