Review: Stamping Plate From bornprettystore!

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a review of a stamping plate from bornprettystore to share with you. I'm basically obsessed with the mani that I did with this plate so let's just jump right in to the photos and review!

Item #: BP-71 from bornprettystore.com with blue film still on it. 

With film removed.

I'm always pleased with the performance of my BPS plates and BP-71 was no exception to that. Its got a romantic love theme which is perfect for silhouette manis. I love that all of the images play off of each other as BPS has a knack for making plates that have random images on them from time to time. Each image that I picked up on this plate picked up fully and crisply with no issues. The plate felt evenly etched and very good quality.

I decided to go with a hazy, romantic day walk in the woods for the mani that I did with this plate. Let me show you how it turned out:

The images stamped in red are from BP-71, all of the other images came from another plate that I reviewed from BPS, you can read that review HERE. I started on my bare nail with no base color and then used a sheer black jelly that I frankened to start giving that hazy, rainy look. I stamped a line of trees using M Polish Cayuga, added another layer of jelly, stamped the same trees with M Polish Pekin, layered more jelly, and then topcoated with KBShimmer Clearly On Top. Once everything was dry, I stamped the couple with the umbrella image and the "LOVE" image from BP-71 using M Polish I Need A Vacation and topcoated with KBShimmer Clearly On Top once more to seal it all in.

If you'd like to pick up this plate or any other items from bornprettystore, you can use my code PPPQ10 for 10% off your regularly priced items.

What do you think of this plate? How would you use it?

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Stamping Plate Comparison: Pet'la Golden Russian vs. BCN-006 (image heavy)

Comparison of Pet'la Golden Russian and BCN-006

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a comparison to share with you of the Pet'la Golden Russian plate and a plate entitled BCN-006. Spoiler alert - one of them is amazing and the other one is a terrible knock off copy cat of the original. Ready to jump in?

BCN-006 on the left, Pet'la Golden Russian on the right

So here are so preliminary facts that you need: Pet'la Plate is owned and operated by Petra and her husband. They are an indie plate maker located in Hungary and each plate is carefully crafted to strict specifications. Whoever the maker is of BCN has directly copied the images off the Golden Russian plate from Pet'la Plate without giving credit to Petra and her originality of design. The difference in cost is significant because the quality of Pet'la Plates is akin to a custom made piece of furniture vs BCN who's quality is more akin to a prefab piece of furniture you would get at a discount outlet on clearance. 

The differences come from materials used - Petra's Pet'la Plates are carved on a brass metal that is twice the thickness of the silver metal used by BCN. The etching on the Pet'la Plate is very deep which gives you a clear, crisp image on your stamper and nail, while the BCN plate barely feels engraved upon touching it and gives spotty, uneven images on your stamper and nail. Let me show you some images to show the differences. 

Petula Golden Russian

BCN-006

My experience with the Pet'la Plate was amazing - every image picked up beautifully and crisply on the stamper which led to a pleasant nail stamping experience while the BCN-006 plate was patchy and didn't transfer even half of the image to my nail on most of the plate. What's more is that BCN copied these images without Petra's knowledge and stole her proprietary property. The imposter plate was being sold on bornprettystore.com, but they have since removed the listing for the plate upon finding out that those images were stolen from Pet'la Plate. BCN is currently stocked on aliexpress and alibaba - I would STRONGLY recommend to anyone shopping those sites to carefully research what you are buying. What you might be saving in dollars on the plate itself, you are losing in quality. These people producing copied plates should not be supported and its unfortunate that they don't care to steal from others as long as they make a few bucks. 

If you'd like to see a live comparison of these plates - please click below to head over to my Youtube Channel.

If you'd like to buy the Pet'la Golden Russian plate, you can find it HERE. I have several Pet'la Plates and really love all of them - their quality rivals that of many other stamping plates I own. 

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**This product was provided by the maker free of charge in exchange for my honest review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. I was not compensated.**

Bornprettystore rose stamping plate review!

BP-73

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a review of a round stamping plate from bornprettystore.com to share with you. As per usual with these round BPS plates - I was very happy with the quality of this plate. Along with the cohesiveness of the plate, the etching was deep on all of the images which means a clear image upon pickup! YAS! Let's jump right into the specifics of the plate, how my mani turned out, and where you can find this little guy! 

