Diagonal crackle mani


Hi guys! For this post I have a diagonal tape mani to share with you. I just love those! They're so easy to make and a great way to combine polishes and different finishes. Today I didn't feel like spending too much time on my nails, so this was perfect. I applied one thicker coat of the navy creme China Glaze First Mate. Because it was just one coat it dried pretty quickly, so soon after I could place a tape strip on each nail. I knew I wanted a silver for the tips, but to add something special I picked a silver crackle polish: OPI Silver Shatter. It's so super shiny! Finally I added a fastdrying topcoat and my mani was done :) Thanks for reading ^^

33 comments

  1. really nice, I love first mate a lot btw. :)

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  2. Beautiful combination of colours! Perfect, as always! :-)

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  3. Love <3 Silver looks so incredibly good on this blue shade!

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  4. For some reason, I am not good with tape mani's, but yours looks great!

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  5. Very cool. What a neat way to use crackle :-)

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  6. This looks really good!! :D

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  7. This looks great. I love the color combo.
    Did you find that the shatter corroded your tape?
    I tried a similar design with OPI Black Shatter a few weeks ago and my tape kept breaking when I peeled it off. :(
    It left little tape fragments that were so annoying to get off.

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  8. Beautiful nails .. :)

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    Kisses ..
    =*

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  9. Nice! I did one like this sometime ago, it is pretty :) Looks effortless, which I love

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  10. Such a great idea! I must try this. :)

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  11. Very nice new way to use crackle I like it.

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  12. You have simple but great ideas, i love these! :-) Everytime i see your nails, i want try it myself :D

    Thank you for your tips and beautiful nails and clear photos! :)

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  13. Love the half crackle mani! It brings new life to it :)

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  14. First Mate is one of my all-time favorite blues!

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  15. Heya Jane! I've nominated you for the versatile blogger award (details are on my page). You have probably received it already from your cult following :) but take it as a lovely compliment for me! Lovely nails as always!

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  16. so pretty, whenever I use tape it always ruins the polish underneath :(

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  17. Love this, simple yet trendy! x

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  18. Hi Jane! I just nominated you for the cute blog award http://daretobebeauty.blogspot.com/2012/01/cute-blog-award.html

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  19. i have so many cracked nail polish but why have I not thought of that before? I love it

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