Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.18 - Sugar Skull

Hi guys! Today's Glam Nails Challenge is Sugar Skull for Oct.18. I decided to use some really bright neon colors for my base since Dia de los Muertos is usually very bright and colorful. I chose my polishes and did a smoosh mani using my stamper, and added top coat to that after it dried. I then chose my images, did some reverse stamping, and then applied the images to my nails. I actually took off the mustache to one of the sugar skull images so I could make a sugar skull couple. I think they turned out pretty cute. I also added some Cempasuchils, or Marigolds, because they are usually used for the Day of the Dead celebrations.

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So what do you guys think? I know they're a bit vibrant for Halloween, but I think they came out pretty cool.

Oh, and here's how the base looked before I added any stamping.

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Well thank you for stopping by, until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
White: Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Yellow: Covergirl "#GetGlowing"
Orange: Covergirl "#ElectroGlow"
Hot Pink: Covergirl "#RavingHot"
Blue: Covergirl "#AfterDark"
Green: Covergirl "#GloAllNite"
Light Orange: Bonita Colors "Cutiepie"
Top Coats: Seche Vite & Serendipity Polish "Finishing Touch"
Skull Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35741 (BP-122)
Marigold Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #38741 (Floral BPX-L018)
Cuticle Guard Peel-Off Latex: Born Pretty Store item #36614
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire", "Finishing Touch".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Skull/Marigold Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.11 - Spider Web

Hi guys! Spider Web is the Oct.11 theme for the Glam Nails Challenge. I had a half-moon mani already in mind, and then I saw Martina do a spider mani. She used rhinestones to make the spider's body which I just loved, so I had to add a spider too. Hehe. So I started off with a metallic polish, which left my nails really stained by the way (I had to scrub my nails with a brush and soap, which took most of it off). I found a perfect spider web image, and after adding top coat over the metallic polish, I stamped it on the top of my nails to make a sort of half-moon mani. I then found a good-size spider image and stamped it on. After that, I added the little rhinestones and sealed everything with a top coat. I really like how it ended up looking.

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So what do you guys think? I really love this mani. It's pretty, simple, and perfect for Halloween. I hope you guys like it.

As always, thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Red Metallic: Born Pretty Store item #40788 (B510 Royal Wine)
Silver: Elf Nail Polish "Liquid Metal"
Black Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18135
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Spider Web Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35741 (BP-122)
Spider Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #23264 (BP-81)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220
Black Rhinestones: Born Pretty Store item #12412

*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Black Stamping Polish, Spider Web/Spider Stamping Plates, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool, Black Rhinestone Wheel.
*Giveaway Prize: Born Pretty Store Red Metallic Polish.

Glam Nails Challenge: Oct.08 - Pumpkins

Hi guys! The next theme for the Glam Nails Challenge is Pumpkins, and I'm so excited to finally share this mani with you. I started with a dark green base and then did some reverse stamping with a pumpkin image. The pumpkin image was actually a jack o'lantern, so it had a face which I painted over to have a simple pumpkin image. I let the image dry a bit on the stamper and then stamped it on the tips of my nails. Last thing to do was add top coat.

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In this picture, you can actually see the brown jelly with glitters I used for the stem.

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Can you tell how much I love this mani? I was so happy with how it turned out, and I hope you guys like it too. By the way, I will have a video of them on my Instagram, so make sure you're following me there so you won't miss it.

As always, thank you for stopping by. Until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Green: Serendipity Polish "Cash Flow Queen"
Black: Serendipity Polish "Building My Empire"
Brown: Aliquid Lacquer "Fine Eyes"
Orange Holo: Fancy Gloss "Pumpkin Spice"
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Pumpkin Stamping Plate: Born Pretty Store item #35741 (BP-122)
Medium Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool: Born Pretty Store item #32220

*Giveaway Prizes: Serendipity Polish "Cash Flow Queen", "Building My Empire".
*Past Press Samples: Born Pretty Store Pumpkin Stamping Plate, Medium Clear Jelly Stamper, Manicure Saver Cotton Claw Tool.

Born Pretty Store Review: Halloween Plates & Rhinestones

 Press Sample / Giveaway Prize / Purchased By Me 

Happy New Year guys! Today I have an overdue review for you. Now I know Halloween came and went, but I'm sure that those of you that love Halloween as much as I do, won't mind seeing some Halloween manis.

Before I begin I will say that the items did take a bit longer than usual to arrive this time. They usually take 4 weeks or so, and this time they took almost double the time. I did message Cynthia from Born Pretty Store though, and she informed me the items were a bit delayed due to customs, but on their way. She is always very kind and helpful which is great.

The good thing was that everything arrived safely as always. The bad thing was that I got sick right in the middle of when I was doing my manis. I actually just started to feel better a few days back, but it completely messed up my mani schedule. So getting this done took a bit longer than I anticipated, and for that I apologize. Okay, now that I've gotten that out of the way, how about some manis?

