OPI Shatter Review

Sadly this polish was a fashion trend. When it first came out i purchased the black and white OPI shatter, and changed between the colours almost daily. Although i don't really use it anymore, my little sister's still love them. I think the younger generation is still in love with this product :)

The polish can be a little difficult to apply, it cannot be too thick but i also can't be too thin (i think practice makes perfect). Start with a base colour, and apply a thin even coat over your nails and apply a even coat of shatter overtop and watch it shatter. For a finished look, finish it off with a glossy top coat.

I felt that the White OPI shatter tended to get very gluggy over time i'm not sure why this was, the black one stayed thin and in good condition.

I think they retail for about $25.00 (which i think is remarkably expensive), but keep an eye out at the Warehouse for sales.

I personally don't think the product is worth $25.00 a bottle, they need to work on their formula to expect this kind of money. It takes practice to perfect this look, make sure you apply fast and don't put two layers on or it won't crackle.

I was gifted this product by someone who knows literally nothing about me. I don't know why she bothered, I suppose it was a nice gesture, but I find shatter polish a waste of time and money.

The color I was given was a gorgeous reddy/pink with a bit of shimmer, and I would have fallen in love if it wasn't a shatter. I didn't find the formula overly runny, nor did I find it super thick and gluggy. I applied it over a light peach color and it applied alright, but then it started cracking, and actually cracked the nail polish underneath which I wasn't too happy with.

Overall it looked okay. There was nothing that jumped out at me and said it looked great, and I eventually took it off later that day. The drying time was the average wait. Would I repurchase? No, definitely not.

why did I buy one of these! What was I thinking? i have one word for it . GROSS. It just looks tacky to me and like you have chipped nails just no! nononononono!!!!

When shatter first became big , i just had to give it ago! i got red , light blue, black and gold . The black just went all thick and pretty much took over the nail polish under it .. if im honest it did not look good at all! The blue,gold and red were all very thin so i ended up just giving them away after what happened with the black, i luckily brought these from the warehouse so they didn't cost me $25 each . I would never buy this nail polish again , it was so over hyped!

I didnt think it was possible for there to be an OPI polish that I didnt like..... I was wrong. It was gloopy and thick and didnt look 'shattered' rather chipped off. Really disappointed.

I hated these nail polishes! Only worked as soon as you bought them, as they dried up really fast and went all gross and didn't work. Were massively overhyped when they were first released, but I don't like the look any more.

Now that my nails are finally growing I really love trying new polish. I got the shatter polish in white thinking it would look mod and sophisticated. I found that I couldn't achieve an even looking 'shatter'. One nail would look ok, but the rest blobby and not at all classy looking! Wether I didn't have my technique right I am not sure? Had another go but gave up. Think I will stick to tried and true polishes. Just not worth it, even from a reputable brand.

The shatter effect was unnoticeable and I felt it looked like a tacky job done by a three year old. Would not use again.

I expected sooo much from this product especially because it is OPI - and OPI is of very good quality. This however was very disappointing.

I tried it the first time, applying a very thin coat, but it applied like a normal nail polish colour that was transparent - it didn't "shatter" but it cracked very faintly so that it looked like I had a poor manicure job.

I then attempted it a second time applying a thick coat. While this did shatter, I was unimpressed with the quality. One or two cracked lines here and there- very poor quality.

Don't even bother attempting to put two coats on - because that is just a waste of time.

I will however say that, the black and white shatter works MUCH MUCH better than the red, silver or blue ones.

If you want a cheaper, better quality alternative, I recommend LA Girl Cracked effects polish.