While my tastes don’t run in the direction of traditional nail art, I do appreciate the unique look that effect lacquers can give a manicure, so recently when I came across nails inc.’s ‘Piccadilly’ Fishnet Magnetic Effect Polish, I had to try it out. My first attempt at using this type of lacquer (previously reviewed here) was interesting – but fell a little short of my expectations. Hoping that a fishnet pattern would increase my opinion of magnetic polishes, I couldn’t wait to give this a shot; it should be said that even without the effect, the colour of this beauty alone was worth the investment!
Piccadilly Circus is a road junction and public space of London’s West End in the City of Westminster, built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly. In this context, a circus, from the Latin word meaning “circle”, is a round open space at a street junction – (source)
Piccadilly Circus, circa 1890 (source)
Piccadilly Circus, today (source)
‘Piccadilly’ is an absolutely beautiful & regal-looking antique gold hue, filled with all kinds of interesting surprises, such as ultra-fine brassy coloured glitter, as well as larger golden irregularly shaped flakes – all ending with tiny magnetic particles in the formula which help create the unique fishnet pattern when the included magnetic cap is used. The formula had a nice density to it, flowing more on the thicker than thin side, and levelled off quite evenly, leaving a nice shiny finish behind.
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While magnetic effect lacquers have been around for some time now, it’s still useful to know a few tips to help the pattern appear more readily, and after some experimentation, the following is what I found worked the best:
- begin by applying base coat
- apply one coat of ‘Piccadilly’ to each nail
- working one nail at a time, apply a thick coat of the polish (remember to keep the bottle well closed between each nail application)
- working very quickly, hold the magnetic cap over your nail – as close as possible without letting it touch the surface – use the little tab on the cap as a guide, aligning it over your cuticle line
- don’t rush this part; the longer you hold the magnetic cap in place, the more pronounced the fishnet pattern will turn out – approximately 20 – 30 seconds should be enough
- finish with a glossy top coat to really enhance the effect, and bring out each unique facet
the cap which bears the magnet, clearly displaying the fishnet pattern
in sunlight
macro
indoors
with flash
When I was recently fortunate enough to acquire a bottle of OPI’s ‘Spotted’ (review forthcoming) thanks to a very special French reader of mine, the wonderful Lélie of The Purple Fairy Book, I’ve been having a blast by applying this effects polish over EVERYTHING — some combinations are iffy at best, while others turn out to be spectacular successes. When layered over the soft brilliance of ‘Piccadilly’, something unexpected occurred; the randomly spotted pattern that surfaced followed by some crazing, created a unique tortoise-shell effect … so simple to achieve, yet so unique (also, this was a look I hadn’t seen when ‘Spotted’ was layered over other lacquers). Note that there is no top coat applied to this finished look.
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in sunlight
indoors
with flash
Final thoughts: I’m a little torn with this magnetic effect polish; on the one hand & after having satisfied my need to try this type of lacquer with my first bottle a few months back, I hesitated to pick up a second version – but I can’t resist anything fishnet. I’m a little disappointed that the pattern does not appear more distinctly and that it’s almost hit or miss, depending on the shape of your nails (the more curved your nail bed, the more difficult it will be to make anything appear), but that being said, I do appreciate that ‘Piccadilly’s’ final effect results in a more subtle, elegant and refined look and that in a pinch, this lacquer can also be worn alone – without the magnet being used. Retailing for CDN $18.00 at Sephora, nails inc. also offers the fishnet pattern in 2 other colours – ‘Spitalfields’ (green), and ‘Soho’ (chrome).
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