Born Pretty Stamping Plate BP-L029 ~ Florals

This post contains products which were sent to me for review :-)

Hello!

I have a real love for floral stamping patterns, so I was delighted when Born Pretty Store sent me a plate replete with pretty flowers to review ^_^

The L029 plate has 14 full-nail floral designs along with 7 individual flower images to match. They're just my style, delicate and romantic, so I ended up doing four different manicures to show them off. I'll talk about them one by one...

http://www.bornprettystore.com/tulip-pattern-nail-stamp-template-rose-image-plate-born-pretty-l029-65cm-p-21815.html

1. This first one is the mani I'm wearing right now. I started off with a sheer French base then stamped on the plate's blossom pattern in black. I used a dotting tool and a pink sheer I own, Nails Inc Strawberry, to colour in the flowers and topped off with some glitter.

2. For this mani I painted a sheer shimmering base, Fairy Dust by Collection, then stamped on a flower-packed design from the plate in black ^_^

3. Here I paired the full-nail tulip design with an individual tulip as an accent nail. I used Models Own Colour Chromes and Born Pretty's own stamping polish for the stamping. I was poorly and couldn't get the best photo, sorry!

4. The stamping plate also has a leaf pattern, which I stamped using Born Pretty's gold stamping polish over a deep purple since it's Autumn!

I wish my photos were a little more perfect but I really loved testing out this stamping plate and was very happy with my manicures!

As always you can get 10% off your Born Pretty order with my coupon code, CMBQ10

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Born Pretty Squishy Stamper Heads!

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Today I am reviewing an item which is very pertinent to me since stamping is my main nail art love! Born Pretty Store are selling a set of 5 squishy stamper heads with a holder, on sale right now for $3.99.

Up until now I've only had one stamper compared to other people who have veritable collections of them, so I was excited to receive these! The stamper heads are the squishy marshmallow type and they're rectangular. big enough to pick up a full-nail stamping design and then some. You choose one of the 5 colours and fit it into the holder. The stamper head stayed put for me throughout the test manicure I did, with no sign of falling out. I prepped the stamper simply by filing it very lightly with my glass nail file and it did its job wonderfully of picking up the image. Have a look:

http://www.bornprettystore.com/stamp-holder-5pcs-marshmallow-squishy-stamper-head-refill-head-p-21591.html

To test the stamper out I used another Born Pretty review item I have coming up, stamping plate BP-L029. I stamped the above floral image in black over Collection's Fairy Dust:

I was very happy with the process and the result! The stamper was easy to use and very forgiving when my hands were shaky, I feel. The resulting stamping is nice and clear and bold.

Next time I'll have more manis from that floral stamping plate ^_^

As always you can get 10% off your Born Pretty order with my coupon code, CMBQ10

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Cute Cat Water Decals!

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Hello!

Today I am back with more water decal goodies from Born Pretty Store! This time my nails are covered in pretty kittens =^.^=

For $1.99 (there's a sale on) you get a sheet of 40 full-nail decals, separated into 4 different cat manicures. They're a mixture of styles including beautifully drawn kittens, oriental-style cartoon kittens in teacups and some funny kitty poses! What I did was mix and match between the sets to create my own mani.

To apply you cut the decals to fit your nails then submerge them in water for about 30 seconds. Then you can position them just right on your nails before smoothing them down and filing away the excess with a nail file. I found the decals to be slightly more rigid than the floral ones from my last review, making them a bit harder to get perfect, but I was still happy with the results. On my right hand are the sketched kittens and on my left are the more cartoony ones:

http://www.bornprettystore.com/patternssheet-cute-water-decals-cartoon-pattern-nail-transfers-stickers-p-22306.html

And, since this is a cat post, here is a bonus pic of my family cat, Vienna! I think she looks a little bit like the cat on my right ring finger ^_^

I think these decals are a must for cat lovers like me ~ they're so cute and fun. As always you can get 10% off your Born Pretty order with my coupon code, CMBQ10

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Floral Water Decals

This post contains products which were sent to me for review :-)

Hello!

Last week I received a very exciting package containing my latest review items from Born Pretty Store, and the water decals were the first to catch my eye and make me want to do a manicure!

The Blooming Flowers water decal sheets come in 3 different flower designs and each have 13 full nail-shaped decals. You can choose the sizes that best fit your nails and apply them directly, or cut them to shape. How I applied them was to submerge them in water for maybe 30 seconds then slide them off the backing paper, fit them to my nails, smooth them down, then use a nail file and gentle pulling to remove the excess decal from my nail tips.

The decals are enough for very long nails so I decided to do a little extra with them by shaping the (dry) excess decal into a French tip! I applied Essie Mademoiselle like I would for a normal French manicure, but then applied the decals instead of painting a tip. I really liked the look of this, I hope you do too ^_^

http://www.bornprettystore.com/13pcssheet-blooming-flowers-water-decals-transfer-sticker-nail-stickers-p-21566.html

I think the Cath Kidston-style roses on teal are my favourite and, like I said, I really enjoyed wearing the decals as French tips. The quality of the decals was really great; I had no problems with application.

As always you can get 10% off your Born Pretty order with my coupon code, CMBQ10

I will be back on Wednesday with more water decal goodies!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Creepy Tree Branches Manicure

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I got into the Halloween spirit for Wednesday's manicure, and today I'm back with more spooky nail art! This one uses clingfilm and stamping to create a horror film style tree.

To start off I painted my nails a pearly white, Pearl by Barry M. Then I painted on a grey, Enigmatic by MeMeMe, and used the clingfilm technique to dab away and end up with an ominous, stormy sky look. I added top coat before stamping on top the bare tree from Born Pretty Store's BP-L015 stamping plate!

