Lina Nail Art Supplies Make Your Mark 09 Stamping Plate - Swatches & Review

 It has been years since I have purchased any Lina Nail Art Supplies stamping plates.  Apparently it was 2018 when I last posted any of their plates on my blog.  As you can image there has been quite a few releases in that time (including other products like nail polish) so when I went to make a purchase from Hit The Bottle I thought I would scroll through the Lina plates.  I have always been a huge fan of a few of their collections, one of which is the Make Your Mark collection.  I grabbed all the plates that are missing in my MYM collection so I will have plenty of swatches and reviews coming.  Starting with today.  Today we have the Make Your Mark 09 stamping plate to share with you.

Image from Lina Nail Art Supplies

When I was swatching Three Hearts Polish Lushess Lavender, I thought it would look amazing with some metallic stamping over the top.  My picture really doesn't do this justice.  It really looks so pretty in person.  I do wish that I also mattified the base colour too.  

  

This next mani was a collaboration with my daughter and her best friend.  They both said to do a neon rainbow and selected the zig zag image of the plate.  This was really fun to wear and made for some really easy nail art.  For my base I used polishes from Grace-full Nail Polish and stamped using Hit The Bottle's As Black As Night.

  

I am a huge fan of this plate.  I think there are some really awesome images (although I don't know if it's because I have been doing nails for such a long time or not but I feel like I have seen quite a few of these images before).  All that said I do love this plate and can see me grabbing it out again and again.  I really want to use those layered butterfly images.  Just need to work out what it is I want to do with them.  Let me know what you think I should do.

Uberchic Beauty Business Chic 02 Stamping Plate - Swatches & Review

OMG!  Get excited people - I have nail done some nail art again!  Yay!  And bonus points for me that this isn't a press sample.  I do realise that lately I have been posting a lot of press samples but honestly my nail time isn't what it use to be and I do prioritise things sent to me over the things I purchase.  Anyway, a couple of months ago I purchased a bunch of plates from Hit The Bottle to help me get back into the swing of doing some nail art.  So I am kicking starting with Uberchic Beauty's Business Chic 02.

Image from Uberchic Beauty

One of the things that I have always loved about Uberchic Beauty is their full sized images.  They not only look great with a multicoloured base but they also look amazing just simply stamped over a base colour.  Really I should do more basic stamping when I am time poor.  Anyway, for this mani I used Emily de Molly Ugly Mood and stamped using Hit The Bottle As Black As Night.

  

  

When I first saw Three Hearts Polish Poppin' Pastel Collection I knew that I needed to use them in some nail art and now was the perfect time.  I love how this mani turned out.

  

I love this plate!  The plate is full of really awesome full sized images which I love and I know I will grab for this plate again and again and again.

The Business Chic 02 Stamping Plate is available now from Uberchic Beauty and Hit The Bottle.

Hit The Bottle Nail Art Challenge - Monochrome

 

I think it is safe to say that I have failed this Hit The Bottle Nail Art Challenge after three weeks?  I had a pretty terrible mani a couple of weeks ago and then completely skipped last week's travel prompt...I wasn't really feeling the prompt plus I was busy swatching a bunch of things.  But I am back for the monochrome prompt.  I absolutely love black and white nails so there was zero chance of missing today.

    

For this mani I used Hit The Bottle Snowed In for my base and stamped using As Black As Night.  Image is from Uberchic Beauty Business Chic 01.

    

    

I quite like this mani but it's not a favourite of mine.  Speaking of favourites I will be back tomorrow with my monthly favourites post.  

Hit The Bottle Nail Art Challenge - Negative Space

 

Today I have another Hit The Bottle Nail Art Challenge mani to share with you.  I wish I loved this mani but honestly I don't like it at all.  It's not at all what I thought it would be and I really wished that I had used a negative space stamping image instead.  Maybe I will re do this prompt at a future date.  With all that said I am going to keep today's post nice and short - simple because I don't really have much to say.  