BP-73 from bornprettystore.com with blue plastic film

BP-73 from bornprettystore.com after blue film was removed 

The theme of this plate is ROSES! I was drawn to this plate because I feel like roses can be used in a multitude of different mani ideas, adding a classic and beautiful twist to your nails. This plate in particular is nice because it can be used just for the outline, for advanced stamping decals, or for lead lighting purposes. With such a versatile plate - the possibilities are endless, making this plate good for any stamping lover. 

I started out with a base of Lorelei Lacquer Hypnotic on my middle and pinkie, and Liquid Chrome by Shinespark Polish on my index and ring. Once my base was dry on the index and ring, I stamped the image from the top middle of the plate using M Polish Cayuga and my Creative Shop Stamper from whatsupnails to create the base for my rose lead lighting. Once my stamping outline was dry, I went back in with Shinespark Ballerina Bunny and Max Splash from the 90's Kids Collection to create the color on the petals on the roses. Once that was dry, I top coated with Seche Vite and that's it! 

I highly recommend this plate for anyone that enjoys that floral look in your manis - especially if you love making stamping decals. If you'd like to pick this plate up, you can find it HERE. Don't forget to use my code, PPPQ10 for 10% off your order of originally priced items! 

What do you think of this mani? Do you like rose images?

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bornprettystore Rectangular Stamping Plate Review!

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a review of a rectangular stamping plate from bornprettystore to share with you. I am SO excited to share this with you guys - this is my first rectangular stamping plate from BPS and I was super pleasantly surprised with how nice it was - keep reading for more pics and to see the video review I did! 

First impressions of the plate itself is that I adore the sleeve it comes in - BPS packaging has really gotten a lot nicer and though their plates aren't expensive - you feel like you're getting a more high end product when it comes in this sleeve.                                                    

It comes with the standard blue film over the plate to protect it which was easily removed by peeling from a corner down toward the other side of the plate. The plate is also mounted on a hard plastic backing to protect the user from the raw edge of the plate which is a really nice addition for any plate, in my opinion.

First impressions on the images of the plate - this plate has a really nice compilation of images that are diverse enough to give you lots of options for different manis but cohesive enough to feel like the plate "goes" together. For this review, I used the right half of the plate with the dense floral images. I LOVE that half of the plate because I think it would make excellent reverse stamping decals or would work well for lead lighting manis. 

As far as the actual stamping goes - this plate gets many thumbs up. Its etched deeply and evenly across the plate and the images pick up crispy and neatly on the first go. I used M Polish Cayuga black stamping polish and my Creative Shop Stamper from Whatsupnails to pick up the images and was thoroughly impressed with the cleanliness of the images! I also did a video review and demo on my Youtube channel, you can watch it here:

Final thoughts on this plate - a really great plate, especially given the cost of the plates from BPS. If someone gave me this plate, I would never imagine that it was so inexpensive. I highly recommend picking these up if you were thinking about trying them. I doubt you'll be disappointed. You can find this plate HERE.

Don't forget that you can use my code - PPPQ10 for 10% off your order of originally priced items. 

Have you tried the rectangular stamping plates from bornprettystore? Which is your favorite? (I want to go buy it! lol) 

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**I was sent this plate free of charge in exchange for my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. I was not compensated.**

Born Pretty Store Dragonfly/Butterfly Stamping Plate Review!

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have another review for Born Pretty Store, this time for another stamping plate. This is my final item to review this go around! This plate is one of many small round stamping plates available from Born Pretty Store and I really enjoyed using this one! Keep reading after the break to see what I did with it!

BP-74 from bornprettystore.com

So, first thoughts, I loved the look of this plate! It has some really cute butterfly images which take up most of the plate, but then they also included some little dragonflies! My first instinct was to use the butterflies and maybe do some leadlighting but I decided to step out of my comfort zone and use the dragonflies. I decided I was going to do some negative space along with it to give it a little more uniqueness. So I started with a base of Rhubidium Rhod by Indigo Bananas in a half moon mani. Once it was dry, I used Hottie by M Polish to stamp the dragonflies. I cleaned up the negative space area with my clean up brush so that there wasn't any stray dragonflies there. Hehe.  I top coated everything with Seche Vite at first but it was so glossy, it was hard to see the stamping so I added a matte top coat and I loved it! 

