Color Description:
Black Mesh goes on nice and thin, dries to a deep matte black and crackles thin and fast. OPI's Teenage Dream is very sparkly and girly with various types of glitter including larger round holographic sparkles. I actually used Black Mesh to calm down Teenage Dream.
Similar To:
OPI's Black Shatter is very close to Black Mesh from China Glaze's CRACKLEglaze Collection , however, the OPI version has a thicker consistency and may dry a bit slower. Teenage Dream has been compared as a pinker/prettier version to Sally Hansen's Strobe Light by Addicted To All Things Pretty. I've now tried both and totally agree!
This Look:
I based two coats Teenage Dream with Chameleon's Calypso and then added one thin coat of Black Mesh. Topped that off with my Shine & Hold Top Coat.
Price Point/Availability:
Chameleons Calypso is readily available at drugstores nationwide (i.e. Rite Aid); Black Mesh and Teenage Dream, not so much. These two are both Limited Edition I picked mine up with in the last week at JC Penney (Teenage Dream) and Sally Beauty Supply (Black Mesh). Right now JC Penney is having a BOGO50% for their OPI in the Salon section of the store and Sally's has their China Glaze priced at $4.99.
Have you gotten into the crackled effect? It took me a long time but like I said I fell for it and though it's not LOVE, it's not HATE either - IT'S JUST PLAIN FUN... Would love to hear you well-polished thought down below!
