The metallic nail polish
I don’t normally wear nail polish (and the results will show you why I don’t) but there was a tic-toc thing going on about metallic nail polish and using an Apple Watch charger to manipulate the metallic flakes into French Tips or something.
I chose a cheap nail polish ($5, I think) at Amazon to test it out.
These were air dried.
These nails were air dried.
Right- dries on Apple Watch charger
These were dried while resting tip first on my Apple Watch charger.
Do you see a difference? I kind of don’t. Maybe these aren’t metal flakes and wont be attracted by magnets. Maybe it’s just a big hoax. Maybe I need more practice coloring in the lines.
I’m thinking he doesn’t do a lot of typing.
Have you seen these? Would you try it? Would you wear it? My need to wear nail polish is non-existence (my goth phase began and ended with a screening of “Beetlejuice” in the 80’s.) Lets discuss that, or my poor coloring skills, in the comments.
Now I am going to clip my fingernails back. (they’ll grow back to this length in two weeks. I could easily grow Howard Hughes nails. Too bad I can’t grow Howard Hughes assets as easily.)
Images: my iPhone and Wikimedia Commons.
There are nail polishes specifically marketed as magnetic, you’ll need one of those in order to get any effect when magnetized. With regular polish like the one you have here, it won’t work.
So jealous of your ability to grow nails! Mine peel straight off if I look at them funny. At least I have good company in Musette.
They grow really fast and are pretty strong. Which for me just means constant clipping.
Ha! I’m out of my nail polish obsession-era but IIRC they were very specific polishes with magnetic qualities. I do like that color a lot, though.
I chose it for the contrast, but yeah, I do like it. Of course waaayyy too daring for me. I don’t even really approve of polish on men. Even overly buffed nails on men bug me.
I haven’t heard of this nail polish trick, Tom. My son-in-law wears plain black nail polish quite often and it looks good on him. Those color shifting duochrome ones are pretty.
They are kind of cool. Not my thing at all but cool.
There were a slew of magnetic nail polishes in the UK in the 20teens. They came with a little magnet on top of the lid. Paint you nail, hold the magnet where you wanted the metallic bits to congregate, eh voila!
I’d love to see the process
This was … interesting. It seems both your nails and hair grow fast.
That colour is rather fetching. And the process … well, again, interesting. I used to love getting manicures in NYC an age ago.
Yes, they both do. Now if only I could grow fresh new teeth.
I don’t see much difference either. Cool idea though. Right now my nails are short but I love them long. Mine grow quicky and are hard so long works well. Then I have fun with them, nail polish – colors, patterns, decals, designs and lots more. Eventually a few break and I cut them all off for awhile. Then repeat. It’s only fingernails.
Mine grew fast as well. So much so that one of our repair people asked a coworker if I did drag (since my nails were long)
LOVE the shimmery black aurora Musette. Obviously you need a friend to paint for you. I love Joan Mitchell’s paintings but pretty sure it’s not a nail polish movement.
Portia xx
Not me! I’m definitely YNBB because mine are thin and peel. Toes are a whole other story! I wear tons of metallics !!!
I’d forgotten how tough it is to do your own nails!
Being mistaken for Musette is likely the best thing to happen this year.
O M G! Sorry Tom, but yes it would feel kinda cool. She’s the biz.
The Joan Mitchel comment holds true.
Portia xx
Hey, I took it as a compliment.
Ah, but the year has just begun…….
lets hope that means a year of other pleasant things..
But of course!
::blushing::
Yes, I’d need someone to actually do them for me. But I really can’t be bothered.