China Glaze Magnetix II Swatches & Review

I'm pretty sure you all know that China Glaze has recently released a second collection of magnetics. Both the color range and magnet are completely different from the first collection, let's see about that :

Bond-Tastic is a terracotta orange/brown. It's a very unusual color and I wasn't really sure about it at first but the magnet really magnifies it, revealing a dark and warm base. The effect isn't the strongest but it's still very visible. This in one coat plus topcoat.

Con-Fused? is a dark pine green that also reveals a warmer base with the magnet. The effect was much stronger here and I actually really loved this green on me. This is also 1 coat plus topcoat.

Positively in Love is a slightly cool toned magenta. The magnetic affect was also really strong but the polish was a little more sheer than the others and required 2 coats.

Get Charged is a dark greyed out purple. I really love this one because it's a more wearable color on a daily basis. The effect is also quite strong and the polish very pigmented. This is 1 coat plus topcoat.

Gold Fusion might very well be my favorite gold magnetic ever. I love how the magnet creates a cool vs warm gold look. This is, as you guessed, also 1 coat plus topcoat.

Sparks Will Fly is a medium blurple/blue. This color is so beautiful in real life! It also reacts really well to the magnet and creates a really strong effect. I used 1 coat plus topcoat.

Overall :

Formula was truly perfect on all 6 polishes, very pigmented and easy to work with. The magnet is really outstanding and creates dramatic looks within just a few seconds. Besides from the grid pattern (which I love!), you can play with it and achieve different designs by changing its placement on your nails.

One quick tip : wait until the polish is dry to apply topcoat or you will smudge it.

The China Glaze Magnetix II collection is already available online and at local distributors worlwide. China Glaze is free of  DBP, Toulene and added Formaldehyde.

 

For more information, please refer to chinaglaze.com or China Glaze on Twitter / Facebook.

 

*products provided for review*

 

 

 

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China Glaze Magnetix II Press Release

THE ATTRACTION CANNOT BE DENIED
China Glaze Introduces Second Collection of Magnetic Nail Lacquers

Los   Angeles, CA - (June 2012):Magnetic nail art took the beauty world by storm earlier this year, creating anail art force that was hard for anyone to resist.  Following the phenomenal success of its first-generation Magnetix collection, ChinaGlaze® introduces Magnetix II,an expanded second collection of magnetic nail lacquers.



As with the first Magnetix line, Magnetix II byChina Glaze® is infused with iron powders that shift when exposed to theChina Glaze® Magnetix II Magnet.  The China Glaze® Magnetix II collection features six dramatic metallic shades:

·        Gold Fusion – Rich gold

·        Positively In Love – Gorgeous magenta

·        Bond-Tastic – Soft rust

·        Get Charged – Dark lavender

·        Sparks Will Fly – Chic cobalt blue

·        Con-Fused? – Lively green

Along with the new shade line up, China Glaze® has created a second, specially designed magnet featuring three additional unique designs – a swirling circle, vertical lines and an intricate lattice.   The separate magnet allows more design options, especially when coupled with the original China Glaze® Magnetix Magnet.  Alternate designs, rotate the magnet,play with the positioning on the nail – the art creations are endless!

To create your own unique China Glaze® Magnetix II manicure:

1. Select desired magnet design.  Choose from circles, vertical lines or lattice effects

2. Apply one coat of China Glaze® Strong Adhesion Base Coat to clean nails; allow to dry completely.

3. Designing one nail at a time for best results, apply one coat of Magnetix II nail lacquer.  Immediately hold the China Glaze® Magnetix II Magnet over damp nail for 5-10 seconds,positioning so the built-in finger rest holds it steady.  (If you happento touch the magnet to damp polish, simply wipe clean with nail polish remover– it won’t damage the magnet.)

