OPI Shatter Review

I bought a couple of these when it was all the rage a couple of years ago. I have the black and white. I find that you have to wait ages for your first base coat colour to dry before even thinking about adding the shatter polish over the top. The formula is okay, never had any clumping issues and one quick swish was usually sufficient to get a decent crackling look. Top coat is an absolute must as one few times I went without they felt rough and chipped after only a day or so. I have no problems with this type of OPI polish but I guess it's become a bit outdated in terms of nail trends. In recent months i've used the black once on a feature nail which I think tones down the look a bit.

Was extremely excited on the release of this product that I went and brought the whole set.

What a disappointment

It works best with 1 coat using 1 brush stroke but the brush is not wide enough so it requires multiple strokes leaving the finish not shattered enough and looking heavy. The red shatter is not pigmented enough and would not cover anything other than perhaps white. And the lacquer itself dries and clumps very quickly that it becomes completely unusable. I barely got any use out of this product. I definitely don't think anyone should be paying the full price for this polish

I am so confused as to why there was such a massive hype about this product!? It never works on my nails it looks clumpy and doesn't have the nice shatter look that I had expected from looking at pictures. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong but this product really doesn't do what it's ment to and I would most probably never use it again.

Like some of the other reviewers, I wasn't impressed with its staying power. I also felt like it was a bit tacky looking, the idea of it was really cool but the actual product... not so much.

I'd try it with a top coat and that did help for getting it to last, but it still wasn't really my style. I'm glad I only bought one to try and didn't buy a set.

These were pretty useless. Dont get me wrong, they did give me the shatter effect I was after(the gold over black polish or black over red, GORGEOUS!!) but it wore off my nails pretty quickly even when I used a top coat. They went thick and clumpy in the bottles very quickly so I found they were a huge waste of money

I was so excited when this came out, the hype was insane! I rushed out and bought three bottles, black, white and gold. Initially I loved it, although only ever used them two or three times each, because it is pretty dramatic! I found the brush wasn't as wide as I needed it to be, so this would result in either too much shatter, or not enough, which kinda ruins the effect.

The bottles I bought really didn't last long at all before going thick and clumpy, in fact I had hardly used them and had to throw them out :-( As it happens, I've now lost interest in the effect it gave, and would rather have a solid colour, so won't be buying anymore.

I remember when everyone did their nails like this! My white is my favorite because it looks good against any other base colour but i find it hard to get the perfect amount on the nail. Apply to much and the shatter doesn't work but apply to little and it just looks silly. I really like how you get quite alot in the OPI bottles and the polish dries reasonably fast so there's no waiting around. I haven't used any of the shatter colours since they stopped being popular because alot of the 'older folk' have made comments (especially on the white) on how it looks like you've just put correction fluid all over your nails. I have the colours white, red and blue.

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!)

As always nothing beats OPI! I can say this is the best shatter/crackle nail polish I have tried.

The size of your shatter is depending on how much polish you have on you brush. So lets say if you want many small ones that are tight together you go with a small amount and if you want big spread apart shatters you use more!

The colour range is so so, well it was when I was buying them. There was mostly dark blue or blue tones colours. I wish they had some pinks, brights or neons or maybe even glittery ones.

The brush is the perfect size so 2 to 3 strokes to cover the whole nail is plenty. Make sure you don't go over the same bit multiple times because then its just turns into a mess.

The only negative thing I can say about these polishes is that the bottle is just too big and I just did not end up using it up before it went think and weird. You do not end up using as much product as you would with a normal polish.

Eeeep! This is such a fun nail polish to play with! I love how I can mix it up with any colour and mix it up a bit by just doing the tips, or use it on a feature nail. Also I really like the range of colours available; I have the black polish and the white one. My favorite mix is the black shatter with gold or silver underneath.