Powder Perfect Christmas 1 Stamping Plate - Swatches & Review

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I have mentioned in the last few posts (well at least I think I have) that this month is going to be filled with nail art - and in particular stamping plates.  I set out the goal at the start of the year to swatch and review all of the polishes and stamping plates that I have purchased this year.  I also have a few plates that I have been sent to review to share with you.  Starting with Powder Perfect's Christmas 1 Stamping Plate.  This plate has been available for a little while now so I am sure you would have already seen swatches and reviews already but another one can't help right?  I was originally sent these plates along with Powder Perfect's Christmas Trio (which you should check out if you haven't already because they look gorgeous) last month but sadly the package never arrived *insert sad face*.  Jacinta was kind enough to re send the stamping plates with no obligation to to use them.  If you have seen this plate you will understand why I have to share it with you guys.  Enough babbling from me, let's look at the plate shall we?

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For my first mani using this plate I couldn't go past the layered candy canes.  Sadly, I couldn't get them to line up perfectly (that is 100% my fault and not the plate).  If I could layer them properly and if the spacing wasn't so large I think this would have been a really cute mani.  Polishes used are Powder Perfect Search The Kingdom and White Stamping Polish and Bundle Monster's Quasar.

I really wanted to do something with the layered reindeer (he is just so adorable!) but I was worried I would ruin it - but this image kept grabbing my attention over and over.  It would be wrong of me to ignore it.  For my base I used Powder Perfect Whataboutery, Puerto Rico, Bermuda and Florida and stamped using their White Stamping Polish.

I really like the mix of images on this plate.  I also love that it's a plate that is just restricted to using it over the Christmas period.  I had zero issues with how any of the images picked up or transferred to my nails.

The Christmas 1 Stamping Plate is available now from Powder Perfect's Australian Site and International Site. 

Powder Perfect Haunted Mansion Collection and New La Lune Series Polish - Swatches & Review

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Powder Perfect are back with some new polishes this month!  Woohoo!  Powder Perfect are not only releasing their Haunted Mansion Collection but they are also adding a new polish to their La Lune series.  You can see the first La Lune series polish in this post here.

HAUNTED MANSION COLLECTION

Beast Within is a deep ocean blue holographic lacquer with aqua shards and a variety of sparkling blue and metallic glitters.  This is definitely one of my favourites from this collection.  The colour is beautiful and the formula is fantastic.  My swatch shows two coats.

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Blackwood Moor is a forest green with emerald and aqua glitters nestled within a sparkling holographic base.  This is quite an interesting shade.  Again the formula is easy to use.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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Darkness & Dragons is a plum purple holo filled with a myriad of glitters, including copper, magenta and purple.  This is another favourite of mine from this collection.  I think this one is gorgeous, and the formula is fantastic.  My swatch shows two coats.

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Dead Of Night is a complex dark charcoal holographic polish with colour shifting flakies and ultraholo microglitters.  Again, this one is a favourite of mine.  It's really pretty and has a great formula.  My swatch shows two coats.
 

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Rack & Ruin is a chocolate holographic lacquer with metallic, copper, red and purple microglitters.  Like with the other polishes in this collection, the formula is great.  It's easy to use and opaque in two coats.

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LA LUNE SERIES

Hunter's Moon is a cinnamon gold holographic glitter filled with ultra holo microglitters.  This polish is inspired by October's full moon (known as the hunter's moon) guided hunters in the Northern Hemisphere, preparing them for the leaner winter months ahead.  The formula is really easy to work with.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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There are some great polishes that Powder Perfect are releasing this month.  These are particular great for those of you heading into the colder months.  The formulas across all of the polishes are great and are really easy to work with.  My personal picks would have to be Darkness & Dragons, Dead Of Night and Beast Within.

The Haunted Mansion Collection and the La Lune Series Polish is being released on Powder Perfect's Australian website on 26th October at 10am AEST and on the international site on 25th October at 8pm EDT.

 

Powder Perfect August 2017 Releases - Swatches & Review

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It feels like it's been ages since I have new Powder Perfect polishes to play with but they are back and I am excited!  There are three new shades (an anniversary duo plus one from the La Lune series) as well as the much anticipated Immortal Top Coat.  I'll break this post into three sections so you can easily find whatever it is you are after.

Anniversary Duo

Powder Perfect are celebrating their forth anniversary this year!  I can't believe it's been four years already.  That being said, I was actually late in posting their third anniversary duo (I posted that in March this year - oops) so that is probably why the forth anniversary feels like it has popped up really quickly.

Cronosphere is a black jelly lacquer, filled with ultra-holo micro-glitters and a rainbow of chameleon chrome flakies.  It's no surprise that I love the flakies in this one.  They are stunning!  The formula is fantastic and applies well.  I used two coats for my swatch.

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Perfect Storm is a luminescent holographic lacquer with blue microglitters and shifting magenta-copper ultra-chameleon chrome flakies.  These are some of my favourite sorts of polishes that Powder Perfect do.  I mean, it's holo and has flakies - what's not to love?  The formula is great and easy to use.  I used two coats for my swatch (with some added polish on the tips).

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La Lune Series

The La Lune Collection is a series of polishes to be released monthly, inspired by the full moon of that month. The first in the series is the namesake polish – La Lune is simply French for “The Moon”.

La Lune is a pale greyed rose-lavender with a delicate holographic effect, rose micro-glitters and a purple flake.  This is such a delicate and pretty shade.  The formula is easy to use and is opaque in three coats.

