What!? Come ON, OPI!

Very sad day yesterday...

...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:

OPI Turquoise Shatter: Huhhhhh!?

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 :)

OPI and Barry M combo!

Hi!

Here's my NOTD, using two coats of OPI Glitzerland as my base, one coat of OPI Bring On The Bling, and Barry M white shatter to top it off:

OPI Glitzerland, OPI Bring On The Bling, and Barry M white shatter (flash)

I really like this combination, it's sooo sparkly in person. I think it works really well for Summer, it would be great with a tan (which I sadly do not have right now!) but I think it'd also be really nice in Winter too, for a 'frosty' kind of look.

OPI Glitzerland, OPI Bring On The Bling, and Barry M white shatter (weak sunlight)

I love Glitzerland with my skintone, it's a very pretty, cool toned 'frosted' champagne gold. Bring on the Bling is a lovely sparkly gold polish from OPI's Burlesque collection, I say gold, it's predominantly gold, but there are also multi coloured bits of glitter in there. Lovely!

I really like the Barry M shatter collection, I own the pink, white and black shatters from their range, and them seem to shatter extremely well on the nail.

Do you like?

:)

OPI, Barry M and Glitter Combo!

Hi guys!

Here's how I jazzed up my OPI 'Be A Dahlia, Won't You' Lacquer this evening:

OPI Be A Dahlia, Won't You, Barry M Pink Shatter and holographic fuchsia string glitter tips!

This was my first time trying my Barry M Pink Shatter, and I think it did what it said on the tin brilliantly!
I'm very impressed.

I may get Barry M White Shatter now, as I have had the Black Shatter for ages- way before the whole shatter trend really kicked off!

There is also a Blue Shatter by Barry M, if you're interested.

:)

Barry M

Buy Barry M from Superdrug or Boots stores....


:)