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Kitteh Full Nail Stamping and Water Decals Nail Art

09 Sunday Aug 2015

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Every time I stamp I want to try the decal thing. As I ready myself to try it: set up my table, pool out the polishes, line up my dotting tools and grab my stampers; I shrug off the feeling and finish with a traditional stamp. 

Well…alright. Next time?

 

There are quite a few challenges taking place in the Instagram world right now and I am picking and choosing which to participate in.

Today’s/yesterday’s (by the time I snapped photos, uploaded and edited them I was too exhausted for words) look combines the #dreamnailschallenge (cats) and #glamnailschallenge (paws).

While it is not too surprising I own multiple paw print and feline stamps, which I accumulated randomly over the last few years, it is surprising how difficult it was to choose the final products.

In the end, I decided on a mix of easy water decals and my Born Pretty Store (BPS) kitty plate. I filled in they eyes with a teal as Sunsilk’s pupils are rimmed with that exact color. This is my first first attempt at full nail stamping decals and I have to say they came out pretty well! Execution could use a little work; I was so upset when I used too much acetone during cleanup and dissolved portions of the decal! No matter, I just need more practice!

 

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I hope you like it!

 

Kitteh Stamping and Water Decals Nail Art | The Rite of AgingBase: Barry M Chai

Stamping: BPS plate BP-59, Essie Naughty Nautical, Konad Special Polish Black

Water Decals (paws): Pueen Cosmetics

 

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Simple Purple Stamping with Born Pretty Store

26 Sunday Jul 2015

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After a month of intricate, busy designs I craved simple stamping in a favorite color!

For this look I used a new Born Pretty Store plate with some great, unique designs. Surprise, surprise, my favorite images are on the bottom and I have to use the stars first! They would have been perfect for the OMD3 – “Under the Seas”; why didn’t I think of using them??

 

bps plate 43

 

Simple Purple Stamping with Born Pretty Store | The Rite of AgingBase: Pahlish Mind Like a Diamond

Stamping: Zoya Haven, Born Pretty Store plate BP-43 (the plate retails for $2.24 on the BPS website)

 

Hi, my name is Monica and I have RA.

 

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Stamping Nail Art for the A2Z Series: W is for Wild

01 Friday May 2015

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I really wanted to participate in the recent A2Z prompts because they were really interesting; but we have long passed the W is for Wild prompt so I am playing a little catch up.

I wanted to do something simple so I tried marblized stamping and I’m really pleased with how this came out. I thought I would need more practice but I only had to re-do my nails once!

I hope you like it!

 

Metallic Marble Stamping | The Rite of AgingI started with 2 coats of Pahlish La Royale as my base.

I used Essie No Place Like Chrome, Zoya Goldie and Born Pretty Store stamping plate BP-19.

 

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Born Pretty Store Round Stamping Plate Review

18 Wednesday Feb 2015

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When I saw the woodland creatures plate on the Born Pretty Store website I knew I had to have it. I mean, animals, forest animals…and a panda!

I have a short review for you today on another round, single plate. I hope you like the nail art I created with it!

 

bps plate review

I used a handful of images from the plate and some acrylics for the trees. I am really pleased with how this came out! It was exactly what I imagined!

 

BPS plates 35

The above image links to the product’s information.

 

Thoughts:

I am a huge fan of this plate. I had no issues. The polish swiped away easily, the image transferred crisply to the stamper and then to the nail. I have not had any other trouble with the round plates I’ve tried from BPS. I only wish the animals were just a little smaller. As you can see the images barely fit on my nails!

I definitely prefer these over the larger rectangular plates. Regardless of the minor issues I had with the rectangular plates, I prefer singular images over full-nail patterns. When it comes to pricing, though, you get more bang for your buck in buying the rectangular plates but you won’t find these cute one-off images on them.

 

Don’t forget to check out the Born Pretty Store nail art page for a whole host of different goodies. Stamping plates are just a small part of what they have to offer!

 

If you want to place an order, feel free to use my 10% coupon code below!

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Born Pretty Store: Large Stamping Plate Review

07 Saturday Feb 2015

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I have another stamping plate review for you! This time it is BP-L004 from the Born Pretty Store.

 

BPS plates 35, L-5, L-4 - Version 3-001Image links directly to product details.

 

As you can see there are some great images on here! Very abstract and right down my stamping alley! The large rectangular plates comes with 21 images which are not particularly related to one another. I don’t have any problem with this as it gives me more variety per plate and numerous stamping possibilities! If you don’t like this particular plate, definitely check out the other plates here.

