Today I have a look that's festive without being overwhelmingly holiday...One of the things I love to receive as a hostess present for holiday gatherings is flowers, so I thought I'd do a manicure about that. :)
Today I have another new-to-me brand of plates to show you: B. Loves Plates. We're going to take a look at her Flower Power plate, which I'm reviewing along with two Moonflower Polish stamping polishes, all sent to me for review from Lantern & Wren. Here's the video review I made of the plate:
Let's take a closer look at the goodies:
B. Loves Plates B.02 Flower Power
The images are approximately 1.6cm x 2.0 cm:
And here are the two Moonflower Polishes, Mar Caribe and Atardecer en el Morro:
Moonflower Polish Mar Caribe and Atardecer en el Morro
Seriously, how gorgeous are those colors for fall!! I found that both of these polishes stamped beautifully over lighter colors, and Mar Caribe showed up well over darker colors, although Atardecer en el Morro was more muted over dark colors. Both had good consistency, and played well with the B. Loves Plates plate.
For my first mani, I wanted to do a fall version of the sort of chintz porcelain-type pattern you normally see in blue over white, so I did a play with this shimmer over a Zoya McKenna, which is a pearly beige-almond and stamped a chintz pattern with Moonflower Polish Mar Caribe:
B. Loves Plates B.02 Flower Power stamped with Moonflower Polish Mar Caribe over Zoya McKenna
B. Loves Plates B.02 Flower Power stamped with Moonflower Polish Mar Caribe over Zoya McKenna
I love the softer contrast of this, it has a subtle sophistication, and the shimmer gives it a little extra something. And look at how beautifully that image stamps!!
For my second manicure, I was struck by how Atardecer en el Morro looked like fall leaves on fire to me, so I wanted to let that orange shine through for another type of simple fall mani--so I stamped it over Sally Hansen Get Mod:
B. Loves Plates B.02 Flower Power and Moonflower Polish Atardecer en el Morro over Sally Hansen Get Mod
B. Loves Plates B.02 Flower Power and Moonflower Polish Atardecer en el Morro over Sally Hansen Get Mod
Normally I think of manis done over white as very springy or summery, but I love how this orange just pulls you into the season. And again--look how beautiful that image is!
I was very impressed with the quality of this plate, and would absolutely recommend them. The Moonflower Polishes performed well and I love how vibrant both of them are over light colors, and how pretty Mar Caribe is over black.
You can find all of these products at Lantern & Wren if you're in the US and Canada, and you can check in directly with Moonflower Polish and B. Loves Plates if you're located elsewhere. You can also stalk them both around the interwebs here:
