This video was so informative! Thank you! - I ordered the SJ3! I was never jazzed about spending $30 for a magnet. I do have several magnetic polishes but so far…they are all untried.
Hi! I’m so glad you found it helpful and I hope you love using your magnetic polishes with your new SJ3 magnet when it arrives. That price point definitely makes it more appealing!! Yet it still gives just as good of an effect as the $30 one. Let me know what you think after you get to play with it. Thank you for watching and commenting!❤❤
I've found that doing the cat eye effect never works well with the magnetic wands that you get from the polish brands, as you said they tend to disperse... but I got some neodymium bar magnets and they give such a nice crisp line and are only a few bucks!
Oh, I have one of those too. lol. I know I’ve used it but I don’t remember if it kept the crisp line. I obviously need to wear my magnetics more and play with the different magnets. Thanks for the reminder! Thanks for watching and sharing.
Thanks for your very thorough video. I have some strong magnets with hooks, and I was going to try them first, but if not, I will get one of these. I really like the velvet look and not the cat eye. God bless.
Hi! Oh, hopefully what you have will work. If you have two and can somehow get them on either side of your finger at the same time they may work for the velvet look. Let me know how it goes!! Thank you for watching and sharing! ❤❤
Aha! I repurposed that very same magnetic pallet for a bunch my nail magnets too! It’s proven very handy… Tx for the comparisons - I ordered 2 of the sj3s a couple weeks ago and they’re on their way to me…
Hi! Yeah, I think I saw someone recommend a magnetic pallet to store polish magnets quite a few years ago and bought it then. It really does work well to keep (most) all of them together. Then I just keep the pallet on the side of my helmer with those that don’t fit inside. Win, win!! I think you’ll really like the SJ3’s. Besides working well they are so pretty!! Thank you for watching and sharing. ❤❤
This is so helpful and the variety of magnets is awesome. I have the HT magnet and I bought a cross looking magnet from Amazon UK. Your indie magnetic polishes are soo gorgeous. TFS
There are so many choices in magnets these days. I have so many and hardly ever use them! I’m taking someone else’s advice and separating my magnetic polishes out so I can grab them more easily and more often. ❤❤
I did purchase a 30 lb magnet last year that I have yet to use because I have yet to separate my magnetic polishes from the others. My inner whimsical is tempted by the SJ 3Designs’ colorful magnets. Thanks for the sunny shot of your nails… memorizing.
Hi! I don’t keep my magnetic polishes separated from the rest either but I was just thinking the other day I should do that. I’d probably wear them more often that way. A project for another day… They are pretty. I definitely have an inner whimsical that loves that sort of thing too. 😊 Thanks for watching and commenting!! ❤❤
I keep my magnets separated from all my other polishes. It makes it a lot easier that way. When I have time to do magnetic polish, which I love the look of, all my magnetics are in one place.
@@nailedthecolour6429 I’m going to work on that, separating out my magnetic and keeping them together. I do that with my crackle polishes, so it just makes sense. I think I’d be more apt to wear them more that way too.
This is such an informative video! I've not used any of my magnets yet and have almost all of the ones you used (less the mani mag), plus a shoebox of others with different magnetic shape pulls. It is so interesting to see what effects are possible. I got the SJ3 Designs magnet in the same color as you did. 😊
Hi! I’m so glad you found it helpful! I have even more magnets than I showed here, I’ll have to do another video in the future showing off some of the other ones and the effects they give. It is fun to see how the polish appears based on what type of magnet is used. Had you already ordered the SJ3 magnet or did you just order it? It’s such a pretty color! Grab a magnetic polish and open your shoebox of magnets and have fun with it!! 😊😊 Thank you for watching and commenting!! ❤❤
@realpolishfanatic I agree...use those magnets. The 30lb will be my 1st one and can't wait to try this. I'm so in love with the nails you did and the cat eye ones I see online. I have to get a cat eye magnet too. Can't wait to order some polishes and play. It's the only thing I do for myself. Please share all of your magnets. I had no idea how big it is.
@@Sandy-p4m I will continue to do some videos showing off all the magnets I have. I did do another video after this one showing some “arc” magnets if you didn’t see that one. Enjoy your polish and have fun during your “me” time. That’s what it’s all about!! ❤❤
Just ordered the 30 pound...because it was a quick buy it now. Ill look into the SJ Tomorrow. In love with that plum polish. I was wanting to try the ilnp velvets so ill get one of those but gonna look into others. Do you have a favorite brand?? Im not familiar with indie stuff. Thank you.
