Review: UberChic Beauty Collection 14

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Hello!

UberChic Beauty just released some new plates, and today we're gonna start of my reviews with Collection 14. Here's my video review of the collection (I also have video reviews of the Love & Marriage 03 plate and the Party Time plate up on YouTube--blog posts coming soon):

Let's take a look at some still shots. First, 14-01:

UberChic Beauty 14-01

Plate size: 9.5 cm x 14 cm
Full-nail image size: 17 cm x 21 mm (5/8th of an inch x 6/8ths of an inch)

My favorite images on this plate: I adore the sunbursts of diamond shapes, and love that she gives both positive and negative versions of the images. I love the fleur de lis, and her henna designs always make my heart flutter. But the highlight of this plate has to be the butterflies!

UberChic Beauty 14-02

Plate size: 9.5 cm x 14 cm
Full-nail image size: 17 cm x 21 mm (5/8th of an inch x 6/8ths of an inch)

My favorite images on this plate: the layering mosaics (I'm gonna play with those and some square glitters) and the pinwheel-type flowers. I also love both the realistic flowers, and the illusion images are sooo fun. :)

UberChic Beauty 14-03

Plate size: 9.5 cm x 14 cm
Full-nail image size: 17 cm x 21 mm (5/8th of an inch x 6/8ths of an inch)

My favorite images on this plate: So many, but my favorite part is all of the images with diamond shapes, especially the several perfect for layering. I also love the lotus-y flowers, the hexes, and the gradated mesh.


Here's a shot with a ruler to help you get a feel for the size of the irregular images:

 

 

So how do they stamp? I did my stamping test with UberChic Beauty's XL crystal stamper, and Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Navy Fleet and Lightning:

 

I'm super impressed with how well those fine lines come out with a clear stamper--Look at the tiny detail on that rose!


For today's manicure, I started with a base of The Lady Varnishes Depressed Robot and Hello Ground; both of these will release on January 20th. Then I stamped two images from 14-02, with Girly Bits Flame, and then I added some circle glitters:

UberChic Beauty 14-02 over The Lady Varnishes Depressed Robot and Hello Ground

UberChic Beauty 14-02 over The Lady Varnishes Depressed Robot and Hello Ground

 

UberChic Beauty 14-02 over The Lady Varnishes Depressed Robot and Hello Ground

I love pulling out the colors of the glitter when I do nail art, and since the glitters are multichrome, I used the gold and the rust glitters to capture two of the predominant colors and the blue to go with Hello Ground. The color scheme on this is very soothing somehow, and have a retro-70s sort of feel.


I'll be back shortly with manicures from the other two plates; in the meantime, you can find this collection in UberChic Beauty's shop, and don't forget to follow UberChic Beauty on Facebook and Instagram. :)


Happy stamping!
M.