PCF Spring Challenge ~ Spring Clean

Diet Update ~ I have been having dreams where I semi-consciously stuff my face with chocolate, then horrifiedly remember my diet.  -_-  In real life though I'm enjoying lovely fruit snacks and being in control of what I'm eating!  Lisa xx

Hello!

Today is time for the 'spring clean' mani, an out-of-season colour.  Shamefully, I bought 17's Magnetized polish in the week it came out in the Autumn... and have worn it ONCE.  Bad bad Lisa.  So for today's mani it had a spring-clean airing, and here it is:

It's lovely but I'm definitely out-of-practice with getting a strong magnet effect!

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The Purple Crumpet Fairy Challenge is a group on Facebook where members take part in fun and varied nail art challenges! I am currently participating in the Spring Nail Art Challenge. Here are the other lovely group members and their blogs:

The Crumpet - http://thecrumpet.blogspot.com

Purple Fairy Dust All Things Beautiful -
http://claire-purplefairydust.blogspot.com/

Manicurity - http://manicurity.blogspot.com/ and http://manicurity.tumblr.com/

PhishPosh and Polish - http://pishposhandpolish.blogspot.com/

Bee Polished - http://beepolished.blogspot.com

Obsessive Compulsive Nail Painting Disorder - http://ocnpd.blogspot.com

http://bubblyfairy-nailpolishjunkie.blogspot.com/

Happy Nails - http://happynailsuk.blogspot.com

Tales of Knit and Nails - http://ofknitandnails.blogspot.com/

The Girl with Rainbow Hands - http://rainbowhands.blogspot.com

No Junk Nail - http://NoJunkNail.blogspot.com

Only Always Soccermom - http://soccermom5982.blogspot.com

The Nail Newbie - http://nail-newbie.blogspot.com

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Hugs,

Lisa xx

17's Magnetized Nail Polish ~ Blue

Hello, and woohoo!

This is a follow-up to my first attempt at using 17's Magnetized, which wasn't too successful.  On my second go I seem to have nailed it, and the results are FAB.  I don't know what I did that was so different (I get the feeling you just need to keep having a go), but I can recommend a thick coat of polish - you only need 1, so it's OK - and working very fast!  Get the magnet over the wet polish as soon as you can.

Love it love it love it!

On that last photo I added a glow-in-the-dark sticker from Nail Delights as an accent nail.  My camera just would not capture the glow once I turned the light off, but I can promise you that it does!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

17 Magnetized Nail Polish ~ Blue

Hello!

I spotted this new arrival in Boots yesterday.  In between classes at university this week I have been frequenting the polish aisles quite regularly, so this magnetic polish must have only been released in the past couple of days.

The shade I chose was Blue; I would have bought this polish even without the special effect, which is always a good sign.  I paid £4.99 which is the polish's introductory price, rising to £5.99 in November.

Before I show you my pictures I have to warn you: I do need to practise more to get the perfect magnetised effect!  The next time I will be trying a thicker coat to get a more pronounced look.  But here is what I ended up with on my first try...

As you can see I didn't get a really strong effect, but I can already see how beautiful this is - I LOVE the purple coming through.  What's more, this polish is a one-coater, which is very convenient!

I will definitely be posting again in future with more successful attempts ^_^

Hugs,

Lisa xx