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Monday, 4 June 2012

My first foray into STAMPING courtesy of Born Pretty Store

Hey Everyone I'm back and I'm FREEEEEE!!!! Yay! I have no more revision, no more placements, and more exams (providing I don't have to re-sit) and no more Uni!!! It feels incredibly weird going from revising 12 hours a day to nothing. I'm not used to all this leisure time but I still don't feel like I can fully enjoy it until I get my results! lol

Anyway today I want to share with you a manicure I created using the Hello Kitty and Floral Stamping Nail Art Kit from Born Pretty store which they kindly sent to me for review. I'm sure most of you guys have heard of the Born Pretty Store and may have even made purchases from there yourself but in case you haven't a clue, they are an online store that sell a huge selection of nail art supplies. They have polishes, stamping plates, nail decorations, tools and so much more.

A couple of months ago I expressed an interest in trying my hand at stamping but had no idea where to start. Thankfully the Hello Kitty and Floral Stamping Nail Art Kit contains everything you need to get started: two plates, three polishes (white, black and red), a stamper and a scraper.




The main attraction of this kit is the Hello Kitty image on one of the plates so I just had to create a mani using it. Unfortunately the white polish I wanted to use leaked in transit so for this mani I have just used a gold foil polish by Barry M.
 



What do you think? 
Do you think it was a little ambitious for my first stamping mani? It probably was because I made a lot of mistakes and had to start again so many times but that was because of me and not the tools. The scraper, stamper and plate were absolutely perfect, I was just either really slow or pressed too hard whilst scraping. And this was after I spent ages trying to figure out why my image wasn't transferring to the stamper and then realising I hadn't taken the protective plastic film off the plate! Yes I can hear you laughing but it wasn't even noticeable I tell ya!

I have nothing to compare this kit to but my first impressions of it are very good. Everything in the kit works and contains everything you need if you're a beginner like me. The two plates that come with the kits are a little sharp around the edges but apart from that they're great and most importantly of all work. There are lots of pretty floral designs which I will use for a full mani soon but I have tested to see if they transfer fully and they do. The plastic scraper and stamper unsurprisingly are compatible with acetone so can be wiped clean without them melting LOL. You know what I mean.
My BF thinks this looks a bit Laura Ashley!

If you like the look of this kit you can get it for $8.77 and that includes free shipping. You can also get a further 5% off if you use the following discount code:


*these products were provided to me for review

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Are you following?

sorry for the lack of proper posts, I'm in the midst of exams.

Sunday, 27 May 2012

Pretty Digits on Instagram

Just wanted to let you guys know that I finally got myself an Instagram account in case you wanted to follow me! It won't just be nail related either!

I'm not sure how to create a fancy link but my username is pretty_digits.

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend. x

Friday, 25 May 2012

Such innocent days!

I was going through the pictures on my phone and found this pic that was taken on 22/12/2010. This was all the polish I owned back then!! Boy how things have changed.


I don't think I had even heard of China Glaze, Essie, Zoya...... back then!

Thursday, 24 May 2012

International Nail Mail

Today I want to show you a lovely selection of polishes sent all the way from Brazil by the lovely Barbara. Those of you who have read my blog for a while will know that Barbara and I have swapped before and she is my Brazilian polish enabler!! She is also an avid polish collector and swatcher and thankfully since we last swapped she has come to her senses and started her own blog which you can check out here! It's still in its infancy but be prepared to see awesome swatches of Brazilian polishes as well as well known brands.

Anyway have a little looky at what she sent me because honestly I was totally gobsmacked. Thank you Barbara!
1. O Boticario - London Night Blue, 2. HITS Speciallita Mari Moon - Artsy, 3. HITS Speciallita Mari Moon - Trendy, 4. HITS Speciallita Mari Moon - Cutie Pie, 5. HITS Speciallita Phenomena - Moonbow, 6. HITS Speciallita Phenomena - Afterglow, 7. HITS Speciallita Phenomena - Borealis, 8. HITS Speciallita Phenomena - Air Glow, 9. Risque - Violeta Acinzentado, 10. Impala - Na Mira 3D, 11. MOHDA - 1o Beijo, 12. Ana Hickman - Reflex
Seriously the generosity of others never ceases to amaze me and all the polishes I have received from around the world are very much treasured but now I have so much swatching to do >_<