This is bkl enemies to lovers. I tried the new magnet technique there you lay a long magnet (bar shaped?) diagonally on top of the horseshoe magnet. You get the two effects in one.
I am actually floored. These polishes are insanely gorgeous! The duochrome, the sheerness… I love it all.
I upvoted, am writing this comment, and then will leave the post, to prevent myself from scrolling to see what the polish name is to keep myself from manic buying this lol. This looks stunning!
I'm new to BKL--praise the lacquer gods of it comes back because I had this in my cart and didn't hit buy because I didn't realize how short the buying window was 😭
I want to do something like this for my daughter but as a dad with zero experience, I don't know where to start. Any video guides that show how you used the magnets to achieve this effect? And is there a link to where I can buy this specific polish?
30lbs horseshoe magnet . 30lbs is critical since it is big enough for your finger to slide under
Bar magnet
Quick drying top coats like sèche vite or the one I’m using is by bees knees lacquer called “I’m very fast”
Lastly, you’ll need the polish. Now this is by bees knees lacquer but any magnetic polish works with the technique shown above. It’s not available right now but it will be later this month around their next drop so keep an eye out. Around the 20th usually they launch a new collection and makes the old collection available. Look up for the polish called “enemies to lovers”
To do this effect I prep the nails as normal(base coat and filing)
The paint on a thickish layer of polish and slide my finger in the u shape of the magnet. Hold for 30sec to a minute.
Repeat as many coats as you want
Do the same thing for the top coat, magnetize it for around 1 - 2 minutes each nails
You're amazing! I'm definitely going to try and internalize all this and see if I can give it a try. I may follow up with questions if I run into issues. Thanks again :)
They were very thick!! It’s actually better for some magnetic polishes to do thicker coats as it allows for the pigment to snap into place. With thin coats, the polish dries too quickly to allow it to a certain degree.
The polish is still sheer though! That’s a feature for me. You can see it best at the angles where the shimmer isn’t shining
I’m wearing Only One Bed and it is gorgeous. I often get tired of looking at the same polish after like 5 days but this one is so elegant I don’t want to take it off! It also looks beautiful at one sheer coat velvetized, like a thin seashell :)
I loved it with just one coat!! It’s like it’s even more shiny and ethereal. I’d love to see a pic of you have !!
I wore mine 4 days and I changed polish Friday so I keep looking at my nails this weekend wanting to see the shiny magnetic polish but it’s just a regular one lol
Is it because of a no buy? Or because it’s not available on the website? If it’s the second options, bkl release usually come back for the next months. So watch out for this months announcements
I wish I had a black jelly but I was pleasantly surprised with the effect of just two thick coats.
And yes all magnetic polishes disperse after some time unfortunately. I think it’s more pronounced with this one as the particle is quite fine and the base is very smooth.
I’ll experiment with some different topcoats and dry times.
I could not do my nails like this, because I would be unable to take my eyes off them even when driving. Especially when the sun caught them. And I would crash my car. These are too beautiful
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I opted for Slow Burn instead of this one and am having regrets. 🥲 Gonna try this technique with Spicy though. Not a huge fan of it in regular velvet. Thanks!
WOAHHHH these look super pretty as a skittle!! Why didn’t I think of that? I’m kicking myself for not picking up the whole collection. These mosaic magnetic polishes are so pretty! I hope we get more colours in the future
Thanks so much for all the pics, your manicure is gorgeousss
Ok where are you getting the bar magnets? Bc I have one and it's about 2 inches--not quiiiiite long enough to do the technique. Like it fits straight across, but not on a diagonal.
It's just not long enough to get it diagonal, so I end up with a line straight across my nail rather than diagonally across my nail. It looks ok, but I like the way this looks so much better
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I upvoted, am writing this comment, and then will leave the post, to prevent myself from scrolling to see what the polish name is to keep myself from manic buying this lol. This looks stunning!