As I type away with my usually plain red or french-manicured finger nails, I find myself out of my comfort zone. When I glance down at the keys, I see silver and red crackled nails scuttling around the keyboard. Those do not look like my hands.

They are my hands and they look more punk-rock or Halloween-costume-ready nails than those of a professional journalist. But, I can't help it. Two weeks ago, I got a manicure at Branford Academy School of Hair and Cosmetology and the nail artist suggested this new crackle polish. I thought why not? The worst that could happen is that I'll get some nail polish remover and wipe it off - this isn't a tattoo, after all - although it was still a daunting thought to make my usually bland, quiet nails louder.


Within 20 minutes I had pink and white crackled nails. They were memorizing. I couldn't stop looking at them. They also lasted longer than the average manicure because the crackled-pattern doesn't easily show chips and scrapes in the polish. Two weeks later, after I had picked off the remainder of my polish, I went to a convenience store and bought red and silver nail polish. 

As I walked around town with these shiny, be-speckled nails, I found that this nail polish is apparently all the rage. So if you are looking to add some subtle spice to your life, even if you are usually a red-pink polish spectrum girl like myself, try it out.