Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color Swatches and Review

Magnetic polishes are super popular right now and drugstore brands are starting to jump on the magnetic polish bandwagon. Never being one to miss out on a trend, Sally Hansen has introduced their very own line of magnetic polishes. The Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color collection consists of eight colors. I'm missing two (Kinetic Copper and Red-y Response) and haven't been able to find them, but I have the rest of the shades to review.


Each bottle has a color-matched wavy-patterened wrapper over the cap with a clear portion over the bottle. This is a removable safety seal. I'm really happy about this particular feature because it means one, no one can use the polish in the store, and two, no one can steal the magnets. Well, I mean, they can do those things, but you'll be able to tell.


Each bottle features a wave-patterned magnet with a cuticle guard on a removable overcap, just like the Nails Inc. and Color Club magnetics.


Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color in Electric Emerald. A midtone green that starts out light and frosty but separates into dark green with sparkles with stripes of lighter silvery green.


Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color in Golden Conduct. Seems more bronze than gold. Has a lot of really pretty microglitter in it that becomes extra noticeable after the magnet is applied.


Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color in Graphite Gravity. Looks like a charcoal shimmer until the magnet is applied, at which point it transforms into matte black jelly with silver metallic waves.


Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color in Ionic Indigo. Cool indigo blue that shows lots of purple shimmer and a hint of purple duochrome when the magnet is applied.


Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color in Polar Purple. Mauve purple metallic with little bits of microglitter.


Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color in Silver Elements. My favorite one. Looks like a silver foil normally, but applying the magnet causes it to separate into silver metallic waves with silver microglitter on a black background in between.

The formula on these was good. A little thick, but nothing unusual for a magnetic. They apply smoothly and dry quickly. The magnetic effect somehow doesn't seem as strong in these as in some of the others I've used, but they're really not bad at all. The magnet seems very strong, just like the Nails Inc. one. I used three coats of polish plus topcoat because they dry to a satin finish. That's also why some of the colors look streaked- I didn't wait long enough to apply my topcoat.

Overall, very good. The Color Club Magnetic Force polishes seem slightly stronger to me, but the Sally Hansen ones work just fine and are much easier to find than the Color Clubs. My favorite colors in the collection are Silver Elements and Graphite Gravity. All the colors look good as regular polish colors without the magnet, so that's a bonus.

For some more detailed instructions and answers to some common questions regarding magnetic polishes, take a look at my magnetic polish FAQ.

(This was sent for review.)