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  • Illusion Stamping Nail Art with MoYou London Illusion 5

    Illusion Stamping Nail Art with MoYou London Illusion 5

    Hello!

    Today I’ve got one of the new MoYou London Illusion Plates! The stamping world has gone crazy with most recent releases featuring illusion prints of one form or the other. MoYou London jumped on the bandwagon a little late ( Hello B Loves Plates!) but they’ve come out with spanking irresistable designs!

    Anyway, as usual, here’s the plate:

     

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    This is plate number 5 from the Illusion Collection.

    I love everything about this plate, right from the swirly eye-boggling designs to the Pin Up girl – Elle.

    Here’s the stuff I used for my design:

     

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    Basecoat –  Orly Bonder

    Glisten & Glow – HK Girl Top Coat

    So Lacque Glossy Nail Enamel from Bourjois – 06 Adora-Bleu 

    White Stamping Polish – Konad White

    Liquid Latex for easy cleanup with stamping

    FabUrNails XL gold stamper set

    A.S.P Manicure Saver Cotton Claw for cleaning the stamping plate

     

    Procedure:

    1. Start off with basecoat and paint two thin coats of the blue polish ( Adora-Bleu).

    2. Apply two thin coats of liquid latex around your cuticles. This is to protect your skin from the polish while stamping and makes it much easier to clean up. I use two coats because the latex film becomes thick enough to pull off in one clean sweep. One thin coat tends to tear halfway around the nail.This dries super fast (<1 min) so don’t dawdle while painting it on your skin.

    3. Using the white stamping polish, pick up the pattern and stamp on the nail. Once you’ve stamped all the nails, use tweezers to pull of the latex barrier.

    4. Some minor cleanup can be done with a flat brush.

    5. Topcoat to seal your design. That’s it!

    The finished look:

     

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    In the sun. The colour looks a little bleached cause it was so bright when I clicked these!

     

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    Here’s a macro :

     

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    That’s it for this post! What did you think of this design? I’m tempted to try something with holographic polish next.

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  • Born Pretty Store Review – Damask Stamping Plate BP-L016

    Born Pretty Store Review – Damask Stamping Plate BP-L016

    Hello!

    I was on a break for a while but I’m back with lots of new things. I recently received my first review pack from Born Pretty Store and I’m really impressed with the quality! I received 2 stamping plates and 2 packs of embellishments. I decided to split my review into 4 parts as it would have become an impossibly long post otherwise.

    In this post I will be reviewing one of the rectangular plates from the in-house stamping line from Born Pretty Store. This one (BP-L016) is full of beautiful damask and baroque inspired images. It also has a few images from popular culture – Marylin Monroe and Audrey Hepburn.

    The plates come with the standard protective film. A new feature is the sleeves similar to the ones from MoYou London.The plates did not previously come with any packaging so this is a pleasant change as now storage is not a problem.I somehow don’t really like vinyl organizers much, even though they are very good at their job. These have a really pretty aztec / tribal patten. If you want to learn how to make your own sleeve, you can check my tutorial here.When it comes to affordability with elegance, swiss replicas stand out. They are well-known among buyers who want both style and quality without the premium retail cost of authentic models.

    Here’s the sleeve and the plate:

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    As you can see, these plates come with a hard backing so they’re quite sturdy.

    Basic info:

    Plate Size ( including the backing) : 13cm x 7cm

    Full nail images  : 1.4cm x 2cm

    Smaller images : mostly 1cm x 1cm

    Full Price : $5.99 , but you can almost always find them for lesser during a promotion

    You can buy this plate here. The item code for this plate is : 19371.

    The etching is very good on this plate. I didn’t face any trouble in picking up the images. I used my FabUrNails XL gold stamper set to pick up the images. Instead of just swatching the images, I thought it would be more fun if I created a full manicure. I did 3 for this review, so get ready to be spammed.

    Manicure No. 1 – Royal : Purple & Silver 

    Here’s what I used:

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    Sally Hansen –Diamond Strength Basecoat

    OPI Color Paints – Purple Perspective & Silver Canvas ( from the complete set purchased from ebay)

    newU Mirror Metallic – 107  Bronzy Brown for stamping

    Glisten & Glow – HK Girl Top Coat (my absolute favourite!)

    To get this look:

    1. Start off with a basecoat.

    2. Paint one coat of silver canvas. It’s quite opaque , so one coat is enough.

    3. Paint two coats of purple perspective. I originally wanted only one, but this polish is really streaky, so I had to do two to even out the streaks.

    4. Stamp using bronzy brown. This colour is not quite silver and definitely nowhere near bronze, but it’s an interesting in-between colour.

    5. Topcoat and you’re done!

    The finished result :

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    And I’ll end this one with a macro :

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    I know that the color paints collection is really suited to creating abstract nail art and I’ll have my design up pretty soon,but I really loved the way the purple pops over the silver base. It looks very regal and has a really interesting layered effect once the stamping is done on top!

    Manicure No. 2 – Woodsy : Chocolate Brown & Gold 

    Here’s what I used:

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    Sally Hansen –Diamond Strength Basecoat

    Sally Hansen Salon Manicure  – No. 270 Boca Mocha

    Maybelline Color Show – No. 008 Bold Gold for stamping

    Glisten & Glow – HK Girl Top Coat

    The steps to create this look are pretty much the same as described earlier.This is the end result :

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    and another macro:

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    This polish has been sitting in my untrieds list for a really long time and I’m glad I finally used it! The formula was great, completely opaque on two coats.

    Now for my favourite – Classic Pink and Black Baroque Nails!

    Manicure No. 3 – Pink Blush : Pink & Black 

    Pink rates pretty high in my list of favourite colours and I probably have too much pink in my collection. You can never have too many pinks in my opinion.

    What you’ll need :

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    Sally Hansen –Diamond Strength Basecoat

    Bourjois So Lacque –  No.8 Peach & Love 

    Konad – Black stamping polish

    KBShimmer –  Clearly On Top Quick Dry Topcoat

    Once again, this is a very simple manicure but I really loved the wallpaper-y look to it!

    The finished look:

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    and a macro to finish just like the others:

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    On the whole this plate has beautiful designs with a nice mix – a few love themed images, vintage Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe and the gorgeous swirly arabesque/damask/baroque designs. It’s defnitely a nice addition to any collection.

    So what do you think? Which is your favourite? Let me know in the comments section below.

    Born Pretty Store offers free international shipping and you can use my code NPPQ10 on your next purchase to get a 10% discount on all regular full price items.

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