Plum Prosperity - BeautyBigBang10 Rose Flower stamping plate, Red Stamping Polish

Guess what...! The lunar new year begins on Friday this week!

[Happy happy joy joy]

I decided to go in theme with this super bright and cheery combination here~

[BeautyBigBang10 Rose Flower Stamping Plate]

This gorgeous pattern comes from a plate I received for review from BeautyBigBang. This one is BeautyBigBang10, which is the Rose Flower Stamping Plate (J6401TM-4A). As usual, it comes with a protective blue film...

[BeautyBigBang10 Rose Flower Stamping Plate]

...which you remove to see all these lovely floral patterns. I already mentioned, but I love how large each design is. I easily was able to stamp two nails each time!

[BeautyBigBang10 Rose Flower Stamping Plate]

Using the Red Nail Stamping Polish which I reviewed last week, I stamped each design on paper so you can have a look at how well it works! The patchy bits in the rose designs in the top row is all me - I was not generous enough with the polish.

[BeautyBigBang10 Rose Flower Stamping Plate]

It was such a toss-up between the plum blossoms or cherry blossoms - but I ended up with the plum! I was also super tempted to do the rose design for another special day this week (yes, Valentines!). These designs would also look great with leadlighting or reverse stamping decals. 

[Stamp to nail: BeautyBigBang10 Rose Flower Stamping Plate]

So here's what it looks like on the nail! I used a yellow creme base, and stamped over with the plum blossom design and the red nail stamping polish. 

[Stamping: BeautyBigBang10 Rose Flower Stamping Plate, Red stamping polish]

I really like how the contrasting colours turned out! Also, the designs are so crisp!

[Stamping: BeautyBigBang10 Rose Flower Stamping Plate, Red stamping polish]

Overall I've been really impressed with the products I've tested from BeautyBigBang, so if you're interested in trying them out, you can find this plate here.

Our code above will also give you an additional little discount when you shop there! Happy Shopping!

Red Snow - BeautyBigBang Red Stamping polish, BeautyBigBang05 Winter Tartan plate, Color Club Pretty in Platinum

We are powering through these reviews for BeautyBigBang! I've been quite happy so far with the products I've tested. Let's keep going and see how the next one goes.

[BeautyBigBang Red Stamping Polish]

For today's review, I have a bottle of Red Nail Stamping Polish (J6415TM-6A) to show you. This polish comes in a black and gold cardboard box with a handy cutout in the front so you can tell what colour it is. You get a total of 9ml of polish, so plenty to play with!

[BeautyBigBang05]

I have already reviewed stamping plate BeautyBigBang05 in my last post, so this time I'm going to pick out a pattern from this Christmas-themed plate to try out in a full manicure.

[Plate to nail: BeautyBigBang05; Base: Color Club Pretty in Platinum;
Stamping: BeautyBigBang Red stamping polish]

Here's what I picked! This is the design in the middle of the bottom row, which is a tesselated snowflake design. I chose this one because it was past Christmas by the time I got this, so I wanted something festive, but not too obvious!

[Base: Color Club Pretty in Platinum;
Stamping: BeautyBigBang Red stamping polish, BeautyBigBang05]

I started with a pearly white base, Color Club Pretty in Platinum (previously reviewed here, gosh, over 5 years ago!). I wanted something faintly snowy, that would show a nice contrast against the red stamping.

[Bottle to nail: BeautyBigBang Red stamping polish;
Base: Color Club Pretty in Platinum; Stamping plate: BeautyBigBang05]

I have to say, I am so happy with this stamping polish! It's such a bright true red, and was really easy to apply to the plate and scrape. The pattern also transferred beautifully.

[Base: Color Club Pretty in Platinum;
Stamping: BeautyBigBang Red stamping polish, BeautyBigBang05]

In addition, the pattern is a very generous size so I even managed to stamp more than one nail at a time by making sure I filled the whole design out when applying polish and scraping.

