OPI Shatter Review

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!

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 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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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!)