Polish TBH Dark & Difficult Times & Bundle Monster 323

Hey lacqueristas! Today I have some nail art I meant to post around Halloween, but I didn't get around to it last week. Luckily it doesn't have a straight up Halloween theme to it, it's just a bit darker than the nail art I usually do. I used Polish TBH Dark & Difficult Times and stamped using BM 323 (barbed wire) and MoYou London Pro 07 XL (bird) in Konad Black. I don't typically like grey on me, but I really like how this all turned out and I don't mind it here. It probably helps that it's a blue leaning grey. Do you ladies have any colors that don't flatter you?

OPI DS Luxurious & Bundle Monster BM 413

Happy Halloween! How did everyone spend their day today? I relaxed at home with my hubby and we got our favorite snacks and watched a few movies. We decided to watch at least one scary movie and my hubby decided on Sinister. It was good--scary, but not too scary. Not like that terrifying movie The Conjuring that took me a long time to get over because I'm a huge scaredy cat. Here's my Halloween mani that I actually wore a couple weeks ago. I used OPI DS Luxurious and stamped using BM 413 in Konad Black. My ring and pinky have OPI Liquid Sand Emotions. I really loved the black Liquid Sand polish from OPI's 2013 Mariah Carey Holiday Collection. I can see myself using it a lot!

Bundle Monster 2013 Create Your Own Stamping Plate Collection Review

The wait is over! Bundle Monster has finally released their 2013 Create Your Own Stamping Plate Collection. Earlier this year, they had fans submit their designs to be chosen for this collection. The process of selecting winners and producing the plates has taken some time, but I'm glad I finally have them to review for you today. The set is comprised of 26 plates and all of the images are fan created. There is a huge variety of images in this collection including patterns, tribal print, nautical, nerdy, gamer, sugar skulls, sports, music, animals, and romantic images. The list goes on, but when I say variety, I mean it! There are a lot of full nail images and single images as well. Here are a few manis I have already did using the new plates.

Here's the packaging for the plates. It has a zip lock so you can keep the plates in there if you wanted to. You can also see the plates have the same backing as their other sets to prevent you from getting cut on sharp edges.

All of the plates come with blue film to protect the plates from getting scratched in transit. You must remove it before use.

OPI A Piers to be Tan stamped using BM 410 in Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Orange Impulse

It was so much fun creating this crime scene mani. I used China Glaze Liquid Leather and OPI My Boyfriend Scales walls and stamped using BM 421, 414, 416, and 409 in Konad Yellow, MASH Black, China Glaze With Love, and Konad White. 

The small circles on the DNA image (pinky) didn't want to pick up on my Konad stamper, but I switched to my XL squishy stamper and it picked up with ease. I will also say I am impressed at how clear the caution tape details came out so crisp.

OPI My Boyfriend Scales walls stamped using BM 423 in Konad Black. The red is OPI First Date at the Golden Gate and the glitter is China Glaze Glistening Snow. The zig zag image is the image I was looking forward to the most because achieving this image with tape/zig zag scissors or polish decal/zig zag scissors is not always user or time friendly. (Manicure inspired by Selenadee Nails)

The new set is the exact same size as BM 3 and BM Holiday sets.

Click for enlargement. I don't usually include my scans, but I really want to show all of the creative images in this set.

I really love this set. The images are so fun and creative and I am already planning out so many manicures. There is a ton of variety and the quality is just as good as BM's other sets. The best part--the whole set of 26 plates is only $16.50. It is their largest and cheapest set. You can purchase Bundle Monster's 2013 Create Your Own Stamping Plate Collection here. Enter coupon code "thanks" for 10% off your order. Coupon code valid until November 15, 2013. 

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Bundle Monster's New 2013 Stamping Plate Collection

Hey stampaholics! Just wanted to share the wonderful news with you that the wait is almost over for Bundle Monster's new 2013 stamping plate collection. This is a one of a kind collection because it's their first set in which ALL of the designs are created and submitted by fans! Bundle Monster has been releasing sneak peek photos of the collection every day this week. Check them out here! The set will be available for purchase towards the end of September. I will be lucky enough to receive a set for review so I am looking forward to playing with them and sharing that with you! What do you guys think of the collection so far and what images are your favorite?

Bundle Monster Stamping Plate Organizer Review

Hey stampaholics! Today I have Bundle Monster's Stamping Plate Organizer to review. If you're like me, you have tons of stamping plates and you need a good way to store them otherwise you'll never find the plate you're looking for. The good news is that Bundle Monster's Stamping Plate Organizer is the perfect solution! I decided to do a video review of this product because otherwise you'd have to read a lot and I'd have to edit a shload of photos. I have always been uncomfortable with my voice in videos, but I pushed through and made one. Yay me!



