OPI "Shatter Collection" Swatches and Review

I have already posted some wheel swatches but I had to do a proper review, so here it is.

The Shatter Collection will consist in 6 shades, the famous Black Shatter, that I won't be reviewing since it's been out for quite some time now, but also 3 blues : Navy Shatter, Blue Shatter, Turquoise Shatter and 2 extras that will also be part of the new Serena Glam Slam Sets : White Shatter and Red Shatter.

Silver Shatter will not be part of this collection but of the Pirates of the Caribbean.

For this review I decided to "keep it blue" with the nail polish combinations (apart from the Red Shatter combo) but I also swatched them all on wheel over black, white and  silver. You can see that at the end of the post.

In terms of formula, I really like those better than the China Glaze Crackles, I don't know if I'm the only one but I've had a problem with the Crackles : the layers nail polish would lift at the cuticle area, not everytime and not on all of the nails, but still, it was a big disppointment to me.

On to the Shatters, in my opinion, those who have the best application are Navy and Red Shatter, kind of jelly-like. Black and White Shatter have the same consistency, a little goopy on the brush but everything works out once the polish shatters. The other two Blue and Turquoise Shatter, both shimmers, are somewhere between those two.

OPI Navy Shatter

OPI Navy Shatter over OPI Russian Navy Suede

OPI Navy Shatter over OPI Russian Navy Suede

OPI Blue Shatter

OPI Blue Shatter over OPI Yoga-ta Get this Blue

OPI Blue Shatter over OPI Yoga-ta Get this Blue
Mattified

OPI Blue Shatter over OPI Yoga-ta Get this Blue
Mattified

OPI Turquoise Shatter

OPI Turquoise Shatter over H&M Bella's Choice

OPI Turquoise Shatter over H&M Bella's Choice

OPI White Shatter

OPI White Shatter over China Glaze 2NITE

OPI Red Shatter

OPI Red Shatter over Zoya Nidhi

OPI Red Shatter over Zoya Nidhi

From left to right :
Black, Navy, Blue, Turquoise and Red Shatter

From left to right :
Navy, Blue, Turquoise, Red and White Shatter

From left to right :
Black, Navy, Blue, Turquoise, Red and White Shatter

I also have a little bonus : some extra pics OPI Spark de Triomphe, Rally Pretty Pink and Servin' Up Sparkle from the upcoming Serena Glam Slam, Servin' Up Sparkle looks like a silver version of Teenage Dream.

Overall :

If I had to pick a favorite, apart from Black Shatter, it would be Red Shatter, without a doubt; then I must say that I have a soft spot for Turquoise and Navy Shatter, White Shatter comes next and my least favorite would be Blue Shatter. I don't know why but this one doesn't appeal to me at all, that's why I mattified it and I just love it this way, the texture is much more interesting.
I have also noticed that when you use a matte, suede or holo, it might be "dragged' along by the Shatter as it retracts even if it looks dry, I recommend to use a fast drying topcoat before applying the Shatter, it will both speed up drying time and seal/shield the base color.

So what do you think about The Shatters? Yay or Nay?



Availability : May 2011

*these products were provided to me by the manufacturer or their PR company*