OPI Shatter Review

Mehhhh... everybody talked about these nail polishes for quite a while but I never really toke interest in them. It is pretty easy to stuff up. Doesn't really appeal to me. It's okay. Doesn't actually shatter a lot, it shatters a small amount as what the product advertises. But yeah it's okay. Not worth the 25 dollars though, you can get them cheaper online and in sales

It claims it is a nail polish that give a shattered effect and it does exactly that.

I have have the white, black and gold. The gold is my favourite and it looks great over a coral peach colour for something a bit different. I really didn't end up liking the black or the white.

In terms of lasting - only a few days, just like any other OPI nail polish. OPI doesn't last any longer than any other nail polish I own in my opinion.

The formula is quite thick so you have to be quick at applying or it goes gluggy.

One coat is all you need of the shatter polish. It gives the best effect with one coat - two coats make it separate/shatter really thick lines which doesn't look any good.

I wont be repurchasing any more shatter polishes - I think they have had their day in the sun.

I wouldnt try this nail polish again yea it cracks but not as good as it says it does and it dosent last that long very dissapointed

At first, everyone was all about shatter polish and so I went out and got a few OPI shatter polishes.

I found them rather hard to work with, yes it became easier and looked better with practice but I still didn't completely get the look I was expecting or wanting.

One thing that completely annoyed me was after paying the ridiculous amount for each polish they went gluggy and dried very quickly.

I have purchased/been gifted a number of shatter OPI's and have to say I am not very impressed with them.

I find that some of them look really tacky and it does take a bit of practice to get the right amount of polish on in order for them to shatter with a nice look to them.

You need just a base covering- too thin and it shatters too much/ you cant see the colour very well. Too much and it hardly shatters and just looks messy.

The other problem I found was that after really short amounts of time the nailpolish went gluggy and unusable in its jar. This was something I found for all my 4 shatter polishes.

I loved opi shatter at first but its a lot harder to do than you would think. you also have to have a color underneath which sometimes messes with the look of the nail polish. Its nice if you have the time and do it right.

I like the shatter effect and found it easy to apply myself at home. I did find that the white did not work as well as the silver and black shatter I purchased. An easy and affordable option if you don't want to go to a salon for a different look.

I have tried applying this by myself once, and it was a disaster! Because it dries rather fast, you have to get it right on the first application or it becomes really thick and the effect doesn't look good. When done correctly, I really like the shatter effect and have gotten it done at a nail salon several times. My favourite shatter is the silver one. I wouldn't recommend trying to apply this on by yourself.

I was so excited to try this, and then I tried it and my excitement was gone. Fast.

It was just so awkward. You have one chance to get it right. If you don't get a perfect, full coverage with your first swipe of the brush you need to start all over again. You can't keep brushing it on before it dries or it just doesn't work.

I have found other "shatter polishes" that you can keep coating it on to get the perfect coverage before it starts cracking, for a lower price.

This is a fail for me, sorry OPI.

I remember how much hype there was around this range, and when I got them I felt quite disappointed.

To begin with I had to make sure that the underneath nail polish colour was bone dry before attempting to apply the Shatter or it would start to pull the nail polish away with it when it started to shatter - not a great look.

I also found that it chipped SO fast, within a couple of hours it had started to chip even with a top coat.. I also thought the brush was too small and you weren't able to coat your whole nail with 1 stroke which would have been more ideal.

The thing that annoyed me the most was how fast they dried up and started to go bad/gluggy. After a couple of uses my black was almost unusable which sucked - especially after paying $25 for it! I've found dupes which work better from the $2 shop... Sorry OPI :S

A positive is that they had a nice selection with a decent range of colours, but I would not repurchase again...