For this mani I used Hit The Bottle Snowed In, Looking For Mr Grey, A Flock Of Seagulls and As Black As Night.

Let's just pretend that today's mani didn't happen and hope that the next mani for this challenge is better than this...

Hit The Bottle Nail Art Challenge - Geometric

 

I'm going strong with the Hit The Bottle Nail Art challenge.  I'm already on the second prompt.  It really seems kinda odd to me to be back doing a nail art challenge but soooo familiar at the same time.  Despite only having to do one prompt a week.  I'm not sure I have ever done that before.  Anyway, today's prompt is geometric. 

 

This mani I probably could have used for last week's neon prompt but what can I say?  I love neon polishes and Michelle has some awesome ones. For my gradient I used Hit The Bottle Shazam Yellow, Orange You Excited and I Pink Therefore I Am, and stamped using As Black As Night.  Image is from What's Up Nails Geo-Radical.

 

 

It's kinda funny looking at the pictures for this mani because in person I couldn't see any white bits coming through but they are clear as day in these pics.  This mani is also much brighter in person.  I absolutely loved wearing it!  Now to start getting some ideas for next week's prompt - negative space.

Hit The Bottle Nail Art Challenge - Neon

 

Look at me posting again!  That's seven posts in a row!  I'm definitely not going to be daily blogging but it's great getting back into it.  One of my goals (aside from doing more blog posts this year) is to do more nail art.  I have said that a few times over the years and I get a little lazy, I don't have any ideas of what to do or I don't have time.  I can't help the lack of time but the one thing that will help me when I have no ideas is nail art challenges.  Back in the very early days of Instagram (and when I was doing a LOT of nail art) I was doing at least one nail art challenge - but usually it is three to four challenges.  It was a crazy time but I really enjoyed it.  So I am back doing another nail art challenge!  I am late to the Hit The Bottle Challenge but it's better late than never.  For those that don't know Hit The Bottle have created a weekly challenge where the only rule is is that you need to use at least one of their polishes.  Let's get started with my first prompt - neon!

 

This was a bit of an easy prompt because I have a lot of neon polishes from Hit The Bottle.  I was tempted to go a little crazy and use all the colours but then I decided to go a little more simple.  Something different to what I think most people will do.  I am so glad that I did because I absolutely love this mani!  For my gradient I used Hit The Bottle Whiskey Latte and I Pink, Therefore I Am and stamped using As Black As Night.  Image is from Uberchic Beauty Got Chevron 02.

 

It feels good to be back with some nail art.  Let's hope I can keep it up!  

 

What's Up Nails B051 I Just Want Sushi Stamping Plate - Swatches & Review

PRESS SAMPLE

Today I have the last of the What's Up Nails that I was sent to review.  I have had a lot of fun and found some new favourites with these products.  I definitely can recommend both stamping plates and stamping polishes from What's Up Nails.  Let's take a look at the I Just Want Sushi stamping plate shall we?

Image from What's Up Nails

I love the dragon image on this plate so it was definitely the first thing I needed on my nails.  It is quite large which unfortunately meant I lost a fair bit of it on my nails but I do like the result still.  For my base I used Emily de Molly Fade Into Black, Moyra's White Foil Stamping Polish and their Gold Foil.  I then topped it all off with Hit The Bottle's Water Tight Top Coat.

I was considering doing a gradient with one of the scene images but I couldn't quite decide how I wanted to do it so I decided to use the little sushi image instead.  I mean you can't have a sushi plate and not use the sushi image can you?  For my base I used OPI Love Is On The Cards and Don't Speak and stamped using Hit The Bottle As Black As Night.

This plate isn't a favourite of mine but there are some great images for the theme.  It also stamps beautifully as well.

The I Want Sushi Stamping Plate is available now from What's Up Nails.