Final thoughts on this plate - I really liked the variety of butterflies which would be good for a number of stamping techniques but I also liked that they included the dragonflies for a little something extra. The image picked up easily for me on the first or second try which is pretty standard for me. The images transferred to my nails completely as well.

If you'd like to get this plate you can find it HERE. Don't forget that you can use my code PPPQ10 for 10% off your order of originally priced items.

What do you think of this mani? Which images would you use from this plate?

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Born Pretty Store Pineapple Stamping Plate Review!

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have a review of another stamping plate from Born Pretty Store. This is the third of four items I was sent for review. This plate is one of the many small round plates that are available from Born Pretty Store. Keep reading after the break to see what I did to create a mani with this plate!

Qgirl-003 from bornprettystore.com

This plate had me stumped a little at first because unlike some of their plates, this one's images didn't immediately make sense together. I usually prefer my stamping plates to have a theme or images that have something in common. While I did like using this plate in terms of quality, I can't say that I would have necessarily picked this one out on my own to purchase because its a bit random. That being said, I do love the images separately and do see getting a lot of use out of it. The images that I tested, including the pineapple all pick up very nicely in one or two tries with the stamper which is pretty typical for me. I would recommend this plate to anyone who is looking for a variety of images on a small plate that are good for leadlighting or advanced stamping.

So I started with the plate this time, instead of picking a polish first like I usually do because I wasn't sure the direction that I wanted to go. I had seen Ana's Manis use the ducks image and her mani was SO cute but I didn't want to accidentally copy her so I decided to use the pineapples. They're perfect to use for advanced stamping or leadlighting purposes. Once I had picked my image, I instantly knew the polish I would use - Lorelei Lacquer BMO 2.0 because it has a green crelly base with yellow and pinkish red glitter throughout it. I thought it was so cute together! Once I stamped the larger pineapple image onto my Creative Shop stamper and allowed it to dry, I went back and filled in the top with Aruba and the bottom with Jamaica, both also being from Lorelei Lacquer. I allowed the image to dry on my stamper and top coated it to turn it into a decal. Once the topcoat dried, I carefully peeled the decal off my stamper and placed it onto my tacky nail (I put some topcoat over Orly White Tips and waited for it to be mostly dry) and carefully smoothed it down. Once it was all dry on my nail, I top coated with OPI Matte Top Coat and I was finished! 

If you want to pick up this plate, you can find it HERE and don't forget to use my code, PPPQ10 for 10% off your order!

What do you think of this mani? Which images would you have used? 

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Born Pretty Store Bird Stamping Plate Review!

Hey y'all! Today on the blog I have another review for Born Pretty Store, this time for a stamping plate, this is the second of four items I have for review from BPS. This plate is a one of the many small round plates available from Born Pretty Store and has images of feathers, bird silhouettes, and a random little dragon. The dragon cracks me up. Keep reading after the break to see how I used this plate in my mani!

BP-75 from bornprettystore.com 

I started with a base of Color Club Meet Me At The Rink on all of my nails except my middle finger - that one got a coat of M Polish Guilded to tie it in with the rest of the mani. I decided to do some double stamping so that I could get the most use out of this plate in a single mani so I stamped the top middle image of the feathers with M Polish Guilded and my Creative Shop stamper. I was impressed with how crisply the image picked up on the first time. I have a couple other plates from BPS that I purchased a while back and they all have the same quality. Once I had the gold feathers down, I went back on my ring finger and used the bird silhouette from the top right of the plate and stamped it in black on my ring finger. I really liked how the images all created a theme on this plate. Well, save for the random dragon. ;)  I would definitely recommend this plate for anyone looking for an inexpensive plate that's easy to use. 

If you like this plate and want to pick it up, you can find it HERE. Don't forget that my code, PPPQ10 will get you 10% off of your order of original priced items.

What do you think of this mani? Do you have any plates from BPS? 

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