DIY Duo - Born Pretty Silicone Nail Art DIY Stamping Mat

If you haven't already seen it, remember to check out Jme's awesome stamping decal using her Born Pretty silicone nail art mat! 

[Born Pretty Nail Art DIY Stamping Mat]

Today I'm doing a quick comparison between the large and small mats that you can get from Born Pretty. 

[Born Pretty Nail Art DIY Stamping Mat]

Both come in a sturdy cardboard cylinder for protection with a cool geometric design on the outside. They are labelled as "Born Pretty Nail Art DIY Stamping Mat". There are also a few suggestions on how you can use them, such as for testing colour combinations, doing reverse stamping and making your own stamping decals.

[Born Pretty Nail Art DIY Stamping Mat]

When you open the cardboard cylinder, the mat is rolled up inside within protective plastic. You can just remove this plastic and discard it, it's not necessary to keep it in my opinion.

[Born Pretty Small Nail Art DIY Stamping Mat]

As mentioned, this is a silicone mat, much like baking mats that you can find. The top surface is a smooth matte while the underside has a glossy finish.

[Born Pretty Small Nail Art DIY Stamping Mat]

Here's a standard OPI bottle in comparison to the smaller mat which measures 21cm x 15cm. It comes with five clear nail outlines and five black ones along with a clear and dark circle for testing your nail polishes on.

[Born Pretty Big Nail Art DIY Stamping Mat]

Here is the larger mat in comparison, with the same OPI bottle. This one measures 28cm x 21cm and is shown here still in the protective plastic. As you can see, you get 10 clear and 10 dark nail outlines to work with in addition to a couple of extra outlines.

[Born Pretty Small Nail Art DIY Stamping Mat]

And here are the two mats in comparison to each other. In my opinion, if you're doing a lot of decals at a time, the larger one would probably be more convenient but otherwise the smaller one should do just fine! As Jme has already said, you don't strictly need to follow the outlines given so any part of the mat is fine to use!

Once again, these were generously provided by Born Pretty and you can find them here!