Review: UberChic Beauty Collection 20

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UberChic Beauty has so many gorgeous plates coming out lately, I'm hustlin' hustlin' to get reviews and mani and everything out to you! Today we're going to take a look at collection 20. :)


Here's the video review I did of the collection; if you'd like to hear my ideas for using the plates, check it out:

And let's take a closer look at the plates:

UberChic Beauty 20-01

 
What I love best about this plate: Love those butterflies that look like they're made of tied raffia. Love the all the square geometrics. ADORE the bottom-left most image and all the single flowers to go with it.

UberChic Beauty 20-02

What I love best about this plate: Love the pansy-type flower and the little round puff flowers you can layer. Love the triangle-boomerang like image, and love the cursive loops that look a little like wishbones (Thanksgiving on my mind...)

UberChic Beauty 20-03

What I love best about this plate: Love the dotted lines, the lines with the loops that look like cool embroidery, and the wavy interlocking lines. :)

Let's talk about size...UberChic Beauty's full-nail images are 1.7cm X 2.1cm. and here are shots with a ruler so you can judge the size of the other images:

The quality is excellent, as always:

These are all done with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Plummet and a clear stamper.


For my first manicure, I started with a base of Spellbound Nails Merry & Bright, and stamped with plate 20-03, using Messy Mansion Soft Gold:

UberChic Beauty 20-03 over Spellbound Nails Merry & Bright

UberChic Beauty 20-03 over Spellbound Nails Merry & Bright

For my second manicure, I did a smoosh mani with Zoya Elaine, Beth, Presley, McKenna, and Joni, then stamped using 20-03 and Messy Mansion Sterling:

For my final mani, I started with a base of Jindie Nails Mango With The Flow, then stamped using 20-02 and Messy Mansion Chalk and Sterling:

UberChic Beauty 20-02 over Jindie Nails Mango With The Flow

UberChic Beauty 20-02 over Jindie Nails Mango With The Flow

What do you think? I think because of the silver in the base polish, this came out a little muddier than I wanted--at least the nails with the smaller print. I do like how the layering came out with the white center!


You can find this collection in UberChic Beauty's store, and you can follow UberChic 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

Review: Winstonia The North Pole plate (with sample manis!)

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Today we're going to look at another of Winstonia's new holiday plates, this time their The North Pole plate. It's included in the video I did:

And here's a close look at the plate:

Winstonia The North Pole Plate

If you're in the mood for something cute, whimsical, and fun, this is the plate for you. My personal favorite image is the Santa stuck in the chimney, and I love the little house, but everything here is fun.


Hey, how big are them thar images?

They're all different sizes, but that should give you an idea.


Hey, how do they stamp??

Nice and purty...:)


For my first sample manicure, I started with a base of Zoya Levi and The Lady Varnishes Fairy Queen, then covered them both in Jindie Nails Just Elfing Around. Then I triple-stamped the images for color and dimension, first with Messy Mansion Carbon, then with Messy Mansion Forest or Red-y Or Not depending, then finally Messy Mansion Chalk:

Winstonia The North Pole + Zoya Levi, The Lady Varnishes Fairy Queen, and Messy Mansion stamping polishes

Winstonia The North Pole + Zoya Levi, The Lady Varnishes Fairy Queen, and Messy Mansion stamping polishes

I adore this mani--I love the sense of humor too the Santa in the chimney, and I love how simple these images are t work with.


For my second mani, I decided to make snowglobe nails, and I'm going to show you two versions. First is the full-on snowglobe nails; I used Spellbound Nails Silver Bells for the base on naked nails and sandwiched my stamping in between so it looks like glitter falling around in a snowglobe. I used China Glaze There's Snow One Like You on the tips and the thumb to make the bottom part of the snowglobe. I stamped with Messy Mansion Forest, Red-y Or Not, and Carbon:

I put together a tutorial on how to get this look:

If you don't like texture polish and you want something a bit simpler, here's a version without the white polish:

What do you think? Does it look like a snowglobe? Which do you prefer, the simpler version, or the version with the white polish?


You can find Winstonia's plates in their store; use my code MICH10 for 10% off your order. You can also find the plate on Amazon if that's easier, but you don't get the discount that way.


Also, you can follow Winstonia on Facebook and Instagram for news and inspiration!


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.

Review: Winstonia Spooktacular Halloween 2016 plate

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Today we're gonna take a look at the final Halloween plate released this year by Winstonia, their Spooktacular plate. In case you missed the first two, you can click here to find find my review of Horror Night and here for Hallo-scream; you can also check them out in my video review:

 Here's a shot of the plate:

Each of the three plates Winstonia released has a different format; Hallo-scream was a traditional-style plate with full-nail images and some stand-alone designs. Horror Night had an infinite-image style. Spooktacular is all about scary jack-o-lantern faces, and the focus allows the plate to give you a face for every mood (or finger). And to go along with them, they've included some spooky Halloween sayings. :)


Here's a look at the size of the images:

Unless you have very small nails, these should fit without a problem (see my sample manis below).


And how does it stamp?

Doesn't get better than that. :)


For my first manicure, I started with a base of The Lady Varnishes Black Flame Candle, and then stamped my faces using Messy Mansion Happy Now and Banana Bender (also available on Amazon):

Even on my pinky, the face fits, so I was very happy about that. And I love how the mani came out--a fun, traditional look that fits any Halloween need from a children's party to a night out haunt-crawling with friends.


For my second look I was inspired by the clown face to go a little more twisted...I started out with a base of Jindie Nails Funhouse of 1000 corpses. Then I stamped the words with Messy Mansion Hydrangea Blue, Lilac, Dogwood Pink, and Spring Green. I stamped each face first with Messy Mansion Chalk, and then in a second color (Red-y Or Not, Blue You A Kiss, Royal Purple, and Happy Now). Here's how it came out:

Now, if psycho clowns don't scare you, this is a perfectly pleasant mani. But, if they give you the heebeejeebees like they do me, this is scary and a little sinister. Either way, I love it.


You can find this plate in the Winstonia store; you can use my code, MICH10, for 10% off. It's also available on Amazon if that's easier for you. And don't forget to follow them on Instagram and Twitter for news and inspiration!


Happy stamping,
M.

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