Forget Snap & Pop because it's all about the CRACKLE

I have to be honest. When I first saw that crackle polish was making a comeback, my initial reaction was, "Eh".  I saw the Black Shatter that was released with the Serena Williams and Katy Perry collections and thought it was cool, but may not be for me....that is until I saw Black Shatter over Katy Perry's "The One that Got Away".  I caved and got the OPI Black Shatter.  THEN I saw that China Glaze released a colored Crackle collection!!! "Must have!!" Unfortunately, I was way behind this release and it was already sold out in all my usual spots, so I figured I'd wait until the demand died down for them.

"The Polish Powers-that-Be" must have wanted me to add some crackle in my life because I unexpectedly got a hold of the majority of the collection.  It's a funny story actually.  I stopped at a local (not my regular) Sally Beauty to pick up a styling drape/cape for when I cut my son's hair.  I figured I'd check out the nail polishes in case any of the crackles were there, but if not, why not check out if there are any interesting colors I could add to my collection.  I didn't see any display for the Crackle polishes, but got a few regular polishes and the cape.  When I go to the cashier, and she starts ringing me up, she looks up and says to me, "You want some crackle?" In turn I ask, "YOU HAVE SOME??!" She then says, "Yeah, we have a whole bunch behind here. The only one we don't have is the purple one."  She brings out a bottle of each, and I tell her I'll take all of them except the black since I already have a black one.  She mentions, "I ask all the girls that come in if they want them, and I saw your basket and knew you'd probably want some.  Everyone came in looking for them when we were sold out, and now nobody asks since they think we don't have them anymore."  She totally made my day.  I told my hubby, when I got back in the car, and he laughed and said, "Almost sounds like she asked, 'You want some crack?'"  My husband the comedian.

Okay, enough with the jabber...here's Crushed Candy over two coats of Orly's La Vida Loca.  (I first attempted to put CC over KP's Teenage Dream, but I didn't like the result.  Not enough "pop" in my crackle")

Total 80's retro look and I LOVE IT!!!!

Love the CG Crackles as much as I do? What have you done with them lately?