Hearts Stamping Plate

                                                                    - plate provided by BornPrettyStore-

Happy Valentine's day, folks!

Of course I have hearts for Vday :) I know you stocked up on your love plates for this year, but it's never to late to start thinking ahed, and besides, hears are always a good choice for stamping :)
This is BornPrettyStore plate BP-61

It's very cute, and as all BornPrettyStore plates, very well etched and a breeze to stamp with.
This is what I did:

I especially like the last one, those brokend hearts are so good! (stamped with black stamping polish from previous post ;) )

This is where you buy this pretty plate: http://www.bornprettystore.com/love-heart-nail-stamping-template-image-plate-born-pretty-bp61-p-20034.html

And as always, don't forget to use my code RAPYX31 for 10% off your order.

xo

Stefi

BornPretty Store Black Stamping Polish

                                                                               -stamping polish provided by BornPrettyStore-

Hello!

Today, I am reviewing one of the most essential tool in a stamping lover life: black stamping polish.
Everyone who ever tried to stamp their nails knows that a good stamping polish is basically the most important for getting clear, sharp images, and probably also knows how hard it is to find a good black stamping polish. It needs to be pigmented, it needs to work well with the stamper, and it needs to be really, really black. I present, black stamping polish from BornPrettyStore: 

This polish is everything a stamping polish needs to be: very black, very pigmented, easy to work with. It will, like most black polishes, stain your skin a little if you get too much of it on it, but nothing a little acetone and a good brush can't fix, or you can use one of many latex barriers on the market for protecting your fingers while stamping. I won't do much talking, I will just let pictures talk:

Well, I think that's enough? :) Anyway, this polish is so very good, I didn't use anything else for black stamping since I got it.

This is the link:  http://www.bornprettystore.com/15ml-born-pretty-nail-stamping-polish-black-nail-polish-p-22322.html

It's a great bargain for just $4.79 for 15ml bottle, it goes a long way.

And when you buy it, don't forget to use my code RAPYX31 for 10% off your order.

xo

Stefi

BornPrettyStore Clear Jelly Stamper Review

Hello everybody!

I'm sorry I've been away for so long, but sometimes life happens, and it's throwing quite the punches, so I've had some family business I needed to do.

Today I have a really special treat for you: clear jelly stamper from BornPrettyStore. You may have heard about those cute little thingies, they are stampers with clear stamper heads and a hole in the back of the stamper, so you see exactly where you stamp and it's much easier to centre your designs.
I have to admit I was a bit sceptical when these started to pop all over Instagram, and I've heard they are hard, plus, I was quite happy with those I had (FabUrNails, MoyouLondon and BornPrettyStore), but when the opportunity presented it self, my curiosity got the best of me :D
And boy am I happy I got it!

This is how it looks, the left picture is the head of the stamper, and the right one is the bottom of it. See how clear the image is? The best part? This baby picks up the image right away with no problem whatsoever and it doesn't need priming! It is a little harder than usual soft and squishy stampers, but it's really easy to work with. This image is from BornPrettyStore BP-73 plate.

This is the little cute cat form BornPretty BP 59 plate I already showed you :) See, clear image!

And this is me, stamping the roses to my nails :) You can see how practical this is, you can turn it and place the image on your nails and actually see what you're doing :)

Here's the finished mani, where you can see how well the images transferred, no patches, all crisp and clear :)

I can't recommend this one enough, it's a truly great product and if you like stamping, trust me, you need it.

It costs $2,99 and this is where you can buy it: http://www.bornprettystore.com/2pcsset-clear-jelly-nail-stamper-clear-silicone-marshmallow-nail-stamper-scraper-p-24021.html

I have this purple one, but if you like some other colours, there are options here: http://www.bornprettystore.com/nail-stamper-scraper-c-268_94_648.html

Naturally, don't forget to use my code RAPYX31 for 10% off your order.

xoxo

Stefi

BornPrettyStore L026 Stamping Plate

                                                                                                -press sample -

Hello friends!

I hope you had a merry Christmas and that you had the chance to spend it with your family and loved ones.
Before we enter new year, let's have a look at one of the big stamping plates from BornPrettyStore, BP-L026. This one has all kinds of leaves and the images are quite big so it will work great if you have long nails.

As usual with BornPretty plates, the images are etched nicely and transfer great, and you'll have a nice manicure in no time at all. I did 2 manicures with it so far:

This gradient is done with 2 China Glaze polishes, the purple is All aboard, and the gold sparkly beauty is Angel Wings.

This is Black Hole Sun by FoxyPawsPolish, stamped with BornPretty white stamping polish I reviewed a few days ago. You can see how well it transferred to the nail. I didn't use a stamping polish on manicure above, but it still transferred greatly, and that's thanks to the well etched plate.

