Review: Kiko magnetic nail polish

As i mentioned in a recent Friday 5 good things Kiko have just released a collection of magnetic nail polishes. When nails inc brought out their collection of 3 magnetic nail polishes i really wanted to try them but with them being so expensive to start with then to add the cost of P&P to Spain would have made them at least 20 pound and i am not prepared to spend that much money on a single nail polish.

Kiko have released 8 different shades each retailing at 4.90 pounds and a separate magnet for 1.90 pound you can view them all and buy online from their website here . I think having a separate magnet has a view advantages, a lot of people struggled with the nails inc magnet because it was part of the lid, this one can be held easily and used in different directions to achieve different effects such as criss-cross, vertical, horizontal or diagonal lines. The only downside would be that you could possibly lose the magnet with it not being attached to the bottle.

I bought 4 of the 8 colours available and one magnet:

(left to right: Emerald turqoise, Purple, Wine red, Charcoal)

The magnet and a close up of my thumbnail

Close up of fingers (difficult to photograph)

The polish applies just like any other nail polish ( maybe a tiny bit thicker), i applied one coat and allowed to dry then applied a second coat (one finger at a time) and while it was still wet held the magnet of the nail polish to create the effect, i didn't try out any of the other ways to hold the magnet on this attempt but i will in the future.

Overall i like the effect it gives, it is much more interesting than plain colour and i am looking forward to trying the other colours that i bought, it dried quickly and is just starting to chip slightly on the edges ( after 3 loads of washing up). For the price and colour range i think these beat the nails inc version hands down.

Have you tried magnetic nail polishes?