October Born Pretty Store Review

Happy Saturday,

Today is my Born Pretty Store review for the month of October. I was sent three items. Usually I review stamping plates from this company but I thought it would be fun to mix it up with other items the store has. The company sell water decals, nail charms, and nail polish. I decided to pick water decals to review this month. I hope you enjoy the pictures!

The first item I have for review is a sheet of Maple Leaf water decals. I liked how the sheet has a variety of patterns to chose from. I put a base coat of Ciate London Cookies and Creams so the leaf design would be the focus of the manicure. The decals were easy to apply. Each individual water decal was precut on the sheet. This allows for a nice smooth look since they are cut very close to the edges. The colors were also very vibrant as you can see in the picture. I added a layer of top coat for extra shine.

The second item I have for review is the Romatic Blue Flower full nail decal. The design is shown on my pinky finger. The product requires you to cut it out in the shape of your nail prior to application. In order to get the perfect cut, I put a piece of clear scotch tape on my nail and drew an outline for my nail. I then placed the tape on top of the plastic part of the decal so I could get a nice clean border. The product stayed nicely on my finger with a base coat and top coat. This might not be the best option for those who do not want to cut out the water decals. 

The last item I have for review is a stamping plate called Dancing girl, Cupid, and Birds. I liked how there was so much variety in the plate. I used China Glaze 'I Love Your Guts' for a base coat. I decided to show case the leaf design stamped with a black polish from MoYouNails. This was a perfect fall theme look. The rest of the patterns would be perfect for a simple and elegant manicure. Please click this link to see the rest of the images on the plate. The image transferred nicely onto the stamper and directly onto my nail. I thought there would have been some difficulties since the base polish was textured, but it went perfectly fine.

I hope you enjoyed my review!

*These items were sent for honest review*

MoYouNails Salon Pro 7 French Tip Review + Giveaway

Happy Saturday!

I hope everyone is having a great day. Today I am doing a review of four of the french tip designs in the Salon Pro 7 set. Don't forget to enter the giveaway MoYouNails was nice enough to set up. I re-inserted the rafflecopter app at the bottom of this post so you don't have to go back and search around for the original post.

I did reverse stamping for most of these because I didn't think I could aim correctly. They all turned out really nice. I used MoYouNails Royal Purple to stamp and then filled in with Essie Urban Jungle because I wanted to the diamonds to pop. This was my favorite french tip that I tried out. I am usually not a french tip kind of girl, but I think these look really fun. The pattern transferred very nicely. The diamond edges look nice and crisp!

I thought I would show you how the stamping would be if you do not put a base color down. I think it looks fun and not as bold as the previous design. I guess I am biased because I like this pattern as a full nail design more. Again the pattern transferred nicely with all the little detail included!

Here is another one where I stamped directly on my nail. It makes me think of something I would wear to a wedding. I love the lace look on my nails. It is very natural looking and I think it adds a touch of elegance to the nails. The pattern transferred very nicely again. I am really liking how all the little tiny detail along the edges transferred perfectly!

I decided to end my french tip journey with a darker edge. I had a Halloween theme in mind when I did these. I used MoYouNails black for the backing and then stamped with California Orange. I am really glad how the color showed up on the black. The orange isn't as bright as the bottle, but I think it looks classy here. Again, the pattern transferred over amazingly! Look at how all the lines picked up. This was with one attempt with each stamp too. 

Overall I really recommend the plates. I am assuming the smaller plates stamp as great as the big jumbo plate. 

MoYouNails wanted to offer you a chance to win the following items: 8 polishes shown below, a stamper/scraper set, the corrector pen, the nail polish remover pump, 6 plates, and lots of rhinestones!

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*These items were sent for honest review*

LVX Fall Collection 2014 - Press Release

Good afternoon!

Today I have a press release. In case you missed it, the collection was released on September 24th, 2014. I already know I am going to love Oyster.

The six colors are listed below the respective bottle shot.

"The long lasting, chip resistant and non-streak formula is free of harsh and toxic chemicals. LVX products are VEGAN and formulated without the use of Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin, DBP, Toluene, and Camphor. LVX is a no compromise nail lacquer that has superior formulation, is socially responsible and eco friendly. LVX nail lacquer is cruelty free. All products are produced in the U.S.A.  www.shoplvx.com."

I personally have not tried this collection, but I have heard lots of great things from other Instagram accounts.