NK nail enamels: Infinity & Mystical three ways

A few weeks ago I showed you a pretty blue polish from NK (Nicka K New York) and also their black crackle. If you're unfamiliar with NK Nail Enamels, they retail for $1.49 online and you can also find them at many beauty supply stores and even dollar stores. I also want to mention that on the Nicka K website you can enter code NICKAFALL at checkout to receive 25% off your order (now through November 28).

When Nicka K New York sent me the blue polish and the crackle, they also sent me two glittery top coats, which I'd like to show you today:

NK Nail Enamel in Infinity (left) and Mystical (right)

(retail: $1.49, 0.5 oz) 

For the following swatches, I used one coat of black polish as a base (Wet n Wild Ebony Hates Chris), followed by two coats on each finger of Infinity (pinky and middle fingers) and Mystical (ring and index fingers). I also applied one layer of clear top coat (Sally Hansen Mega Shine):

 As you can see, over black polish, the glitter in Mystical is blue-based while the glitter is Infinity full of golden hues:

Since I'm currently obsessed with slapping a matte top coat over anything that's even remotely sparkly, I thought it might be fun to layer one coat of ManGlaze Matte-Astrophe over the NK polishes:

I LOVE how these glitters look with a matte top coat. But never one to leave well enough alone, I THEN decided to try a layer of Absolute! Crackle (also from Nicka K) on top of the matte top coat. This didn't look so great on its own, so I applied another layer of clear top coat on top of the crackle just to make it more smooth:

I think that because I layered the crackle polish over the matte top coat, the crackle didn't really "crack" as well as it should have. In person, the crackle detail is very fine, so the glitter subtly peeks through when the light catches my nails.

To see all of the Nicka K polish collections, click here.

And remember, you can enter code NICKAFALL on the Nicka K website to receive 25% off your order (through November 28).

Do you own any glittery top coats or other shades from NK? What are some of your favorites?

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