OPI Shatter Review

Shatter polish was a popular trend in nail polish around 2013-2014 I think, before nail art took over. I thought it looked cool, so towards the end of the trend I bought 2 shatter polishes on sale: Black and Silver.

I still wear them. The way I like to use them is to apply them to my regular polish once it starts to wear off, thereby extending the life of my nail polish. This way I can wear ordinary polish for about a week, and then get a couple of days extra wear by applying the shatter polish (silver or black depending on whether I am wearing light or dark polish) which handily covers up any chipping around the edges of the nails. I know the trend is over, but I still think it looks cool.

This was a thing a few years ago now. but i don't think it's really a thing anymore, i do see people still using it but its just not for me anymore.

But this product works well, it does the job and it lasts very long on the nails.

I love my nail art and these are great for incorporating into or starring in new looks. theres a real learning curve to using them - thinner coats dry faster and 'shatter' more while thicker coats can be more dramatic..but they are easy to touch up. The bottles are too big - the polish dries out before you get even close to using it all, so not terrifically cost effective, but fun and funky, and if you want to make a statement with your nails then these work well.

Out of the four or so brands of shatter I have tried, OPI i the easiest to manipulate. Downfall is that it dries super fast so I waste much of the bottle, but it's a novelty item- you won't use it too much. Definitely worth shilling a couple extra dollars for this over another brand. (I have silver, goes well with everything!)

love this shatter nail polish does exactly what it says it does and creates a cool different look. heaps of awesome colours to choose from too

I really love the shatter nail polish by OPI :) It looks really cool when applied especially when it's a dark shatter over a light base and vice versa. The shatter nail polish can be a little temper-mental if not applied promptly which is a little annoying but practice makes perfect :) I think the price is suitable as it gives normal nail polish a wow factor. I currently own 2 shatter nail polishes by OPI but hope to own more soon :)

The only way i found this worked and looked good was when i used white nail polish with the black shatter. Otherwise it just looked messy and tacky. My nails felt quite unclean when i wore it but i certainly fell into the craze of it and bought the silver, the black and the red. I would only use it now if i just wanted something a bit different and out there.

Work sooooo well and stays on for a long time. Make sure that bottom coat is perfectly dry or else it smudges the shatter. Also don't go over the first layer of shatter or else it won't work

This product is often a little gluggy and difficult to apply but the effect is good and the speed of drying time is worth the slightly tricky application.

I love the effects that you can get with these nail polishes. You can come out with some really awesome looks. The only one I didn't like so much was the white as I found it didn't work very well. But the black always looks amazing over bright colours.