OPI Shatter Review

This is the only OPI that I am not a fan of, I did really enjoy this when it came out as it is very fun to use but got over it pretty quickly. My bottle also dried out extremely fast so was pretty disappointed.

This nail polish is amazing for giving the crackling effect and is the best "shatter" polish I have used (I have tried a few different brands).

It is quite fun, and intriguing to watch the polish immediately start to crackle as you apply. The trick is to be quick and use only three strokes of the polish, the more you muck around, the more likely it won't work.

The crackle effect doesn't appear to stay the same as when you apply it. Over 24 hours, it gets smaller and the gaps between get bigger. I found this reduced when applying a top coat over top.

My favourite way to wear this is with a contrasting colour underneath, i.e. gold base with black crackle over top. It looks really effective!

This polish needs to be stored in a cool dry place. Most nail polishes do, but I never used to bother. I found when I kept mine on my dresser, they quickly became clumpy and unusable.

I purchased the OPI shatter polish in white, black and blue when they became popular and I honestly haven't used them very much since. The white one is so strong or the base is so thin that it soak up the under coat color. The black one is okay but is so soft after applying that even after applying a top coat it easily scratches off. The blue one didn't shatter at all which was very very odd. I wouldn't purchase any more of the OPI shatter products and I won't personally use them on my nails again. Positively, when applied it does look good - but as I said, it doesn't stay on long.

I pretty much have most of them and some are better than others. I love the glitter ones they go on nicely and are not too runny compared to the plain coloured ones. After a while the silver shatter started to thicken and was unusable but before that was really nice.

I snapped this up in black when everyone was lovin' all over the shatter craze and though it did get used a bit I decided not to invest in any other shades. The formula was a bit strange, I found it needed to be applied in a fairly thick coat which needed to be done all in one go to get the desired effect. After a few uses I noticed the bottle beginning to become a gluggy, thick mess which is a bit disappointing. Without a top coat this stuff feels terrible on the nails, the texture annoys me and causes me to pick at it without realising

I loved the effect of this nail varnish but I found it a disappointment with how gluggy the varnish become in the bottle. Pretty much useless now. Waste of money for the limited amount you get to actually wear.

Like everyone else I jumped on the shatter bandwagon when they first came out. I've got the black and gold and they definitely added to my collection at the time. After a few uses I found they went really gloopy and became hard to use - although a few of my OPIs have done this, these were worse. They're definitely a novelty item so I'm not too upset that they're pretty much unusable now.

I own several shades of shatter and have found some, like the black shade to look pretty amazing over the top of a bright polish. However, some of the other shades such as the red, navy and blue were watery, didn't really crack and made it look like I'd had a bad manicure, and no girl wants that!

I got this in blue for a Christmas present and was so excited to use it. At first I absolutely loved it but after a few months it got dry and not very nice for application. Not sure if it was how i stored it or the bottle but either way I wasnt that much of a fan

Apparently, I am like a bull in a china shop when it comes to OPI and nail polishes.

I LOVE OPI! But I dont pay attention to what I buy haha!

I accidentally bought a lovely silver OPI, was nice, understated but brings a bit of bling.

I loved it! Then it dried and shattered? Well, what the heck, I was NOT expecting that! You'd think that the brush lid would have given it away! But not to this blind eejit!

While I was expecting it, and it took a while to get used to, I really liked it!