Rumple's Wiggin' Gets Crackin'

All i can say is that after driving for 13 hours today, i'm thankful i was smart enough to write up most of this post last night! This strange satisfied feeling mixed with no stress must be what it feels like not to procrastinate- a new thing to me, a habitual procrastinator! Anywho, today i'll be showing you two polishes, with two finishes! Oooh fancy Thursday eh?

I don't know what it is about lilac polishes, but i love them. Despite the fact that they aren't particularly flattering on me. Hmph, maybe if i wear them enough i'll adapt or something- i refuse to give up on them! This is OPI's Rumple's Wiggin' from the Shrek Collection, a lovely pale lilac shade. The application on this one was a little bit frustrating, just because i had a hard time evening it out.

This is three coats of Rumple's Wiggin'.  I had to take a picture in sunlight
to get the color to transfer correctly!

Since i wasn't completely happy with the unevenness of just the polish by itself, i decided to add a coat of China Glaze's Cracked Concrete for some contrast.

Cracked Concrete with one coat of Seche QD. I actually am much more fond of
the linear cracking effect than the other methods people have come up with!

And with one coat of Essie's Clearly Matte. I seriously love love love
the look of matte crackle!

Which method do you prefer for applying crackle polishes? Do you think crackles look better glossy or matte? Oh, and p.s. the reason i didn't do a green manicure for St. Patrick's is because i didn't own any green polishes! yikes!