This is the plate: http://www.bornprettystore.com/flower-vine-nail-stamp-template-leaves-image-plate-born-pretty-l026-65cm-p-21812.html

Don't forget to use my code RAPYX31 for 10% off your order :)

xo

Stefi

BornPrettyStore Roses Stamping Plate

                                           - press sample -

Hi everyone! 

As I promised, I have a beautiful BornPrettyStore plate to show you, BP-73

I can't believe I didn't get this one before, it has these gorgeous roses you can just stamp, or play with and make decals! As all BornPrettyStore stamping plates I have, it stamps great, no matter if you use a stamping polish, or ordinary one that stamps.
So here are some manicures I did with it:

You saw these before, I know, but I just wanted to put them together with the plate :)

Here is the link to buy it: http://www.bornprettystore.com/rose-flower-nail-stamping-template-image-plate-born-pretty-bp73-p-20790.html

Use code RAPYX31 for 10% off for your order :)

Talk to you soon :)

xoxo

Stefi

BornPrettyStore stamping polish #9

                                                                                                  - press sample -

Hi everyone!

Getting things ready for Christmas? Hope your preparations are going well :)

I have another BornPrettyStore stamping polish for you, this one is light blue, and I absolutely love it!

Very pigmented, and stamps wonderfully, as usual :) Seriously, I have a few stamping polishes form BornPrettyStore, and they are all equally easy to stamp with! I used this one on a beautiful dark blue holo from Pretty & Polished, Frozen In Time, using BP-03 plate 

This is the link to buy, polish number is 9: http://www.bornprettystore.com/15ml-born-pretty-nail-stamping-polish-newly-sweet-style-nail-polish-p-22179.html 

As usual, don't forget to use my code, RAPYX31 for 10% off your order, I'm sure you'll find something more to buy :) 

xoxo

Stefi

BornPrettyStore stamping polish #4

                                                                                               - press sample -

Hello everyone!

As I promised, I have another stamping polish from BornPrettyStore for you :) This one is white, because we all need a good white stamping polish :)

Again, this is also very pigmented, stamps beautifully and dries fast. Also, your top coat will probably not smudge it, which of course depends on your top coat (I use Seche Vite fast dry).

I used my pretty roses stamping plate, BP-73 :)

If you need a good white stamping polish, search no more: http://www.bornprettystore.com/15ml-born-pretty-nail-stamping-polish-newly-sweet-style-nail-polish-p-22179.html

Polish number is 4 :) 15 ml for $4.79 is a bargain, don't you think? 

This is the plate: http://www.bornprettystore.com/rose-flower-nail-stamping-template-image-plate-born-pretty-bp73-p-20790.html

I used it with a MoyouLondon plate, just so you see it works well with all the plates :) This gorgeous green holo is FoxyPawsPolish Accidental Boob Graze :)

Don't forget to use my code RAPYX31 for 10% off your entire order :) 

xoxo

Stefi

BornPretty Store Stamping Polish #16

                                                                                               - press sample  -


Hello friends!

I have some new stuff sent to me from BornPrettyStore, so lets get on it right away. I have 3 stamping polishes and 2 plates, so let me start with stamping polishes.
I choose 3 very light colours, because I always wear dark and I'm trying to go out of my comfort zone. One of them is a very pale and gentle pink:

BornPrettyStore stamping polishes are very pigmented and they stamp really well, no surprise there. 

As I've stated before, they do have a little smell, but nothing overpowering, and it goes away as soon as the polish is dry, which is very fast, especially for such a polish that is thicker than regular ones. 

If you are in search of a good stamping polish, I recommend! 

It look much more pink in the bottle, on the nail it looses some of the colour, but still manages to stay gentle and pink :) I created this manicure using BP-73 plate with roses and flowers. I will show you more of this plate, but let me just officially say that I can't believe I didn't get it sooner :) 

There's a lot of stamping colours available, so go buy them here: http://www.bornprettystore.com/15ml-born-pretty-nail-stamping-polish-newly-sweet-style-nail-polish-p-22179.html

This polish is colour number 16, and you get 15ml of polish for only $4.79 which is a great price! 

If you need to get your hand on the stamping plate, here it is: http://www.bornprettystore.com/rose-flower-nail-stamping-template-image-plate-born-pretty-bp73-p-20790.html

Also, don't forget to use my code RAPYX31 for 10% off your order. 

Talk to you soon :) 

xo 

Stefi

Gold stamping

                                                                 - stamping polish send to me by BornPrettyStore-

Hello friends!

Long time no see, I know. Sorry, I've just been very busy with my job and some family stuff I had to take care of.

But, now everything is more or less back to normal, so let's continue :)

I have another BornPrettyStore stamping polish for you, this time it's gold, and I think it's the perfect gold shade for upcoming holiday season.

This is a true yellow gold polish, and, as you can see, it stamps very well. I used BP02 lace plate for this mani over black polish and, as you can see, the image is very crisp and the polish totally opaque, which is something we all expect from a stamping polish.

