Wax 6oz - Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines Review

Fixer Upper fans, this ane'southward for you!

A few weeks agone, Magnolia reached out to see if they could send over a trivial goodie box o' happy mail.  I said, uuuummmmmm does this hateful Jojo and I are now besties then??  YA.  Send 'er on over, BFF, along with my half of our split-heart best friends forever necklace, Thou?  😍🙌🏻❤️

(In other words, I said sure.  Could you lot tell I was excited?  I mean, I know they sent these kits to other bloggers, only But Let ME PRETEND for a minute, okay?!? 😂😉)

Within the bundle (mitt-addressed, I'm sure, and mailed directly to me by my gal pal Jo, NBD…) were all kinds of Magnolia goodies!  Apron, bag, chalk paint made past Kilz in "Shiplap," finishing waxes, Magnolia paint brushes, and a signed copy of The Magnolia Story.  A book?!  Yep.  Good ol' bestie Joey knows ol' Er pretty well, huh?  😂

ANYWAY.
Today during kiddo nap fourth dimension, I whipped out all my Magnolia supplies and got to work chalk painted the cute wooden crate they'd (ahem…SHE'd) included in the packet!  Simply me, my DP 10, the chirping birds, and a piffling crafty project to pass the afternoon.  Happy place, anyone??

First up, let me just say that this chalk pigment isn't inexpensive, especially when compared to brands like Rustoleum that you can take hold of from Walmart.  That'south probably the biggest con near the line…even so.  ✋🏼  OH my word, this stuff is amazingly THICK!!  I'm talking thick like those weirdo custard places that insist on awkwardly presenting you with your ice-cream lodge with the loving cup tipped upside downwardly to testify merely how thick.  😳  Ya.  It's like THAT kind of thick.  Look, I fifty-fifty tipped my paint castor over for ya, a la custard-fashion…and no drips!  It'due south the consistency of pudding, which means this stuff goes a looonnnggg way.  I barely used anything, and this little crate was covered in no time.  Therefore, fifty-fifty though the price tag is college than some chalk paints you can find at big box stores, I've never seen anything like this consistency.  On the aforementioned token, if yous DON'T want super thick coverage, you can thin the Magnolia chalk paint out with just a tiny bit of water to create more of a white wash terminate…which makes the can of paint stretch that much further!

While painting, I noticed that in that location wasn't much of an odour to this line, and I looked it up to bank check and see – yep, low VOC'south.  That can't hurt anything, plus I loved the matte finish and perfectly flossy white Shiplap color.

(Right is 1 laissez passer with one dip of the brush  |  Left is tip of castor dipped in a chip of water for white launder expect)

I painted ane coat, walked away for a few minutes, came back to observe information technology totally dry.  Went ahead with the second glaze (although I really don't think it needed it.  Addiction, perhaps?)  Next, I used this handy smashing little wood block sander to rough up the edges and around the handle.  I like to distress pieces where one might detect naturally occurring wear and tear: corners, the edges, around handles, etc.  Distressing in pocket-sized areas as well opens up the paint and woods grain to later receive a touch of their nighttime wax, further enhancing that worn-in, vintage vibe.

After sanding, I wiped down the crate and went over the whole piece with just a trivial bit of the Magnolia clear wax.  They recommend sealing with the clear wax before using the darker wax, and I'm glad I did.  The clear wax helped me be able to more easily wipe abroad backlog dark wax on spots I didn't really want darkened, and this articulate wax hardly had a smell, either!

Finally, I used the tiniest bit of their Aged Finish dark wax, and I worked it into crevices, nicks in the forest, and any areas I'd roughed up with the sand paper.  Now, this stuff STINKS.  I'm non sure if all night waxes stink, but, considering the chalk paint and articulate wax didn't have much of an olfactory property, I was taken aback by the dark wax olfactory property.  However, once dried, the smell went abroad!  And note….a little of this stuff goes a LONG manner.

Overall impression of Magnolia Home Chalk Pigment and Wax:

–Chalk paint is on the expensive side, But it is extremely thick and tin can cover SO much.

–I like that you can add water to thin it out, but that it STARTS out thick.  Yous can't make other cheaper brands thicker, so I'd rather start with that thick consistency and thin as needed per project.

–Chalk paint and articulate wax hardly had whatever noticeable odour, still night wax smelled during application.  One time dry out, no mo' stink!

–Kilz brushes past Magnolia were niiiiice.  Super dense, very soft, and I didn't notice any shedding during application.

–Color range: while I can only speak to using the colour "Shiplap," Magnolia did include their chalk paint color range, and it's pretty impressive!  It'south like all the about popular Magnolia Home paint colors converted into thick, pudding-like chalk pigment.  Worth the investment, I recollect.

In that location ya have it!  While I did receive this package o' Magnolia yumminess for gratis, I think I'd be set to drib the cash for another colour in Joanna'southward (my bestie….duh) chalk paint line.  Like I said, that thick consistency spells C-O-V-E-R-A-Thousand-E for days, making the money worth it, in my opinion.  The waxes were a nice addition to the line, however I didn't discover anything all that crazy different nearly their quality or coverage.  The anile stop wax DID become a long style, nevertheless.  Overall, I was impressed with the pigment and would use/purchase once more!

Promise this helped if you were considering ordering some Magnolia Home Chalk Paint past Kilz in the future!  Have any of you tried this brand of chalk paint and/or wax?  What did ya think?
Take a happy Wednesday, buddies!
❤️Erin

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