Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02!

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Today I have Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 plate to show you (for my review of Born To Sail 01, click here). Here is the review I did, with my ideas for how to use the images on the plate:

Here's a look at the plate:

Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02

What I love about this brand: Lina does a great job of creating a selection of images that mix and match in countless combinations. For whichever icon you choose (anchors, seashells, ropes), there are a ton of images you can put together without guessing if anything is going to be out of proportion. She also adds a textural image or two and plenty of isolated images to add to your design. All of this makes Lina the queen of effortless mani building.

What I love about this plate: I love the stripe/word combination image, and the octopus is awesome. I love the water image with the crest at the top, but which can also double as texture or an animal print depending on the colors you use. I love that she gives you a little underwater scene to work with, and OMG, pirates!! And I love how well this plate plays with Born To Sail 01.


The full-nail images on Lina plates are 1.7mm x 2.2mm, and here's a shot with a ruler so you can judge the size of the little 'uns:

How about quality? I've always found Lina's plates to be excellent quality, and this one is no exception:

These were stamped with Sally Hansen Plummet, and a clear stamper--and look at that detail!!


This plate came right as I was out the door for a romantic weekend at the beach with my husband, so you know I had to hurry on up and make a manicure for the trip. I started with a gradient of Girly Bits Cosmetics Robin Me Blind and Denim & Diamonds, then stamped the wave image and the seagulls image with Messy Mansion Sterling and Chalk. Here's how it came out:

Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Robin Me Blind and Denim And Diamonds

Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Robin Me Blind and Denim And Diamonds

I love how this captures the look of the beach in the late afternoon when the sun's going down and the remaining light captures the crests of the water with a silver glint.


For my second mani, I wanted to do a mix-and-match mani with some of the sweet seashells on the plate. I started with a skittle of Zoya Sawyer and Zoya Sonya. I did one smoosh nail with these two colors and Zoya Journey for a little shimmer, then stamped my image with Messy Mansion Carbon; then I did a double-stamp with leadlight technique using Messy Mansion Sterling and Carbon, and a blend of Zoya Journey and China Glaze Fairy Dust in between. I stamped starfish on my pinkie and thumb with Hit The Bottle Polish Let's Go To The Peach, and topped it all off with a stud on my index finger:

Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Zoya Sawyer and Sonja

Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Zoya Sawyer and Sonja

Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Zoya Sawyer and Sonja

I made a video tutorial of this mani so that if you love it as much as I do, you can follow step-by-step:

I love how the colors in this mani play together with she shimmers to create a little softness for the seashells, but still with bold summer colors. :)


You can find this plate in Lina Nail Art Supplies store now, and check them out around the interwebs here:

Website: www.linanailartsupplies.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/linanailartsupplies/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/LinaNailArtSupp

Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/linanailartsupp/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/linanailartsupplies/

Happy Stamping!
M. xoxo

UberChic Beauty Fourth of July mini plate! (Or, Happy Birthday America!)

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The cool thing about when Fourth of July falls in the middle of the week is you get a cool weekend of celebration, and a day off to celebrate, too. I know lots of you are taking today off so you get a four-day weekend, and I hope you have a great one! Here's a plate and two manis to give you ideas for great nails to help you enjoy.

Let's take a look at UberChic Beauty's Fourth of July mini plate; here's the video review I did of the plate:

And here's the plate itself:

UberChic Beauty Fourth of July mini plate

What I love most about this plate: I love the stars that look like snowflakes; I love that she gave us not only the continental US, but Hawaii and Alaska, too; I love the statue of liberty and the 1776, and I love the 'vote' and the checkbox, because I will be doing patriotic nails for election day with this from now on!


UberChic Beauty's full-nail images are 17mm x 21mm, and here is a shot with a ruler to help you see the size of the other images:

How does it stamp? Have a look:

 

Crisp and beautiful--and that's with a clear stamper.


For my first manicure, I started with a base of Shinespark Polish Heart Of A Hero, a gorgeous red holo, and then stamped my images with Hit The Bottle Blue-tiful and Messy Mansion Sterling; on the ring finger, I did a second layer of stamping underneath the sterling with Holo There Beautiful to get some holo shimmer, but it's hard to see in the picture:

UberChic Beauty Fourth of July mini plate over Shinespark Polish Heart Of A Hero, stamped with Hit The Bottle Polish Blue-tiful and Messy Mansion Sterling

UberChic Beauty Fourth of July mini plate over Shinespark Polish Heart Of A Hero, stamped with Hit The Bottle Polish Blue-tiful and Messy Mansion Sterling

UberChic Beauty Fourth of July mini plate over Shinespark Polish Heart Of A Hero, stamped with Hit The Bottle Polish Blue-tiful and Messy Mansion Sterling

I love the look of the 'snowflake' stars over the regular stars, and there's nothing like the sparkle of a gorgeous holo the help you get the feel of fireworks across. I love love love how this came out. :)


For my second mani, I did a smoosh with Shinespark Polish Heart Of A Hero, Sally Hansen Get Mod, and Girly Bits Le Freak; then I stamped my images with It Girl Nail Art Sapphire, and Messy Mansion Red-y Or Not and Sterling:

UberChic Beauty Fourth of July mini over Shinespark Polish Heart Of A Hero, Sally Hansen Get Mod, & Girly Bits Cosmetics Le Freak

UberChic Beauty Fourth of July mini over Shinespark Polish Heart Of A Hero, Sally Hansen Get Mod, & Girly Bits Cosmetics Le Freak

The trick I used here was to stamp the images in a blue and a red stamping polish that were a shade or two darker than the polishes I used in the smoosh, so they would be differentiated from it. I love the collage feel and how the silver stars seem to fade into the background and give the mani depth.


