China Glaze Magnetix - Cling On

I had such high hopes when I got this magnetic polish of China Glaze from the Beauty Fair... But it has dissappointed me big time... First of all, the color is really sheer... I had to wear a black underneath to make it look like that... :(


Secondly, the special magnet I bought with it, is so hard to use... My nails are not flat, so the magnet doesn't work on the sides... So I used the good old Flormar magnet, which makes only the striped design but as it is curved, works like magic.... :)

BTW, Flormar Magnetics collection was better... :)

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China Glaze Magnetix Collection

Hey everyone, today I have China Glaze's Magnetix collection to share with you guys. This will be the second time I'm trying magnetic polishes, so please forgive the sloppiness of each! I've tried my best to perfect it but it seems that the magnet wasn't really as strong as the Color Club one I've tried. Well let's first take a look at the magnet.

 Front of the magnet shows the designs. There's a star, arrow like and diagonal lines.

And here is the back of the magnet. It's a bit hard to hold against the nails without holding too close.

Now let's have a look at the swatches.

Pull Me Close is a dark navy blue. I did this with the star design and as you can see it didn't really turn out great. I think the problem for me is because my nails are super curved and not flat.

It did turn out nicely on my thumb, being that my thumb is the 'flattest' nail I have.

Attraction is a charcoal gray black. Here is done with the diagonal design. 

Instant Chemistry is a dark fuchsia shimmer. Here is done with arrow design.

You Move Me is a gold shimmer, and I have star design with it. For some odd reason I kept redoing this one, I even waited a bit before doing the magnet, but it seems like it spreads the polishes really far apart.

Drawn to You is a light purple shimmer. Here is done with diagonal design. I think this one turned out the prettiest.

Cling On is an olive green shimmer. Here done with I think arrow design. Man I don't know what's with this one and You Move Me. Believe me I've attempted it about 10 times, and the results were the same. Waiting a little didn't work, putting the magnet further didn't work. I really don't know why it turned out like that! It was a bit frustrating, but in the end I gave up.

The formula for these were pretty good! They applied very smoothly and I did two coats for each. I did these one by one. There were a few that turned out nice and then the other few was quite disastrous. The colors are really good too as I've been noticing a lot of similar magnetic polishes. I bought these from Sally when they had the deal of buying two magnetic polishes and getting the magnet free.

I don't know if I will be willing to try magnetic polishes again. I don't have much success with them. Not having a steady hand might be the problem as well.

Well this is all I have for today, what do you guys think of the magnetic polishes? Happy that it's trending?

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Born Pretty Magnetic Polish Review!

Good morning everyone! I hope your mornings are going as well as mine - I just did my second last final exam and it took only 19 minutes to do. Haha! (It was only 40 multiple choice.)
I've got one more exam tonight (also multiple choice) and then I am done until September!
I couldn't be more excited.

Today I'm gonna show you a really cool magnetic polish from Born Pretty Store!

Magnetic polish is very trendy these days so of course Born Pretty has them because they have all your nail art needs!

Born Pretty - Magnetic Polish NL0001
This is a nice deep red magnetic polish with really pretty blue shimmer in it!

If you're not yet familiar with magnetic polish, all you have to do is hold a magnet over the polish while it is wet and the particles in the polish will align to create patterns.
As you can see, it reacts well to the magnet and the magnet is strong. The formula was easy to work with.
You can choose a straight, diagonal, or star shaped magnet.

I liked how easily you can see the pattern, and the blue shimmer!

I tried this polish with one of my other magnets - the wavy one from Icing!

The wavy magnet really gives a cool look!

There are tons of colors of magnetic polish to try from Born Pretty. Click here to see the whole selection.
I think I might try the green one next!

And don't forget, you can get 10% off any purchase at Born Pretty with my code: R10X31

This is probably my favorite of the magnetics I have tried so far! 
Have you guys tried magnetic polish yet? What do you think?

Product provided for honest review.

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Color Club Magnetic Force in Cop an Attitude

Today I have Color Club's Cop an Attitude from the Magnetic Force Collection to share with you guys. Here's a silly story on how I obtained this polish. I was ordering the Hunger Games polishes from China Glaze, and I was going to get the whole Color Club Magnetic Force collection but decided against it to save some money. But I had way too many polishes in my cart and didn't double check like I usually do. It seems that I have left this one in my cart by accident!

