Recent NOTD: Orly Sea Gurl, Cracked

Fowl Play got most of the attention when Orly's Birds of a Feather collection came out, including from me, which is why it took me so long to try Sea Gurl, a deep grey shimmer. When I did try it, I liked it very much. It's packed with metallic shimmer, yet doesn't get all brushstroke-y like metallic shimmers sometimes can, and I got great coverage in two coats. Impressed as I was, I know my tendency to get bored when all my nails look the same, so I added accents of China Glaze Oxidized Aqua on my ring fingers and thumbs. I didn't wait quite long enough for the base to dry, so the cracking on my left hand wasn't as good as on my right (which I do first, so it was drier). It still kept me entertained regardless.





See—better cracking on my right hand (worse moisturizing, though):


Anecdotal evidence shows that even though many in the nail world are over crack, muggles are still interested. At the last two family gatherings I've been to this fall (wearing SH strips, because I was traveling), I've been asked about crack by various relatives, most of whom don't even wear polish.