Rewards
I picked this up in the bundle with Petals on the Surface. It really reminds me of a Monet painting of flowers on water.
Maybe it's just me, but this polish is so beautifully springy. It reminds me of a fun speckled Easter egg. The color is delicate with dimension added by the flakes. Loved it.
Loved the flakies and the base color!
Super cute lil flakies and shimmer in a sheer buildable crelly. I don’t know that this teal color is one I would normally choose but I could not resist the inspiration.
Words can't express how much I love this shade. I usually don't do limited editions but I had to do this one.
This is probably in the top 3 nail polishes in my collection (I have almost 200 now) and it's so GORGEOUS!! I love the subtle aqua shimmer and the flakies are so delicious. I thought I wouldn't like the black flakes but it just brings the polish together so well.
I love all the flakes and the blue shimmer. It looks just like the swatches. Gorgeous!
Such a beautiful and complex polish and it's wonderful on its own or the perfect background for nail art!
Had to have this based on name, color, and just general vibe!! It did not disappoint. Just the right amount of black fleck and a menagerie of sparkles and shifts. So cute.
I wanted this the second I saw it, and I’m glad I finally got it! Absolutely stunning. Pretty sheer, needs to be to show the dimensional flake effect and layers. Just a stunning shade. Can’t wait to wear it again and pair it with petals.
You’ll escape to the French countryside with this polish, full of fresh ponds, water lilies, and lavender. This is such a gorgeous and unique color. I needed 3 coats, but will use a blurring or white base coat next time and see if 2 coats works.
LOVE this colour. the turquoise is so beautiful, the flakes and speckles work so nicely to make this reminiscent of a pond full of floaties, and the formula is very easy to work with and builds up quickly to opacity.
I've loved Audrey's content for such a long time so getting this polish was a no brainer! It's so unique and truly does look like a Monet water lily painting. The formula was smooth and long wearing too.
Such a pretty blue green shade. With 2 coats, it pulls more green. A third coat gives a more blueish green look.
With all the flakies and shimmer, it is such a delicate, beautiful polish!
Pictures show 3 coats near a window with natural sunlight.
Pond Stew was the reason I finally purchased from Cracked. I applied it yesterday and already have repurchased because the only flaw I can find is that it is limited edition. I have quite literally, the most weak and pathetic flimsy nails on the planet. Most polishes will flake within 24 hours if I’m not careful. Well, it’s been over 24 hours, and Pond Stew is still totally intact, and this included me doing a mad crazy rush packing for a cross country flight next week while I spent an hour sorting through clothes blindly in my closet jamming my nails into god knows what. I was fully expecting chips and breakage. PERFECTION. No chips. My nails look just like I did them yesterday. Cracked, you have a new fangirl for life
Beautiful polish. It was my first time ordering from Cracked and I was extremely impressed with the coverage. The flakies and shimmer layer beautifully.
... my shifting taste in nail polish finishes. A mere 6 months ago I would have said that I'm not a fan of polish that has too much going on. Give me a pretty shimmer, a creme with good coverage, but flakies? No, too much!
But oh, how I have come around. This is such a beautiful shade of ... well I would say blue in some lighting, aqua in other. The pink flakes sparkle indoors, and outside in the sunlight the blue shimmer really shines. Throughout it all you have those little black flakes, bringing to mind what might be lurking under the surface.
I tried my hand at nail art for the first time, inspired by a post I saw on Facebook that used Pond Stew as the base and some Grandmacore colors to paint flowers. The result puts me in such a relaxed, happy mood. I must find myself a quiet pond to idle by ...
OK application, beautiful base color, flashy flakes.
Definitely a more unique polish to my collection, I absolutely love the shade of green — pond stew is a cute and fitting name!
I love the shade of turquoise, and the added flakes make it such a unique and beautiful polish
Such a beautifully unique shade! It is a stunner, pairs nicely with several colors too!
This color is super unique and I love the flakies. Great formula as always from Cracked, for sure recommend!!
for me this is a polish that looks better on than in the bottle. Gorgeous.