What's Up Nails B015 Geo-Radical Stamping Plate - Swatches & Review

PRESS SAMPLE

If you follow me on Instagram than you will have seen that What's Up Nails have sent me a huge package of goodies to play with.  Be prepared for lots of What's Up Nails manis and blog posts from me over the coming weeks.  Starting today.  Today I have the Geo-radical Stamping Plate to share with you guys.  Let's take a look shall we?

Image from What's Up Nails

I love this image so it was the first thing that needed to go onto my nails.  For my base I used Emily de Molly Bright Retreat and did some free hand triangles using Pretty Serious Cosmetics Poppet and Bunny Foo Foo.  

This next mani was a complete fluke and I am in love with it.  I started with a gradient using Color Club All Fun And Games, Out Of Your League and Friend Zone and stamped using Hit The Bottle Black As Night.  I had originally planned on just using the one image on all my nails but then ended up using four different ones and I am obsessed with how this turned out.  I've never done a mani using completely different designs but I think I want to attempt to do it some more.

I love this stamping plate!  I think all the images are awesome and they stamp beautifully.  I can't wait to use this plate some more!

The Geo-Radical Stamping Plate is available now from What's Up Nails.

Uberchic Beauty Christmas Companion Layers Plate - Swatches & Review

It's unbelievable how close we are to Christmas now..  How is everyone going with their Christmas shopping?  We have finished ours (I think) and just need to wrap a couple of things and then we are all done.  I do need to think of my Christmas nails.  I really have no clue what I am going to wear.  Let me know if you have any suggestions.  While I haven't decided on what I am wearing Christmas day yet I have been playing with some Christmas designs with the new Uberchic Christmas Companion Layers stamping plate.

Image from Uberchic Beauty

I was actually swatching this gorgeous green polish (coming soon from Emily de Molly) and one of the mums at school said it is perfect for Christmas.  Of course it is but plain green isn't Christmas so it needed some nail art - bauble nail art.  Stamping polishes are both from Hit The Bottle - Drop Red Gorgeous and Calypso Gold.

It's kinda funny, I sat down with a bunch of pink polishes and then some where along the lines switched to nude and gold and I am so glad I did.  I love how simple but pretty this mani is.  Polishes used are China Glaze Bourgeois Beige and Hit The Bottle Beyond The Greige and Calypso Gold.

I absolutely love that Uberchic have created this plate.  I'm not one to make decals (usually because I don't plan ahead too much for manis) so this makes for easy layered manis.  I also really like that they have clearly labeled which image belongs to what plate.  I'm going to have so much fun playing with this plate.

The Christmas Companion Layers Plate is available via Uberchic Beauty.

OPI x Converse Neons By OPI Collection - Nail Art

Last week I shared my swatches and review of the new OPI x Converse Neons By OPI Collection (you can find that blog post here if you are interested).  I am obsessed with the colours in this collection which then sparked some nail art ideas.  I thought why not share them all in a blog post.  These are just the manis I have done so far but you can bet you will be seeing these colours pop up time and time again because I do love them!

This mani you may have already seen on Instagram but as we all know things can be hard to find on IG after some time (I have 3,000 posts on IG already - so who knows how many I will have in a year or two.  Anyway, when you have a collection of polishes made in collaboration with Converse you just have to use them to do Converse nail art.  My freehand definitely needs a lot of work.  I am out of practice.

My go to style of mani is to randomly sponge polishes on which is exactly what I did for this next mani.  This aren't the greatest polishes for sponging unfortunately.  I don't think they are quite opaque enough so leave a patchy look.  But this can also work in your favour depending on what look you are going for.  I stamped using Hit The Bottle's Snowed In and Lina Nail Art Supplies Make Your Mark 02.

Dry brush manis are sooooo easy to do yet it's one of those techniques that I forget about.  I'm so glad that I didn't forget this time.  This is hands down one of my favourite manis.  The polishes are perfect for this type of mani.  Love, love, love.

