Uberchic Beauty Collection 22 Stamping Plates - Swatches & Review

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I am definitely a little late in swatching and review these plates but it's better late then never right?  I am a really big fan of Uberchic Collection 22 stamping plates.  There are so many awesome designs among each of these plates.  I am very happy to have these in my collection and know that I will be getting a lot of use out of them.

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I don't think I will get too much use out of the jewels at the top right of this plate, but the full sized images are right up my alley.

Image from Uberchic

As I am doing really limited manis at the moment I thought I would do Christmassy colours for this mani.  I really like how this turned out.  For my base I used Sally Hansen Wine Not and stamped using Hit The Bottle Calypso Gold.

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I am a really big fan of this plate.  It's definitely one of my favourites in this collection.  Like with the first plate I am more of a fan of the full sized images than the small individual images.

Image from Uberchic

I was really feeling like a metallic mani so I decided to break out some of the Models Own Colour Chrome polishes.  For this mani I used Chrome Cherise, Chrome Indigo, Chrome Violet and Hit The Bottle As Black As Night.

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I think that this is my favourite plate in this collection.  I really struggled trying to decide which image to use first.

Image from Uberchic

There is something about a neon mani with a black and white accent nail that I just love.  It's so simple yet so effective.  Polishes used are Color Club's East Austin, Pretty Serious Presence and Hit The Bottle As Black As Night.

I am a huge fan of this collection.  There are so many awesome designs among all of the plates.  I already have lots of ideas for future manis.  What do you think of this collection?

Collection 22 Stamping Plates are available now from Uberchic Beauty.

Sally Hansen Colour Of The Moment Burgundy Polishes - Swatches & Review

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As you know the holiday season is upon us and I for one am very excited!  Although, it still doesn't really feel like Christmas to me quite yet.  I'm really not sure why.  Anyway, Sally Hansen's color of the moment is burgundy which is perfect for the holiday season (especially if you it's winter where you live).  To help celebrate burgundy being the colour of the moment, I was sent three of Sally Hansen's polishes. 

Ohm My Magenta is described as a reddish-purple creme and is part of the Color Therapy range.  I really like this one.  The colour is great and so is the formula.  My swatch shows two coats.

Wine Not is a deep red shimmer and is part of the Complete Salon Manicure range.  The formula of this one is really easy to work with and it applies evenly.  This is definitely a perfect polish for the cooler months.  My swatch shows two coats.

Wine Stock is described as a bold, bordeaux shade and is part of the Miracle Gel range.  This one applies unevenly and needed three coats to even out.  My swatch shows three coats.

What do you think of these polishes?  

Lina Nail Art Supplies Can't Wait For Xmas 02 Stamping Plate - Swatches & Review

Hello!  I have a new blog post for you today.  Yay!  It really feels like ages since I have sat down and blogged.  I miss it!  Anyway, I had originally planned to have this post done at the beginning of the month, but as we know that just didn't happen.  Then I have been questioning if I should just leave it and do it next year, but then having to wait a whole year to share this stamping plate seemed a little silly.  I do apologize that I have only done one mani for today's post but as I mentioned in my update post the other day nails are really taking a back seat for me.

I don't do "traditional" Christmas colours when it comes to decorating my house.  We are all about the coloured decorations here.  I do like some traditional Christmas manis though.  It's about the one time of year that I don't mind wearing red polish.  For this mani I used Essie Dress To Kilt and stamped using Hit The Bottle Calypso Gold.

Despite only having done one mani with this plate, I really do like it.  I think there is such a good mix of Christmas images and winter images.  I definitely will have to break this plate out again next year so I can get some good use out of it.

The Can't Wait For Xmas 02 is available now from Lina Nail Art Supplies but I purchased mine from Hit The Bottle.

Emily de Molly December 2017 Releases - Swatches & Review

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Emily de Molly releases are always among my favourite releases every month.  You just know that there are going to be some great colours with excellent formulas.  December is no exception to this.  I have seven of the new release polishes to share with you today.

Bright Counterpart is a lime (cold) to neon yellow (warm) thermal with a gold shimmer.  This polish is LIMITED TO ONE BATCH.  It will be available at stockists and sold as normal until sold out.  This one freaked my camera out so my swatches aren't 100% accurate.  The colour shift is awesome and both are quite fun colours.  The formula is great and easy to use.  I did find that in the warm state it looked a little patchy so I used three coats for my swatch.   

