Barry M Croc Effect Swatch Review

I have to say I am not a fan of crackle nail polish, I don't like that 80's graffiti look. It's far too messy and being very OCD I just can't handle it! That said when I saw a swatch for Barry M 'Croc Effect' I just had to have it. It is more of a cracked look and reminds me of either a broken window or lightening bolts. This is a very edgy look and the end result is a pretty cool piece of nailart.

Application:

The instructions are different to regular crackle, allow the base polish to become touch dry (not fully dry) before you apply. You will need to time it right or you won't get the effect, if the base is too wet it becomes gloppy and too dry it won't crack at all.

The application was easy, I only needed one coat to create the effect. An important thing to mention is the effect doesn't happen instantly. The cracking takes a little bit of time to develop, around 5-10 mins and dries to a matt finish.

What I used:

To create this look I applied 1 x Coat of Barry M 'Matt White', 1 x coat of Barry M 'Black Croc Effect' and finished with Seche Vite top coat, which smoothed it all out and gave a super shiny finish. The ring finger is Leighton Denny 'Pink Promenade'. 

Conclusion:

I am glad I made this purchase as it is a brilliant effect. I did notice it cracked differently over different polishes, sometimes you got big cracks like in this mani, and on other polish it was more of a hairline shatter look, probably due to the different drying times of each of the polishes. This polish also comes in burgandy, I am very tempted to get it! I think they also bought out a limited edition orange last Halloween which is called Web effect, I may go hunt that one down on ebay. In my opinion Barry M are leading the way in the UK and I cannot wait to see what they come up with next.

Comments:

Please let me know your thoughts on this manicure, or can you recommend another cool effect polish.

Lemming Polish 'Ice Queen' Swatch

Hello Everybody!!

Today I wanted to share a special swatch with you from Lemming Polish.  Lemming Polish are a brand new indie based here in the UK. The polish I am reviewing today is called 'Ice Queen' Let me know your thoughts on this swatch. I personally am in love with it and very excited that we can get indie polish here in the UK!

I first used Barry M 'Matte White' as a base (2 coats). As you will see it is a little streaky, don't panic the 'Ice Queen' has a white base so it will cover it (I hope)

Next I applied the 'Ice Queen' the application was very easy for a glitter polish and I was easily able to manipulate the odd piece of glitter, although it covered nicely without me doing so. I applied two coats and finished with Seche Vite topcoat. 

Here is a close up. What do you think? I hope you can see that It has chunky silver & turquoise hexs along with tiny pieces of glitter. Gorgeous right?

Comments Please!

Please let me know your thoughts on this swatch.