When you don't want to take off your current mani, what do you do?  Stamp over it of course!  I am sure it's moments like this that the negative space images where born.  Image is from Uberchic Beauty Nice & Negative.

I'm not sure what else I can say about this OPI collection.  I love the colours both by themselves and in nail art.  You definitely will be seeing these on my nails time and time again.

Moyra Stamping Stained Glass Stamping Plate - Swatches & Review

Hello, hello!  Today I have another stamping plate to share with you guys, although I am switching it up and not sharing one of the new Uberchic plates (I'm still swatching my way through those).  Instead, today I have the Stained Glass stamping plate from Moyra Stamping.  I still have a few of their goodies that I picked up that I haven't actually gotten around to using yet...oops.  But I have planned with the Stained Glass plate already so let's talk about that.

Image from Moyra Stamping

Now one of the things (along side being unique and having gorgeous images) that drew me to this plate is the fact that it screams lead lighting to me.  I love lead lighting but it's something that I don't do very often.  With that said, both of the manis that I have done with this plate are both lead lighting manis - and I absolutely love them both!

This first mani I actually did as part of the Digit-al Dozen Does Colours.  For my base I used China Glaze I'd Melt For You and filled in the design using the entire Jelly Shots Collection (with the exception of the black) from Hit The Bottle.

I couldn't go past this floral image.  It's stunning!  As much as I loved the silver base I thought I should mix it up and use a white base for this mani.  For my base I used Emily de Molly Bright Retreat and filled in the design using Color Club's Just Dew It and Tube Top.

I love this plate!  Like I said, one of the things that drew me to this plate is how unique it is.  I don't think I have anything like it in my collection.  I was a little worried that because there are such thing likes and details that it wouldn't stamp well but I am so impressed.  I had no issues with picking up or transferring any of the images.

The Stained Glass Stamping Plate is available from Moyra Stamping.

Moyra Stamping 32 - Nature Stamping Plate - Swatches & Review

If you saw any of my Digit-al Dozen manis last week then you will have seen that I have recently added some Moyra Stamping products to my collection.  I will be sharing each of the products with you guys over the next few weeks.  Starting today with the Nature stamping plate.

Image from Moyra Stamping

This first mani I did was a mani that I did as part of the Digit-al Dozen Does Colours.  I absolutely love everything about this mani.  Polishes used are all from Pretty Serious Cosmetics.

Picture taken in light box

This image is one of reasons why I wanted this stamping plate.  The main reason was actually the blacken version of this mani but I didn't think that that image would work as well for the look I was going for.  Never fear though - you will be seeing that image in a mani of mine at some point.  Anyway, for this mani I used Color Club Get It Girl and Harp On It, Emily de Molly Bright Retreat and Powder Perfect Black Stamping Polish.

Picture taken in light box

Picture taken in direct sunlight

This is another mani that I did as part of the Digit-al Dozen Does Colours.  I was excited to use the foil stamping polish from Moyra (they were the main reason I made my first purchase from them).  While this mani is far from perfect I still really like it.  There is something magical about having extra shiny nails.  For my base I used Essie Mint Candy Apple, Saltwater Happy, Saved By The Belle and Baguette Me Not, and stamped using Moyra's Silver Foil Stamping Polish and silver foil.

I love this plate!  I think there are some really awesome and unique images on here and they stamp beautifully.  I am excited to keep playing with this plate.

The Nature Stamping Plate is available from Moyra Stamping.

The Digit-al Dozen Does Colours - Day Five

This week's Digit-al Dozen Does Colours has been full of Moyra products and I thought I may as well end the week with more Moyra.  The main reason I made a purchase from Moyra was because of the foil stamping polish.  I have a heap of foils that I don't use so I thought having a stamping polish that worked for foils would help me use them.  There is definitely a learning curve with these that's for sure.  

