Tell Me What You See - Inspiration: Rorschach

O hai! Good to see you again!


I have a confession to make: I am OBSESSED with crackle nail polish of all brands and varieties!
Of course this love affair was helped a long in no small way by OPI's brilliant decision to release Black Shatter polish in the Katy Perry/Serena Williams collection.


I was absolutely insane about getting my hands on a bottle and the search for said polish consumed most of my waking (and sleeping life). So much so that I accidentally ended up buying three bottles for fear of the supply drying up. Yep, I am like that person that loots the supermarket for batteries and canned goods in a flood/quake/2012/zombie apocalypse type scenario - only I have epic nails while doing thusly. 


My love of shatter/crackle polish has led to me layering it over all most any other polish hue you can imagine in the quest for the holy grail of colour juxtaposition that may or may not exist.


I should interject in my own thrilling narrative to give Black Shatter the shout out it deserves. The polish is amazing! It's an awesome consistency and consistently gives a lovely shatter effect that makes any dollar store varnish look like a work of phalangeal art. 


While on the colour safari that followed, my dear friend Peta suggested painting it over a white nail. Yes! How had I not thought of such a simple, yet genius, idea?


I used two coats of OPI Funny Bunny to achieve an opaque white nail and, with one layer of black shatter (you should only ever do one layer), sealed with OPI topcoat* and I was on my way to a Rorschachian nail fantasy! 

I'm in lust just looking at it!

I don't know about you, but whenever I look at this pic, I can't help but quote Rorschach from Watchmen while attempting a really lame Jackie Earl Haley voice.

"Rorschach's Journal: October 12th, 1985. Tonight, a comedian died in New York" - you know you want to.

Or alternatively, speaking with a terrible German accent and forcing every person I come across to tell me what they can see in my nails.

 Um, death and murder and Satan? No?

Anyhow, that's that for now, but I hope to share more crackly polishes with you soon. 

Until then - BAI!


*Yes, I am an OPI fangirl