Review and How-to-use: Tourist 20

(Nothing to disclose)

Hello!

Are you ready to go on a trip? Today I have a plate from MoYou London's Tourist collection, and it takes us on a fun trip to India!

Here is my video:

And here are the stills:

MoYou London Tourist 20

MoYou London Tourist 20

MoYou London Tourist 20

MoYou London Tourist 20

How-to-use!

This is a combination plate; it has a selection of single images you can easily use on their own, and a section that is collage-style. I'll break that down a bit for you. :)

1) The obvious first way to use this plate is to use the single images. 'Nuff said.

2) Full-nail images. This plate has four sections that can be very easily used for full-nail designs:

3) Use the architectural elements. There are some beautiful designs in the strips that make up the 'joints' of the building (outlined below). These would make really classy accent nails or for one or two nails in a skittle. Test them out! Give them a shot!

Don't forget the architectural elements

Okay, so for my sample mani, I used the middle 'full-nail' area to create a manicure celebrating Diwali (which, roughly speaking, is a New Year celebration). I used the colors in this picture for my inspiration:

 And I wanted to include Lakshmi, who is an important part of the Diwali celebration:

So I also used Explorer Collection 21 for that.


For my base polish I used Zoya Teigen, a cranberry shimmer with gold flecks:

Zoya Teigen

Zoya Teigen

Next I stamped my designs using Barry M Gold Foil; then I added silver and gold microbeads, along with an orange rhinestone to give some extra bling to the beautiful Lakshmi:

I am in love with how stunning the flower pattern looks in just a simple gold-over-red stamping manicure. Such an impact with so little effort. :)

So what do you think? Do you like the combo plates like these better than the 100% collage-style plates? Or do you prefer going all in?

Hugs,
M.