Meet Cracked Polish
Meet the maker
Cracked Polish
Tacoma, WA · Hand-mixed indie nail polish
Cracked Polish is Monique and Bryce, who mix every shade by hand in Tacoma. Monique formulates the colors and runs the creative side; Bryce keeps the operation moving behind the scenes. Monique was born and raised in the PNW, and Bryce is a Washington native.
The brand started during the shutdown, when Monique says a bottle of color became her refuge. A couple of years later Cracked Polish was born. The polishes are 10-free, vegan, and cruelty-free, every one is standard lacquer with no UV light needed, and the names come from whatever speaks to them when the color is made: a Dr. Pepper request from their Cracked Cronies group became 23 Flavors, and a gray day became Another Day In The PNW.
"It was during the world's shutdown that my fascination with nail polish truly bloomed."
Monique, Cracked Polish
Why we carry them
Nail polish mixed by hand a few miles from the shop, with shades named after this place. The PNW gray and the Dr. Pepper red are the two we would hand you first, and the Necessities line means the whole manicure can be local, base coat to top coat.
What's in them
From Cracked Polish's own product pages. Every polish carries its full ingredient list on the bottle.
- Polish: 10-free, vegan, and cruelty-free standard nail lacquer; no UV light required; opaque in 1 to 3 coats depending on nail length
- PVB Free Base Coat: A durable base coat formulated to enhance color adhesion while staying flexible on the nail, enriched with garlic extract
- Quick Dry Top Coat: Seals in color and locks down the manicure; no shrinking, no waiting, no toluene
- Strengthener: A durable polymer formula with sunflower seed oil, sodium hyaluronate, and vitamin E
- Cuticle Oil: Jojoba seed oil, rice bran oil, sweet almond oil, avocado oil, argan kernel oil, tocopherol
How to use
Ridge Filler: a thin layer before polish to fill ridges, or on its own for a quick mani. Strengthener: alone or under polish. Matte Top Coat: apply over fully dried Quick Dry Top Coat. Cuticle Oil: daily.
Check out these products
- 23 Flavors Nail Polish ($14). A rich metallic red, by request.
- Another Day In The PNW Nail Polish ($14). Dusky gray with green shimmer.
- Quick Dry Top Coat ($8). Glossy, and out the door.
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Cracked Polish is one of the Pacific Northwest makers on our shelves. There's something lovely that happens when you can find your goods locally.