I did two other manis with the plate that you can see here, and I also did a tutorial for one of them that you can find here.


You can find this plate on sale now in UberChic Beauty's shop, and you can follow them around the interwebs here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uberchicbeauty/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uberchicbeauty/

Fan group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150090828353009/

Happy stamping, and Happy Birthday America!
M.

Messy Mansion Leadlight Lacquer A08 (Or, romantic camellia smoosh!)

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Today we're gonna take a look at Messy Mansion Leadlight Lacquer plate A08, a plate designed specifically to be awesome with leadlighting, but of course also awesome for other things. Here's the video review I did of the plate:

The images on this plate are a blend of flowers, leaves, and lace:

Messy Mansion Leadlight Lacquer A08

There's great variety of styles given the size of the plate--in 8 images you have doodly, Italianate, lacey, medallion, whimsical geometric, and fine-line beauty, pretty much any mood you're gonna want to cover! And don't forget to play with the gorgeous edges on that image second from the left on the top.


The images are huge, so you shouldn't have any problem covering your nails:

 

How does it stamp? I did my test with a clear stamper, and Messy Mansion Spruce and Petal (which turned out to be a bad idea because it didn't show up well on my nekkid nail):

My images came out well--with the thinner lines, you may want to use a gentle scrape when you use the clear stamper to be sure you get all that detail. :)

For my mani, I started with a smoosh mani using Zoya Abby, Jordan, Tina and Millie, and then stamped over with Messy Mansion Chalk and Lilac:

Messy Mansion Leadlight Lacquer A08 over Zoya Abby, Jordan, Millie, and Tina

Messy Mansion Leadlight Lacquer A08 over Zoya Abby, Jordan, Millie, and Tina

Messy Mansion Leadlight Lacquer A08 over Zoya Abby, Jordan, Millie, and Tina

Usually with a smoosh mani, I put the polish on my stamper and then smoosh down on my nails. For this, I smooshed once on my Uber Mat first, and then on my nails, for a smoother, more marbled feel. I love how soft and romantic it came out, and it works so beautifully with the stamped image. :)


You can find this and many other awesome plates in Messy Mansion's store, and you can also follow them around the interwebs:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/messymansion/

Facebook Fangroup: https://www.facebook.com/groups/messymansion/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/messymansion/

Happy stamping!
M.

Tutorial: Autumn Leaves with Shinespark polishes + UberChic Beauty Lovely Leaves

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Okay, so. I'm not the best at live-action video tutorials, but I'm bound and determined not to give  up! Here is my most recent attempt, this one for an autumn leaves manicure...I think I'm getting better:

For this manicure, I started with a base of Spellbound Nails Milky Way for a nice, even base that would allow my holos to shine through. Then I used the smoosh technique (see video) to create a mix of Shinespark Polish Harvest, Evergreen, Pumpkin Spice, and Heart Of A Hero. Then I stamped over the smoosh mani with UberChic Beauty's Lovely Leaves plate:

UberChic Beauty Lovely Leaves

I stamped with Messy Mansion Soft Gold; here's how it came out:

UberChic Beauty's Lovely Leaves plate over a smoosh mani with Shinespark Polish holos

UberChic Beauty's Lovely Leaves plate over a smoosh mani with Shinespark Polish holos

UberChic Beauty's Lovely Leaves plate over a smoosh mani with Shinespark Polish holos

UberChic Beauty's Lovely Leaves plate over a smoosh mani with Shinespark Polish holos

What do you think? This is one of my favorite manis I've done recently, maybe even this year. I love the firey leaves and it's so cool how the negative space image lets the holo just shine on through.


Happy fall, and happy stamping!
M.

Before & After: Smoosh Attack! (UberChic Beauty 10-02 + Spellbound Nails Galaxy Nails Collection)

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For today's art, I wanted to try something a little different--I've seen some smoosh manis I like, and they seem like a faster way to get a seriotype sort of look, so I figured I needed to try it out.


I started with Spellbound Nails Milky Way, a white creme, and dotted on the other colors from her Galaxy Collection onto my stamper, then smooshed the colors on to my white nails. Here's how they came out:

Smoosh mani with Spellbound Nails Galaxy Nails collection

Smoosh mani with Spellbound Nails Galaxy Nails collection

 

Smoosh mani with Spellbound Nails Galaxy Nails collection

Then I stamped over it with UberChic Beauty plate 10-02, and Messy Mansion Carbon:

UberChic Beauty Plate 10-02

Here's how it came out:

Spellbound Nails Galaxy Collection smoosh mani + UberChic Beauty Plate 10-02

Spellbound Nails Galaxy Collection smoosh mani + UberChic Beauty Plate 10-02

What do you think? I love the stained-glass feel to it, and I love the way the colors blend underneath. And the technique is super easy!


Happy stamping,
M.