Picture taken in light box (cold)

Picture taken in light box (transitioning)

Picture taken in direct sunlight (transitioning)

Picture taken in direct sunlight (transitioning)

Picture taken in light box (warm)

Downward Spiral is a navy blue holo with pink/green/gold shifting shimmer and iridescent flakes.  This is such a great colour and definitely one of my favourites from this release.  The formula is awesome and is opaque in two coats.

Picture taken in light box

Picture taken in light box

Picture taken in direct sunlight

High Contrast is a purple (cold) to neon pink (warm) thermal with silver flakes.  I love this one.  I think both colours are stunning, the transition is fantastic and the formula is awesome.  I used two coats for my swatch.  I did need to ice my hands for the cold swatch so the purple is darker than what it would naturally be on your hands (well unless you have ice cold hands).

Picture taken in light box (cold)

Picture taken in light box (transitioning)

Picture taken in light box (transitioning)

Picture taken in light box (warm)

Latent Beauty is a light beige brown with strong green to pink shifting shimmer.  I had trouble capturing the pink shift in this polish, however it is visible in person.  The formula is great and applies evenly.  My swatch shows two coats.

Picture taken in light box

Picture taken in direct sunlight

Picture taken in direct sunlight

Swimming In Circles is a bright teal foil with gold to green shifting shimmer.  This polish gives me mermaid vibes.  The colour is stunning and the formula is great.  My swatch shows two coats.

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Picture taken in direct sunlight

Tied To Mystery is a bright pink jelly with violet shimmer and iridescent flakes.  I love this one too.  Sadly, it doesn't photograph as nicely as it looks in person.  It really is a stunner.  The formula is great and is opaque in two coats.

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Picture taken in light box

Untapped Potential is a purple/red/orange/gold multichrome.  I am such a sucker for multichromes and I love this one.  It has such a great shift and the formula is awesome.  I used two coats for my swatch. 

Picture taken in light box

Picture taken in light box

Picture taken outdoors in shade

Picture taken outdoors in shade

Emily de Molly's December releases are all fantastic.  There isn't one that I don't like.  My definite favourites are Tied To Mystery, High Contrast and Untapped Potential, closely followed by Downward Spiral and Swimming In Circles.

The December releases will be available on Emily de Molly's Australian Site on Monday 18th December at 10am AEDT and on the international site on Sunday 17th December at 6pm EST.  Don't forget that Bright Counterpart is limited to one batch only so grab it while you can. 

Update

Hello my friends!  I hope you are all well and December is treating you well.  I know it has been such a long time since I have posted anything and I apologize for my sudden absence.  I definitely didn't plan on disappearing, in fact I had planned the opposite.  This month I had planned on daily blogging and had planned to get through the goals I had set for myself at the beginning of the year.  Sadly, neither of those things are going to be happening.  I have had an unknown health issue for quite some time and have pushed myself through to stay on top of everything.  Well, now my pain has increased and I have had to let nails take a back seat for the time being.  Without going into too many details, I am meeting with a specialist next week and will know more details.  

Now all that being said, I do have some new Emily de Molly polishes that I will be sharing with you soon, and I am hoping to have the energy to be able to swatch a couple of stamping plates.  Other than that I will doing my end of year favorites like last year.  So stay tuned for those.

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?

Image from Powder Perfect

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. 

Nail Crazies Unite: Disney/Pixar Inspired

Happy first of December everyone!  This is definitely going to be one fast paced but super fun month - well it is going to be for me anyway.  This month is also going to bring about a lot of nail art so hopefully that will be fun for you guys to see.  Today is a new theme for the Nail Crazies Unite Challenge.  The theme is Disney/Pixar Inspired.  How can one turn down doing Disney/Pixar nails?  There is soooooo many options of Disney/Pixar characters to do - Princesses, Monsters Inc, Inside Out, Doc McStuffins, Toy Story.....seriously the list just goes on and on.  I personally couldn't go past Minnie Mouse - not the new Minnie who wears pink but the classic red Minnie.

Polishes used are China Glaze Flame-boyant, Pretty Serious Cosmetics Absence and Presence.  I want to say that the bow is either from Born Pretty Story or Simply Spoiled Beauty.  It's been in my collection for too many years for me to remember exactly where it came from.

I am so excited to see everyone else's mani.  I believe that this week's theme is going to produce some really cute manis.  Who is your favourite Disney or Pixar character?

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