The first plate is this Trick-Or-Treat Plate BP-81 (item #23264). It has some very cute and non-creepy images, perfect if you don't want a scary mani.

For my mani, I decided to go the traditional route with the color scheme. I used orange, yellow, white and black. I picked up 4 images and did some reverse stamping. Aren't they so cute? Although I accidentally smeared the jack-'o-lantern face.

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The second plate is this Dracula Plate BP-122 (item #35741). It's a bit more spooky, it has some evil looking pumpkins and even an eye.

For my mani, I ended up picking the pumpkins. Once again, I picked up the images and did some reverse stamping on the pumpkin. It has a kind of 3D look, pretty cool right?

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The third plate is this Halloween Silhouettes Rectangular Plate BPL-031 (item #23267). It mostly has some fun silhouettes, but it does have a more dark/creepy one too.

The first mani I did with this plate is this cool Black Widow mani. I did struggle quite a bit when trying to pick up the web image, it's so close to the edge and I'd never worked with a rectangular plate before. All I need is practice, I'm sure.

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I also received this awesome Black Rhinestone Wheel (item #12412). The listing says it has about 500 pieces, and they come in a variety of sizes. I love the size variety because you can choose the size that best suits your design and/or style.

This is the mani I did using both the rectangular plate I showed you last, and the rhinestones. I went for a cute witchy design. I loved the silhouettes.

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The last stamping plate is this Ghost and Skulls Rectangular Plate BP-L057 (item #35742). It had some adorable and spooky designs. I think one of my favorites was the image I used for my next mani.

I thought the little ghost/bat design was so cute, I just had to use it. Since the image had bats, I decided to use a bat design on the rest of my nails. I liked how it looked with the bright lime green neon as my base color.

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The last items I received for review were these Blue Rhinestones (item #5178), color #15 on the drop-menu. The listing says you get around 20 pieces, I only photographed a few though.

For this next mani, I used the last rectangular plate I showed you and the rhinestones. The rhinestone really tied the whole design together, and I loved the end result of this Haunted House mani.

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Overall, I had a good experience with all the items. The only difficulty I encountered was when I couldn't pick up the images on the edges of the rectangular plates. But like I said before, I'm sure I just need to practice. I'm not an experienced stamper by any means, so if you aren't either (or you're just beginning) don't get discouraged. Stamping is something you can master with practice and patience. I definitely haven't mastered it yet, but I'm working on it. Hehe.

The only problem was that the items got here later than usual. I'm not sure if it's just because of the craziness of the holiday season and USPS being lame, but the items arrived much later than I expected. Other than that I have no other complaints.

Well I really hope you guys enjoyed the review and manis, I had tons of fun coming up with these designs. If you plan to make a purchase from Born Pretty Store, remember to use my code ANNYW10 to get 10% off any regular priced items.

Before I go, I want to wish you all a blessed 2017; full of laughter, health and happiness.

As always, thank you for stopping by and until next time.
-Ana

Products Used:
Black Creme Polish: Serendipity Nail Polish "Building My Empire"
Dark Red Creme Polish: Serendipity Nail Polish "Less Whine, More Wine!"
Orange Creme Polish: Covergirl "#ElectroGlow"
Yellow Creme Polish: Covergirl "#GetGlowing"
Purple Shimmer Polish: OPI "I Carol About You"
Charcoal Holo Polish: Serendipity Nail Polish "CE0,000,000"
Lime Green Neon Flakie Polish: Love, Angeline "Apple Blossom"
Neon Orange Polish: Love, Angeline "Mac-N-Tosh"
Green Flakie Polish: Supernatural Lacquer "Avalon 2.0"
Light Gray Flakie Polish: Supernatural Lacquer "Calliope"
Dark Blue Flakie Polish: Glam Polish "Night of the Living Dummy"
Brown Micro-Glitter Polish: Creative Cuticles Nail Polish "Pumpkin Spice"
Black Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18135
White Stamping Polish: Born Pretty Store item #18136
Top Coat: LACC Beauty "2013 Top Coat"
Clear Jelly Stamper: Born Pretty Store item #26498
Lime Green Star Stud: Born Pretty Store item #14438

*Stamping Plates and Rhinestones I reviewed in this post were Press Samples. Serendipity Nail Polish "Building My Empire", "Less Whine, More Wine!", "CE0,000,000"; Love, Angeline "Apple Blossom", "Mac-N-Tosh"; Glam Polish "Night of the Living Dummy"; LACC Beauty "2013 Top Coat" were all giveaway prizes. Creative Cuticles Nail Polish "Pumpkin Spice"; Born Pretty Store Black Stamping Polish, White Stamping Polish, Clear Jelly Stamper were past Press Samples.