Review: Winstonia Beach, Please plate (plus sample manis!)

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Hello!

Today is the first of a four-post series I'm going to do about several new Winstonia plates. I have a video showing and testing all four plates here:

Today we're going to take a look at the new Beach, Please plate (and yes, the name does crack me up every single time I see it). As the name suggest, the plate has a beach/pool theme:

Winstonia Beach, Please!

This plate has plenty of flexibility: several areas big enough for full nail images, and lots of little elements to mix and match. You can build your own scene, make a collage, stick with one image, or just pull out some texture. It has everything you need for beach, pool, or tropical manis: tons of possibilities here for one small plate. :)


Let's talk size. The plates themselves are just under 3 inches wide and 3 1/4 inches long:

Since the elements are all different sizes, I took these shots to help you see how big they are:

Winstonia Beach, Please!

So how do they stamp? Well, here's my test swatch:

But, I think what you really want to see are some manis with the plate, am I right?! I'm completely obsessed with this pineapple on this plate with his rockin' sunglasses, mostly because he reminds me of a character in a show from my childhood ("Mais, les ananas ne parlent pas!"), so I had to do something with him:

Les ananas: Winstonia Beach, Please! + Zoya Cam + Messy Mansion stamping polishes

For this mani, I started with a base of Zoya Cam, then stamped with Messy Mansion Petal. For my decal, I used Messy Mansion Forest for the fronds on the pineapple, Soft Gold for the rest of the outline, Banana Bender to fill in the pineapple, and Petal to fill in the sunglasses. I'm pretty sure he wears them at night.


For the second mani, I had to do something with the hibiscus flowers, because you know me and tropical flowers:

Tropical flowers: Winstonia Beach, Please! + Zoya Ness, Brynn, and Live

For this mani, I started with a base of Zoya Ness, and stamped with Barry M Almond. Then I used my clear stamper to overlap slightly a couple of the flowers with Zoya Brynn and Zoya Liv. This is what I love about the clear stamper--a manicure like this that would have been a huge pain in the tushie before is a breeze now. :)


You can find this and many other adorable plates in the Winstonia shop; use my code MICH10 for 10% off of your order. You can also find them on Amazon if that's more convenient for you.


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Happy stamping!
M.