I honestly prefer my L'Oreal Star Magnet one to this (or Lancome's Magnetique,) though unfortunately, both were limited edition and not available in the US so I only managed to get my hands on one bottle :'(
Wow...this is really cool!! Hopefully I'll be able to get them soon! I've never seen them around though /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
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I honestly prefer my L'Oreal Star Magnet one to this (or Lancome's Magnetique,) though unfortunately, both were limited edition and not available in the US so I only managed to get my hands on one bottle :'(
that's gorgeous!!! Surely you can use the same magnet with a different magnetic polish??the nails inc magnet is designed to just do the stripes, although you can also do them vertical, I'm going to have to play around with it a bit /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I do wish they'd created different magnet shapes for each polish, that would have been awesome!!!
Good morning everyone! I found this fun tutorial on how to make your own magnetic polish using polishes you already own! Here's the link: http://www.bellasugar.com/How-Make-Magnetic-Nail-Polish-Home-20448927. I haven't tried it, but it makes sense to use the iron shavings for it. I did notice that they used a light colored polish, so the shavings were noticable. I haven't tried this, yet, but I think my daughter and I might whip some up this weekend. I'll post some pics of our endeavors.
I hope we all get to see your DIY effort with the magnets. . . I wander what it will look like when done with my "I'm Not Really a Waitress" red by OPI???
Oh Marilyn, that dark red shade would look spectacular with the contrast (IMO). I have a red similar to that, so I'll have to try it out and see if is noticable or not.
Do I understand correctly that you have seen where something is dumped into the polish that reacts to the magnet while the polish is still wet??? Does it create a pattern or ruffle the surface also????
In the tutorial I posted, the person used iron shavings in the nail polish. I know you can find iron shavings in those "wooly willy" games where you make beards, facial hair, etc. on the guys face using the attached magnetic stylus. I don't know where you could just buy it outright. In the tutorial it doesn't show how you do the different effects, but I would guess that it would be how you hold the magnet, what kind of magnet you use, etc. I'm just going to experiment and see what happens!
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Do I understand correctly that you have seen where something is dumped into the polish that reacts to the magnet while the polish is still wet??? Does it create a pattern or ruffle the surface also????
Okay...I tried it...and followed the tutorial directions, but it was an EPIC FAIL. The iron shavings clumped together and it produced bumps. I thinned down the mixture...same results. Did anybody else try it?
Wow! I love the magnetic effect. Thank you for posting pictures! I want to try this now. I saw these polishes at my recent visit to Sephora but didn't buy one.
Originally Posted by MarilyninDallas /img/forum/go_quote.gif
I hope we all get to see your DIY effort with the magnets. . . I wander what it will look like when done with my "I'm Not Really a Waitress" red by OPI???