REVIEW: BornPrettyStore nail stencils

Hey guys! 

Sorry my blog is so lame lately. I started a new job this past week and on top of me being busy, I also have a few family problems occurring this week. Not to mention, my nails are a wreck from stocking shirts and things so there won't be any studs or fancy things for a while, just polish.

If you guys remember last week or so, I received a package from Bornprettystore , which included these nifty nail stencils. I haven't been a fan of them in years prior, as the ones I have tried weren't that great. Luckily, my opinion has changed. 

Here's a pic from the last blog. I used the skull ones for this look.

First off, these aren't paper. Lots of stencils on the market are paper, which leads to tearing, smudging and sticking. These are made out of flexible plastic, and bend easily to fit the curvature of the nail. Only slight qualm is that some of the smaller details may be lost but its not that big of a deal. They are reusable too and come in various sizes.

What I do to apply them is I paint a base color first, then seal with a top coat. Usually you would wait then put the stencil on before top coat, but I find there's too much guesstimating as to when the polish is dry and if you put the stencil on when the polish is still sticky, the stencil will stick to the nail and you'll end up ripping off all the color. Better to be safe then sorry.

Once you get the stencil on, make sure it's as flat as possible. Then take your different color polish and lightly go over the stencil. You want a light stroke because if its too thick the paint will pool and muddle the design. Once you do that, wait about 30 seconds then gently pull the stencil off. Seal with  a thin layer of topcoat.

End result:

WARNING: horrible, beat up, retail worker cuticles ahead

 

Sinful Colors "24/7" over Wet and Wild's megalast color in "2% Milk"

As you can see, you can tell its a skull and crossbones. Perfect? No. Effective? Yes. If you want precision, try the konad system but for a few bucks, these are great and take your mani from ordinary to extraordinary!

Don't forget, I have a coupon code for 10% off at BPS by entering the code "ZLLW10" at checkout.

Hope you enjoyed!

REVIEW: More BornPrettyStore and a COUPON CODE!

Hey guys!

So the package I was talking about in my previous entry arrived this week!

I entered a contest with BornPrettyStore , and won, so this is a package that they sent me for free. It enclosed 3 pre-picked items for me to try, out of 3 options.

First item up:

This cute necklace! It reminded me of House of Harlow 1960. It's very good quality, minus the fact that one of the jumper rings came loose on first wear. However, I really like it and am fortunate to have nice blue pieces to wear with it :D

I also got a set of 5 nail stencils. I actually love all the patterns! Even the bass clefs (I'm a bass player in spare time). If you look on my Instagram , I tried out the Mickey ones and I'm quite pleased.

The final piece I received was a 5 piece acrylic brush set. I'm pretty sure these aren't for nails (but I shall try with the smaller brushes), but as an artist I'm very picky about brushes and was quite pleased with these. They are very soft, and the barrel is nice and tight so no hairs are shedding yet. The handles are of study plastic, not wood. Looking forward to trying these out in an art project soon!

As a whole, as I said in my previous review, I love this store. Yes it takes a while for your things to arrive, but the quality is second to none. It's good for all sorts of things, from nail art to cell phone cases and everything in between. I am very pleased with my items!

Here's a present for all of you! If you would like to purchase from Bornprettystore , I was given a special code for all my followers/viewers! It's for:

10% off any purchase--Doesn't expire!

Enter ZLLW10 at checkout :)