Hi everyone! Very exciting post today--China Glaze's Magnetix Collection! It consists of 6 magnetic polishes and a magnet which is sold separately. It was my first time using magnetic polish so please excuse the first few pictures as I was still trying to get the hang of it. Anyways, onto the pictures! (All swatches are shown with topcoat)
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| L to R: Instant Chemistry, Drawn to You, Pull Me Close, Cling On, You Move Me, Attraction |
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| Here's the little box that the magnet comes in |
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| Front of the magnet |
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| Back of the magnet |
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| Attraction. |
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| Attraction |
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| Attraction |
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| You Move Me |
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| You Move Me |
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| You Move Me |
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| Cling On |
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| Cling On |
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| Cling On |
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| Pull Me Close |
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| Pull Me Close |
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| Pull Me Close |
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| Drawn to You |
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| Drawn to You. Fail!! This combination would not cooperate with me! |
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| Drawn to You |
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| Instant Chemistry |
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| Instant Chemistry |
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| Instant Chemistry |
- The two that gave me some difficulty were Attraction (the charcoal color) and Drawn to You (the light purple). They both have a very thick formula that for some reason did not work as well with the magnet as the other colors.
- The directions say to apply one coat of the polish and use the magnet right away. I tried this and it was not working out so great for me. I felt in a rush to do application and the magnet effects were just okay for me. What I did that worked well for me was apply one coat of polish, let it dry, and then use a second coat of polish with the magnet.
- The chevron and star designs were a bit tricky to use. Even if you get a crisp star design, the design would kind of fade and look blurry after a few seconds.
- The names are all so similar I can't remember them for the life of me, but that may just be me =P
Besides those things, I have to say I'm now a fan magnetic polish. It's actually a lot faster for me to use magnets to create a fun nail design than to use other methods I usually use like stamping. It literally only takes 5-10 seconds for the magnet to work! These may be some new "go to" nail polishes for those who don't have enough time to do nail art. In case anyone was wondering, I purchased these polishes for $5 each and the magnet was also sold for $5. The nail store I go to sells polish for almost half the retail value so I would expect them to retail around $10, but don't quote me on that!
