Hi everyone! I'm newer to doing my nails so I'm not sure what brands are best, but I'm looking for a pink magnetic polish, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction! I'm looking for something similar to the attached photo (a set of press on nails I bought and loved so much I'm hoping to recreate them). Thanks so much for any recs!
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Edit to add color recs:
For a base color, Guyaba Jelly by Cirque looks about right: https://www.cirquecolors.com/products/guyaba-jelly
Second edit: removed the holo topper recommendation since reviews say it’s not very good, and upon further inspection I think plain silver would work better anyways. Here’s a magnetic topper by KB Shimmer: https://www.kbshimmer.com/love-at-frost-sight-magnetic-nail-polish/
If you believe in yourself and want to do it all-in-one, Pink Suede by ILNP is a pink magnetic that has a very similar vibe: https://www.ilnp.com/pink-suede-delicate-pink-magnetic-holographic-nail-polish/
I do want to muse out loud about the best way to create that look with air-dry polish. It would be easier to do with gel since you’d have all the time in the world to magnetize it how you want before curing, but I think it could be achievable with lacquer.
I feel like the best way would be to combine a peach/pink jelly color with a silver magnetic topper – that way, you have a little more control over the shape. You could lay down the base color, then put down a heart-shaped vinyl, paint over the nail with the magnetic topper, velvetize, and top coat. Remove the vinyl to reveal the heart. Then take a liner brush, outline the hearts with the magnetic topper, velvetize, and top coat again (I’m also realizing it would be tricky to magnetize an outline, since lining is slow work and you have to move fast with magnets. One trick is to do a layer of slow-drying clear coat over magnetic details that will re-wet the layer below it, magnetize *that*, then top coat and magnetize again)
If you use just one polish with the base color and magnetic shimmer in one, you’d have to get your magnet shape *perfectly* right to both clear the heart of shimmer and create the magnetic outline, while also having time to velvetize the broader nail. I’m not sure if it’s possible with air-dry polish (at the very least, it would take a skilled hand and a lot of setup). If anyone here has tried it, I’m very curious to hear what y’all think.