For my base I used Essie Saltwater Happy, Mint Candy Apple, Saved By The Belle and Baguette Me Not.  Stamping was done using Moyra's Silver Foil Stamping Polish and their Magic Foil in Silver.  Image is from Moyra's Nature stamping plate.

While this mani is far from perfect, I do love how shiny the foil is.  I definitely need to practice some more with these and hopefully perfect it.  Foil stamping is awesome!

I hope you guys have enjoyed this week's Digit-al Dozen Does Colours as much as I have.

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Colours - Day Four

I can't believe that there are only two more days left of the Digit-al Dozen Does Colours.  This week has certainly gone quick.  Possibly because I like this weeks theme.  It definitely has  helped me get my nail art mojo back....a bit.  

Today's mani isn't at all what I had planned on doing.  My original plan was to do gradient stamping but I couldn't for the life of me getting the image to pick up properly with the gradient....so I decided to do a gradient background instead.  For my base I used Colour Alike B. A Yellow Glow, B. A Green Light and B. A Cobalt Kick and stamped using Powder Perfect's Black Stamping Polish.  Image is from Moyra's Aboriginal stamping plate.

While this mani isn't what I first thought it would be, I really like the end result.

I'm excited for tomorrow's mani because I am going to be trying something I have never done before.  Fingers crossed that it turns out ok.  See you tomorrow.

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Colours - Day Three

Yesterday I did a mani that I am still so in love with (thank goodness that I take pictures of my manis so the memories can live forever or else I would be sad for taking the pretty manis and polishes off).  I am happy to report that I love today's mani too.  Woohoo!

When it comes to doing colours I can never go past the Pretty Serious Cosmetics Pastel Pets collections.  They are all great colours and I use them A LOT.  I did mix up (a little) which polishes I used and I am so happy I did.  I love this mix of colours.  For my base I used Bon Bon, Poppet, Bunny Foo Foo, Peachie Poo, Little Duckling and Cutie Patootie.  I stamped using Hit The Bottle's Snowed In and Moyra's Nature Stamping Plate.

I think doing these type of backgrounds will always be a favourite of mine and these colours just blended so well together.  I'm so in love.

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Colours - Day Two

I recently purchased a bunch of goodies from Moyra Stamping (I will be sharing them with you over the coming weeks) so this week's Digit-al Dozen theme of colours is probably also going to be a bit of a Moyra week.   I always love playing with new things.  

I ordered the Stained Glass plate for a couple of reasons - it is unlike anything I already own, it has some major potential for some really gorgeous manis and because I thought it would be perfect to do some lead lighting with.  Now I already had plans for this image before my plate arrive but I have seen the mani that Serene (Copycat Claws) did (which is absolutely stunning) so I guess you can say that my mani is inspired by hers.  For my base I used China Glaze I'd Melt For You and the full Hit The Bottle's Jelly Shot Collection (with the exception of the black).

I am obsessed with this mani!  It's one of those manis that I could leave on for week's but sadly it has to come off for day three of the Digit-al Dozen.  Let's hope that I can do something that I love just as much as today's mani tomorrow.  No pressure eek.

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Colours - Day One

It's funny - I took one month off the Digit-al Dozen and I feel like it has been a year since I have done any of the themes.  Time is such a strange thing isn't it?  Anyway, it's Digit-al Dozen time again and this month we are doing colours.  Originally the theme was 3 colours but some where along the lines it changed to colours.  Either way, there is going to be a lot of colour this week and I am excited!

For today's mani I went with a three colour gradient and black stamping.  For my gradient I used China Glaze Flip Flop Fantasy, Purple Panic and That's Shore Bright.  Image is from Moyra's Colourbook stamping plate.

   
I love today's mani and I am so excited to see the other Digit-al Dozen manis.  I am really hoping that all these coloured manis this week will bring back some serious nail art mojo for me.  I have definitely been lacking nail art mojo for a little while now.

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