Silver Shatter

Okay, the other day I posted pictures of OPI's Black Shatter well today I give you the Silver Shatter, released with the Pirates of the Caribbean collection.

Base color - OPI Lucky Lavendar (released last year - Hong Kong, Spring '10)

I showed my co-worker who loves a good nail art look and her thoughts were, "at first glance your nails look raggedy" Not what I was looking for but I knew what she meant. We both agreed that this might look better on top of a darker color for a starker contrast plus because I have a deeper skintone so that might translate better.

The jury is still out. As my husband said, "I like this one less that the other one you tried"

I told him just for that I'm going to wear this everyday for a month. I like being a smart ass to him any chance I can get.

The feeling is mutual.

Silver Shatter by OPI
I purchased this bottle at my local Pure Beauty for $8.50/USD

Can I Get Away With This?

At first, I was really shunning the idea of the whole "crackly, black, shattered" effect on nails. But the more I read about and seen pictures of this polish, I started to obsess over this new trend.

I know, I need to practice on my application technique as I'm still on the fence with this look. When I look down at my hands all I can think of is "Am I trying to look like I hang out at the mall all hours of the day?"

But with the reassurance of my colleagues (older and same age as me), it's a cool effect.

What I do know for sure is that I'm LOVING this blackened green/purple duo chrome polish my sister gifted me this past Mother's Day.

From the Katy Perry, OPI collection:




Not Like the Movies

This color is awesome. Not only does it have that cool duo chrome quality but it's also a metallic polish that has some fine glitter to it. It applies on the sheer side and I did end up with some visible nail lines so I applied three layers.

(LOVING this color!!)

**When using the black shatter polish please make sure your base color is completely dry. Also, use a top coat since it dries pretty flat and matte**

My final assessment - I can't wait to experiment with more colors and just to really test myself, I bought the silver shatter that came out with the OPI Pirates of the Carribean collection. More to come!


Purchased at Pure Beauty - $8.50/USD - 0.5 oz