Hi! I have many favorite brands of indie polish. ILNP is a good brand. A good way to get into indie polish is to look at some of the collab offerings. You get to choose from many different brands and styles of polish all for only one shipping charge. A good one to check out is Polish Pickup (www.Polishpickup.com). It will be open for purchasing the first weekend of every month (Friday-Monday) so for September it’ll be open Sept 6-9. The website will be open usually starting the Sunday before (sometime on Sept 1) so you can see everything being offered and if you make an account on the website you can put things you’re interested in in a wishlist. Popular things can sell out quickly though, so keep that in mind. Another good brand to check out is Lyn B Designs because she has a 50% off sale code each month when she releases a new collection. So you can try them out for like $6 each. (Just fyi, some things are excluded from the coupon code but like 98% of things from her website are included). She’s at www.lynbdesigns.store I don’t see a date yet for her September release. Anyway, I hope that helps, let me know if you have any more questions. I think you’ll love that 30# magnet! Thanks for watching and commenting! ❤❤
@realpolishfanatic oh man....can't thank you enough for this info. Looking at nail stuff on here I kept seeing polish pick-up and no idea at all what that meant. Thank you!! I can't wait to try the velvet look. It's so darn pretty. I remember many years ago I think china glaze had it at the store but I never seen it again. I didn't like the color either. I have always been a store shopper where most of my polish is sally hansen. I just started a monthly box with manioligy for art nails. I saw that on here too. Now I see so many things for nails on you tube. Learning a lot. I could grow my nails long but I'd never get anything done. Wouldn't even be able to pick up my cat. Lol. But I think polish looks good on short nails too. :) Thank you so much!!!
@@Sandy-p4m Yeah, I think the velvet look is my favorite way to wear magnetics. I have a lot of mainstream polish too-Sally Hansen, China glaze, etc. I like it all. lol. I’m not too familiar with maniology but I’m sure it will help you grow your collection and choices in doing mani’s. I absolutely agree that all polish looks just as good on short nails as long ones. There is a lot to see and know about polish, especially indies. I’ve been buying indies since about 2012 so I have a lot of experience with them. If you ever have questions feel free to ask. Most important thing to remember, just have fun with it. It’s only polish and easily removed and redone if you mess up or don’t like something. This should be a fun hobby so have fun with it. 😊💅❤
@realpolishfanatic holy moly. 2012?? You must have lots of really good stuff!! It appears to me that the indie stuff is the most beautiful. I've always been so nervous about ordering things online but I'm just gonna do it. Are you familiar with nail stamping?? That's what manioligy is about. Back in the 90s I worked for QVC and they had lots of nail stamping kits. It was much more difficult back then and the designs were boring. So, I tried a few and never did again. Lost all of my polishes in 2ks in a move and didn't start to rebuild until a few years ago. Wasn't wearing it enough to justify it but it's so much easier now. Way back when painting your nails was an all day event. It took forever for nails to dry. I started getting back with the insta dry polish and have loads of it. The manioligy polish drys real fast too. I love the designs. Starting out I just do 1 nail on each hand. Lol. Thank you so much for taking so much time out of your day to converse with me. :)
@@Sandy-p4m I bought so much stuff back in the day from QVC. lol. I have a lot of stamping plates but hardly ever use them. You’re right, things are so much better than back then though. If you’re looking for some more stamping supplies, Moyou London is having a huge sale on a lot of stamping plates, polish and stampers. I placed a huge order with them a month or two ago. Here’s a link to the sale stuff (if you get a pop up about going to a different website say no, you don’t want to go there because this link is where the sale is: moyoulondon.com/collections/clearance It’s my pleasure to chat with you.
I really appreciate the side by side comparisons. I have a red 24lb magnet which does a pretty good job for the velvet look. Thanks for making this video. Q: Does one of your arc magnets work better than the others? I’ve been using a bar magnet, but I like the look of magnetic nails better when swatchers use an arc shaped magnent. I’m thinking of buying the skinny arc magnets from Lantern & Wren, but they also sell the extra wide arc magnets. Does it make a difference when you use the extra wide arc magnet vs using the skinny arc magnet?
