UberChic Beauty Collection 19!

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Today we're going to take a look at UberChic Beauty's collection 19, their most recent plate set. Of course I did a video review to give you ideas on how to use the plates:

(BTW, if you haven't noticed, I tend to put my videos up a week or so before I'm able to post them here, so hit that subscribe button on my YouTube channel if you want to see them as early as possible!)


Here's a closer look at the plates:

UberChic Beauty 19-01

What I love best about this plate: I think the circular watermelon seed image (that could also be used for other types of fruit) is very clever, and I love the strawberry layering images. But my absolute favorite on this plate is the huge camellia-type flower patter in the upper left. Love. :)

UberChic Beauty 19-02

 
What I love best about this plate: I'm obsessed with the circular image at the bottom that will make easy, elegant French-tip or half-moon designs. I also love the wavy lines of rectangles, and the hashtag plaid. Very cool.

UberChic Beauty 19-03

What I love best about this plate: That infinite image that not only has the coolest linear flowers ever, but also has the little berries in it that match the other berry image. I'm sorry, I have to say it--so berry many possibilities, hehehe! And I'm obsessed with the harlequin diamonds and the jacks patterns. :)


UberChic Beauty's full-nail images are 1.7mm x 2.1mm; here are shots with a ruler to help you judge if the other images are the right size for your nails (click for larger image):

 

 

How about that UberChic quality we've come to expect? Do these hold up? Yep:

 

 

  

As always, these swatches were done with a clear stamper, so these images should work for you even with your finicky equipment. :)


For my first manicure, I wanted to highlight how many different patterns you can get just out of the one infinite image, and how they all still go together to create an easy one-pass mani that's intricate and gorgeous:

UberChic Beauty 19-03 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Let Me Azure You

UberChic Beauty 19-03 over Girly Bits Cosmetics Let Me Azure You

For this mani I started with a base of Girly Bits Cosmetics Let Me Azure You (from their August CoTM duo), and stamped with Messy Mansion Chalk. I love that the design is intricate, but has big enough spaces to let that holo perfection shine on through. :)


For my second mani, I couldn't resist playing with that hashtag plaid from plate 19-02, and decided to do a double-stamping technique to play up the already overlapping lines:

UberChic Beauty 19-02 over Sally Hansen Wild for Violet

UberChic Beauty 19-02 over Sally Hansen Wild for Violet

The base of this mani is Sally Hansen Wild For Violet, and I stamped with Messy Mansion Chalk and Sterling.


You can find these plates on sale now in the UberChic Beauty store, and of course you can keep up with them 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

Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01, with manicures!

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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.


For my second mani, I wanted to go one step further, with a double-stamp technique. I started with a base of Sally Hansen Orchid-ing Aside, and then stamped with Messy Mansion Chalk and Blue You A Kiss:

Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01 over Sally Hansen Orchid-ing Aside

Lina Nail Art Supplies Let's Doodle! 01 over Sally Hansen Orchid-ing Aside

I love how the blue pops on this, and the white depth under it, and puts something pretty on the other nails.


You can find this plate and tons of others on sale now in Lina's store, and you can follow them in these places around the interwebs:

Website: www.linanailartsupplies.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/linanailartsupplies/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/LinaNailArtSupp

Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/linanailartsupp/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/linanailartsupplies/ 

Happy stamping!
M. xoxo

MoYou London Arabesque 09

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Today we're going to take a quick look at MoYou London Arabesque 09--this is not a new plate, but it's a new-to-me plate that I've been craving for ages and finally was able to buy. Here's the video review I did on the plate:

And here's a closer look:

MoYou London Arabesque Collection 09

What I love about this plate: I'm a huge fan of anything with an ancient Egyptian theme, and I have all of MoYou London's plates with that theme, and everything on this plate matches those other plates perfectly. For that reason alone, this was a no-brainer for me. But, even if I didn't have plates that match it, I'd grab this plate up for all of the gorgeous patterns on here that can be used in their own right, or for background images other art. Flowers and starts and geometrics--oh my!

Each of the squares on this plate are different sizes, so here's a shot with a ruler to help you get a feel for whether the images work for you--many of them are on the smaller side, so if you have longer nails they may not work, or you'll have to double them up:

I don't think I've ever had a MoYou London plate that I had a problem with, and this plate is no exception--look at the excellent detail even with a clear stamper:

For my sample manicure, I wanted to show you the background potential of the images, but I also had to throw something ancient Egyptian on there, too. I started with a base of Zoya River, then stamped the star pattern with Messy Mansion Soft Gold, and the cat with Messy Mansion Carbon:

MoYou London Arabesque Collection 09 over Zoya River, stamped with Messy Mansion Soft Gold and Carbon

MoYou London Arabesque Collection 09 over Zoya River, stamped with Messy Mansion Soft Gold and Carbon

This manicure features three things I love: background stamping, ancient Egypt, and of course, cats. I love the celestial feel and the ease of this look.


You can buy this plate (and tons more!) directly from MoYou London, or from Amazon if that's easier for you. And you can find MoYou London around the interwebs here:

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

Facebook fangroup: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1538116343076252/

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

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/moyoulondon/?etslf=8048&eq=moyou%20

Happy stamping!
M. xoxo


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UberChic Beauty Vacation Mode plate!

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What I wouldn't give to be lounging on a Hawaiian beach right now...or, any beach, truth be told...That's not in the cards for me at the moment, but I can do the next best thing--vacation nails with UberChic Beauty's Vacation Mode plate. :)


Here's the video review I did of the plate:

And let's take a closer look:

UberChic Beauty Vacation Mode

What I love about this plate: The first thing that called to me was the layered hibiscus images, I love being able to stamp the parts in different colors. I also love the negative-positive images for the leaves and the flowers and the planes. The Tiki guy makes me smile, and since I love cruises, I'm stoked about all the cruise images here. But, my very favorite is the layered shark fin images, I can't wait for the hockey season to use them! Go Sharks!


UberChic Beauty's full nail images are 17mm x 21mm, and here are shots with a ruler so you can get a feel for the rest of the images:

How about quality? UberChic always gives me great images; these swatches are done with a clear stamper:

 

I already showed you one mani with this plate, a traditional tropical-sunset type of mani:

UberChic Beauty Vacation Mode over Sally Hansen Get Juiced and Kook a Mango

I stamped with Messy Mansion Carbon over a gradient with Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Get Juiced and Kook a Mango.


So, for my second manicure, I wanted to try something outside the box with an unusual set of colors for tropical hibiscuses (hibisci?). I went out with friends and was wearing my new favorite shirts, so I wanted to try to match the colors. I did my right and left hand a little differently, but they both start with a skittle of Zoya Byrdie, Troy, and Tilly, stamped with Messy Mansion Chalk and Hit The Bottle Polish in A Rose By Any Other Name and My Suitor Wears Pewter (also available at Beautometry):

UberChic Beauty Vacation Mode over Zoya Byrdie, Troy, and Tilly

For the second one, I decided to stamp the flowers on the ring finger in pink:

UberChic Beauty Vacation Mode over Zoya Byrdie, Troy, and Tilly

Here's what they look like with the outfit, my girl power shirt and eyelet shorts:

UberChic Beauty Vacation Mode over Zoya Byrdie, Troy, and Tilly

UberChic Beauty Vacation Mode over Zoya Byrdie, Troy, and Tilly

I love how the flowers complement the pattern on the eyelet shorts, and I think I did pretty darn good with the colors! Which do you like better, the second version, or the first?


You can find this plate in UberChic Beauty's store, and can find them all around the interwebs:

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

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

Fan group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1150090828353009/

Happy stamping! :)
M.