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It's Saturday and it's time for another Skeptical Saturday Mani. This week I chose this magnetic polish without a name from Rite Aid. It's made by a brand called "Pretty Woman" (I've never heard of them)... so, I'm just going to call this one Blue Magnetix. ;) They are available in a variety of colors for $8 each and they come with two magnets each..
Pretty Woman Blue Magnetix:
I bought this magnetic polish because I've read good things about this brand. I have a Layla Magneffect Polish and I couldn't get the magnet effect to work well. I thought this brand would work better, but it didn't for me. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong?? I'm holding the magnet directly over each nail immediately after applying a thick coat. It seems like the magnetic effect shows up strongly right after I hold the magnet over the polish, then fades as time goes by... Does that make sense?? Probably not.
Moral of the story.. I really don't care for magnetic polishes and it's probably because I'm doing something wrong ... not the polish and magnetic. If I really liked this type of polish, I'd try harder, but it's just kinda "meh", so maybe I'll try harder with the two I have, but I won't go out and purchase another. LOL
What about you? Do you like Magnetic Polishes? What's your favorite brand?
Happy Weekend, Kids!!
On all the brands I have tried, the effect seems to "bleed" or "fade" over time, even with top coat...so you're not the only one having that issue! I've tried Layla, but I think I like the Claire's/Icing Magnetix best, and they are way cheaper!! =)
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ReplyDeleteI have 1 Layla magnetic polish and had the same issues. Can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I do like this shade of blue, though =)
ReplyDeletei'm not crazy about the whole magnetic polish trend. it just seems kinda "meh" to me
ReplyDeleteI have one of the Nails Inc ones which I LOVE, the effect shows up perfectly with it, and I have the whole China Glaze line but I have only swatched one and the effect on it did fade some. I wonder if it needs to "dry" a tad before holding the magnet over it? It's just a theory I have that maybe the polish "settles" a bit more after and that it may work better if it were a bit tacky? IDK, will test it out and see! :)
ReplyDeleteOk, so after I read your post and pondered a bit, I swatched the China Glaze You Move me, one thin coat; let dry, and then one medium coat, wait 15-30 sec, applied magnet, hold for about 20 secs and it was perfect! IDK if it will work for the others but it's worth a shot! :)
DeleteThanks Kim.. I will definitely try that!! :)
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