Hi! To answer your question, truthfully I haven’t used them all. I know I’ve used the skinny arc (I also bought mine from Lantern & Wren a few years ago) and really liked that. I will do a video this week (hopefully) using all three of the arc magnets I have so we can see together how they perform and look. Stay tuned. 😊 Thank you for watching and asking that question. ❤❤
Hi! I have posted a video showing the arc magnets. I’m not sure how helpful it’s going to be, I think longer nails would give a better idea, but it is posted if you’d like to check it out. Thank you for your question. ❤️
I'm curious, does the $8 teal one put a cross on your magnetic nail polish if you hold the side over the top of it?!? That would be wicked cool looking if it does!!! ;0)
I've been needing a side by side comparison of these magnets. This was SO helpful! Thank you so much for sharing ❤
Hi! Yay! I’m glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching and commenting!! ❤❤
30 lb orange magnet for the win, but yes, the SJ is the best value and more than adequate. Very interesting, thank you! 😊
Hi! Yes, I agree with you entirely. Thanks for watching and commenting! ❤❤
This video was so informative! Thank you! - I ordered the SJ3! I was never jazzed about spending $30 for a magnet. I do have several magnetic polishes but so far…they are all untried.
Hi! I’m so glad you found it helpful and I hope you love using your magnetic polishes with your new SJ3 magnet when it arrives. That price point definitely makes it more appealing!! Yet it still gives just as good of an effect as the $30 one. Let me know what you think after you get to play with it. Thank you for watching and commenting!❤❤
I've found that doing the cat eye effect never works well with the magnetic wands that you get from the polish brands, as you said they tend to disperse... but I got some neodymium bar magnets and they give such a nice crisp line and are only a few bucks!
Oh, I have one of those too. lol. I know I’ve used it but I don’t remember if it kept the crisp line. I obviously need to wear my magnetics more and play with the different magnets. Thanks for the reminder! Thanks for watching and sharing.
Love seeing the differences among the magnets. I’ve got the 30# on the way, looking forward to playing with it!
Hey! I love the effect the horseshoe magnet gives. Looking forward to seeing some mani’s in the NB! Thanks for watching and commenting! ❤❤
Thank you so much for testing these! I was eyeing the 30 lb one but also excited to know there’s a cheaper alternative.
Hi! Happy to help! I’m glad you found it useful. Thank you for watching and commenting!! ❤❤
I'm getting the SJ3 thanks so much❤❤❤
Hi! That’s great! I hope you love it! Have you looked at all the color choices yet? Which one will you get? Thank you for watching and commenting! ❤❤
@@realpolishfanatic yes and they are all beautiful I can't decide but when I do I plan on a few different ones great prices
@@julieneuharth550That’s what I did too, I got 3 of the SJ3 magnets all in different colors. lol.
I’m been debating which to go for, this helps immensely, thank you! 😊
Hi! I’m so glad you found it helpful! Which one are you leaning towards getting? Thanks for watching and commenting! ❤❤
@@realpolishfanatic the SJ 3Designs 😀 I was leaning towards it before watching your video and your video sealed it for me.
@@foxbearchillinbytheriver
Great choice. You’re going to love it! ❤
I have been looking at the horseshoe magnets and wanting to see them in use. Thank you
Hi! I’m glad you found it useful! Thank you for watching and commenting!! ❤❤
Very helpful. Didn't even know the other two kinds existed. Thank you very much.
Hi! I’m glad you found it useful! Thank you for watching and commenting. ❤❤
Thanks for your very thorough video. I have some strong magnets with hooks, and I was going to try them first, but if not, I will get one of these. I really like the velvet look and not the cat eye. God bless.
Hi! Oh, hopefully what you have will work. If you have two and can somehow get them on either side of your finger at the same time they may work for the velvet look. Let me know how it goes!! Thank you for watching and sharing! ❤❤
Thank you! Very helpful!
Thank you for watching and commenting. I’m so glad you found it helpful! ❤❤
This was so helpful, thank you!
I’m so glad you found it helpful! Thank You for watching and commenting!! ❤❤
Aha! I repurposed that very same magnetic pallet for a bunch my nail magnets too! It’s proven very handy… Tx for the comparisons - I ordered 2 of the sj3s a couple weeks ago and they’re on their way to me…
Hi! Yeah, I think I saw someone recommend a magnetic pallet to store polish magnets quite a few years ago and bought it then. It really does work well to keep (most) all of them together. Then I just keep the pallet on the side of my helmer with those that don’t fit inside. Win, win!!
I think you’ll really like the SJ3’s. Besides working well they are so pretty!!
