Dollieclaws: Stamping

Chic Palm Nails | Born Pretty Review

Hey guys! It's Wednesday, which means that we are halfway done with the working week! 2 more days until weekend starts!

Bornpretty was kind enough to send me the following items for an honest product review - #40249 (no. 103) , #40067 , #40420

You can use my code SICL91 to get a 10% off your BornPretty order.

I really love how vibrant this stamping polish is. It also applies like a dream, unlike some stamping polishes that act really odd once applied like normal polish. However, the bottle is small, just 6 ml, but I honestly don't think you need more of this specific kind of shade that you do not use as often. I believe they have the same colors in bigger bottles if you plan on using the color more often.

As you can see, the stamping design has transferred very well. The designs are very well etched into the metal plate. The individual images could run a little narrow for some peoples nails, but I found that the design was wide enough for my thumbs, but my nails aren't that big. But I sometimes find that some designs are TOO WIDE for my nails - imagine MoYou London plates with the big full nail images, they are usually too wide for me (and the smaller versions don't really work with long nails), and if you experience that a lot with plates, you might consider trying Born Pretty plates. Long story short - Born Pretty stamping plates are great for nails on the narrow side.

The stud wheel is quite lovely too, the studs are a gunmetal gray instead of the usual silver or gold. The triangle studs I used in this design are smaller than similar triangle studs in other metal stud wheels, so I would definitely recommend this wheel to people with smaller nails. Also, there are NO mold marks or any sharp or uneven edges which means that these studs are really good quality.

Macro shots

Overall, I really loved the products sent to me for review. The items are good, and they come at very decent prices, so I would definitely suggest you check these products out!

Products used:
Orly Bonder base
Flormar Holographic Silver 392
Clear Stamper
Born Pretty Stamping Polish 6ml #103
Born Pretty Stamping Plate BP-L076
Gunmetal Stud Wheel
Seche Vite
China Glaze Matte Magic top coat

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, by Dollieclaws

In Nicole Diary, Review

Nicole Diary Review | Stamper, Stamping plates, Stamping Polish

Personally, stamping is one of my favorite nail art techniques. So very effortless, but very versatile, grear for those days when you want that beautiful manicure, but dont actually feel like sitting down for hours upon hours to paint little intricate details. Stampingone of the reasons why I sometimes end up browsing aliexpress up until 2 am shopping around for inexpensive stamping plates. Can't really blame myself, aliexpress has some good nail art stuff for friendly prices, it always gets me.
A while ago, I stumbled upon a brand called Nicole Diary. I had some spare funds, so I decided to get a few products to test them out. My shopping cart consisted of a bundle of 5 stamping plates, 2 individual stamping plates, a jumbo clear stamper and 2 stamping polishes - saturated gold, and the other one, a very close match to the nail community beloved Pacific blue by Sally Hansen. And the good news? I got all of it for less than 15 dollars. What a bargain.

This is what the sleeves on all plates look like. Very pretty in my opinion.

Useful feature of the sleeve - there is a cutout in the back so you can see your plates. My plates came inserted facing the back, but its very practical when turned the other way, you can basically get what you want without the hassle of going through all your plates.

Like this. See, now, if you're looking for a nautical design, you can see it right away.

Here are most of the plates I got (gave one away to my friend), the square ones came in a bundle, while the round ones had individual listings. I plan on using the nautical themed plate in a future design, I also see some potential in the plates on the right hand side.

Here is the stamper I received from this company. Somewhat disappointed to receive a Born Pretty stamper, don't get me wrong - it works like a dream, stamps beatutifully, but I ordered it from Nicole Diary, thus expected a stamper from their brand. I guess they don't make their own stampers, which is perfectly fine with me.