...I decided to do a shatter mani with my OPI Turquoise shatter. I had done the mani I decided to layer it over the night before, so obviously my base was already completely dry.
Why then, did this happen:
I don't understand why this happened, and was not a happy bunny when I saw the completed effect. I didn't layer it on mega thin or crazy thick, so I can't see why it didn't shatter properly!
I showed my Mum, and she said that it looked messy- I have to agree! It just looks like it's bumpy and blotchy, with tiny bits of other colour underneath... Not a good look, unfortunately.
I must say, I'm gonna be honest here, as much as I love and adore OPI's products in general (I am a huuuge, absolutely massive fan!) unfortunately, I'm not a huge lover of their shatters...
...Yes, the OPI Shatter colours available are great compared to some other brands, but (on me at least) I can never get my OPI shatters to do the job as well as my Barry M shatters for some reason. I own the pink, white and black Barry M Shatters, and I must say, they perform absolutely brilliantly every time I use them.
Another point about the Barry M shatters is that they are only £3.99 each, whereas the OPI shatters are £10.50.
Having said all this, I'm still really curious to try out the upcoming Gold Shatter from OPI, I think that could be brilliant, but let's put it this way, if Barry M came out with a gold shatter first, I think I'd probably rather buy that... And therefore be able to spend more on the OPI Muppets collection, especially the glitters- (SUPER excited!)
Anyway, enough from me- What experience have you guys had of OPI's Shatters- Is it just me? Do you have any tips or tricks I could try?
And if you've tried Barry M's or Nails Inc's collection of shatters- what do you think?
I'd love to know your opinions!
Lemme know below :)
I've not tried the OPI ones, but I've not had any problems with the China Glaze crackles. I must admit the application is better with the Barry M's though...
ReplyDeleteReally!? Wow.... Barry M seriously need to invent more shatter colours! I think their shatters are really good as well... :) I haven't tried any China Glaze shatters- are they any good!? xx
ReplyDeleteI find that the CG crackles work best, IMO!
ReplyDeleteI actually had this happen with one of my crackles... turns out the polish started to seperate, but because of the colour, I couldn't really tell! It just needed a really good shaking, and it was good as new :) I have the OPI Turquoise Shatter as well, and find the crackle effect is not so great :( Fantastic colour though!
Good luck :) I'm enjoying the blog!