Stamping plate BL-L013 from Born Pretty Store

Stamping plate BL-L013 from Born Pretty Store

Today I’m going to show you a cool stamping plate.

It has got these patterns on it:

I think it’s mighty difficult to photograph stamping plates so I’m impressed with how well I did!

Anyway, I picked two different patterns for my mani, criss cross stripes, and hearts. I really like heart designs on my nails.

The images pick up nicely and I didn’t experience any problems with this plate whatsoever.

The polish I’m using as a base colour is Kiko #68, and I stamped with El Corazón’s Bisque.

The verdict:

Pros:

Cool designs

Greatly etched

Comes in a cardboard “sleeve” for storage and protection

Cons:

None

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Whimsical Nail Polish ~ Magical Mystery Tour

Whimsical Nail Polish ~ Magical Mystery Tour

Purple jelly with blue glitter and hexes

I got today’s polish in a swap and was thrilled when I saw it. It’s not a secret that I love glitter, and I’m always happy to receive pretties like this one in the mail.

The formula is good and easy to work with. The first coat went on really thin, so I was surprised to see that the second coat built the whole thing up. Next time I think I’m going to use three thin coats instead though. The glitter requires no fishing and no placement on the nails. I simply pulled the brush up and lacquered my nails, easy as that!

Here’s two coats and a layer of topcoat taken in the sun:

The colour mix is super nice.

These next two pictures are taken in the lightbox to really show off the blue glitter.

I love the amount of glitter in Magical Mystery Tour!

I really like this polish. The colour combination is really cool and glitter is always a bonus in my book.

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Good

Finish: Jelly with glitter
Overall impression: Great mix!

Buy again: Yes

Kiko ~ 401 Holographic

Kiko ~ 401 Holographic

Sky blue scattered holo

Kiko made four scattered holographic polishes a long while ago. I’m not sure when it was exactly, but I think it was in 2012, before everything in the universe and beyond went holo. I’ve got all four of them, there’s a taupe, a baby pink and a charcoal, and then of course this blue one, that I’m wearing today.

I thought I could get away with one coat - but I wasn’t careful enough with the application, so I ended up using two. Drying time is really good.

Here’s two coats and no topcoat taken in a weak sunbeam.

I must admit that I think that Kiko did a really good job making this polish!

Here’s a low light picture. It’s still a pleasant colour.

I mixed it with two other Kikos. The darker blue is #434 from the Laser Collection, and the black with glitter is #442 from the Digital collection. There’s a layer of topcoat to seal it all up.

This is the low light picture of the final mani.

Here are the three Kikos I used. 

All three polishes were limited edition and are no longer available.

I think Kiko is a great brand. What about you? Do you know it? If yes, do you like it? :)

Number of coats: 2
Drying time: Really gool

Finish: Scattered holo
Overall impression: Nice polish, I like the quality a lot

Buy again: Yes