Today we're going to take a look at another recent plate from Lina Nail Art Supplies, their Let's Doodle! 01 plate. Here's the video review I did of the plate:
And here's a shot up close and personal like:
Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01
What I love about this plate: Lina has given you an image for any type of technique you want, so you'll always have a floral option at your fingertips. There are negative images to show off your specialty polishes, intricate designs that call out for lead-lighting or reversed stamping, and beautiful one-pass designs. Like with all Lina plates, she matches scale in most of her designs, so you can mix-and-match as easy as you please for skittle manis. And, even with all that, she still manages to cover a range of design styles from cute to elegant.
Lina's full nail images are 1.7 x 2.2mm, and here's a shot with a ruler so you can judge how big the smaller isolated images are:
How about that quality? These swatches are done with Sally Hansen Plummet, and a clear stamper:
The detail and fine lines are amazing! This plate is top-notch quality.
I've been thinking about doing a series of videos showcasing techniques for various skill levels (let me know if there's interest in this!), so for my first mani, I did a variation of a one-pass technique. I started off with a base of Girly Bits Cosmetics Depêche à la Mode, and then stamped my two designs using Hit The Bottle Polish Champagne Shifter and Girly Bits Cosmetics Flame:
Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Depêche à la Mode
Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Depêche à la Mode
I chose the stamping polishes to pull out the flakies in the base, and I love how this came out--a soft summer floral look.
What I love about this brand: Lina does a great job of creating a selection of images that mix and match in countless combinations. For whichever icon you choose (anchors, seashells, ropes), there are a ton of images you can put together without guessing if anything is going to be out of proportion. She also adds a textural image or two and plenty of isolated images to add to your design. All of this makes Lina the queen of effortless mani building. What I love about this plate: I love the stripe/word combination image, and the octopus is awesome. I love the water image with the crest at the top, but which can also double as texture or an animal print depending on the colors you use. I love that she gives you a little underwater scene to work with, and OMG, pirates!! And I love how well this plate plays with Born To Sail 01.
The full-nail images on Lina plates are 1.7mm x 2.2mm, and here's a shot with a ruler so you can judge the size of the little 'uns:
How about quality? I've always found Lina's plates to be excellent quality, and this one is no exception:
These were stamped with Sally Hansen Plummet, and a clear stamper--and look at that detail!!
This plate came right as I was out the door for a romantic weekend at the beach with my husband, so you know I had to hurry on up and make a manicure for the trip. I started with a gradient of Girly Bits Cosmetics Robin Me Blind and Denim & Diamonds, then stamped the wave image and the seagulls image with Messy Mansion Sterling and Chalk. Here's how it came out:
Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Robin Me Blind and Denim And Diamonds
Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Robin Me Blind and Denim And Diamonds
I love how this captures the look of the beach in the late afternoon when the sun's going down and the remaining light captures the crests of the water with a silver glint.
For my second mani, I wanted to do a mix-and-match mani with some of the sweet seashells on the plate. I started with a skittle of Zoya Sawyer and Zoya Sonya. I did one smoosh nail with these two colors and Zoya Journey for a little shimmer, then stamped my image with Messy Mansion Carbon; then I did a double-stamp with leadlight technique using Messy Mansion Sterling and Carbon, and a blend of Zoya Journey and China Glaze Fairy Dust in between. I stamped starfish on my pinkie and thumb with Hit The Bottle Polish Let's Go To The Peach, and topped it all off with a stud on my index finger:
Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Zoya Sawyer and Sonja
Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Zoya Sawyer and Sonja
Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 02 over Zoya Sawyer and Sonja
I made a video tutorial of this mani so that if you love it as much as I do, you can follow step-by-step:
I love how the colors in this mani play together with she shimmers to create a little softness for the seashells, but still with bold summer colors. :)
You all know I love Hit The Bottle Polishes' stamping polishes--Michelle makes great colors that stamp perfectly and show up over dark colors like a boss. So when I found out she had introduced holographic stamping polishes to her line--that's right, you heard me, holographic stamping polishes--I did a little happy dance. Sign. Me. Up.
Today we're going to take a look at four polishes from her holographics, one official duochrome stamping polish, one that I personally think should qualify as a duochrome stamping polish, and eight other beauties from her line:
Stamping polishes from Hit The Bottle Polishes
I did a video to show all of the polishes in action, including a topcoat test:
Let's take a look at the beauties, first the holographic polishes:
Hit The Bottle holographic stamping polishes in Lucky Spark, Holo There Beautiful, A Glint Of Gold, Amethyst Sizzle
Hit The Bottle stamping polishes in Champagne Shifter, Let's Go To The Peach, Midnight Pumpkin, Drop Red Gorgeous
Hit The Bottle stamping polishes in It Mossed Be Love, See What I Green, and Peacock Shimmer
Hit The Bottle stamping polishes in Aubergine, My Suitor Wears Pewter, and Shadows Of Darkness
In addition to the four holographic polishes, Champagne Shifter is a duochrome polish, and while it isn't officially listed as a duochrome, I also get a duochrome flash from Peacock Shimmer.
To test them out, I stamped them over both black and white:
Hit The Bottle Polishes Champagne Shifter, A Glint Of Gold, and Holo There Beautiful
This picture shows the duochrome of Champagne Shifter beautifully; you can see also that it shows up over both black and white, but it does show the duochrome a bit more dramatically over White. A Glint Of Gold Shows up over both white and black, and while it doesn't look as fully opaque in the picture as Champagne Shifter, that's because of the holographic effect with the light--same thing with Holo There Beautiful. Check out the video to see what I mean.
Hit The Bottle stamping polishes in Drop Red Gorgeous, Let's Go To The Peach, and Midnight Pumpkin
Check out how beautifully these three show up over black! That's just amazing--really, really impressive.
