Friday, March 11, 2016

Review: Symetrika plate 04, 05, and 06 from Messy Mansion (plus, Celtic mani for St. Patrick's Day!)

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Hello!

If you liked my recent review of Symetrika 01, 02, and 03, get ready for more awesomeness from Messy Mansion: today I have three more of these gorgeous plates!

First up, my video review: 




Now let's take a look at the still shots:


Symetrika 04 from Messy Mansion
Symetrika 04 from Messy Mansion


So much awesomeness on this plate I don't know where to start--I love all the mandalas, especially the one with the big star, and I love the flower-ish pattern on the lower right that looks like it's made of cracked paint patina. Sigh...


Symetrika 05 from Messy Mansion
Symetrika 05 from Messy Mansion


I love the geometrics on this one, and all of the texture on this plate! Take a dive into double-stamping with these as background images, or just use them on their own. Gorgeous.


Symetrika 06 from Messy Mansion
Symetrika 06 from Messy Mansion

Celtic images?? How can you not love Celtic images this time of year! I've never seen a Celtic peacock before, and I can't believe I've been missing out all these years. I love the intricate birds and fishes, and the knot patterns are large enough to make them very versatile.



Hey! How big are them thar images?

The Celtic plate has a lot of varied sizes on it, so here's a look at that next to a ruler (for the other plates, check my size analysis here):

Symetrika 06 sizes
Symetrika 06 sizes

Symetrika 06 sizes


Hey! How do those plates stamp?!

I got great images from the plates--I had a little user error so I restamped those to show it was me and not the plates:





You have to have crisp lines with images like this, and these plates deliver.

Ready for my sample mani? With St. Patrick's day coming up, you know I had to do something with Symetrika 06 for this post...I started with Spellbound Nails Basilisk (part of her Harry Potter Book 2 collection, which I absolutely adore):


Spellbound Nails Basilisk
Spellbound Nails Basilisk

I wanted to pull out the colors from the glitter, so I stamped using Barry M Gold Foil Effects and Sally Hansen Rapid Red:


Celtic peacock pride
Celtic peacock pride

Celtic peacock pride
Celtic peacock pride


Can I say how much I love how that plaid came out? The clear stampers out there make this kind of manicure so easy now.


You can find all these plates (and many others!) in Messy Mansion's store, and don't forget to follow them on Facebook for updates!

Happy stamping!
M.

2 comments:

  1. A gorgeous manicure you created with these stamping plates. I love that there aren't any gaps between those full nail designs too.

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  2. Another great review! And those plates stamp beautifully! So crisp and clear. Great collection of images!

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