UberChic Beauty Collection 19!

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Hello!

Today we're going to take a look at UberChic Beauty's collection 19, their most recent plate set. Of course I did a video review to give you ideas on how to use the plates:

(BTW, if you haven't noticed, I tend to put my videos up a week or so before I'm able to post them here, so hit that subscribe button on my YouTube channel if you want to see them as early as possible!)


Here's a closer look at the plates:

UberChic Beauty 19-01

What I love best about this plate: I think the circular watermelon seed image (that could also be used for other types of fruit) is very clever, and I love the strawberry layering images. But my absolute favorite on this plate is the huge camellia-type flower patter in the upper left. Love. :)

UberChic Beauty 19-02

 
What I love best about this plate: I'm obsessed with the circular image at the bottom that will make easy, elegant French-tip or half-moon designs. I also love the wavy lines of rectangles, and the hashtag plaid. Very cool.

UberChic Beauty 19-03

What I love best about this plate: That infinite image that not only has the coolest linear flowers ever, but also has the little berries in it that match the other berry image. I'm sorry, I have to say it--so berry many possibilities, hehehe! And I'm obsessed with the harlequin diamonds and the jacks patterns. :)


UberChic Beauty's full-nail images are 1.7mm x 2.1mm; here are shots with a ruler to help you judge if the other images are the right size for your nails (click for larger image):

 

 

How about that UberChic quality we've come to expect? Do these hold up? Yep:

 

 

  

As always, these swatches were done with a clear stamper, so these images should work for you even with your finicky equipment. :)


For my first manicure, I wanted to highlight how many different patterns you can get just out of the one infinite image, and how they all still go together to create an easy one-pass mani that's intricate and gorgeous:

UberChic Beauty 19-03 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Let Me Azure You

UberChic Beauty 19-03 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Let Me Azure You

For this mani I started with a base of Girly Bits Cosmetics Let Me Azure You (from their August CoTM duo), and stamped with Messy Mansion Chalk. I love that the design is intricate, but has big enough spaces to let that holo perfection shine on through. :)


For my second mani, I couldn't resist playing with that hashtag plaid from plate 19-02, and decided to do a double-stamping technique to play up the already overlapping lines:

UberChic Beauty 19-02 over Sally Hansen Wild for Violet

UberChic Beauty 19-02 over Sally Hansen Wild for Violet

The base of this mani is Sally Hansen Wild For Violet, and I stamped with Messy Mansion Chalk and Sterling.


You can find these plates on sale now in the UberChic Beauty store, and of course you can keep up with 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!
M. xoxo

Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01, with manicures!

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Today we're going to take a look at another recent plate from Lina Nail Art Supplies, their Let's Doodle! 01 plate. Here's the video review I did of the plate:

And here's a shot up close and personal like:

Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01

What I love about this plate: Lina has given you an image for any type of technique you want, so you'll always have a floral option at your fingertips. There are negative images to show off your specialty polishes, intricate designs that call out for lead-lighting or reversed stamping, and beautiful one-pass designs. Like with all Lina plates, she matches scale in most of her designs, so you can mix-and-match as easy as you please for skittle manis. And, even with all that, she still manages to cover a range of design styles from cute to elegant.


Lina's full nail images are 1.7 x 2.2mm, and here's a shot with a ruler so you can judge how big the smaller isolated images are:

How about that quality? These swatches are done with Sally Hansen Plummet, and a clear stamper:

 The detail and fine lines are amazing! This plate is top-notch quality.


I've been thinking about doing a series of videos showcasing techniques for various skill levels (let me know if there's interest in this!), so for my first mani, I did a variation of a one-pass technique. I started off with a base of Girly Bits Cosmetics Depêche à la Mode, and then stamped my two designs using Hit The Bottle Polish Champagne Shifter and Girly Bits Cosmetics Flame:

Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Depêche à la Mode

Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Depêche à la Mode

I chose the stamping polishes to pull out the flakies in the base, and I love how this came out--a soft summer floral look.


For my second mani, I wanted to go one step further, with a double-stamp technique. I started with a base of Sally Hansen Orchid-ing Aside, and then stamped with Messy Mansion Chalk and Blue You A Kiss:

Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01 over Sally Hansen Orchid-ing Aside

Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01 over Sally Hansen Orchid-ing Aside

I love how the blue pops on this, and the white depth under it, and puts something pretty on the other nails.