Hope you guys found the video helpful! Also here are a few pics I wanted to include of things I didn't show close up in the video.

Don't they just look so pretty next to each other <3

Here's what the inside looks like. 14 vinyl pages, 6 slots per page. Fits 2 plates per slot and 168 plates total.

Here's the new logo on the pink & purple organizers

Here's the old logo on the black organizer.

In case you are super lazy to watch my video, I highly recommend this stamping plate organizer. It protects your plates from getting scratched, saves storage space, makes it easy to take your plates with you somewhere, and helps you to find plates quickly. The purple one was sent to me for review, but I really do love this item and purchased the black and pink ones myself. You can purchase the black one here, the pink one here, and the purple one here for $15.99 each.

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Bundle Monster 48 Piece Nail Art Glitter Collection Review

Hey beauties! Today I have a 48 piece nail art glitter set from Bundle Monster to review. The set I have has 48 bottles of nail glitter, but they offer both 48 and 96 bottle sets on their site. The set comes with a variety of nail art glitter in a variety of colors and shapes including star, hex, diamond, heart, bar, loose, and "fish egg" beads. Let's take a look at what the set comes with and some manicures I created with it. Feel free to click any image to see an enlargement & pretty glitter ;]

China Glaze Are You Jelly with a gradient using loose glitter.

OPI Pink Friday with light pink, medium pink, silver, and green "fish egg" beads for an accent.

China Glaze Liquid Leather and gold holo star glitter.

I really enjoyed creating different manicures using this nail art glitter set. There's so many different kinds of glitter that I don't see myself running out of ideas or glitter anytime soon. For each manicure, all I used to apply the different nail glitter was clear polish--super easy! You can purchase the 48 piece set here for $13.99 or the 96 piece set here for $18.99. 

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Summer Gradient & Bundle Monster BM 301

Hi my polished pretties! I apologize for the 2 week hiatus! I just took my board exam to get my registered nursing license over the weekend so I was studying like a madwoman for the past couple of weeks. I really wanted to post, but I had to force myself to stop playing with my nails and focus lol. Hopefully I get the results soon, but my exam ended early and I felt very confident so I have a good feeling that I passed. I'll keep you posted ;] Here's a mani I did as soon as I got home! I did a gradient using China Glaze Happy Go Lucky, China Glaze Dance Baby, and Essie Play Date and stamped using BM 301 in Konad White. I really love how these turned out! Now that my exam is over, I am going to use this time to finally do some "summery" manis and catch up on reviewing products.

Check out my awesome phone case I got a couple weeks ago. I looove it!

Bundle Monster Holiday Stamping Plate Collection Review

Hey loves! Where are all my stampaholics at? Today I have the new Bundle Monster Holiday Stamping Plate Collection for review. There are 25 plates and images for tons of holidays. I don't think I'll ever need to use any other set when I do a holiday themed manicure now. The holidays they have images for include: Christmas, Hanukkah, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween, Easter, Thanksgiving, New Years, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day, birthdays, baby, 4th of July, graduation, and Cinco de Mayo. There are also a few images that aren't specified for just a holiday like a few floral prints and romantic images as well.

The set comes in this little box and each plate has a blue film on it to protect it from scratches. It needs to be removed before use.

Each plate has a paper backing so you don't have to worry about getting cut on sharp edges.

Here's a look at some size comparisons. Measured L to R

Measured top to bottom

Measured L to R

Measured top to bottom.

As you can see, the images from the Holiday Set are exactly the same size as the 3rd BM set. Now let's take a look at some manicures I created with it!

OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls stamped using BM H25 in Konad Psyche Pink, Konad Yellow, Konad Princess Apple Green, & Konad Sky Pearl.

OPI A Definite Moust-Have stamped using BM H23 in Konad White

OPI Black Onyx stamped using BM H11 using China Glaze's Deviantly Daring, No Plain Jane, Rare & Radiant, Swanky Silk, Unpredictable, and Want My Bawdy

So what are my thoughts about this set? I love that there are tons of holiday images in this set, but there are still other images that you can use for any occasion. I would definitely recommend this for someone who is a stampaholic or likes to do holiday themed nails. However, if you are looking for a starter set with images for everyday use, this set might not be for you. As far as image size, the size is perfect for my nails, they are the same size as the 3rd BM set and I got full coverage with the full nail designs. I had no trouble with getting the image to transfer and small details transferred with ease. I am definitely going to be getting a lot of use out of these plates because I love doing holiday themed manis! You can purchase this plate here for $21.99 (less than $1 per plate!).

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