It Girl IG106 Stamping Plate Review Part 1

Greetings and Nailutations,

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Today I have a new stamping plate from It Girl Nail Art.  There are 3 new plates available for pre-order IG104, IG105 and IG106.  You an also purchase all 3 for a good deal.  I'll be sharing half the manis I created and my thoughts using IG106 plate in this post (the next post will have the second half of the manis).

Now let's get to some manis!

HPB Presents Winter Sparkle Nails

Greetings and Nailutations,

The Hobby Polish Bloggers have another link up and this month's theme is Winter or Holiday.  I decided to run with the winter part of the theme because I rarely experience true winter, being in Arizona.  Snowflakes or snow isn't something I see much, if only from a distance.

I decided to create colorful glistening snowflakes.

I used ZR's Polish LE Diamonds, a silver holographic glitter polish as my base.  To add color, I did a gradient of Esmaltes de Kelly's Red, Orange and Yellow Soap Bubbles (tints).  I stamped with Drip Drop Nail Paint's Yoga Pants and CJS-03 Plate and a What's Up Nails Creative Shop Stamper.  To protect my skin and cuticle I used Dream Polish Gem Block Liquid Latex and topped the mani with Gem Glam Top Coat.

I love how they turned out!  Snowflake manis in the winter are my favorites and I love that every single one is different - just like real snowflakes!

Thanks for visiting!  Be sure to check out the other manis seen below from fellow Hobby Polish Bloggers!

Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka @BeginNails

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It Girl IG102 Stamping Plate Review Part 2

Greetings and Nailutations,

Today I have the second half of the IG102 Stamping Plate from It Girl.  It Girl is based out of Tacoma, Washingtong (my home state!) and this plate is part of her initial release.  She has new stamping plates available for pre-order now.  One thing I noticed first off is that the surface of the plates isn't as reflective as others, which I prefer as it makes taking photos a LOT easier!  I was able to capture each image and get a macro of each.

Now let's get to some manis!

Candy Drop Duo Trims The Tree

Greetings and Nailutations!

Today I have a Candy Drop Duo from Drip Drop Nail Paint (DDNP) and Candied Apple Polish (CAP)!  This was one of the December duos and the theme was the Candy Drops trim the tree.  This duo also came with some Christmas nail vinyls/stencils from Vinyl Quickies and soap from Glitter and Gratitude.

Now let's get to some swatches!

It Girl IG102 Stamping Plate Review Part 1

Greetings and Nailutations,

Today I have IG102 Stamping Plate from It Girl.  It Girl is based out of Tacoma, Washingtong (my home state!) and this plate is part of her initial release.  She has new stamping plates releasing soon.  One thing I noticed first off is that the surface of the plates isn't as reflective as others, which I prefer as it makes taking photos a LOT easier!  I was able to capture each image and get a macro of each.

Now let's get to some manis!

Candied Apple Polish 2016 Holiday Collection Swatch and Review

Greetings and Narlutions,

I have the 2016 Holiday Collection from Candied Apple Polish to share today.  The collection contains a total of 5 polishes, 3 glitter crellies and 2 glitter jellies.  Alison's (the creator of CAP) polishes are 5-free so they don't contain 5 of the harsh chemicals that can be found in polish.

Now let's get to some swatches!

Fall Into Christmas Duo Swatch and Review

Greetings and Nailutations,

Drip Drop Nail Paint and Joha's Love Nail Polish have teamed up to create a holiday duo.  They are festive and fun and perfect to use for manis this time of year.  The duo contains a chocolate creme and a green sparkly polish.

Now lets' get to some swatches.