PPU Alert: Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow

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Today I have another Polish Pickup beauty to show you, Lantern & Wren's Midnight Glow, a green-leaning teal with a silver shimmer, inspired by Hopper's Nighthawks:

Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow

Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow

Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow

Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow

Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow

Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow

Coverage: Two coats, and I'm wearing Seche Vite on top
Formula: Excellent, no issues, really nice dry time. :)


I love the color on this, which has a lovely grass feel, but also shows a tiny bit more blue in some lights. The finish is smooth and buttery, and the silver shimmer is more of a pervasive fleck-finish feel, without being quite as dominant as a full fleck finish. This is a beautiful spring color without being traditionally, stereotypically spring, and I love that.


I couldn't resist combining this with Lantern & Wren's new Eggscellent Easter plate:

Lantern & Wren Eggscellent Easter over Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow

Base Polish(es): Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow
Stamping Plate(s): Lantern & Wren Eggscellent Easter
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope Pink,White, and Mint; Girly Bits Eggplant One On Me, Saffron, Saffroff, Forget Me?! NOT, and Purple Heyyyyyys.


I love some quick, easy, layered Easter eggs, and I love the whimsical bunny ears so you can make your own hidden Easter bunny, hehe. :)

Lantern & Wren Midnight Glow

You can buy this polish during April's Polish Pickup, from April 5th-8th. But don't wait to long, because this one is capped at 200. In the meantime, come just out the Polish Pickup Pack, and the other goodies waiting for you at Lantern & Wren. :)

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PPU Alert: The Lady Varnishes Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

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It's that time again, time for a new pack of gorgeous Polish Pickup beauties to choose from! This month's theme is famous works of art, and today we're gonna take a look at The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over, a stunning blue-purple-copper-olive multichrome inspired by Waterhouse's Boreas:

The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

Coverage: You'll get full coverage with two coats, with a slightly lighter, smoky look. I'm wearing three coats in these pictures to get a darker look. I'm also wearing topcoat.
Formula and application: Perfection!


This polish is so gorgeous, I just had to show you a video:

And, I absolutely had to do some nail art immediately with it:

UberChic Beauty Secret Garden over The Lady Varnishes' Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Secret Garden
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope Pink, Mint, and Moyra Silver


This beauty will be available from the PPU site from April 5-8th, and I have a feeling it's gonna sell out FAST, so I'd sneak over there first thing and grab it if you want it! In the meantime, you can find other beauties from The Lady Varnishes here, and you can see sneak previews of other PPU polishes in the Polish Pickup Pack group.

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UberChic Beauty Secret Garden Plate

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Today we're gonna take a look at one of the new UberChic Beauty plates, UberChic Beauty Secret Garden:

UberChic Beauty Secret Garden

This is an amazing plate for leadlighting or reversed stamping in particular--or just for stamping as is to make gorgeous florals. So let's jump on in and do a couple of looks!


For the first, I wanted to do a simple sort of French manicure floral look:

UberChic Beauty Secret Garden over Nailed It! Love Is A Battlefield

Base Polish(es): Nailed It! Love Is A Battlefield (Talk Indie To Me Exclusive)
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Secret Garden
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope White

I love how springy/summer this looks, and how it's almost impossible to mess up the French part with an image like this, because the edges are so forgiving.


For the second mani, I wanted to play with a combination of reversed stamping and regular stamping:

UberChic Beauty Secret Garden over The Lady Varnishes Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over

Base Polish(es): The Lady Varnishes Don't Worry, It'll Blow Over (will be available April 5-8 during PPU)
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Secret Garden
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope Pink, Mint, and Moyra Silver


I love how feminine and flirty this is. I also love how the non-reversed-stamped images allow the gorgeous polish to show through, and how only reversed stamping several nails cuts down the work time. :)


For the final mani, I wanted to do something springy, but with a non-traditional color palette:

UberChic Beauty Secret Garden over a gradient of Zoya Charlie, Mace, and Sally Hansen Thyme Is Money

UberChic Beauty Secret Garden over a gradient of Zoya Charlie, Mace, and Sally Hansen Thyme Is Money

Base Polish(es): Gradient of Zoya Charlie, Mace, and Sally Hansen Thyme is Money
Stamping Plate(s): UberChic Beauty Secret Garden
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Saffron, Saffroff and Irreplaceable

I'm so glad I decided to play around with colors because I love how this came out so much!


So there you have it, a little sample of the gorgeous things you can do with this plate. It's on sale now in the UberChic Beauty shop.

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Dixie Plates Girl Power & Easter Plates

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Happy spring!!


To celebrate, we're gonna take a look at two new plates from Dixie Plates, one of which is specifically meant to celebrate part of spring. :)


Let's take a look at Dixie Plates Easter and Girl Power plates:

Dixie Plates Easter

Dixie Plates Girl Power

I love both of these plates--the Easter plate has a lot of fun stuff on it--but I ADORE the Girl Power plate.  So many awesome sayings on it that remind us how awesome we are! I love that sort of positivity and empowerment.


