Drugstore Magnetic Polish Swatches

Indoors, with flash

Hello, everyone!

I know that magnetic polishes have been around a while now.  I just never caught the bug before - that is, until they showed up at Walgreens!  I had seen the Sally Hansen polishes before but I didn't expect a huge rack of Nabi magnetic polishes.    I picked up a few, so I thought I'd try them out here.

The Nabi polishes don't seem to have names.  They also have a very strong chemical smell and a very weak magnet.  There's also no guard to keep the nail from touching the magnet.  Even with those drawbacks, the colors are really pretty - look how rich that burgundy is and how gorgeous that coffee color is!  

These polishes are only $4.95 each and there are tons of colors and different magnet designs.  Definitely, they're worth a try!

Swatches in natural light

The other polish I tried was good old reliable Sally Hansen - that's Red-dy Response on the thumb and Silver Elements on the ring finger.

They're lovely polishes.  The magnet works well - although there is only one magnet design.  There are little guards on the top of the polish to keep your nail from touching the magnet.

I expected that these would be lovely and I wasn't disappointed.  I wish I could buy more but they're $8.99 per bottle - a little steep for my polish budget, especially when you want to buy all 8 of them!

Anyway...there's my foray into magnetic polish.

I don't know why I was so late to catch this trend - the 3D look that the magnet creates is so intriguing.  There's also something so cool about seeing the change in the polish as you apply the magnet.

The other thing I like is that this will be perfect "vacation" polish - it's pretty and interesting and all in one bottle, perfect for holiday traveling!

Well - if you've been eyeing any of those polishes, I hope this post helps!

See you soon, Konaddicts!

Layla Hologram Effects Ocean Rush

Apparently, trying to capture holographic nail polish on "film" is as difficult as trying to snap a photo of a Sasquatch!

Here's my best effort to show you just how gorgeous this polish is.

WOW!

This polish is amazing in the sun - which is the case with most good holos - but instead of that drab, grainy color that some holos have indoors, this polish is still a very beautiful blue indoors and in artificial light.

As for wearability, this gets another WOW from me!  These pictures are two coats of polish (I did use special aquabase for holos, although I've heard that isn't necessary) and topcoat.  The holographic effect is fabulous even with two coats of my usual Out The Door topcoat.  You'll see a little tipwear on my middle finger, but this was after about four days of wear (which is amazing for a holo polish)!

Here's another (giant!) look:

At $15 per bottle (gasp!), these are way out of my normal price range...but, the colors are beautiful - in sunshing and in shade, the polish is long-lasting, and you can wear topcoat without ruining the effect.  Surely, there must be a reason to treat myself to a few more bottles of this gorgeous stuff!

When I stop gawking, I'm sure I'll be back with more stamping.  Be well, Konaddicts!

Swap of the Century: Makeup Store Greta

Wow!  I have made the swap of the century and I am in holographic heaven!  For a few bottles of polish, I swapped for Makeup Store Greta and the Aqua Fix base coat for holos.  These pictures are all in natural light.  For the full holo effect, I decided to skip the top coat.

It's beautiful!  I love it so much I could marry it!

No, really - I can't stop looking at my fingers!!

I'm even forcing other people to look at my fingers!

The sparkle is killing me!  Please, someone take my debit card before I call the Denver store (thank you, TraceFace Philes for the ordering info) and order the whole collection!

Ah yes, Konaddicts, this must be love!

I'll be stamping soon, I'm sure, so I'll show you how it comes out!  Thank you for letting me share a girly giggle with you!