Hit The Bottle stamping polishes in See What I Green, It Mossed Be Green, and Lucky Spark
Again, I'm amazed at how well these show up over black. And, to get the full effect of Lucky Spark, check out the video to see that holographic flash.
Hit The Bottle stamping polishes in Peacock Shimmer, My Suitor Wears Pewter, and Shadows of Darkness
See what I mean about Peacock Shimmer? She doesn't list it as a duochrome, but that sure looks subtly duochrome to me. And check it out--My Suitor Wears Pewter shows up clearly over black! Seriously??!! Even Shadows of Darkness shows up a bit--it's very, very subtle, but it's there. If you want a subtle black-on-black effect, give this a shot.
Hit The Bottle stamping polishes in Aubergine and Amethyst Sizzle
Aubergine does show up over black, but it's a subtle look, not a dramatic one like the others above. And in this picture you can see a bit better what I mean about the lighting effect of the holo when it's stamped over black--it's there, but the light plays tricks with it. Again check out the video for the full effect of how the holos look.
Finally, I tested each of these with topcoat--check out the video to see in real time how I suggest you apply topcoat to any stamping you do, and do see how these refuse to smudge even when I go over the same spot twice. And even when I dropped one of them on the napkin when the topcoat was wet. Yep, that's me, the epitome of grace. I mean--I did it on purpose to test it out! Yeah! That's it!
Michelle does recommend that you wait half an hour when stamping with the holographic polishes before applying topcoat, or you may dull the holographic effect. This varies with different topcoats and personal chemistry. However, that said...I covered with Seche Vite right away and had no problem. BUT, test this beforehand to be sure how your topcoat and your personal chemistry react to the combination, and no matter what, if you wait that half hour, you should be fine.
Yesterday I showed you a manicure stamped with these polishes that you can see here, and today I have a manicure done entirely to show off the holo. I started with a base of Zoya Merida, a scattered holo I chose to complement the holographic stamping polish, and Zoya Olivera. Then I stamped the binary and the circuit board images from Lina Nail Art Supplies Hipster, Chic, or Geek Plate:
I stamped with Holo There Beautiful:
Hit The Bottle Polish Holo There Beautiful over Zoya Merida and Olivera, stamped with Lina Nail Art Supplies Hipster, Chic, or Geek? plate
Hit The Bottle Polish Holo There Beautiful over Zoya Merida and Olivera, stamped with Lina Nail Art Supplies Hipster, Chic, or Geek? plate
Hit The Bottle Polish Holo There Beautiful over Zoya Merida and Olivera, stamped with Lina Nail Art Supplies Hipster, Chic, or Geek? plate
These are fairly fine-line images I chose because I wanted to show you how this holds up with fine lines--to get a sense of the holo glash, check out the pinky--see the gold band in the center? Yep, holo flash, baby! Now imagine using this for a large image or even a negative space image that covers most of your nail--actually, don't worry about imagining it, 'cause you know I'll show you soon, lol
I mentioned above that Michelle recommends waiting half an hour after stamping before you apply topcoat; I also mentioned that in my tests with Seche Vite, I didn't have any problem will dulling even when I covered immediately. So, in the manicure above, I waited half an hour to topcoat one of the two binary nails, and the other one I immediately covered with topcoat, about 30 seconds after stamping. Can you tell which is which? Yeah, neither can I. Still, make sure you test out your topcoat with the holographics before counting on them to stay pretty. :)
So, to sum up:
(1) Crisp, clean stamping.
(2) Vibrance over black in most cases, except for the dark purple and the soft black--and even those do show up subtly, they don't just disappear into the black.
(3) Absolutely no smuding.
(4) Beautiful holographic flash from the holos. To maximize the impact of these, I personally recommend using images with larger areas or at least thick lines with these or any holographic stamping polishes--when the light plays with holos it can make it hard to see fine-line images. Try it, of course! But if you don't like the effect, try something a bit bolder before deciding how you feel about them.
You can buy these lovelies directly from Hit The Bottle Polishes, and of course you should check out Michelle's Facebook page and Instagram account for news and inspiration. Depending on where you're located, you might prefer to get them from Beautometry, especially if you're in the US.
Happy stamping!
M
*PS: The middle finger is the one I topcoated immediately. :)
Today we're gonna take a look at Lina Nail Art Supplies' Hipster, Geek, Or Chic? plate. I love this plate--it makes me smile, and there is soooo much you can do with it. Here's the video review I did:
And let's take a closer look at the plate:
Lina Nail Art Supplies Hipster, Geek, Or Chic?
What I love about this plate:
Great mix-and-match potential--there are enough similar elements across images to combine images without even having to think.
Excellent variety of versatile images.
Love the mix of the three themes, hipster, geek, and chic--you can play up geek chic or hipster chic, go ironic, or get three serious with a different theme each day.
My favorite images on the plate: I adore the 'call me' lips, I love the owl/penguins with the single one in glasses; I live for those eyes, and the phone images call to me.
With respect to size, the images are 1.7 cm x 2.2 cm, and here's a look at inches:
Lina Nail Art Supplies Hipster, Chic, or Geek? over Zoya Tatum and Gina, stamped with Hit The Bottle polishes
Lina Nail Art Supplies Hipster, Chic, or Geek? over Zoya Tatum and Gina, stamped with Hit The Bottle polishes
This mani just makes me smile--I love the shabby chic "Be Style, Be Chic" images that look like a T-shirt that's been through the wash a hundred times, and I love them together with that little owl guy who's bold enough to go for a different look. So. Adorable!
You can find this plate in Lina's store; here are all the details for following them:
