Uber Chic Roses & Review

Uber Chic Roses & Review

Almond Nails Nail Art Nails OPI Gelcolor Peace&Love&OPI Stamping Uber Chic

Hi NaiLovelies!

My set of stamping plates by Uber Chic finally arrived this week and I was so excited to try them out.  I ordered them just over two weeks ago and delivery of the plates took longer than I had anticipated so needless to say, I was chomping at the bit to get my hands on these stunning plates!

Uber Chic Stamping Plates - Collection 1

 I chose Collection 1 as it has a lovely selection of unique floral and geometric images.  I was initially drawn the the plate in the centre of my photograph above as I think I will be able to create some rather pretty decals using these images.   

I chose the rose image on the centre plate to create this manicure.  After removing the holographic gradient manicure, I stamped the image of the rose over my existing base of OPI Gelcolor Peace&Love&OPI using my Creative Stamper.

The etching of the image used was great and picked up perfectly each time resulting in crisp lines and bold transfer of the image.  I used Konad Special Polish in black for the stamping.  

Unfortunately, I was a quite disappointed to discover that the images on the plate were smaller than I thought.  My nail beds are pretty long and fairly wide so I struggle to get MoYou XL images to fit my nails when they have length to them.  To work around this issue I had to stretch the images which is a shame as it adds an extra element of faff to creating a manicure which I am not always in the mood for.  

At this moment in time, I am undecided on whether I will be keeping or selling these beautifully designed Uber Chic plates on....

Ciao 4 Now

A2Z Series - L Is For 'Lines'

A2Z Series - L Is For 'Lines'

A2Z Almond Nails Blogger Challenge Gel Polish Grey Nail Art Nails OPI Gelcolor Peace&Love&OPI Shimmer Polish Stamping

Hi NaiLovelies!

We are hurtling along at a right pace and have already reached week 12 of this A2Z Challenge.   This week the letter is 'L' and the prompt word is LINES.  Yaaaay, NOT!!

I'm not going to lie, I have been totally dreading doing this manicure - my nemesis is the aforementioned straight lines!  When I was younger I always struggled writing in a straight line and sometimes I think I can't even walk in a straight line!  Also, ever since I started stamping my nails over two years ago, I have never ever been able to stamp straight lines - lining up images continues to be a challenge for me so I guess you can see why I was less than ecstatic about this weeks challenge...

However, a challenge is supposed be exactly that so I rolled up my sleeves and I still gave it a good old try - I like the end result but there is definitely room for improvement though....

For this manicure I used my existing gel polish manicure, OPI Gelcolor Peace&Love&OPI a gorgeous multi-chrome gel which beautifully shifts from green to grey and purple.  It is such a lovely polish - I have it in both regular polish and Gelcolor formula.  The finish is slightly different as the Gelcolor is more shimmery but both are totally stunning.

To stamp the lines I used the deliciously opaque Dark Grey Mundo de Unas stamping polish and LeaLac A plate.  I have both plates A & B and I must say, they are among my favorite plates.  The images are so large and they work incredibly well with the Creative Stamper (you can click here to check out my video to see how well they work together).  The LeaLac plates are one of the few plates that have images large enough to fit my nails, even when the are at their longest.  I am and have always been incredibly impressed with the quality and size of these and I am so glad I had sense to pick them both up a couple of years ago.

I had planned to use my new Uber Chic plates for this manicure but sadly they've not arrived yet.

When I stamped this manicure I used my new Creative Stamper and I must say it totally did my head in - slipping out of my hands is definitely not what you need when you are trying to stamp straight lines!  So approximately 5 minutes after my topcoat dried, this happened.....  I knew those crappy rhinestones gifted from MoYou would come in useful one day as they won't be used for nail art ever...!

Hopefully adding these rhinestones to the slippery Creative Stamper holder will give me more grip next time I use it.  If this doesn't work, I will paint it with a textured polish like OPI Liquid Sand (but a cheaper alternative).

Before I sign off, here is a shot of the duochrome shift of OPI|Gelcolor Peace & Love & OPI without the stamping!

Don't forget to check out the fab manicures created by the other bloggers participating in this challenge by clicking on the Inlinkz below and by visiting the hub to see all the manicures created in this challenge series.

Ciao 4 Now

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