my newest obsession comes in a bottle.

...No, not that kind of bottle! Although, I do enjoy a good bottle of Malibu Coconut Rum...just kidding (sort of).

What I'm talking about is epic. Life-changing. You could even say it's got me "shattered."

Pun fully intended! My newest obsession is OPI's new "shatter" polish. Looks like this (and by the way the word "shatter" is starting to look weird to me now...):

Yup, this baby is AMAZING. Dude, it's more than that--innovative would be the word! First of all, I learned from experience that using this on bare nails alone doesn't do squat. For some reason unknown to man, it needs a coat of nail polish first. So basically you can get these nails right here...

in two easy steps! (Well, four, counting base and top coat, but that's neither here nor there.) First, you apply whatever color you want. For the best results, something light or bright, since "shatter" comes in black only (correct me if I'm wrong...?). The color I used was Ulta Professional Nail Lacquer in Island Hopper. Then I layered the OPI Shatter (only available in select Ulta stores, I'm sure you can get it at Sephora, Nordstrom, etc.) over the Island Hopper. The cool thing? So you cover the entire nail (I know, sounds weird...and you're wondering why you have to cover your pretty manicure with black nail polish, but hear me out) and then the black kind of...shrinks. And dries to, well, a shattered effect. No two nails will turn out the same! It's magic, I swear. And Island Hopper is an Easter Egg-esque, minty greenish turquoise. But with shatter layered over it, it seems darker and well, more badass. Yet still girly. Who doesn't love that combo?!

And the funny thing is, I'm not even a nail kinda girl. I usually could care less about painting my nails and when they chip, I'm too lazy to change/fix it, unless it's REALLY bad. I know, I know...but hey, I do have my nail moments when I show them some love--I love the occasional manicure/acrylics+airbrushing. So the love is still there! But it's more of the eccentric great-grandmother kinda love, haha, if that makes sense? Probably not.

So, in a nutshell. OPI shatter is epic. I'm in lurrrrrve.