If you've been reading my blog for a while then you must know that I am a lover of all things nail polish. I really do have a soft spot for this stuff and can't help myself whenever I'm in a beauty shop so I'll always leave with a couple.
About a month ago I went into Super Cosmetics intending to get some face scrub and surprise, surprise, ended up grabbing a few nail polishes while I was there. What I didn't realise was that one of the ones I picked up was magnetic nail polish - an unexpected but much welcomed purchase.
Immediately I got home I took off my nail polish, painted on this pretty blue hue, held the magnet over it and, wait for it, Nothing. Nada. Not a thing happened. I was beyond disappointed until I realised that I was doing it all wrong. Anywaaaay, without further ramblings, here's a post for you eager beavers willing to try out magnetic nail polish. Enjoy!!
What you'll need:
The Magnetic Nailpolish - mine was Cairuo and it only cost Shs225 (about $3).
The Magnet - usually comes with the nail polish at no extra charge
Base coat and Top coat - if you will
Nail polish remover and some cotton wool - assuming you need to take off your nail polish
A nail file
Step 1: After removing your nail polish and making sure that your nails are as product free as possible, slap on a base coat.
Step 2: Apply a thin coat of the nail polish and wait for it to dry a few seconds. About 20-30 seconds is enough.
Step 3: Apply a second coat of the magnetic nail polish but this time, make sure it's a little thicker.
Step 4: Immediately after this second coat, hold the magnet as close as possible to your nail but without actually touching it. Leave it hovering above for about 10 seconds.
Step 5: Voila! You're done. Now repeat steps 2-4 on all nails and apply top coat.
I realised that depending on the direction you hold the magnet, the lines on your nails can either be vertical, diagonal or horizontal. Pretty cool.
Final product!
I'm looking forward to buying this nail polish again but in different shades! It's a fun and different look and isn't much of a hassle to put together.
Hope this post helped :)
Wow. It's Thursday already. This week just flew right past.
Looks cool :-) I've seen lots of blog posts about it but haven't seen any around in stores yet (and I'm too lazy to go looking online haha).
ReplyDeleteThis looks so cool Sharon. I wanna give it a try but sadly i can not have nail polish since i work in a restaurant. I'm soon going for a party, so this is a must try.
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I think every girl should have at least three bottles of magnetic nail polish in their collection! It's pretty easy plus you get loads of compliments on it. Double win.
ReplyDeleteGet it ladies!
xx
amazing!!!
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kisses dear
so cool! so getting the marble nail polish! since you love all things nail polish, would you know where i can locally get a curing machine? a pal sent me gel nail polishes as a gift but now i need the curing machine to be able to use them.help? btw still love the outfit you had for SFW,i was seated next to James of Itikadi FH.
ReplyDeletemeant magnetic nail polish :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Anne!!
DeleteSorry, I have NO idea so can't help you there. Never done gel nail polish before.. I'd love to know how it turns out though!
And you definitely need to grab some magnetic nail polish :)
thanks,thought i could get it locally.sucks to have a gift you can't use.gel nail polish is so cool,it can last 3-4 weeks without chipping.It costs about 2,500 to get them done in a mani-pedi salon that stocks gel nail polishes so if i get the machine i will have saved alot!
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