I'm so pleased with this mani. It was really fuss-free and both the stamping polish and plate worked together beautifully. I'm definitely looking forward to trying out more from BeautyBigBang. You can find this red stamping polish here and the stamping plate here, and as usual, you can use our 10% off code above when shopping at BeautyBigBang. =)

Sweater Weather - BeautyBigBang05 Winter Tartan Nail stamping plate J3141TM-5A

In addition to the fancy polish holder I reviewed last time, we also received some stamping plates for review from BeautyBigBang.

[BeautyBigBang stamping plates]

They arrived beautifully packaged in a protective cardboard sleeve, which was in a plastic resealable bag for added protection.

[BeautyBigBang stamping plates]

I really love the colourful designs on these sleeves. In addition to the front design, the back has a hand schematic to show you the sequence of steps needed for stamping. Definitely a handy guide for beginners to stamping!

[Stamping plate: BeautyBigBang05]

The one I'm reviewing today is BeautyBigBang05 - a Christmas/winter themed plate. You can find this as item J3141TM-5A Winter Tartan Nail Stamping Plate. As usual, the plate comes with a protective blue film to prevent scratches. Just peel that off before use and you have a fresh shiny plate to play with.

[Stamping plate: BeautyBigBang05]

Here's a nice clear view of the different patterns once the blue protective film is removed. Up the top left we have what I like to think of as a Christmas sweater pattern with snowflakes and christmas trees. The next one along is similar, but now featuring sleighs and a cosy house design in addition. The top right is a sweater knit patttern, followed by a tartan/plaid design on the bottom left. The middle is a tesselated snowflake pattern, while the bottom right is another sweater design with tiny hearts and snowflakes. Phew!

[Stamping on paper: BeautyBigBang05]

When I first saw the designs, I was a bit unsure, because the details were so fine! But check out these stamp tests I did on paper. I wasn't particularly careful, just did my stamping as normal, but I had absolutely no problem at all with any of the designs. The hard part is choosing which to use!

[Stamping on paper: BeautyBigBang05]

Here's the biggest test - those tiny tiny hearts in the bottom right pattern. See how well they picked up, and how even the stamping is. I am impressed!

Overall, I'm really happy with this plate and can't wait to show you the designs on a manicure, so stay tuned for that! You can find this plate here, and as usual, you can use our 10% off code above when shopping at BeautyBigBang. =)

Helping Hand - BeautyBigBang Nail Polish Holder Display J1413

Hello all! We were recently contacted by BeautyBigBang to test out some of their products and review them on our blog. We received our first parcel recently so we're jumping into it!

[BeautyBigBang nail polish holder]

First up is something I've been meaning to try out for a while. This is item J1413 - the Nail Polish Holder Display, a handy little gadget you can use to put your polish bottles in when they are starting to run out need a bit of tipping to let you get your brush nicely coated.

It comes packed safely in a cardboard box and isn't too large at all, so it won't take up too much space. The angle of the arm is adjustable where those screws are, and the clip section is a sturdy plastic, with a flat black elastic band around the middle for a secure grip.

[Left to right: OPI, Sally Hansen, Emily de Molly]

I decided to test out a few different bottles to check out if the grip was strong enough and if it could take the weight of these bottle. I tried an OPI bottle (rounded), a Sally Hansen (rounded square) and an Emily de Molly (squared). 

I was really impressed! All bottles were held up quite well and the holder base was large enough that it would not tip over easily even with these almost full bottles. I did find that with the square bottle, you get a better grip if you turn it diagonal so that the pointy sides of the square are against the black elastic band.

And here's an example of a different angle you can set it at, when you're really trying to mop up the leftovers in your polish!

Now I am more likely to run out of nail polish base and topcoats, so I pulled out a mostly used bottle of topcoat to demonstrate. 

There you go! Even though it's a bit hidden by the holder clip, you can see how the polish level is tilted in the holder, and the brush now sits more fully in the topcoat.

Overall, I think this is a pretty useful gadget if you're tired of having to cap and tilt your bottle in between nails. You can find this particular one here! We also have a handy 10% off code above that you can use, so don't forget to check out the other items at BeautyBigBang!