Manic Mineral - Ulta3 Infamous, Born Pretty Texture-L001, Holo Stamper, Hit the Bottle Snowed In, Spun Gold,

This is a double review in one, so let's get right on to it~!

[Silly string]

Preview of my final finished stamping manicure... 

[Bottle to nail: Ulta3 Infamous (2 coats)]

My base shade from last week - Ulta3 Infamous, a blue jelly shimmer packed with silver microglitter.

[Born Pretty Stamping Plate Texture-L001]

I received this plate from Born Pretty for review. This is plate Born Pretty Texture-L001, and it is a great way of getting crackle or water marbling effects using stamping rather than all that effort and mess! I received this plate in a cardboard sleeve as usual, but this one has a super handy window in the front so you can actually see what plate is stored inside!

[Born Pretty Holo Stamper]

I also gave in to my magpie instincts and picked this super sparkly holo stamper for review. Not only is the squishy head packed with ultra sparkly holo particles, the titanium effect base satisfies the multichrome cravings. It's so gorgeous! It's also holo so you can see what you're stamping.

[Base: Ulta3 Infamous (2 coats); Stamping: Born Pretty Texture-L001;
Stamping polish: Hit the Bottle Snowed In, Spun Gold]

So I had this idea of precious mineral veins so using a white stamping polish (Hit the Bottle Snowed In) I first chose the thinnest crackle pattern and stamped that. Then I stamped over with a gold stamping polish (Hit the Bottle Spun Gold) using a slightly more dense crackle design.

[Base: Ulta3 Infamous (2 coats); Stamping: Born Pretty Texture-L001;
Stamping polish: Hit the Bottle Snowed In, Spun Gold]

Here's the finished product! I think it's not quite what I was going for, but I think it actually could be modified slightly to do a decent effect of sunlight glinting off waves at the beach. What do you think?

The stamper itself was nice and squishy - no issues picking up and transferring patterns. You do have to make sure you have some good lighting handy because the speckles of the holo particles can make your stamping design a bit hard to eye off when you're trying to place it on the nail. It's worth it for how gorgeous the stamper is though. But if that's not your thing, it also comes in a plain version!

If these products interest you, you can check out the stamper here, and the texture plate here at Born Pretty. Our code above will do you a 10% discount off full priced items as well. Happy stamping!

Deep Splash - Ulta3 Infamous

Great nail polish doesn't have to be expensive... and Ulta3 is definitely one of those brands that tend to deliver on a budget!

[Bottle to nail: Ulta3 Infamous (2 coats)]

The proof is in this lovely shade! This is Ulta3 Infamous, a deep blue jelly shimmer with tons upon tons of silver micro glitter.

[2 coats: Ulta3 Infamous]

The heavy microglitter combined with the base gives amazing depth and sparkle in an otherwise fairly dark shade.

[2 coats: Ulta3 Infamous]

These photos are of two coats, great opacity and dry time. I had no issues at all with this polish. It also dried smooth, but of course a nice layer of glossy topcoat amps up the shine.

[2 coats: Ulta3 Infamous]

Highly recommend this shade - these polishes retails for something like $3 in pharmacies? Such a bargain, gosh~!

Shallows and Depths - Dance Legend Miracle

Look at this beauty!

[Dance Legend Miracle]

This is Dance Legend's Miracle which I thought was a color changing polish, except wait, it's also a thermal polish! But I didn't know that! So I'll have to dig it out to review again because it apparently turns an entirely different colour under the sun.

Miracle is a pale teal when warm, and a brighter medium blue when cold, with silver flakies. The colour change is pretty clear and they're gorgeous shades. I'm looking forward to trying the polish out again and getting the change in colour under the sun too!

Fantastic Fancy - Dance Legend Step in Style Color LE01, Hit the Bottle To Have and To Gold, Born Pretty BP-L007

Gosh, I was searching through our posts to see the last time I used this particular stamping plate that I'm about to show you... and it was back in 2015! Good times, good times...

[To the left, to the left...]

What I discovered this time is that even with the aid of a clear stamper, I can be pretty abysmal at centering symmetrical designs, oh dear...

[Base: Dance Legend Step in Style Color LE01 (2 coats)]

My base from last week - Dance Legend Step in Style Color LE01, a gorgeous green jelly with loads of green and gold shimmer. Ah, so pretty~

[Base: Dance Legend Step in Style Color LE01 (2 coats);
Stamping: Hit the Bottle To Have and To Gold; Born Pretty BP-L007]

Using Hit the Bottle To Have and To Gold, a rich gold shimmer stamping polish, I picked one of the many intricate designs from Born Pretty stamping plate BP-L007 to stamp over my base shade.

[Base: Dance Legend Step in Style Color LE01 (2 coats);
Stamping: Hit the Bottle To Have and To Gold; Born Pretty BP-L007]

Pretty happy with how this turned out! I recently attended an ethnic South Asian wedding and goodness, that was such a treat for my magpie eyes, so this was a bit inspired by all the sparklies I saw there!