4. Once the design is fully developed and nails are dry, seal with China Glaze®Fast Forward Top Coat.



ChinaGlaze® Magnetix II will beavailable September 2012 at salons and beauty supply stores nationwide withpolishes and magnet sold separately.  The collectionwill be available in a 12-piece counter display and as open stock colors and magnet.


ChinaGlaze® is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.  For moreinformation, visit www.chinaglaze.com, follow China Glaze® on Facebook (@ChinaGlazeOfficial) and Twitter(@ChinaGlaze) and check out China Glaze® YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ChinaGlazeOfficial.



ChinaGlaze® is a division of American International Industries.
About American International Industries

For nearly 42 years, AII has been the leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of innovative, quality beauty and skin care products for men andwomen.  Our product lines include Ardell, Andrea, Body Drench, Bye ByeBlemish, Checi, China Glaze, Clean + Easy, Clubman/Pinaud, Duo, EuropeanSecrets, EzFlow, Fright Night, Gena, GiGi, Gypsy Lash, IBD, It’s So Easy,Jeris-Lustray, Nail Tek, No Tweeze/Micro Tweeze, 'N Rage, Poshe, Prolinc, RAW,Seche, SuperNail, Surgi-Care, Waterworks, Winning Nails, Woltra,Woody’s, and Youthair. For more information, visit our website: www.aiibeauty.com.

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NV - New UK cosmetics brand - Swatches and Review

Hello! Today I have a review and some swatches from a new UK cosmetics brand called NV. 

Click the jump for the post! If that pretty packaging doesn't lure you in I don't know what will...

Press Sample

NV is a new UK brand that comprises of nail polish, nail wraps, eye crayons, lip glosses, glitter pots and more (according to the cute little leaflet I got in the packaging). Their nail range includes shatter, magnetise, UV neon, mirror mirror metallic, glitter and chameleon colour change. Currently only the nail range is available, other cosmetics are coming next year.

The first thing that grabbed my attention was the packaging, it's so colourful and cute! 

First up is Titanium Star, from the Mirror Mirror collection.

Titanium Star is a high shine silver metallic, with a slightly gold undertone. Super duper shiny! 

The fomula is great and not at all streaky. I used 2 coats for full opaqueness, no top coat. 

This is the first mirror metallic I've used and I'm quite impressed with it. It went on so easily!

Next is Purple from the Magnetise collection.

This is a shimmery mauve magnetic polish (I'm sure nearly everyone is familiar with magnetics by now) the magnetic effect is quite strong, perhaps not as strong as some out there but definitely a decent one. Application was again great, I only needed 2 coats and it went on smoothly.

Next is Day Glo from the UV Neon collection (glows under UV light). This one gave my camera all sorts of panic attacks...it truly is neon! My camera unfortunately just couldn't capture it properly, the pictures came out quite dark. You get the effect of just how BRIGHT it is though! 

The colour accuracy isn't 100%, I'd say it was a bit more tangerine coloured in real life, but this is pretty close. Application was easy for a neon, and it dried glossy, unlike some neons that tend to dry matte. I did however need 4 coats to cover up visible nail line, but if your nails are short you won't have that problem.

Lastly is Blue Monday from the Colour Collection, which is a collection of cremes.

Blue Monday is a lovely light blue creme (I can't get enough of blues!) which reminds me of Barry M Cyan Blue. The formula was great, but maybe a little thin. I used 3 coats and top coat. 

All done!

NV seems to be a good quality budget brand, I had no trouble with the formulas of any of them, and the packaging is definitely attractive. My favourite was the Mirror Mirror polish and I'd love to try more of those. I can't see any DBP, Formaldehyde or Toluene in the ingredients so they look to be B3F.

NV's website is under construction but you can see their Facebook page here (look at the glitters, they look so pretty!) which has a list of links to online stockists, and I believe the nail polish is priced at £3 for 14ml.