I'm really pleased with the end result! You can mix it up by choosing different colours for the background - I've also used purple before.

I've just received a new review pack from Born Pretty so will be posting next week with some lovely goodies! See you then!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Green Halloween Skittles Manicure

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We seem to begin celebrating Halloween earlier and earlier every year - I'm sure as a child in England we had the one day and that was it! Normally I don't dive into the premature celebrations, but I had an idea for a manicure and had to get it on my nails.

Barry M Meadow is supposed to be a Spring polish but I thought it looked just Frankenstein-y enough to act as a good base for this manicure! It also has a nice little shimmer to it. For the nail art I painted Illamasqua Swarm onto my ring finger, a black glitter mix which is a recent TKMaxx purchase of mine. On my middle finger I stamped a half-moon lace pattern from Born Pretty stamping plate 02. On my pinky finger I stamped a cross from MoYou stamping plate Gothic 06. From the same plate I stamped a little edging onto my index finger, which I topped with some shimmering black rhinestones from Charlies Nail Art.

This is the result!

I was quite pleased with this! I used to be a goth but nowadays it's quite unusual for me to wear this style. It was a little refreshing ^_^

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Autumn Leaves Manicure

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I'm still having a great time doing my nails to match the season, and today's mani features some crisp Autumn leaf water decals! I bought the sheet for £1 from Charlies Nail Art and applied a variety of them over a nude base, Brides-To-Be by Essie:

What I love most is the colouring - they're mottled to perfectly resemble crisp, golden Autumn leaves. I still have lots of the decals left so I'll be trying to use them again before Winter hits! ^_^

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Two Fuzzy Knit Manicures!

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Today's manicures feature one of my favourite nail art ideas to wear: knitted sweater nails! I wore the first one earlier in the week, and I liked it so much that I decided to create another one.

For the first mani I took a polish that I didn't really like when I first bought it, the textured pink Kingsland Road by Barry M, and used it as the base for something I knew I'd like ^_^ I stamped on a knit pattern in white using MoYou stamping plate Fashionista 03. This is the result!

For the second manicure I took my mini bottle of OPI Solitaire, a sparkling white textured polish that reminds me of crunchy snow. The bottle is definitely running out which is sad, because it's a perfect polish for Winter too. On top of Solitaire I stamped the sweater pattern from Nail Craze stamping plate NC03 using MeMeMe's Enigmatic. For fun I added a Hand Tattoo from MoYou! Here we are..

Both manis are warm and fuzzy and they genuinely look like textiles to me, which is what makes sweater manis so fun to wear!

See you on Monday,

Hugs,

Lisa xx

A Sheer and a Glitter!

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Today I have two romantic, feminine manicures to show you - a French sheer and a pink glitter!

Mademoiselle by Essie is the latest addition to my collection of sheers. I have a real soft spot for French sheers and this polish does not disappoint! It's a beautiful pink with a touch of creaminess which builds as you add coats. It comes with a wide brush which, along with the nice formula, gives smooth and non-streaky coverage. Normally I would apply one or two coats as a base for nail art, but here are three to show off Mademoiselle in her own right:

*sigh* I'm in love.

Later I decided to use Mademoiselle as a base for a glitter mani. I applied two coats of the gorgeous Pink Fizz by Models Own, with a coat of Essie Stroke of Brilliance sandwiched in between them for a little purple glitter accent. Pink Fizz is such a gorgeous shade of pink so I was very happy!

I hope you like these manicures!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Ciaté ~ Love Letters

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Welcome to my first scheduled post! From now on you'll see regular Geordie Nails posts on Monday and Wednesday lunchtimes, with bonus posts if I've been doing a lot of manis. Hopefully this will give a bit more structure to the blog without being restrictive. Thanks so much to those of you who commented and gave me valuable feedback ^_^

Today's manicure shows off another of my glitter purchases from TKMaxx last week! Love Letters by Ciaté is a very warm-coloured glitter, pink with a duochrome flash of orange. It consists of very fine glitter with larger pieces mixed in. Disappointingly it doesn't quite give full coverage so I had to apply two coats over a base of pink polish (Vivacious by MeMeMe). Here it is...

I really love the look of this mani; the duochrome gives it an extra dimension and the result is warm and romantic like its name. I only wish it gave better coverage on its own!

See you on Wednesday!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

TKMaxx Glitter Manicure

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Yesterday I managed to get out and go shopping in Newcastle for the first time in a long time. As it's such a rare occasion I decided to treat myself to some new polishes, two of which I am currently wearing in a manicure!

I would thoroughly recommend checking out your local TKMaxx right now because the Newcastle Northumberland Street store had lots of VERY nice polishes for sale. Illamasqua, Essie, OPI, Models Own, Ciaté, Nails Inc... I had to put a few amazing bargains back on the shelf so I didn't spend too much, but I walked out with three glitter polishes: Love Letter by Ciaté, Swarm by Illamasqua and Stroke of Brilliance by Essie.

The latter two are what I used for this manicure. Swarm is my first Illamasqua nail polish and it's a black glitter mix; I was disappointed to open it and discover that it's a topper glitter rather than giving full coverage, but it's still a beautiful and special polish. Stroke of Brilliance is a jewel-like pale purple topper glitter. Here is a mix of both worn over Barry M Indigo:

I really like the two together ^_^ Indigo makes a lovely base and I'm sure I'll be wearing it again through the Autumn.

You may well be seeing the Ciaté glitter next!

Hugs,

Lisa xx