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This is one of the more opaque jellies after several coats. Love how bright it was.
As always, this formula painted on so easily. It's on the sheer side but opacity in two coats is possible. The dusty blue aspect of the shade makes it wearable in all seasons, and it's super easy to layer with flaky toppers.
I think Breakfast at Monique’s may now be in my top ten favorites. It’s eye catching and just really lovely to look at. Buildable and definitely layer-able!
This color is what made me finally try Cracked, instead of loading up my cart and abandoning it indefinitely. I was looking for a Tiffany blue creme, and folks on Reddit had recommended Breakfast at Monique's in a thread I found. Thank you to everyone who recommended this; you were right!
The color in person is slightly less bright than I thought it would be from the swatch photos, but not a shock or disappointment.
The color is absolutely gorgeous and just what I wanted.
However.
I wanted a creme and this is a crelly (leaning jelly). It's not called a creme, so that didn't factor into the rating. I wanted full opacity. All three times I've worn it, it has taken a full four coats to reach not-streaky close-enough-to-opacity for me to feel it was wearable. I have no idea how others get the same opacity in 2 coats! I am usually in line with the consensus on how many coats a polish takes, so I don't know what's going on with this one.
I'm very patient, so 4 coats isn't an issue on that front, but the first two wears, I ended up having to use my hands with dried but not bone-dry nails, and caused them to get thay bunched up look and remove my whole manicurein frustration. Not the polish's fault, but something I keep in mind when I'm deciding if I want to wear this polish.
Took a long time to chip for me and very beautiful!
Number of fingers held up corresponds to how many coats I've applied in each photo, except the one-coater (showing splayed hand).
Oooh, so I got this on a whim and did a faux-turquoise look with Pile of Leaves. It's stunning! Cracked's jellies and crellies are amazing--such good formulas.
Great crelly formula, applied well without streaking and opaque enough in two coats. Great for layering.
The first coat goes on very sheer and often as little streaky, but it self levels well. On my short nails I could get enough even coverage for a topper in just two coats, and in three had nearly opaque coverage without sacrificing that lovely jelly squishiness. Very pigmented with great color payoff! Also looks great glossy or with a matte topcoat. Attached images are with Mascara Flakes, in three coats with a matte top coat, and two with just a standard glossy QDTC.
Used in a skittle because I wanted to try All The New Colors and it did not disappoint! Great formula!
This crelly is gorgeous. Takes 3 coats to reach an even application for me, but it could be user error.
Such a refreshing shade of blue that's perfect for the spring and summer! I wore this polish in three coats for most opacity. The crelly formula is wonderful and gives such a nice glossy shine.
Looks so good with Thin Ice on top!
Great way to raise spirits when it's cold out! This is three coats topped with Truly Outrageous.
Just a stunning color and formula. I normally dont love jellies or crellies, and this formula has 100% changed my mind so I bought a bunch of their plain colors with the sale! Obsessed.
love this turquoise! here's a tip: top it with something silver and sparkly :) first three attached photos show one, two, and three coats respectively, and the last is after adding a silver glitter topper!
The color was slightly different than what I was expecting and less vibrant irl, but still a really pretty blue nonetheless. Also the application was streaky, especially on the first 2 coats, so had to do 4 coats to fix the patchy spots.
Based on the photos, I was expecting a more vibrant blue (maybe everyone is wearing over white?). Over Cracked's ridge filler, it is a dusty, muted blue and less aqua than I thought it would be. Still pretty, but not what I was expecting.
Love this color! So pretty and summery
Breakfast at Monique's is a perfect Tiffany blue with a perfect formula. It was opaque enough for me and my short nails at two coats, but one may prefer three.
Gorgeous color and smooth finish. No notes!
Monique’s jellies/crellies all have a really nice and plump formula. This particular shade is gorgeous and I’ve added a color-corrected swatch below.
Super cute and a great formula.
Like all my jellies, I find that three coats of this one smooths out with a lovely finish. It’s definitely on the more opaque side of things, but I really like the shade.
Sadly this was a color miss for me. It's a dusty blue with no green pull.