I know some of you may be worried about the smell of this polish, and I can tell you it's barely noticeable and, I'm sure you remember I suffer from migraines and bad smells are one of my triggers, and had no problem with this one. It dries fast, transfers well and I can tell you I will be using it A LOT this holiday season, it's just the perfect gold shade :)

I did another manicure with it, this time over A England Let me in (a polish a fell in love with, but I'll show you more some other time). I didn't try it over white polish, but, in my experience, if a polish stamps good over black, it's even better over white. Here I used BornPretty L007 plate I bought during their recent sale:

This polish currently costs $3.99 and I think it is so worth the money.

This is where you can buy it: http://www.bornprettystore.com/15ml-born-pretty-nail-stamping-polish-newly-sweet-style-nail-polish-p-22179.html

Item number is 22179, polish #1, and don't forget to use my code RAPYX31 for 10% off your entire order :)

What is your favourite colour for stamping? Let me know in the comments :)

xoxo

Stefi

Stamping with BornPrettyStore

                                                                              - stamping polish sent for review by BornPrettyStore

Hello friends!

I have another treat from BornPrettyStore to show you today. It's a pink/purple stamping polish :)

As you can see, this is a 15ml bottle, which is a lot of product for not really that much money (it's currently on sale for $4.59), and, as I will show you soon, it stamps really well.

See? No gaps or bald spots. The plate I used for this manicure is also from BornPrettyStore, it's L003 plate and I love it! I tought you would like to see how this polish behaves on light and dark bases, so I made a black and white gradient for it:

As you can see, it shows really well on both colours. I do have to tell you that this polish does have a smell, but it's not overpowering and it completely disappears when the polish is dry. I also have to tell you that I am very sensitive to smells, I often get migraines if something smells strongly unpleasant, but I didn't have such problems while doing my nails.

Here is the link to the stamping polish: http://www.bornprettystore.com/15ml-born-pretty-nail-stamping-polish-newly-sweet-style-nail-polish-p-22179.html

And the link to the plate: http://www.bornprettystore.com/large-designs-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-l003-65cm-p-17921.html

Don't forget to use my code RAPYX31 for 10% off your purchase :)

xoxo

Stefi

BornPrettyStore plates, stamper and stamping polish review

                                                                                                       -items sent to me by BornPrettyStore

Hello friends!

I know, I know, it's been a while since I wrote a blog post, but it's summer and I've been taking it easy. Plus, got a Kindle and basically, I haven't lifted my face from it since :)

I do, however, have a treat for you :) BornPrettyStore was kind enough to send me some goodies for review, and I'm sure you'll love them as much as I did.

First up, a square stamper with 5 different colour stamping heads.

This is a 1.6x2.6 cm sized stamper, the stamping heads are squishy and a little sticky, which, in my book, is a good thing, it makes transferring the images from stamping plates easier. The surface of the heads is quite glossy, but that didn't seem to affect image transfer. Let me show you: 

See, all clear! I did take my buffer file and gently filed the glossy finish off of heads to see if it will be better, and it was by just a little. However, my black polish I currently use for stamping reacted much better to primed stamping head. 

I especially love the red stamping head, all polishes just look so crisp with it and it's quite easy to aline the image to your nail. 

All in all, I like this stamper, and I think it's a bargain: you basically get 5 stampers for 5.65 USD. 

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

Next up, stamping polish. I chose a nice green stamping polish with gold sparks, and I just love it! 

It transfers very well, it is a little thicker than normal polish since it's for stamping, but the color is just gorgeous! Look!

Can you see how well it's visible on black polish? I love it! The only downside? It's 6 ml, I really hope BornPrettyStore will start selling it in a bigger bottle :) Also, the might still be some gold shimer left on your hands after cleaning up after stamping, but it's nothing a little soap and water won't fix. :) 

The link: http://www.bornprettystore.com/green-nail-stamping-polish-born-pretty-nail-varnish-stamp-p-18134.html

I also chose two stamping plates, one round with feathers and and a big square one with lace. They are both very well etched and the images transfer with no problem. 

I especially love how this stamping polish looks over white base, it's almost teal, and still sparkly :)

This plate is gorgeous, and I recommend it with all my heart! 

The links: 

Feathers plate:  http://www.bornprettystore.com/birds-dragon-feather-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-bp75-p-20794.html

Lace plate: http://www.bornprettystore.com/hollow-lace-nail-stamp-template-image-plate-born-pretty-l030-65cm-p-21816.html

I am really happy with these products, and will be using them a lot, especially the stamping polish. 

BornPrettyStore has lots of other stamping goods, so be sure to check them out here: 

http://www.bornprettystore.com/born-pretty-stamping-plates-c-268_94_652.html

And when you choose your plates and stampers and polish, use my code RAPYX31 for 10% off of your entire purchase. :) 

Until next time, 

xoxo

Stefi