OPI Shatter Review

I have had several Shatter polishes and I do like the effect.

It's easy to use, but because it dries so quickly you do have to apply it fast. But the upside of that is you can put a clear top coat on pretty much straight away, and it enhances the colour and protects the finish.

Sadly, after a few uses you will notice that the polish will get thick and gluggy and you will have to spend a bit of time shaking it to get it to a nice consistency.

I went through my nail polishes a few months ago and found all my Shatters had dried right up, so it's one of those products you will need to use regularly if you want to actually get your money's worth.

I will buy again, but probably only on sale.

This shatter effect is very satisfying to watch and really does what it claims! Please note that if you dont apply a solid-enough coat underneath, the shatter "drags" the below colour and reveals your nail colour underneath! So do your prep before hand. I have the black and silver shatter and get lots of compliments when I wear them!

I love the colour of this polish. From it's shimmer to the intensity of the colour. It dries quickly, so if you're going out or in a rush you can quickly paint it over an existing nail colour. I tried my luck and tried it by itself without any base colour/ base coat. It didn't shatter, went matte and flaked off... My bad. And when I was obsessed with the black shatter I found the bottle dried out very quickly.

I really liked the "shatter" nail polish range when they first came out, I even got it in six different shades (black, white, gold, silver, pink, & teal). The product DOES do what it says in that it shatters, but that will depend on how you apply it - if you apply the right amount of the shatter polish (not too thick and not too thin), then you will get the nice shattering effect. I always found it hard to get a nice consistent shatter pattern whenever I did my nails with this nail polish. You also have to make sure that you have another colour nail polish underneath (make sure it's completely dry first!) for the shatter to work. The nail polish is also easy to remove, just like most other OPI nail polishes. These nail polishes are cool for a different nail effect, however they aren't so "in" anymore compared to when they were first introduced!

I honestly like the shatter range. It's super easy to use and when i have an old chipped mani on that i can't be stuffed redoing, i just chuck on a layer of shatter to give my nails an omph of life. The things that suck about OPI shatter is that they get gloopy fast and seperate in the bottle. The other downside is that for a bottle of OPI shatter, it is $25NZD, whereas there are dupes by cheaper brands like L.A. girl where they sell it for half the price

This shatter nail polish did work well the first couple of times that I used it, but I did leave it for a while and I found that it had gone really lumpy and wasn't really useable after that. This nail polish also didn't last very long on my nails which was disappointing as it did look reasonably nice when it was first out on

These OPI shatter polishes shatter, but it really depends which colour you're using. The consistencies of the polishes are all different. The black is probably the best with a thinner coat while others such as the metallics and white need thicker coats to use. It works fine if you test before using on your nails to find out the best thickness of the coat to use. Add a top coat and these will be fine.

This nail polish works really well, it doesn't chip off and it actually does shatter. It doesnt take too long to dry which is also helpful but after owning this for a couple months it started to go hard in the bottle, it was very unusual.

I purchased the silver one when it first came out and thought it was amazing! The product itself does exactly what it should and creates a cool look, only problem is that I only used it twice. The look quickly became outdated and I am just over it now. I love OPI nail polishes and have a huge collection, but kind of wish I got a colour not a shatter instead as I would use it more.

I am quite enjoying the shatter look. I've used it quite a bit. I think I have finished it now though because I was starting to find it was building up into a big ball on my nail :(