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07 December, 2014

Deborah Pret à Porter n° 27 Turquoise Fever

I present to you the nail polish Deborah Pret à Porter n° 27 Turquoise Fever.

Photographs: outside in the sun, two layers of nail polish, without top coat.

06 December, 2014

Born Pretty Store review: stamping plate BP-25 - Golden rose on dark blue

I got this beautiful stamping plate from Born Pretty Store. You can find it on their website with this name: Rose Queen Theme Nail Art Stamp Template Image Plate Born Pretty 25, item ID: 17202.

I like to see manicures made using stamping plates, I really admire some of them because they look like real pieces of art, but I have to admit that I do stamping manicures very rarely... Of course, to do things right you need to practice, so I couldn't expect good results without practicing.. :-)

Tina, very charming girl from Born Pretty Store who takes care of Born Pretty Store bloggers-collaborators, was so kind to offer me some new BPS stamping plates to try :-) Maybe she wanted to "push me" a little bit and inspire me to start stamping more... and I accepted the challenge! :-) Thank you, Tina! :-)

The stamping plate that I'm showing you today is the stamping plate BP-25, one of new Born Pretty Store stamping plates.

As you can see, the designs on it are beautiful, I like all of them :-) I like the lady dress pattern very much but my favourite is the rose pattern, from the moment I saw this plate I knew that the rose pattern was going to be the first one that I will use.. and I was right :-)

When it comes to stamping manicures I'm just a beginner, so if you are a beginner like me maybe these instructions will be useful to you; if you are already a "pro" in stamping, you can just skip this part and scroll down to my manicure :-)

All Born Pretty Store stamping plates are protected by a thin protective film, you should remove the film before use, so that the nail polish can be transferred by the stamper :-)

Instructions:

1. apply base coat or regular nail polish on your nail, let it dry completely

2. apply nail polish to desired image on your stamping plate; you could use special stamping nail polishes, or find out which nail polishes from your collection work good for stamping

3. with a scraper leaned over 45 degrees scrape off excessive nail polish quickly from inside to outside border of your stamping plate

4. press the stamper with a gentle rolling motion to "pick up" the design, so that the image is transferred on the stamp

5. stamp the image on your nail with a gentle rolling motion, so that the image is transferred on your nail

6. apply top coat to "seal" your manicure

As you might know I love free hand nail art and I enjoy it a lot, but if you are not so good in free hand drawing or when you don't have so much free time for a complicated free hand drawing manicure, stamping plates could be a very good solution for you! :-) Of course, it needs a little bit of practice (just like every other nail art technique) but it offers many different possibilities and interesting designs! :-)

I didn't have any problem working with this stamping plate, the image transfered to my nails easily, so I think that Born Pretty Store stamping plates are a good choice, also for beginners like me :-) And, there are so many new Born Pretty Store stamping plates with so many beautiful designs that the only problem you could have is which one to choose :-)

Here is my golden rose stamping manicure, I hope you like it! :-)

Deborah Sense Tech 100% Mat n° 03 dark blue
NYC n° 002 Full Metal Jacket
Born Pretty Store stamping plate BP-25
round golden rhinestones

Do you like stamping? Do you have some Born Pretty Store stamping plates? If you would like to try some nice stamping designs, you can find this beautiful stamping plate BP-25 on Born Pretty Store website.

Here is also my 10% off coupon code that you can use on any purchase.