17's Magnetized in Lilac...I couldn't help myself

I'll tell you what, nail/beauty bloggers are highly influential. Back in November last year, I bought a few magnetic nail polishes by 17. I swatched two and didn't bother with the third because it got lost in a haul of other things. You know what that's like; you pick up a few bottles, swatch some, buy some more, forget a couple from the first haul, swatch some of the second haul, buy some more, forget some from the first and second hauls.... Don't pretend that this hasn't happened to you!

As always, I digress. Every time I look at my blogger dashboard, I see that someone has written a post about a magnetic polish they are currently in love with. This then makes me want said polish in my stash (so that I can swatch it once and then banish it to my already groaning Helmer...don't pretend you don't do that either).

Well, I'm not buying any more magnetic polishes yet, so tonight I have a swatch of the poor, neglected and extremely gorgeous Lilac.

Enough chat.

 This was strictly a 'one-coat' affair.

 Nope, I'm not trying to disguise any tip wear after forgetting to take pictures on the day of application *cough, cough*.


Until next post...


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Magnetic gel polish? Whatever will they think of next?

Hey all.

So you already know that I don't get out much, that's how I found this little treat on YouTube. Hey, I'm not complaining - the weather has been a beast recently!

Lookie what I found! Magnetic Gelish. Okay, so I've never tried any type of gel polish before because I rarely wear polish for more then a couple of days...but I'm feeling this.

Check out the video and let me know what you think.

Have you tried a gel polish before? What were your experiences?

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17 Magnetized polish in Teal

So, here is the last installment of 17's Magnetized polish...better late than never!

 Teal.

I only bought these two colours but there are three more available. I don't know how long these are going to be out for but I have a feeling I'll be grabbing some more of them soon. 

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17 Magnetized polish

Hey Friends!

Today I have an amazing polish to show you.  The idea of magnetic nail polish is not a new one; I know Essence and several other brands made polishes like this for some time, but a lot of them weren't actually available in the UK. Nails Inc recently came out a few colours, but this one was much cheaper.

This little gem from 17 came out some weeks ago. I found out about it on Twitter and was hunting for it for days after it was actually released, but to no avail.  Imagine my glee (yes, glee) when I found a stand full of these beauties on Thursday.

This is the blue.

So pretty. I really cannot fault it at all.

The formula is quite thick and the brush is flat and wide - this makes it easier to apply the polish in one stroke. I only used one layer.

How to apply:

1. USE A BASECOAT!!!!
2. Apply a generous coat of the Magnetized polish
3. Take the magnet on the removable bottle cap and HOVER it over the wet nail polish for a few seconds.
4. When the pattern has taken effect, remove the magnet, let the polish dry and marvel at your piece of art work!

The magnet.

I have another one of these for you in my next post.  If you like this polish, it's available at Boots (on-line and in store) and costs £4.99.

Oh, by the way, I picked these up myself and used my Advantage card to pay for them...

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