Thank you for watching and sharing. ❤❤
This is so helpful and the variety of magnets is awesome. I have the HT magnet and I bought a cross looking magnet from Amazon UK. Your indie magnetic polishes are soo gorgeous. TFS
There are so many choices in magnets these days. I have so many and hardly ever use them! I’m taking someone else’s advice and separating my magnetic polishes out so I can grab them more easily and more often. ❤❤
Thanks for the comparisons.. I need to buy a magnetic polish!!❤😊
Yes you do! 😊 They are fun and usually can be worn without magnetizing for a different look (and just as pretty). Thanks for watching and commenting!!
I did purchase a 30 lb magnet last year that I have yet to use because I have yet to separate my magnetic polishes from the others. My inner whimsical is tempted by the SJ 3Designs’ colorful magnets. Thanks for the sunny shot of your nails… memorizing.
Hi! I don’t keep my magnetic polishes separated from the rest either but I was just thinking the other day I should do that. I’d probably wear them more often that way. A project for another day…
They are pretty. I definitely have an inner whimsical that loves that sort of thing too. 😊
Thanks for watching and commenting!! ❤❤
I keep my magnets separated from all my other polishes. It makes it a lot easier that way. When I have time to do magnetic polish, which I love the look of, all my magnetics are in one place.
@@nailedthecolour6429
I’m going to work on that, separating out my magnetic and keeping them together. I do that with my crackle polishes, so it just makes sense. I think I’d be more apt to wear them more that way too.
This is such an informative video! I've not used any of my magnets yet and have almost all of the ones you used (less the mani mag), plus a shoebox of others with different magnetic shape pulls. It is so interesting to see what effects are possible. I got the SJ3 Designs magnet in the same color as you did. 😊
Hi! I’m so glad you found it helpful! I have even more magnets than I showed here, I’ll have to do another video in the future showing off some of the other ones and the effects they give. It is fun to see how the polish appears based on what type of magnet is used.
Had you already ordered the SJ3 magnet or did you just order it? It’s such a pretty color!
Grab a magnetic polish and open your shoebox of magnets and have fun with it!! 😊😊 Thank you for watching and commenting!! ❤❤
@realpolishfanatic I agree...use those magnets. The 30lb will be my 1st one and can't wait to try this. I'm so in love with the nails you did and the cat eye ones I see online. I have to get a cat eye magnet too. Can't wait to order some polishes and play. It's the only thing I do for myself. Please share all of your magnets. I had no idea how big it is.
@@Sandy-p4m I will continue to do some videos showing off all the magnets I have. I did do another video after this one showing some “arc” magnets if you didn’t see that one. Enjoy your polish and have fun during your “me” time. That’s what it’s all about!! ❤❤
@realpolishfanatic thank you!! Gonna find that vid!! I saw you had some circular type one in your box!! I love that you share with us!!
@@Sandy-p4m
Thank you! ❤
great video! please tell me how you got that bar off the 30 lb magnet! I cannot for the life of me remove it.
Removing the metal bar from a 30 lb horseshoe magnet. (Spoiler: it’s tough!) 😊
Hi! It’s tough to do!
I just uploaded a quick short video showing how I did it. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@realpolishfanatic thank you so much! Finally got it but it’s very difficult.
Just ordered the 30 pound...because it was a quick buy it now. Ill look into the SJ Tomorrow. In love with that plum polish. I was wanting to try the ilnp velvets so ill get one of those but gonna look into others. Do you have a favorite brand?? Im not familiar with indie stuff. Thank you.
Hi! I have many favorite brands of indie polish. ILNP is a good brand.
A good way to get into indie polish is to look at some of the collab offerings. You get to choose from many different brands and styles of polish all for only one shipping charge. A good one to check out is Polish Pickup (www.Polishpickup.com). It will be open for purchasing the first weekend of every month (Friday-Monday) so for September it’ll be open Sept 6-9. The website will be open usually starting the Sunday before (sometime on Sept 1) so you can see everything being offered and if you make an account on the website you can put things you’re interested in in a wishlist. Popular things can sell out quickly though, so keep that in mind.
Another good brand to check out is Lyn B Designs because she has a 50% off sale code each month when she releases a new collection. So you can try them out for like $6 each. (Just fyi, some things are excluded from the coupon code but like 98% of things from her website are included). She’s at www.lynbdesigns.store
I don’t see a date yet for her September release.
Anyway, I hope that helps, let me know if you have any more questions. I think you’ll love that 30# magnet!
