OPI Shatter Review

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.

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.

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!)

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.

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.

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

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.