r/CrackedPolish

Didn’t join this community expecting there to be so many wonderful humans committed to reppin such impeccable values. Proud to be part of this creative space. Yall are the best!

My swamp day mani features

2 coats Cracked Pistachio Buttah (this formula self leveled so beautifully it was downright sensual) -

1 coat Fancy Gloss Gold light reflective glitter topper

1 coat Cracked Beginners Luck magnetized glass bead with a 5 spinner medium

Topcoat Bees Knees I’m Fast
Base coat kbshimmer stay put

I've always been a 100% acetone person. I do add additive when cleaning up, but soak-offs were straight acetone. I needed to do a soak off today & used the Cracked remover I bought during my last order.

These are my nails directly after using it. I haven't rinsed them or anything. Seriously, look how nice they look! My cuticles & side walls don't look all dry & gross! My nails even look nice, like conditioned & they don't reek like acetone, in fact they don't smell like anything at all! I am so impressed.

10/10 would recommend.

Placing my first Cracked order! Trying not to go overboard, and attempting to talk myself out of both of these colors. Anybody have either Situationship or Rhubarb Pie Guts!? Would love some real life swatches.

Mildly awkwardly dominant hand photos because a different polish was on my non dominant hand. Frolicking in the fields is amazing!

Products: 1 coat OPI nail envy, 3 coats frolicking in the fields, 1 coat nail aid biotin nail strengthener, 1 coat Sally Hansen insta dri

Continuing my summer of emo with this brooding dark color on my shorties, and I think the matte top coat adds to the vibe.

I love these colors that look blackish in the shade/indoor light, but reveal their true colors in the sun. Sharing both sunlight and shade photos so you can experience both sides of this one.

Products:
Nailtiques Formula 2 base coat
Cracked Teal Dark and Handsome 2x
Cirque Colors Haze Glaze matte top coat

Excuse the Snapchat pictures, this is my first order after lurking in this Reddit. I have to say I love the jelly formula, my first time trying it outside of the Essie jellies and these have so much punch to them!! Polishes purchased:
I Love You So Matcha
Hot Honey
Strawberry Jam
Mascara flakes (a fave so far)
Taro Milk Tea
Hush Hush

All of my nails are growing out after doing Gel-X, so having fun polishes really helps me get into taking care of them. I have like two questions:

-how do people get the glass bead effect on magnetic polishes? I have a magnet but it’s like velvety effects
-any general recommendations for new shades to try?

Both the polish colors are pr gifted with no obligation to post. Ive made individual pr posts for them both already, I mention this cause I want to show one of them again (Cant Erase Their Glow) specifically cause I didnt get a good shot of it glowing before, its so hard lol.

Anyway, prod list:

90 Degrees by Cracked Polish (2 Coats)

Cant Erase Their Glow by Twinkle Hex Polish (Glow in the dark, 2 Coats)

Quick Dry Top Coat by Cracked Polish

Strong Start base by Essie

I realllly love this mani so much, I think I really like the color orange now lol.

I've purchased my share of "helper gadgets" since joining this sub. Most of them resulted in gleeful improvement of my nail experience. I thought this magnifying tool would be the same -- and it was -- for a minute 😅😅😅

THEN, to my HORROR I saw what my failing eyes had been missing all this time... Nasty cuticles and lateral folds, poor painting, and wrinkles galore.

Be careful what you wish for, but I'm hoping things will improve now that I can actually see what I'm doing.

Anyone else out there have one of these, want one of these, or in blissful denial like I used to be?

Base: hydrating base by kbshimmer

Polish: 2 coats of Grotto by Cracked, topped with 1 coat of All the Feelings 2.0 by Emily de Molly

Top coat: clearly on top qdtc by kbshimmer

Excuse the Snapchat pictures, this is my first order after lurking in this Reddit. I have to say I love the jelly formula, my first time trying it outside of the Essie jellies and these have so much punch to them!! Polishes purchased:
I Love You So Matcha
Hot Honey
Strawberry Jam
Mascara flakes (a fave so far)
Taro Milk Tea
Hush Hush

All of my nails are growing out after doing Gel-X, so having fun polishes really helps me get into taking care of them. I have like two questions:

-how do people get the glass bead effect on magnetic polishes? I have a magnet but it’s like velvety effects
-any general recommendations for new shades to try?