 

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Thoughts:

I had a lot more luck with the plate than the previous I reviewed here. Most of the images transferred well to the stamper and then to the nail. However, I did have a lot of trouble scraping the polish. I don’t know if it was me or the plate but my scraper kept getting caught on the designs. Also, it didn’t scrape all the polish properly so I ended up with smeared pictures on my stamper. Now, on other plates…if I don’t necessarily scrape all the polish I can still end up with a crisp image. Unfortunately with this BPS plate, I ended up with a lot of pooling.

 

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Below I outlined the images I had the most trouble with (by trouble, I mean the difficulty with scraping).

I personally love stamping, and now that I have practiced more and honed my technique I enjoy it a lot more! But, I know stamping is not everyone’s cup of tea so definitely check out BPS’ other nail art supplies here.

 

Born Pretty Store ships free internationally and their prices are super low. The above plate only costs $5.99! If you are interested in placing an order with them don’t forget to apply my 10% off coupon code below!
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Born Pretty Store: Stamping Plate Review

01 Sunday Feb 2015

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I have another Born Pretty Store stamping plate review for you! This is time I’ll take a look at one of the large rectangular plates.

 

Born Pretty Store recently re-vamped their entire stamping plate collection and have a massive variety to choose from. No matter what your design preference, BPS probably has a plate for you. Below I review plate BP-L005!

 

Born Pretty Store Plate L-005The picture above links directly to the product’s information.

 

I received the plates in the mail a couple of weeks ago but I wanted to play around with the images a little before posting the review. The rectangular plates do not generally have a “theme” like the circular ones do and while I am used to similar images grouped together I don’t mind the hodgepodge as I get to choose from a variety of designs!

 

Thoughts:

I felt lukewarm towards this plate. In general, I had success. The images were pretty, interesting and large enough to fit my nails. However, I had trouble stamping some of these images. A couple continually smeared on the stamper and did not transfer properly to my nails. I eventually got a clear image but it was after repeated trial. The second manicure was just a hot mess. I had a lot of trouble with that particular design and I finally gave up. It was a shame since the gradient came out very nicely!

I was curious to see which other images I would have trouble with so I decided to stamp on paper. Below are my results! I outlined the stamps I had the most trouble with in the last photo.

 

The images transferred well to paper but in the end it only mattered whether they transferred well to nails. I eventually achieved the proper look but I definitely lost the patience getting there.

 

Each plate has 21 images and even though I had trouble with a few at $5.99 a pop it is still worth taking a look if you’re interested. And, if stamping is not your cup of tea, Born Pretty Store has a whole myriad of other nail art supplies to choose from!

 

If you choose to place an order, feel free to use my 10% off code below!

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Born Pretty Store: Stamping Plate Review

24 Saturday Jan 2015

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I have another Born Pretty Store stamping plate review for you! I have a few more for you in upcoming weeks!

 

The Born Pretty Store is a massive online distributor with a large variety of nail art goodies for every style. I love stamping so I jumped at the chance to review more plates. BPS re-launched their stamping plates a few months ago. Before the re-vamp, multiple reviewers mentioned issues with etching and transferring but since the new release I have not heard anything about these recurrent issues.

 

BPS plate 19

Product ID: 17264

The above photo links directly to the product’s site. I used the plate before I scanned the image and boy does that Mundo de Unas polish stain! Do I need to say why I chose this plate? I have a weird obsession with leaves! Well, nature in general, but definitely leaves! I did not even think twice. These beauties were made for me! Check out some nail art below.

 

Fall Leaves Marble | The Rite of Aging

Stamping Fall Leaves | The Rite of Aging

Thoughts:

I already talked about the images but let me reiterate how wonderful they are: the perfect leaves! (!!!Look at that fern!!!) The quality of stamping is good. I experience clear transfer to the stamper, no smearing on the nail and I use an assortment of non-stamping and stamping specific polishes. As you can see, I have some trouble with the copper. I think it is due to my inexperience with Mundo de Unas polishes (they are wonderful and so amazingly pigmented). I experience a lot of excess pooling on the stamper itself (but I have this problem with other plates as well). I have some difficulty with the stems, as well, because the image is so fine it dries quickly on the stamper and does not transfer to the nail.

 

I recommend this plate as I had good experiences with BPS’ new line. This plate retails for $2.99 on the website and if leaves are not your thing definitely check out the other stamping plates! If you read my first BPS review you know how I feel about shipping…but at the low price of their products, it is worth giving them a try!!

 

If you are interested in placing an order, feel free to use my 10% off coupon code below! Have you tried any of the new BPS plates? What do you think?

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