You can find this plate and tons of others on sale now in Lina's store, and you can follow them in these places around the interwebs:

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

Review: Marianne Nails plate 124

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Hello!


I hope you had a great weekend--mine was stuck in migraine land, and I'm so happy to finally be out from under it. :)


Today we're gonna take a look at another cool plate from Marianne Nails, plate 124. In case you missed it, here is my video review:

(And I'm having a giveaway for a Marianne Nails plate, which you can find here.)


Let's take a closer look:

Marianne Nails 124

This plate has gorgeous native images on it, dreamcatchers, all sorts of feathers, and a totem you can use for full-nail images. Don't forget to play around with the edges on that--you can place the images in all sorts of cool ways to get different effects.


The images are all different sizes, so here's a shot with a ruler to give you a feel:

How do they stamp? The stamping quality is amazing, take a look:

For my sample mani, I started with a base of Zoya Lacey (from their spring 2017 Charming collection), and then stamped over it with Messy Mansion Hydrangea Blue, then stamped my little lizards with Messy Mansion Pudding:

Marianne Nails 124 over Zoya Lacey, stamped with Messy Mansion polishes

Marianne Nails 124 over Zoya Lacey, stamped with Messy Mansion polishes

Marianne Nails 124 over Zoya Lacey, stamped with Messy Mansion polishes

This has a cool southwestern look that goes with spring, but with a little kick (a little lizard kick, that is, hehehehehe). I was super happy with how well the Hydrangea Blue showed up over Lacey, for a layered effect that was subtle, but not too subtle.  What do you think?


You can find this plate in Marianne Nails' store. You can also find them around the interwebs:

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Marianne-nails-1434900166772095/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marianne.nails.france/

Fan group: https://www.facebook.com/search/str/fans+of+marianne+nails%2Fles+fans+de+marianne+nails/keywords_top

And don't forget to enter my Marianne Nails giveaway here! :)

Happy stamping!
M.

Review & Mani: Messy Mansion MM82XL (featuring Zoya Wyatt and Jindie Nails Just Elfing Around)

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Today we're going to take a look at Messy Mansion MM82XL, one of the new Christmas plates Messy Mansion put out this year. Here's the video review I did of the plate:

Let's take a closer look:

Messy Mansion MM82XL 

I love the scribble words and the whimsical ornaments--so easy to turn into a gorgeous decal or just stamp as is. The snowflakes have a strong linear design that make them easy to add to any nail. Those first four images would make a great skittle mani--for that matter, add in thte dancing deer, the Santa Clauses, or the wreaths, too. I love the snowflake-like pattern in the diamonds, and I love that the sweater patterns are a little different from those you see on other plates. In fact, this plate is one of my favorite Christmas plates I've seen this year.


How about the size? The images are generous for larger nails:

So how does it stamp? Let's see:

 I found that the super fine lines in the script image worked best with my clear stamper if I used a very gentle scrape and left plenty of polish on the plate--any scrape worked well with my regular non-clear stampers. I've found clear stampers can be a little fussy about fine lines!


For my sample manicure, I started with a base of Zoya Wyatt, and then a coat of Jindie Nails Just Elfing Around, which remains one of my favorite Christmas glitter toppers. It's not available any longer, but you can get the effect with any red/gold/green/white glitter topper. I stamped the ornament image with Messy Mansion Chalk, and made a decal with Red-y Or Not and Spring Green. and I stamped the script in Chalk. Here's how it came out:

Messy Mansion MM82XL over Zoya Wyatt and Jindie Nails Just Elfing Around 

Messy Mansion MM82XL over Zoya Wyatt and Jindie Nails Just Elfing Around

Messy Mansion MM82XL over Zoya Wyatt and Jindie Nails Just Elfing Around

I was/am so in love with this manicure that I delayed taking it off as long as I could. I love the combination of the colors, especially how the forest-y green and the white play with each other. I will definitely repeat this in the future!


You can find this plate and all of the stamping polishes I used in the Messy Mansion shop, and don't forget to follow them on Facebook and Instagram for news and inspiration!


Happy stamping,
M.