I love that Cracked kept this charity polish going and that it’s still available. Writing is a reference to Green Day at the 2016 American music awards https://youtu.be/eSZ0KzA9e1s?is=08Rrhf28dRQ09e7d

Products: 1 coat nail aid collagen nail strengthener, 1 coat uno mas glitter smoothing top coat, 3 coats cracked GTFO ICE, black acrylic paint pen, 1 coat piggy paint water based top coat, 1 coat nail aid biotin nail strengthener, 1 coat Sally Hansen insta dri

Last pictures are GTFO ice on its own - 3 coats with no top coat before I wrote all over it

I just keep practicing and it’s definitely getting better!!! I took the cool blue pool nails I had yesterday and made a small addition. I could not stop staring at my nails today!

I’m amazed too that even with as much polish as I have on, it doesn’t feel thick at all.

1x Cracked Ridge Filler
1x Cracked Fresh Pedicure
1x Cracked Infinity Pool
1x Cracked Bloop
2x Cracked QDTC
then
2x Cracked Beginners Luck (glass bead pro)
1x Cracked QDTC

I honestly thought I wasn’t gonna like it this much!
Such a boss lady color. I feel like holding a leather whip in hand when I put it on 🤣
Pretty looking under a bunch of different lights!
1X Opi base coat
2X Cracked-Down with Authority
1X Sally Hansen Quick Dry Top Coat

Hi! I'm asking the experts here if they could recommend a color from Cracked that's a close match for Olive & June's CV. This color is still available, but I'd rather support an indie brand.

It's a bright true red; maybe it leans a little warm? I've been staring at the Cracked images for too long, I can't make up my mind. I'd prefer a jelly or creme. Image is from Olive & June's website. TIA

Cracked Polish gifted (no obligation to post) me their Summer Oasis collection a while back. The polish im showing here is "Jump In" layered over ILNP "Pine."

The blue/green/gold flakies and holo look absolutely magical, and I think the sheer jelly gives Pine a nice softened look. This is introduction to toppers (not that this is even a topper but it works), and I love it.

Prod list:

Essie Strong start base

Cracked Quick Dry Top Coat

ILNP "Pine"

Cracked "Jump In"

Um am I into nail art now? This was fun, all Cracked:

-Very lazy gradient with Catch Those Rays and Bubblegum Yum Yum

-Leopard spots are Cornea Killer and Fool Me One Coat

EDIT: Inspo via NicoleLovesNails, her rainbow leopard manis are the best. I aspire.

Popped a coat of Beginner's Luck over BCB Only in Dreams & used a magnet spinner to create the glass bead effect. I can't wait to see how it looks in the sun tomorrow!

Base: Homemade peel-off + kbshimmer Fillin' Groovy

Polish: BCB Only in Dreams, Cracked Beginner's Luck

Top: LynBDesigns B Quick

Wearing 2 coats of Purple Party Monster from Cracked.
🧲 Glassbead method was attempted using a spinner from Shimmer Hollow (Etsy)

Not enough hype for this polish and I received so many compliments! 💙💜 this polish is so much fun! Definitely one of my favorites

It’s our national holiday this week for us North American francophones in Québec. This color matches our flag quite well! Bonne St-Jean Baptiste à tous-tes!

Flawless creme application

Base & top coats - KBShimmer

2 x coats Cracked - Grotto

1x Mooncat Getting Even Nail Primer, 1x Cracked Neutralizer, 1x Cracked Brownie Pink, 1x Sally Hansen Insta-dry top coat. They almost look like they’re not peeling like nuts and the neutralizer definitely delivers what it promises!