This is my first time ever trying magnetic polishes, so it didn't turn out that awesome.


Cop An Attitude is a copper shimmer. Two coats. The magnetic seems to be a downward wavy line. I think for a first timer I did pretty good!

The magnet for this one is really strong. I literally only put it over each nail for less than 5 seconds and the design shows already. The formula for this one was pretty good too. It wasn't clumpy or thick, it applied pretty well.

I'm looking forward to play with more magnetic polishes! And I am now tempted to get the rest of the collection!

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China Glaze Magnetix - Instant Chemistry & Drawn to You

I bought just 2 of the new China Glaze Magnetix polishes, because as neat as they are... I'm kind of over the hype already. : / I don't see the point of having 3 different brown colored magnetic polishes. So I just bought 2 different purples.

Instant Chemistry here is more of a burgundy. This is 2 coats.

Then I just wanted to see the effect using another side of the China Glaze magnet, and this design didn't come out straight at all. And it really waivered and messed up on the middle nail.

This is the magnet of course, it's a little smaller than I anticipated. But really easy to work with.

Drawn to You, this one is definitely my favorite. 2 coats.

It looks so cool up close and from a distance!

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İzlenimler - Review - Golden Rose Magnetic No:2

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Geçenlerde Gratislerde Golden Rose Magnetic ojelerde 1 alana bir bedava olduğunu yazmıştım. O gün 2 rengini aldım bu ojelerin. Bugün deneme fırsatını buldum. Aldığım renkler mavi ve pembesiydi. Bugün maviyi denedim...

Öncelikle, sürüşünden çok memnun kaldığımı söyleyemeyeceğim. Fırçasını ve yoğunluğunu ister istemez Flormar ile kıyaslıyorum ve Flormarın daha iyi olduğunu düşünüyorum.

Renk konusunda da çok başarılı gelmedi bana. Çok soluk bir mavi tonu... (Fotoğrafta her ne kadar gri görünse de, o bir mavi...) Yine Flormar ile kıyaslayacak olursak, Flormar'ın renkerinde biraz sim varmış gibi duruyor. Renkler daha parlak ve daha canlı.

Tamam, biraz negatif yaklaşıyor olabilirim... O zaman hoşuma giden tek şeyi söyleyeyim... Mıknatısı... Kutunun içinde ayrı bir mıknatıs çıkıyor. Mıknatısı tutuş yönünüze göre tırnağın üzerindeki deseni ayarlayabiliyorsunuz. Yani düz tutunca verev, yan tutunca ise yatay ve dikey çizgiler elde edebiliyorsunuz. Mıknatıs düz ve büyük. Büyük olduğu için baş parmağımın tırnağını rahatlıkla kapadı. Ama düz olduğu için tırnağa değdirmemek için dikkatli olmak gerekiyor. Flormar'ın mıknatısı da ayrı idi, ama o daha bombeli bir yapıdaydı. Bobbeli olmasının iyi tarafı, tırnağın yanlarını da kavrayıp deseni daha güzel çıkarması. Ama onda da yatay ve dikey çizgiler yapma şansınız olmuyor.  Pastel'in de mıknatıslı ojesi çıkmış, ama mıknatısı kapağın üstne koymuşlar. O kadar küçük ki, anca bir çocuğun eline yeter. O yüzden almaya tenezzül bile etmedim. Malum, benim tırnaklar biraz irice... :)

Kısacası, Golden Rose'un magnetini Flormar'ın ojeleri ile kullanacağım. Nokta... :)

Golden Rose sayfasından tanıtım videosunu izleyebilir, renkleri görebilirsiniz.

I have bought 2 colors from Golden Rose Magnetic Collection recently, blue and pink. Today I wore the blue. I have to compare this one with Flormar Magnetics, which I had tried before. First of all, Flormar was more successful, color-wise, with sparkles in it, and a more vivid color. And the brush was better, too. This color is very pale and lifeless...

What I liked about this polish was the magnet, actually... It has a seperate magnet just like Flormar. But unlike Flormar, this magnet is flat and you are able to make vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines just by changing the hold of the magnet... Flormar's magnet was curved, which gave a good coverage for the sides of your nails. But you couldn't make different designs with it...