Also thank you to everyone who wished me happy birthday in my last post!! I had a great day :)

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Magnetic Freakin' Violet

If you seen my comments a few posts ago, you'll know that I think Magnetic Freakin' Violet is Freakin' Amazing....and I haven't changed my opinion since then!!  I'm finally getting around to posting the mani I did a few weeks ago.

Started with a base of two coats of Magnetic Freakin' Violet.  Two coats still had VNL visible when I took pix, but I don't think it's terribly obvious in this particular pix.  (I highly recommend clicking on these pix for a better look....but beware that lemmings may be created!)

So I added a third coat.  While it did cover the VNL better, the polish layering resulted in a much darker hue, and while it was still beautiful, I much prefer the colouring achieved of two coats.  Next time I'll do some layering over a base polish, or just leave at two (because the VNL was only visible in the pix; it wasn't visible IRL). 

Pssstttttt!  See that bottle gorgeousness? 

Topped with SV.  Unfortunately, because I had already put SV on, then added another layer of Freakin' Violet then SV again in very short time, my SV did react a little on the negative side as it was really not liking so many layers in such as short time, so it dried a little off, but was beautiful none the less.  Only obvious in macro shots! lol!

I had to post both these pix as you can slightly see the green effect more in the one below. 

Stamped using XL 35. 

Didn't do too fantastic job of stamping on the middle finger near the tips, so I took a brush and tried to fill in the lines a bit more.

Topped with SV.  What was interesting to me is that the white Konad stamping polish did not turn colour as I've sometimes experienced with dark blues and purples and I was expecting it....which is a good thing!  I'm not a fan when the weird chemical reaction changes the colour of the stamping polish. 

I don't think my pix are necessarily the best to show off the absolute gorgeousness of Freakin' Violet, but I can say it is a special polish indeed...IMHO anyway.  It's one of those polishes that is so much nicer IRL and pictures just don't do it justice! Please refer to my tab of Where I Get My Stuff on my home page if you are interested in online links as to where Magnetic polishes and XL 35 can be purchased. 

Thanks for looking!

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Squiggly Lines

This mani is a little different than what I usually do but did this as part of my ongoing quest to experiment more with layering and stamping.....anyway; here's what I came up with.

Started with two coats of Magnetic Largo Lilac; this is with no topcoat.  Application was good and it covered nicely in two coats which really surprised me as it is such a pale colour.

Magnetic Largo Lilac is one of three polishes in a boxed set called Florida Moods.  They are a trio of pretty, delicate colours.  However, as I'm experimenting more and more with layering for different looks and how they stamp, I decided to layer some glitter on top; after checking out my stash, decided on Icing Glitteratti.

Loved how this layering turned out...makes me wonder why I had never reached for Icing Glitteratti in the past!  Holo!...Glitter!...what's not to love? These two colours seem made for one another! 

Even though I loved how the layering turned out, rarely does a mani go by that I don't end up putting on some type of stamping...and again, am experimenting more with layering of polishes and stamping, so when I was searching for images, I seen the squiggly lines on MJ II and thought it would be a good image to still see the base and glitter beneath. The only problem was trying to figure out what stamping polish to use.  I decided upon Konad Red Wine, which is a little odd choice, but it didn't turn out too bad.

I did want to point out that IRL, this polish stamped a deep purple and complimented the base and glitter well....as least I thought so!  However, under the glare of the lights for the photo, it does have a reddish tinge...it is called wine after all! lol!  But I don't think it was this bright IRL.  None the less, I didn't mind it and as I say so often, thank goodness its just polish and can easily be removed anyway!  In hindsight, there are dark purple cremes that may have stamped well that I could have used....maybe next time!

Thank you to Nadia at Magnetic Canada** for sending this polish along with my order of Magnetic Freakin' Violet.  One of these days, I'll get around to showing Magnetic Freakin' Violet...it is freakin' amazing! 

Hope you're having a fantastic day...thanks for looking!

**This polish was sent to me for review.  Please see my disclosure policy for further information.

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