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Hi ladies! I have for you today two of the newest additions to the Shatter by OPI family - Blue and Navy Shatter. I know some of you may be over this trend, but I am DEFINITELY a huge fan of shatter/crackle so I was very excited when I was kindly sent these two to try! You can check out my swatches of Silver Shatter here and Black Shatter here and here also.


What they say:

"Following on from the success of OPI's Black Shatter, OPI has released 6 new Shatter shades in white, red, blue, navy blue, turquoise and silver. The revolutionary new Shatter by OPI is a texturing treatment products that transforms as it dries on your nails. When applied over your favourite OPI lacquer shade, Shatter begins to crack and disappear, leaving behind a shattered effect in matte, within minutes of it being applied."

OPI Blue Shatter:


Blue Shatter is a described as a "bold royal blue shade that offers a nautical look" and I agree with the description. It's a gorgeous blue!! In my swatch pics, I've used one coat over a silver foil. Blue Shatter applied very easily and shattered quickly.

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I thought I'd try out both shatters over different base coats to see what it looked best over. I think it looks great over white or a silver base and it's not too bad over a light blue base also. The pinks just don't provide enough of a contrast for my liking.


OPI Navy Shatter:


Navy Shatter is described as a "dark navy blue top coat that's similar to black shatter with a bit more of an edge". When I saw this in the bottle I was somewhat disappointed as it looked so close to black. However, once I swatched it my opinion quickly changed! You can definitely tell it's navy blue and it looks great. It's a pleasant change from all the black shatters/crackles out there! Again I've used 1 coat over a coat of silver foil. I think it's best to use Shatter over a fresh manicure as I tried Navy Shatter over a day old manicure and it didn't shatter but separated in straight lines! When I went to do proper swatches it shattered normally and it applied very easily and smoothly.

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Again, I've layered Navy Shatter on some different base colours to see what it looks best over. I like the white and silver foil base again as the shatter just pops!


Overall: I love the Shatter by OPI collection and these latest colours do not disappoint! They are easy to apply (after that scare with Navy Shatter!), shatter quickly and look fantastic. Shatter/crackle polishes are such an easy and quick way of doing nail art and I highly recommend them. I'm always on the hunt for more blues for my polish collection and these are great!

Details: Shatter by OPI retails for $19.95 and are available now at selected beauty salons and David Jones stores nationally. For your nearest OPI stockists contact 1800 358 999 or visit www.opi.net.au.

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Product(s) sent to me for consideration but this in no way influenced my review in any way. As always, my reviews are my 100% honest opinion. My Disclosure Policy can be viewed here.