To sum it up, I guess I will be using Golden Rose's magnet with Flormar polishes... Period. :)

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Magnetix Polish - Blue & Green

These Magnetix polishes can be found at Rite Aid. I went in looking for something else and couldn't resist buying these two. They were $7.99 each. Each polish comes in it's own little plastic box with 2 different magnets in the box. A black one that creates curvy lines and a red one that creates diagonal lines.

 I couldn't find a name on the box or the bottle's label, so I'll just call them blue and green. Aren't they just awesome?! The blue is a nice medium blue that reacts to the magnet to show a navy/blurple color. The green was pleasantly surprising because it reacted to the magnet by showing a deeper emerald color than that in the bottle. Truly lovely. :)

The magnets are easy to use. The magnet is a thin strip enclosed by a flexibile silicone material. The silicone has a notch cut out to fit the curve of your finger. I found it easiest to rest that notch directly on my finger just beyond my nail bed. You hold it steady for 10-15 seconds and the reaction happens.

A close up of each color and the different magnet patterns.

What do you think of these? Have you found them in your local area? I really like the concept of magnetic polishes and the quick nail art that they provide. And I certainly can't wait to get my hands on the starburst magnet in the China Glaze magnetic collection!

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Flormar Magnetic Twist - Mor

Elimdeki 3 rengin farklarını görmek isteyenler için...

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Flormar Magnetic Twist - Mıknatıslı Oje

Haftasonu Flormar'ın mağazasına uğradım bir kaç değişik renk almak için. Ve oje standında Magnetic ojeleri görünce denemek için 3 rengini aldım. Gri, mavi ve pembe. Satıcı kızın elinde çok güzel görünüyorlardı. Ayrıca yeşil, kırmızı ve mor olanı da vardı. Fiyatları 5TL idi. Herneyse, bu 3 rengi alıp eve geldim.

Akşam görümcem ile ilk denemelerimizi yaptık. Daha önce hiç magnetic oje kullanmamıştım ve çok merak ediyordum. O yüzden önce kullanım kılavuzunu okudum. İlk sürdüğümüz tırnaklarda hiç bir sonuç alamayınca epey moralimiz bozuldu. Sonra deneye deneye sonuç elde etmeye başladık.

İşte izlenimlerimiz...

- Şişeyi çok çok iyi çalkalamak lazım. Hatta oje sürdükçe, 2 parmakta bir çalkalamakta fayda var.

- Ürünü tırnağa bol sürmek gerekiyor. Az olunca mıknatıs etkisi gerçekleşmiyor.

- Ojeyi sürer sürmez tırnağa mıknatısı tutmak gerekiyor. O yüzden her seferinde bir tırnak boyamak lazım.

- İçinden çıkan mıknatısın plastik bir tutma aparatı var. Biz mıknatısı bundan çıkartarak tek başına kullandık ve daha iyi sonuç aldık. Bilginize....

- Mıknatısı çok yakın tutmak gerekiyor. Tırnağa değecek gibi...

- Oje kurudukça rengi biraz değişiyor. İlk başta çok belirgin olan çizgiler biraz hafifliyor...

- Altına mutlaka base coat sürün, çıkarması çok zor, simler her yere dağılıyor.

Mavi renk çok başarılı. Pembe de güzel. Ama gri için o kadar iyi konuşamayacağım. Mavinin resmini akşam şartlarında çekmiştik, ama bir fikir vermesi açısından onu da ekliyorum.

Sevgiler,

GÜNCELLEME : Baktıkça gri de gözüme güzel görünmeye başladı... Acaba mor ve yeşil nasıl??? :)

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Day 8 metallic Essence Steel me

Quick post today I've been at work all day and had to do my metallic mani pretty late so I didn't get to post it this morning. For this mani I used Essence Steel me which a magnetic polish. Polish was very well pigmented and went on in one coat and while its still wet I quickly took my magnetic and went side to side on the nail to make the pattern you will be seeing. It takes some practice to get it right because you have to get close enough but not too to touch your polish.

 I love these and if you could get your hands on them please do. You cant get theses in the US and this one is from the old Essence magnetic collection (Metallic) but they have a new magnetic collection with cooler colors.Thanks for reading ladies!

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