Crackle Polishes go technicolor: Blessing or overdose? Radioactive Lizard NOTD

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Apparently crackle polishes first started their appearance years ago and what we noticed in England, when Barry M released their record breaking 'paint effects' black top coat last October was a revival of the trend. Revival or not, it took the blogosphere by a storm, and I was one of many who didn't even such a effect could be achieved with a nail polish. I have no idea how the contraction works and makes the polish, snap, pop and crackle (to reuse dottie k's expression) but I have to confess it's quite fascinating watching it doing its thing.






When I first wore 'Barry M' paint effects at work, the first thing my colleagues asked was if 'they' did it in other colours. Well, now 'they' do. Models Owen firmly embraced the trend with both arms and are about to unleash their 'Smash up' range, 8 colour additions to the crackle trend, with also a black version thrown in for good measure. The range is very enticing: bright colours, funky bottle lid design and cool name.









You'll be able to get your talons on them, at £6 each from April 6th online at http://www.modelsownit.com/ (thank you Drew692 for info on release date) and in selected Boots Stores later on in the month of April.


The polishes not being available yet, I obviously couldn't try them on. So here's a little manicure done with beautyuk yellow peril (see it worn on its own here) with a thick coat of Barry M paint effects on top. I prefer my crackle to be big and chunky so I like to apply a generous coat of it.










Have you joined the crackle bangwagon yet? Will you be 'smashing it'?


credit: big kiss to debbie aka @drew692 and her cool tumbrl beautyblog for letting me use her pictures.

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Let the nail see the polish … Péril Jaune Manicure

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It's Saturday evening and I like to indulge shamelessly in 2 little guilty pleasures: painting my nails and watching the show 'Take me Out'. For non UK residents, Take me out is a dating show, like a modern version of 'Blind Date' but with a twist. Each week, four brave bachelor men take their turn and try to bag themselves a date amongst 30 single women. Charismatic Presenter Paddy MacGuinness comes out every week with cheeky banter and very cheesy lines: As he introduces each bachelor to the panel of women, he says: ‘'Let the butter, see the crumpet', or, 'Let the tomato, see the sauce'. The title of this post tries to mimick his style.


Today, the weather is a bit miserable: it's been dark all day, it's cold and it's been raining pretty much non stop. Perfect time to show the weather your middle finger and your 9 others painted with a bright bright shade of yellow. This shade is called 'Yellow Peril' (BeautyUK) and costs £1.99.







I was very impressed with the coverage and achieved total opacity with 2 coats. I love the colour. I don't see myself wearing it for work (although my colleagues loved my lime green from 2true) but I can see myself wearing this on a week end to brighten up a dull outfit.









Too yellow for you? I've paired it with Barry M paint effects and the result is quite stunning, click here if you want to see it.






Predictable but I can't help asking you: likey or no likey?

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