Thanks for watching and commenting! ❤❤
@realpolishfanatic oh man....can't thank you enough for this info. Looking at nail stuff on here I kept seeing polish pick-up and no idea at all what that meant. Thank you!! I can't wait to try the velvet look. It's so darn pretty. I remember many years ago I think china glaze had it at the store but I never seen it again. I didn't like the color either. I have always been a store shopper where most of my polish is sally hansen. I just started a monthly box with manioligy for art nails. I saw that on here too. Now I see so many things for nails on you tube. Learning a lot. I could grow my nails long but I'd never get anything done. Wouldn't even be able to pick up my cat. Lol. But I think polish looks good on short nails too. :) Thank you so much!!!
@@Sandy-p4m
Yeah, I think the velvet look is my favorite way to wear magnetics.
I have a lot of mainstream polish too-Sally Hansen, China glaze, etc. I like it all. lol.
I’m not too familiar with maniology but I’m sure it will help you grow your collection and choices in doing mani’s.
I absolutely agree that all polish looks just as good on short nails as long ones. There is a lot to see and know about polish, especially indies. I’ve been buying indies since about 2012 so I have a lot of experience with them. If you ever have questions feel free to ask.
Most important thing to remember, just have fun with it. It’s only polish and easily removed and redone if you mess up or don’t like something. This should be a fun hobby so have fun with it. 😊💅❤
@realpolishfanatic holy moly. 2012?? You must have lots of really good stuff!! It appears to me that the indie stuff is the most beautiful. I've always been so nervous about ordering things online but I'm just gonna do it.
Are you familiar with nail stamping?? That's what manioligy is about. Back in the 90s I worked for QVC and they had lots of nail stamping kits. It was much more difficult back then and the designs were boring. So, I tried a few and never did again. Lost all of my polishes in 2ks in a move and didn't start to rebuild until a few years ago. Wasn't wearing it enough to justify it but it's so much easier now. Way back when painting your nails was an all day event. It took forever for nails to dry. I started getting back with the insta dry polish and have loads of it. The manioligy polish drys real fast too. I love the designs. Starting out I just do 1 nail on each hand. Lol. Thank you so much for taking so much time out of your day to converse with me. :)
@@Sandy-p4m
I bought so much stuff back in the day from QVC. lol.
I have a lot of stamping plates but hardly ever use them. You’re right, things are so much better than back then though.
If you’re looking for some more stamping supplies, Moyou London is having a huge sale on a lot of stamping plates, polish and stampers. I placed a huge order with them a month or two ago. Here’s a link to the sale stuff (if you get a pop up about going to a different website say no, you don’t want to go there because this link is where the sale is:
moyoulondon.com/collections/clearance
It’s my pleasure to chat with you.
I really appreciate the side by side comparisons. I have a red 24lb magnet which does a pretty good job for the velvet look.
Thanks for making this video.
Q: Does one of your arc magnets work better than the others?
I’ve been using a bar magnet, but I like the look of magnetic nails better when swatchers use an arc shaped magnent. I’m thinking of buying the skinny arc magnets from Lantern & Wren, but they also sell the extra wide arc magnets.
Does it make a difference when you use the extra wide arc magnet vs using the skinny arc magnet?
Hi! To answer your question, truthfully I haven’t used them all. I know I’ve used the skinny arc (I also bought mine from Lantern & Wren a few years ago) and really liked that. I will do a video this week (hopefully) using all three of the arc magnets I have so we can see together how they perform and look. Stay tuned. 😊
Thank you for watching and asking that question. ❤❤
@@realpolishfanatic That would be wonderful! Thanks!
Hi! I have posted a video showing the arc magnets. I’m not sure how helpful it’s going to be, I think longer nails would give a better idea, but it is posted if you’d like to check it out. Thank you for your question. ❤️
@@realpolishfanatic I can’t wait to watch it! Thank you for doing this. 👏
@@nailedthecolour6429
My pleasure. ❤
I'm curious, does the $8 teal one put a cross on your magnetic nail polish if you hold the side over the top of it?!? That would be wicked cool looking if it does!!! ;0)
I’ll check later and let you know!! ❤❤
@@realpolishfanatic awesomeness 😎
@@WarriorGirl_113
It does not leave a star, just a bit of a line. That would have been an awesome idea though. Thanks for watching!! ❤❤
@@realpolishfanatic dammit all to he!!, yea, that wouldve been pretty cool!!! thanks for checking!!! You Rock!!!
@@WarriorGirl_113you’re welcome!
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