Try Another Thursday- KB Shimmer Orbits and Pieces

Magnetic polishes are a big thing now, and KB Shimmer put out a whole collection! I bought 3 of them. I really like KB Shimmer polishes, they were one of my first indie polish brands.

This is Orbits and Pieces. The magnetic effect was easy to get. I did buy their magnet with a handle, and that was easy to use.

This is 3 coats, I did 1 thin base coat, then a thicker coat and magnetized it while wet, then another thicker coat that I magnetized while wet. Then a coat of Seche Vite, and the magnet again, as the top coat can diffuse the magnetized effect.  Make sure you do one nail at a time, if the polish dries you won't get the magnetic effect.

You can see the pretty diffused effect, I'm pretty sure that's because I did 2 coats of polish, and then the top coat.







I love the dark background with the purple effect.



This was my second time trying a magnetic polish, the first was Tonic Happenstance. I'm not getting super crisp magnetic lines, mine are diffused, but I love the effect! I did buy an arc magnet on eBay, so we'll see what look that magnet gets me!

Here's a close up, and in this shot you can kind of see the greenish shift this polish has at extreme angles.


A hint I found with the magnets, if you don't have one with a handle, I bought one of those kneadable art erasers, and stuck the magnet in that to use. Then I stuck it to my light, so that all I had to do was hold my finger under the magnet (eliminating one set of hands that might shake holding the magnet, lol!).

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Try it Tuesday- Tonic Helpless, my first magnetic polish!

Tonic Helpless is the first magnetic polish I've tried. It was pretty easy to work with, and I loved the effect!

I painted 1 thin coat, didn't do the magnet, then a thick second coat and held the magnet at an angle for 10-15 seconds. I top coated with Seche Vite, and held the magnet over it again since I heard that the top coat can kind of re-liquify the polish and smoosh out the magnetic effect.

This is so cool! I love the darker blue contrasted with the lighter blue line!

I got one of those gray art erasers and used it as a handle for the magnet, so I could get it as close to it as possible. I did use the magnet I bought from Tonic, one of the strong neodymium magnets that make the cool lines. It was $2.

The formula was easy to work with- it was easy to do a thin first coat, and the thicker second coat wasn't hard to control. This also didn't stain my nails (I do use Nailtiques 2 and then Orly Bonder as a base coat).                                           

Here's a close up of one of my nails. 

Of course Tonic is super hyped, but I do think it's deserved- they have a quality product, and their customer service is amazing.

If you're not part of the Tonic Facebook group, you should join if you're into that sort of thing, there's heads up on new releases and sneak peaks.






Live your life with love in your hearts and glitter on your nails!

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Nail Mail- KB Shimmer Magnetic polishes!

Loads of makers are coming out with magnetic polishes, and KB Shimmer has a whole collection of them! Also, they've just rebranded and redid their logo, and I like the change. 

Also, suuuuuuper fast shipping! I ordered on a Thursday, got them the following Monday!! Amazing!!

So I got

No Comet, Orbits and Pieces, and Just a Phase- and I got the magnet too, love that it has a handle. I'm excited to try them!  And she always has such super cute, punny names.

As I've said before, KB Shimmer was one of my first indie polish brands (along with ILNP), and I highly recommend them!


Live your life with love in your hearts and glitter on your nails!

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