UberChic Beauty Collection 27 and Moroccan Beauty Stamping Plate Review

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Hey there!  I don't normally sneak in here on the weekends but I couldn't wait to share the latest from UberChic Beauty.  Collection 27 and Moroccan Beauty are some gorgeous new plates.  She also just released a new holographic plate holder with pages you can move around.  I don't know about you but I do like having my plates organized in a certain way so this is a big selling feature.  Currently you can get all of these products in a launch bundle but it's only available for a limited time.  I don't know what that time limit is which is the other reason I'm posting today...to try to save any of you a bit of money in case you want them all.  I'm also sneaking in a Digit-al Dozen birthday mani for Amy of Fancy Side Nails.  She's been a bit busy being a new mommy to partake in many of our themes lately but we wish her the happiest of birthdays this month!

Nail Crazies Unite - Galaxy

Hey there!  This week's Nail Crazies Unite prompt is one I've done a lot.  I really can't get enough of galaxy nail art but I feel like I can never come up with something new.  For today I tried a drag marble with the KBShimmer Launch Party magnetics and after putting them on my nails, I thought it'd be a good base for something space-like.  If I had to do this again, I'd use less black and leave more color but I think it's still an interesting galaxy mani.

Lina Nail Art Supplies Summer 03 and Dress Your Nails 02 Stamping Plate Review

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Hey there!  I hope everyone has had a lovely day so far!  I have to admit that my mood has been rather sour since spraining my ankle last week.  It's been a swollen, black and blue mess and  I'm pretty tired of the pain and the limping.  On the plus side, it's given me lots of couch time to play with some stamping plates I've been sent recently, starting with these two from Lina Nail Art Supplies.  I've been a fan of this brand since she started.  I use her Make Your Mark plates A LOT but today I'm branching out with a couple of the other series.  First up we'll have her 4 Seasons - Summer 03 plate and then Dress Your Nails 02.  The looks of these plates are so different which tells me she has a pretty diverse imagination when coming up with her plates.  In other words, she has something for everyone.

KBShimmer x Harlow & Co. Exclusives Swatches & Review

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Hey there!  I thought I'd pop in again today to share my swatches of the recently released Harlow & Co. KBShimmer Exclusives.  This is really a dream combination.  KBShimmer are easily amongst my favourite brands and Harlow is a stellar Canadian distributor (she DOES ship internationally as well).  I met Katie last summer and she was as sweet as can be, just as I expected from my online interactions with her.  During the last restock I purchased some of the new KBShimmer summer collection and Katie included these with my order and I swatched them right away.  I don't know how exclusives are designed but whoever came up with these did one heck of a job.  They're really beautiful.

Delush Polish Magnificent Trio Swatches & Review

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Hey there!  Today I have a prequel to the upcoming Delush Polish summer collection.  This Sunday (July 1st) will be releasing the Magnificent Trio, three magnetic polishes filled with ultrachrome chameleon flakies and gorgeous aurora shimmer.  I'm all on board the magnetic polish bandwagon and these ones are really special.  I don't know if it's the flakies or the shimmer or the fact that the magnetic effect was SO easy to achieve but I really love them.  The application of all of them was really easy.  For each I used one thin coat, let it dry a bit and then applied a thicker second coat and hovered the Delush Polish magnet (also being released this week) over it for just a few seconds.  Just be sure to do the magnet part one nail at a time.  The polish does need to be wet to get the best effect.

26 Great Nail Art Ideas - Graffiti

Hey there!  I hope everyone is having a lovely Friday...at least slightly more lovely than mine.  My old officemate (and all 'round awesome guy) is in town so I went out for a beer yesterday, missed a stair or two and ended up in the ER with a sprained ankle.  How very embarrassing!  And today I have an ankle that looks like it belongs on a blue-ish elephant.  Luckily I had this mani done ahead of time for this week's 26 Great Nail Art Ideas prompt of Graffiti.  I went with the images I immediately though of from some Lina Nail Art Supplies plates.  Her Make Your Mark plates are perfect for street art nails!  

Whats Up Nails Stencils Review

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Hey there!  Today I have some manis I've done lately using stencils from Whats Up Nails.  They sell such a wide variety of stencils patterns.  The entire stencil store can be found here if you're interested.      I've genuinely always enjoyed working with their stencils.  Even with all the tiny little pieces in them, the quality of their cutting makes it easy to separate them and they have just the right amount of stickiness to them to allow them to stick to your nail without pulling up your base when you remove them.  And I absolutely love that the individual stencils come in different sizes since I don't have big nail beds.  Here I used the Hot Air Balloon Stencils, the Tree of Love Stencils, American Football Stencils and the Unicorn Head Stencils.  Keep reading to see what products I paired them up with.