For those above the age of maybe 22-24, back in the late '90s Cover Girl brought out a "groundbreaking" polish dubbed crackle polish, due to the crackled effect. I can remember discussing it with my girlfriends and looking at it in the Phar-Mor in the Huntington Mall (I miss Phar-Mor so much! It was the BEST place to buy makeup cheaply). Our general consensus was that it was cool, but not something we were sure we'd buy, although I seem to remember one of my friends getting it and not being too impressed. I don't recall it being very popular, and it disappeared from shelves fairly shortly. I'm a nail polish junkie, and have been since I was a tween. That being said, I can't think of any crackle polishes that have been on the market since then, unless they existed in a very small niche market. This year, OPI is introducing a shatter polish to go along with several of its celebrity collaborators, such as Serena Williams and Katy Perry. Unlike the Cover Girl crackle polish (as seen in the picture at the top of this post), OPI's shatter polish cracks into much smaller pieces, giving it the effect of broken glass shards. Here are some examples featuring Simply Smashing! from the Serena Williams line:
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[/caption]It's also a part of the Katy Perry OPI Collection:
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[/caption]Seeing as the nail art trend that was very popular in 2010 will continue into this year, I can see shatter polish becoming popular to a certain extent. The only reason I don't see it very doing very well is due to the fact it's not very professional looking. While I can get away with it at my job, I don't find it very suitable for most professional jobs.
Aside from the shatter polish, I'm excited for the celebrity collections from OPI. I love the color chartreuse, so the Simply Smashing! polish from the Serena Williams line is right up my alley, and currently doesn't match anything I own. I'm also loving the entire Katy Perry collection. I love glitter polish, and these colors look amazing for the spring/summer. As an added bonus, they don't overlap anything I own, either!
The Serena Williams collection and black Shatter polish are supposed to be available sometime this month, although OPI just recently announced the release date has been pushed back.
I also haven't heard when the Katy Perry collection would be available.
OPI polishes are available at trades stores such as Trade Secrets, Regis Salons, and JC Penney's Salons. They retail for $8.50.
