Since I started playing volleyball again, I’ve basically
kept my nails short and polish-free (not worth the effort to paint if they’ll
start chipping 10 minutes into my weekly games). Even so, it’s always hard to walk by the nail
polish racks at the local drugstore without taking a peek – those colours are
just too tempting. I caved for the
crackle nail polish fad a couple years ago and more recently, I caved for the
magnetic nail polish. Since the Sally Hansen version was on sale at Wal-mart for about $5, I picked up a bottle in Kinetic Copper and decided to give it a try.
The concept is simple but the results look pretty impressive (in magazines, anyway!). The nail polish contains metallic particles. Once applied, a magnet is placed in the vicinity of the still-wet polish – the magnet causes the particles to shift, creating a pattern in the nail polish before it dries.
The polish itself was a little on the thicker side, but still required 2 coats on my nails. Positioning the magnet, which is built into the nail polish cap, took a couple tries (and also caused a couple smudged nails) to get the hang of it. Even though the cap has a little bridge built in to rest on your finger as the magnet hovers over the polished nail, there’s definitely room for error.
The result? Metallic brown polish with golden arcs. The effect looks pretty nice, although I can’t help but wonder how much better it would have looked if my nails were actually a decent length. User reviews I’ve read online seem to indicate that the polish does not have much lasting power. I found it to have as much staying power as most other “drugstore brand” polishes. Applying a top coat every other day made my DIY manicure last for about 8 days before it became really obvious that my nails were outgrowing the polish (keep in mind that I’m not very dainty when it comes to my hands).
Verdict: I’m more of a “slap it on and go” kind of girl when it comes to nail polish. Even though I liked the finish of the polish, I’m not sure it was worth the extra effort, which means I probably will not be repurchasing this in the future. ~0.31 fl oz bottle, C$7.99
The concept is simple but the results look pretty impressive (in magazines, anyway!). The nail polish contains metallic particles. Once applied, a magnet is placed in the vicinity of the still-wet polish – the magnet causes the particles to shift, creating a pattern in the nail polish before it dries.
The polish itself was a little on the thicker side, but still required 2 coats on my nails. Positioning the magnet, which is built into the nail polish cap, took a couple tries (and also caused a couple smudged nails) to get the hang of it. Even though the cap has a little bridge built in to rest on your finger as the magnet hovers over the polished nail, there’s definitely room for error.
The result? Metallic brown polish with golden arcs. The effect looks pretty nice, although I can’t help but wonder how much better it would have looked if my nails were actually a decent length. User reviews I’ve read online seem to indicate that the polish does not have much lasting power. I found it to have as much staying power as most other “drugstore brand” polishes. Applying a top coat every other day made my DIY manicure last for about 8 days before it became really obvious that my nails were outgrowing the polish (keep in mind that I’m not very dainty when it comes to my hands).
Verdict: I’m more of a “slap it on and go” kind of girl when it comes to nail polish. Even though I liked the finish of the polish, I’m not sure it was worth the extra effort, which means I probably will not be repurchasing this in the future. ~0.31 fl oz bottle, C$7.99
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