Cracked Nail Polish: Revolutionizing Nail Polishes

Have you seen the dress worn by Spiderman that reminds one of the web made by the spider? What if you get the look of web on your nails? This is exactly what cracked nail polish does to the look of your nails. Take another example where a rock piece strikes against the windshield of your car and develops cracks in it. This is the effect created by cracked nail polish on your hand and toe nails. It is also one nail system that remains intact for a long time (around 2 weeks).

Cracked nail polish is very easy to apply. You need to apply a base coat of any ordinary nail polish on your nails and let it dry out in a couple of minutes. After that, apply a thin coat of cracked nail polish that dries out quickly and in fact, the user can see for herself how it shrinks and create the effect of cracks on nails. The importance of the base coat made of ordinary nail polish can not be underestimated as it provides a contrast background for the crackle effect to look magical.

Not a new idea
To be frank, crackle nail polish is not a new idea as it first appeared in the market in 90’s but it is only now that women have shown such a great interest in it. This response of ladies has made companies to work harder to come up with dazzling colors that are today available in cracked nail polish collection. The way the concept has been lapped up by ladies around the world and what’s more, the manner in which celebrities around the world have used and displayed this revolutionary nail polish at public places is what makes cracked nail polish so very important.

Cracked polish shrinks to reveal base color from cracks
When applying cracked nail polish at home, choose the base color with care as it should contrast the cracked color so as to make it stand out from the background. This makes for interesting choices as a lady can use different base colors to make various contrasts and cracked effects. One thing that you must remember with base color is to let it dry out completely before applying the cracked nail polish. If you can wait for a little longer than required, you also stand to get better, dramatic results.

If you are interested in obtaining more cracks on your nail, apply a very thin coat of cracked nail polish. The cracked effect is actually because of the ability of cracked nail polish to dry out and shrink quickly on the base nail polish. The final effect is such that one gets to see the base nail polish color through the cracks that look like having been made by scratching the nail polish to reveal the base color.

One can use her brain to form various combinations of base and cracked colors and this is what makes teens and young girls excited when using cracked nail polishes.