Lucy's Stash

Hello lovelies! Today I will show you swatches of OPI Glam Slam set including White Shatter and Spark de Triomphe glitter polish.

Crackling polishes are IN this year so I will start with the whole combo.

White Shatter - cream white crackling polish. Colour has very good pigmentation so you don't have to worry about too thin layer. Polish starts to dry and crackle within about 5 seconds after application so work fast :) Apply only one layer on the nail and make sure you don't paint over already painted area. It might affect the crackling. I applied White Shatter over Spark de Triomphe and wore this combo for 4 days. It was in great condition! I guess it was because of the glitters.

Spark de Triomphe - this is a fine glitter mixed with bigger glitter in clear base. The colour is mix of silver and kind of silver-gold. Really interesting colour. It applied nicely however I had to use three coats to get full coverage. Removal was a bit difficult like with all glitter polishes. I left the polish remover soak a bit so it wasn't as bad as for example Milani Gold glitters. It didn't chip for 4 days as I already said above. Overally very nice and good quality polish.

This product was sent to me for a review

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