China Glaze Con-fused?

Pre teksturnih lakova, prolazni trend su bili magnetni lakovi, mada je pitanje koliko je trend bio prolazan. Iako nikada nisu bili masovno prisutni kao teksturci, magnetni lakovi se još uvek mogu naći kod mnogih indie proizvođača. No pre deset godina je bio trenutak kada su mnogi opšteprisutni proizvođači odlučili da ubace i magnetne lakove u svoju ponudu kroz jednu ili dve kolekcije. Jedan od tih proizvođača je i China Glaze, koji je kroz dve edicije Magnetix lakova ponudio 12 nijansi i dva magneta sa po tri šare. China Glaze lakovi na žalost već godinama više nisu dostupni kod nas, odnosno nove kolekcije se ne nabavljaju, a postojeće zalihe se rasprodaju. Tako se ovaj lak može nabaviti za prilično smešnih 190 dinara u Aleandar Cosmetics.

Before textured polishes, the biggest passing trend in nail polishes was magnetic polishes, although it is debatable how passing it was. Even though they have never been as widespread as textured polishes, they can still be found in many indie lines. However, 10 years ago many mainstream manufacturers made a collection or two of magnetic polishes. One of them was China Glaze, who offered 12 shades and 2 magnets with 3 patterns each in two editions of Magnetix polishes.

China Glaze Con-fused? u bočici izgleda kao isprani metalik zeleni lak i takav je i kada se namaže. No kada se primeni magnet, metalne čestice se izdvajaju da prate šaru magneta i pogledu izlažu izuzetno tamnu zelenu bazu. Ovako je lak daleko zanimljiviji. Meni se šara na žalost veoma brzo razlila, iako sam magnet koristila i pre i nakon što sam nanela brzosušeći nadlak. Iskreno, ne pamtim kada sam poslednji put namazala magnetni lak. Za to su donekle krivi sami magneti, čije šare su mi bile donekle ograničavajuće, ali i sam spor proces upotrebe magnetnih lakova. Da li je krajnji izgled vredan truda? Nisam sigurna, ali ovaj manikir nosim još od subote. Čak i razliven, efekat mačjeg oka je fascinantan. Plus se na Instagramu mogu naći veoma kreativni manikiri koji magnetne lakove koriste kao osnovu za nail art ili pečatiranje.

In the bottle, China Glaze Con-fused? looks like a washed-out metallic green polish and that it what it looks like when you put it on your nails. But when you magnetize it, metallic particles will move to follow the pattern of the magnet and reveal a very deep, dark green base. Unfortunately, the effect lost its shape rather fast, despite me having used the magnet both before and after quick-dry top coat. To be honest, I can't remember when I last wore a magnetic polish. It is partly due to the magnets, whose patterns I find somewhat limiting, but for the most part it is because I find the entire process slow and daunting. Is the end result worth it? I am not sure, but I have worn this mani since Saturday. Even not crisp, the cat's eye effect is mesmerizing. On top of that, you can find very creative manis on Instagram that are using magnetic polishes as base for nail art or stamping.

Slike su snimljene na dnevnom svetlu. Imam dva sloja laka i jedan sloj nadlaka. Magnet koji sam koristila je Masura. Photos were taken in sunlight. I have two coats of polish and a layer of top coat. I used Masura magnet.