Nicole Diary plates and polishes!

(Press samples and affiliate links ahead!) 

Hello!


Today we're going to take a look at a new-to-me brand, Nicole Diary. They sent me three plates and three polishes to review. So let's get a move on! Here's the video review I did of the plates:

And here's a closer look:

Nicole Diary ND-026:

Nicole Diary ND-026

I love the beautiful face on that girl, and the music notes coming out behind her!


Here's Nicole Diary ND-027:

Nicole Diary ND-027

Lots of pretty flowers here for a variety of floral manis. :)


And finally, Nicole Diary ND-L001:

Nicole Diary ND-L001

Such a great plate for summer, and if you're an ice cream fan...


I was really pleased with the quality of the plates:

 

 

These were all done with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Plummet, and my clear stamper--and the detail is amazing.


Next, let's take a look at the three holo polishes they sent me to try...first is Nicole Diary My Dance 009, a cherry red holo:

Nicole Diary My Dance 009

Nicole Diary My Dance 009

Coverage: 2 coats
Formula and application: Excellent

This is a great red for all your holiday manis--festive and sparkly and blingy and fun.

Then there's Nicole Diary My Dance 014, a royal blue holo:

Nicole Diary My Dance 014

Nicole Diary My Dance 014

Nicole Diary My Dance 014

Coverage: 2 coats
Formula and application: Excellent

This makes me think of winter night skies...and it's the perfect base for snowfall manis...


And finally, we have Nicole Diary My Dance 015, a gorgeous green-teal duochrome holo:

Nicole Diary My Dance 015

Nicole Diary My Dance 015

Nicole Diary My Dance 015

Coverage: 2 coats
Formula and application: Excellent

OMG, seriously, I'm so in love with that teal!!! And how perfect would this be for a Christmas tree mani?


Okay, on to the manicures! For my manicure with ND-026, I started with a base of Shinespark Polish Pretty Unicorn, and stamped with Messy Mansion Soft Gold. Then I leadlighted with Shinespark Polish Moondust, a holo topcoat, over some of the stripes in the angel's wings:

Nicole Diary ND-026 over Shinespark Polish Pretty Unicorn

Nicole Diary ND-026 over Shinespark Polish Pretty Unicorn

I think with her sweet face and the pretty wings, she makes a gorgeous Christmas angel.


For my mani with ND-027, I picked started with Zoya Solstice, and picked two flower patterns to mix and match for a single-pass skittle, with Kaleidoscope ST-02 White:

Nicole Diary ND-027 over Zoya Solstice

Nicole Diary ND-027 over Zoya Solstice

I can't get enough of Zoya Solstice, and I'm really impressed with how well Kaleidoscope ST-02 White stamps--excellent quality.

Since it's winter in my hemisphere, I challenged myself to come up with two holiday manis using ND-L001. When I looked at the beach images on the plate while thinking of Christmas, the first thing that popped into my mind was Christmas With The Kranks--how they plan on going on a cruise to avoid Christmas--so I did a Christmas With The Kranks mani! I started with My Dance 015, then added a layer of Hit Polish O Christmas Tree. Then I stamped and filled in my images using Messy Mansion Chalk, Color Club Foxy Mama, Hit The Bottle Polish A Rose By Any Other Name, and Pure Ice Wild Thing:

Nicole Diary ND-L001 over My Dance 015 and Hit Polish O Christmas Tree

Nicole Diary ND-L001 over My Dance 015 and Hit Polish O Christmas Tree

What do you think? Have you seen the movie? They never actually make it on the cruise, but they get fake tans and buy swimsuits and all that stuff, so this is sort of like the postcard they were hoping to send.

And for my second mani with this plate, I started with a base of Orly Mirrorball, and double-stamped my image with Messy Mansion Chalk and Red-y Or Not to create peppermint lollipops:

Nicole Diary ND-L001 over Orly Mirrorball

Nicole Diary ND-L001 over Orly Mirrorball

This is such a cute, festive mani! I love the holo flash and the sparkling glitters, it's like a winter candy wonderland.


