Hey Guys,

This is the 2nd mani from the Weekly Nail Art Challenge (#WNAC2015) on instagram which is hosted by @missbellatracey, @simplynailogical and @kgrdnr. 

The theme for the month is Festive.

This week's prompt is: Christmas Sweater

I used Sinful Colors Sugar Sugar, Funky Fingers Gesso, Revlon ColorStay Gel Shine Top Coat, Aliexpress Stamping Plate BCN 010 and Jumbo Squishy Stamper and Scraper.

How to get this look:

1. Paint on 2 coats of Sugar Sugar and let dry
2. Place a dot of Gesso on the poinsettia image and scrape off 
3. Pick up poinsettia image and place it on pinky. Repeat on index finger and thumb
4. Place a dot of Gesso on the reindeer image and scrape it off
5. Pick up reindeer image and place on middle finger. Repeat on ring finger.
6. Seal with top coat

I really liked the way this design came out and the red and white really reminds me of a old school christmas sweater. I hope you enjoyed the look.

Thanks for stopping by and please check back throughout the week for more nail art and swatches!

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Christmas Sweater Nails #WNAC2015

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Another of the nail challenges that I will be taking part in on instagram is the Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Nail Challenge(#pcanovember15). This challenge is being hosted by @starryeyed83 and @ladyandthe_stamp and their goal is to bring more awareness to the disease. 

There are no strict rules for the challenge but all manis must include the color Purple(which I love because its my favorite color).

The first prompt is: Hearts/Love

The polishes I used were Nicole by OPI I Lilac Gumdrops(purple textured/glitter), Nicole by OPI Oh That's Just Grape!(purple cream) and Poparazzi Glam Factor(silver).

I kept this mani pretty simple. I painted all my nails with 2 coats of Oh That's Just Grape! and on my thumb, index and pinky fingers I painted 2 coats of I Lilac Gumdrops. On my ring and middle fingers I stamped a heart pattern using Aliexpress plate OM-24, Glam Factor and my XL jelly stamper. I finished off the stamping with a glossy top coat.

Thanks for stopping by and please check back throughout the week for more nail challenge inspired manis!

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Purple Textured Nails with Silver Heart Stamping #PCANovember15

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Hey Guys!

Here's some quick test stamping that I did from one of the Aliexpress Pueen dupe plates, from my haul and first impression post. I stamped over two coats of Orly Watch Out, or Elsa! as my base and one coat of Coronation Ball for a topper, both are from the The Elsa Frozen Orly Color Blast Collection which I recently reviewed.  

 

I loved the combo of these two, my nails were so sparkly I couldn't keep my eyes of them! I stamped them using WetNWild French White Creme and plate OM-14(Pueen 72)

Pueen 72 Dupe 

Over all this plate stamped nicely, the images picked up nicely and were etched pretty well. These are my first buffet style plates, so so my placement could have been better(my thumb is my favorite). I can't wait to work more with the plates and in the next week I plan on test stamping the rest of the of the plates. Until then here's my first impression video and live stamping of this plate:

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Aliexpress Pueen Stamping Buffet Dupe Stamping

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Hey Guys!

While I was scrolling through Aliexpress I ran across some stamping plates that looked familiar, once I took a closer look I realized that they were Pueen Buffet dupes with some Born Pretty dupes thrown in too. The price was amazing so I ordered them and about a week or so later they were in my hands!

Right out of the package

They all came individually wrapped and are as pictured:

From l-r Dupes for Pueen 50, 58, 60, 66

From l-r Dupes for Pueen 68,65, 57, 52

From l-r Dupes for Pueen 51,72, 63,71

From l-r Dupes for Pueen 59, 56, 64, 70

From l-r Dupes for Pueen 54,73, 55 and Born Pretty Dupe BP25

The Aliexpress seller found here is located in China but shipping was very fast, expected delivery was suppose to be 5-15 days and I received it in 7 days. The seller offers the plates in lots of 10 and she has 30 plates to choose from. I chose 20 of my favorites which included 19 of the Pueen dupes and 1 Born Pretty dupe. The plates are usually $8.80 but I caught them on sale and paid $5.72. The plates measure 5.5cm by 5.5cm and the couple of plates I tested so far are very nicely etched. The only down side is that the plates do not have any backing, so be careful when handling them. 

In the up coming week I plan on doing a post test stamping all the plates so stay tuned, but for now here's a closer look at all the plates and test stamping of one of them:

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Pueen Stamping Buffet Set 24B Dupes Haul and First Impression

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