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Immortal Top Coat

The Immortal Top Coat is a smooth, glassy topcoat that is enhanced by curing under sunlight, or UV light. The UV rays enable the topcoat to bond to the base colour and sets the polish like flexible glass. Apply one coat and allow to dry in sunlight. This topcoat works perfectly with our Immortal Range (Camelot Collection - you can see my swatches and review of this collection here) but can be paired with any nail varnish.   

Unfortunately when I swatched this I completely forgot that this top coat is designed to be cured by UV light.  Never fear though, it does set at night time - however that can effect the how long the polish will last.  As I paint my nails daily I can't comment on how long this lasted on me.  The dry time (without sunlight or UV light) took about two minutes.  The formula is easy to use, it's not really thick and it's not really thin either.  I used one coat over Powder Perfect's Lancelot from the Camelot Collection.

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Who is excited for these new releases?  I think all three of the polishes are really pretty and are great additions to anyone's collection.

The August releases will be available on 31st August at 8pm AEST on Powder Perfect's Australian site and at 6am EDT on the international site.

Powder Perfect New Stamping Plates - Swatches & Review

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If you have been following along with Powder Perfect (which you should be - they have great products!) then you know that they have a few stamping plates already.  I have previously reviewed their Halloween, Egypt and the Art Deco stamping plates on my blog.  Today I have my swatches and review of the 1980s, Kings & Castles, Art Nouveau, Floral and Woodland Creatures stamping plates which are being released next week. See the bottom of this post for all the purchasing information.  Before jumping in I just want to let you know that this post is quite picture heavy so I will keep my chatting to a minimum and let the pretties do the talking.

1980s 1
This is probably my favourite of the five new releases.  I am such a big fan of all the geometric shapes plus look at all of those full sized images!!  This plate definitely uses the space on the plate well.

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For this first mani I really wanted to layer the dots and the circles.  I love the combination of orange and blue together but sadly the orange wasn't as opaque as I had hoped.  I really wished that I had used Powder Perfect's Orange Stamping Polish.  For my base I used China Glaze Too Busy Being Awesome and stamped using Bundle Monster Teepee Tipping and Powder Perfect Black Stamping Polish.

This next mani is definitely a favourite of mine!  For my base I used Color Club Play Date, All Dolled Up, Study Buddy and Cliff Notes.  Stamping polish is Powder Perfect's Black Stamping Polish.

Art Nouveau 1
This is another plate full of full sized images (if you don't already know these are always my go to type of designs).  The imagery on this plate is drawn from wallpapers, architecture and even doors from the Art Nouveau period.

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I wanted to keep this first mani really simple.  For my base I used Powder Perfect's Gallery Of Dreams (which you can see my swatches of here) and stamped using Powder Perfects Lilac Stamping Polish.

There is something about this next image that I was drawn too.  I have no clue what it is but I love this.  I thought it would look really pretty with a pastel background.  Polishes used Powder Perfect's Library Dust, Search The Kingdom, Once Glorious, Legend Says... and the Black Stamping Polish.

Floral 1
Now we all know I love floral images.  I mean they are just so pretty, how can you not love them?  Again, this plate is full of those full sized images that I love.  I really had some trouble picking which images I wanted to use first on this plate.

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I really love this close up image.  There are soooooo many different ways that you could use it.  I went for a duochrome base which was really fun to wear and watch the flowers change in different lights and on different angles.  For my base I used Powder Perfect Fog Is Rolling In and their Black Stamping Polish.

This next image really just screamed lead lighting to me and who was I to argue?  It has been forever since I have done any lead lighting.  I love how this turned out.  For my base I used Powder Perfect's Turtle Doves, Tracery, Cranberry Glass and their Black Stamping Polish.

Kings & Castles 1
There are some really cool images on this plate with such great detail in them.  This plate would definitely come in handy for some of the nail art challenges that are out there.

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This mani I stole from Margaret (@loveslacquer).  I have no shame!  Originally when I saw this plate I had planned on using the dragon scales but hadn't really worked out how I was going to use it.  Then I saw Margaret's and it was perfection, so I copied it.  I'm not 100% sure if the polishes are the exact same or not (you'll have to ask her what she used).  For my gradient I used a England's Princess Sabra, Dragon and Saint George and stamped using Powder Perfect's Black Stamping Polish.

Circle images always seem to say radial gradient to me so that is exactly what I did.  Polishes used are Powder Perfect's Recollection, Whataboutery and their Black Stamping Polish.

Woodland Creatures 1
The Woodland Creatures plate is full of cute and quirky creatures, scenic mountains, woodsy prints and Aussie animals.  This plate isn't really my style of plate but it still is a great plate that you can make some really cute manis with.

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For my first mani I used Powder Perfect's Recollection as my base and stamped using Bundle Monster's Arabica.  There was a little bit of user error with this plate but let's just pretend that that didn't happen.  The image does stamp beautifully.

For a woodland plate you would expect to see lots of earthy tones etc.  Well I went in a completely different direction - neon!  For my base I used Powder Perfect's Turtle Doves and then dry brushed China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy and Bottoms Up.

As you can see these plates all stamp so beautifully and these is a huge range of images across these plates.  My favourite plate from these new releases would have to be the 1980s plate.  It's so cool!

All five plates will be available on July 6th from Powder Perfect's Australian site and their international site.