Phew!! That was a lot of stuff!!!


Nicole Diary sells their products exclusively on Amazon, and you can find them around the interwebs here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolediaryamazon/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolediary2016/

Happy stamping!
M. xoxo

My favorite Halloween manis from 2014

(Some manis feature press samples; affiliate links)

Hello!

Most people are not super-duper-cray-cray about Halloween the way I am, so you're probably just now picking out what you want to wear on your nails for Halloween week (Halloween day?). I thought I'd do a compilation of my favorite Halloween manis from the past years. Today I'm focusing on last year's manicures. For each I'm including a link to the original post, and a quick list of plates and polishes in case you want to recreate the look.


Freshly Dead

Freshly Dead (click here for original post)

Polish(s): Color Club Look Don't Tusk, Barielle Miami Heat, Barielle Pillow Talk
Plate(s): MoYou London Gothic 04
Stamping polish(es): Konad Black



Spooky Punikens

Spooky Punikens (Click here for original post)

Polish(s): LynBDesigns Do I Look Like A Frolicker, Nfu-Oh 51 
Plate(s): Bunny Nails HD-D
Stamping polish(es): Konad Black



Halloween Poem

Halloween Poem (click here for original post)

Polish(s): Color Club Look Don't Tusk
Plate(s): Stampaholic ST02
Stamping polish(es): Sally Hansen Orange Impulse, Konad Black



This Is Halloween

This Is Halloween (click here for original post)

This Is Halloween (click here for original post)

This Is Halloween (click here for original post)

Polish(s): The Lady Varnishes & Sweetheart Polish Grim Grinning Ghosts duo (still available!)
Plate(s): MoYou London Gothic 01
Stamping polish(es): Konad Black, Konad White

Spider Juggling

Spider Juggling (click here for original post)

Polish(s): Barielle Soho At Night
Plate(s): MoYou London Gothic 04
Stamping polish(es): Sally Hansen Lively Lilac, Barry M Silver Foil


Can Anyone Give Me A Hand?

Plate(s): Bundle Monster H08, Bunny Nails HD-C
Stamping polish(es): Sally Hansen Lightning, China Glaze Grape Pop



Stripey Skulls

Stripey Skulls (click here for original post)

Polish(s): Barielle Moda Bleu
Plate(s): Cici&Sisi plate 18, Bunny Nails HD-C
Stamping polish(es): Sally Hansen Brisk Blue, Konad White



Great Night For A Broom Flight

Great Night For A Broom Flight (Click here for original post)

Polish(s): Orly Beautiful Disaster, LynBDesigns This Is Halloween
Plate(s): Bunny Nails HD-C and HD-D
Stamping polish(es): Konad Black, Konad White, Pure Ice Silver Mercedes




The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead (Click for original post)

Polish(s): Lucky 13 Fool Of A Took
Plate(s): Bunny Nails HD-C
Stamping polish(es): Konad Black

Before & After: Great night for a broom flight

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Hello!!

Today's theme in the Challenge Your Nail Art Halloween Challenge is Halloween villains! One of the listed 'villains' was witches...

Now, I think we could have a debate on whether or not witches count as villains...after all, Glinda was a GOOD witch, right? But let's put all that aside, and just embrace the chance to have an awesome Halloween witch mani. :)

I started with a base of Orly Beautiful Disaster, one of my favorite basic Halloween polishes; it's a grape-y purple with a shimmer of blue:

Orly Beautiful Disaster

Orly Beautiful Disaster

Next, I put on a coat of LynBdesigns This Is Halloween:

LynBDesigns This Is Halloween over Orly Beautiful Disaster

LynBDesigns This Is Halloween over Orly Beautiful Disaster

Next, I stamped over this using Bunny Nails HD-D and HD-C, with Konad Black (my witch) Konad white (the ghost and the cloud) and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes (everything else):

How do you make a witch float?

Two scoops of ice cream, some root beer, and a witch.

What do you think? I'd like to believe my witch is fighting the little ghosties and making the world a safer place...you go, girl!

Happy Halloween Hugs,

M.

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