Saturday, February 28, 2015

Crackle Polish Challenge #15 - Rainbow Graffiti Mani

2015 Crackle Polish Challenge Manicure #15

Featured crackle application:
Combining multiple crackle polishes with regular polishes for a graffiti art effect

Featured crackle polish:
OPI 'Black Shatter'
A nail stamping manicure using 10 nail polishes to create a multi-colour abstract splatter effect manicure. The ring finger has a silver and black graffiti tag decal.
Rainbow Graffiti Mani
Polishes Used
Claire’s ‘Splatter Paint’
Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat ‘Cherry Smash’
Nicole by OPI ‘Tangerini Bikini’
OPI ‘The “It” Color’
Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure ‘Grass Slipper’
OPI ‘Turquoise Shatter’
OPI ‘Super Bass Shatter’
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri ‘Silver Sweep’
OPI ‘Black Shatter’
Konad Special Polish in Black

Claire’s ‘Splatter Paint’, Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat ‘Cherry Smash’, Nicole by OPI ‘Tangerini Bikini’, OPI ‘The “It” Color’, Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure ‘Grass Slipper’, OPI ‘Turquoise Shatter’, OPI ‘Super Bass Shatter’, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri ‘Silver Sweep’, OPI ‘Black Shatter’, and Konad Special Polish in Black
Polishes Used
Nail Stamping Plate Used:
Moyou London Rockstar Collection - 12

I wanted this manicure to be colourful and fun, so I decided to use a bright yellow base colour (OPI 'It Color'), to layer all of the other polishes over. I started with small strokes of the four shatter polishes (red, turquoise, purple, and black) , and tried to vary the direction, placement and length of the strokes for a random effect. I used the black shatter polish last, to help it stand out a little more.

Then I used a dotting tool to add dots of the orange and green regular polishes, again varying the size of the dots, and their placement. After that, I topped all of my nails with a splatter effect glitter topcoat. I made 2 graffiti tag nail stamping decals using silver and black polishes, and then placed the decals over my ring fingers. I finished the look off with some topcoat to seal everything in and to add shine.

I really love the finished look! This manicure was so much fun to do, and to wear - I found myself looking at my nails a lot as I went through my day!

Here are some more shots of the completed manicure:

3 different shots of the Rainbow Graffiti Manicure
Rainbow Graffiti Mani - Extra Shots

No comments:

Post a Comment