So let's jump right on in to some manicures! For my first, I just had to play around with some cute bunnies:

Dixie Plates Easter over Zoya Cadence

Base Polish(es): Zoya Cadence
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Easter
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Cosmetics White Wedding and Little Black Dress


And if we're gonna have fun with cute bunnies--how can I neglect those skydiving bunnies?!?!:

Dixie Plates Easter over Girly Bits Cosmetics Forget Me?! Not! and Sally Hansen Get Mod

Base Polish(es): Sally Hansen Get Mod and Girly Bits Cosmetics Forget Me?! Not!
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Easter
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Cosmetics White Wedding, Forget Me?! Not!, Saffron, Saffroff, and Kaliedoscope Pink


Switching gears from Easter cuteness to female awesomeness, check out these powerful ladies:

Dixie Plates Girl Power over Zoya Fern & Theo

Base Polish(es): Zoya Fern & Theo
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Girl Power
Stamping Polish(es): Sally Hansen Grease Lightning, Girly Bits Cosmetics Irreplaceable and White Wedding


And last but not least, I've shown you this one before, but I had to share it again, because I love the combination of the sweet, soft lace with the 'Girl Boss' message:

Dixie Plates Girl Power and Lace 01 over Zombie Claw #BlondeAmbition

Base Polish(es): Zombie Claw #BlondeAmbition
Stamping Plate(s): Dixie Plates Girl Power and Lace 01
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Cosmetics White Wedding and Little Black Dress


I really love having a Girl Power plate--I tend to have too much negative self-talk, and I love being able to have something on my nails that reminds me to own my power. And who doesn't love cute bunnies!!


These plates are on sale now on Dixie Plates' store, and other suppliers who sell Dixie Plates.

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BeautyBigBang Stamping Plate set BBB XL-011 to BBB XL-016

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Today we're going to take a look at some plates from Beauty Big Bang, full of fun animals and assorted other images. I did a two-part video review of the set here:

Part 1:

Part 2:

And let's take a look at the plates:

BeautyBigBang XL-011

BeautyBigBang XL-012

BeautyBigBang XL-013

BeautyBigBang XL-014 

BeautyBigBang XL-015

BeautyBigBang XL-016

What I love about this set: The HUGE variety of images you get for such a low price. If you're new to stamping and you're looking to get a bunch of bang for your buck (and you're an animal lover!) this is an excellent set for you. :)


Here are a couple of swatches I did from the plates:

Now on to the manicures! For my first manicure, I had to use that gorgeous image of the woman's face in plate :

BeautyBigBang XL-011 over Stella Chroma Cinnamon & Spice

BeautyBigBang XL-011 over Stella Chroma Cinnamon & Spice

Base Polish(es): Stella Chroma Cinnamon & Spice
Stamping Plate(s): BeautyBigBang XL-011
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope by El Corazon Black
Other: Flowers filled with Stella Chroma Pumpkin Everything


And I love cats so much, you know I had to do a couple with them:

BeautyBigBang XL-013 over Zoya Noah & Zoya Jack

Base Polish(es): Zoya Noah & Jack
Stamping Plate(s): BBB XL-013
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope by El Corazon Black

BeautyBigBang XL-013 over Stella Chroma Flannel & Boots

BeautyBigBang XL-013 over Stella Chroma Flannel & Boots

Base Polish(es): Stella Chroma Flannel & Boots
Stamping Plate(s): BeautyBigBang XL-013
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope by El Corazon Black and White


I love the daisies-and-lace image so much, and new it would be perfect for spring:

BeautyBigBang XL-015 over Girly Bits Hearts In Bloom

Base Polish(es): Girly Bits Hearts In Bloom
Stamping Plate(s): Beauty Big Bang XL-015
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits White Wedding and Silly Daffodilly

BeautyBigBang XL-016 over China Glaze OMG

 

BeautyBigBang XL-016 over China Glaze OMG

Base Polish(es): China Glaze OMG
Stamping Plate(s): BeautyBigBang over XL-016
Stamping Polish(es): Kaleidoscope by El Corazon Black

I've always adored owls, and thought it would be fun to do a little flock of them:

BeautyBigBang XL-012 over Stella Chroma Flannel & Boots

Base Polish(es): Stella Chroma Flannel & Boots
Stamping Plate(s): Beauty Big Bang XL-012
Stamping Polish(es): Messy Mansion Carbon, Pudding, Spring Green, and Sally Hansen Sand Storm


And of course I couldn't resist a little bit of fun with pandas, which I also had to test out with matte:

BeautyBigBang XL-014  over a gradient of Zoya Tiana, Midori, and Tabitha

BeautyBigBang XL-014  over a gradient of Zoya Tiana, Midori, and Tabitha

BeautyBigBang XL-014  over a gradient of Zoya Tiana, Midori, and Tabitha

BeautyBigBang XL-014  over a gradient of Zoya Tiana, Midori, and Tabitha

Base Polish(es): Zoya Tiana, Midori, and Tabitha
Stamping Plate(s): BeautyBigBang XL-014
Stamping Polish(es): Girly Bits Little Black Dress and White Wedding


What do you think? Do you like this set or is it a pass for you? Which is your favorite plate?

You can find this set on sale now in BeautyBigBang's store, and use my code, MISHKA824M for 10% off your order. :)

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