Showing posts with label born pretty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label born pretty. Show all posts

Monday, August 5, 2013

Born Pretty Store Review - 3D Flower Decals

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Tonight I have a review of some cute 3D flower decals from the Born Pretty Store! I really love nail art products from here because there are just so many fun, easy AND inexpensive products to choose from. It seems like they have new items up every time I look through their site (and they don't have just nail art supplies - I can get in trouble over there! ;) )

The nail art decals that I chose are super easy to use and really cute and pretty to wear. These decal easily peal off of the plastic film they come on and I'd say for the price, you get a TON of these things. There are 12 different styles ranging from roses, to daisies, to feathers and each style have variations therein. There are 25+ decals per style so overall, you get roughly 300 decals for a little under $5 (or cheaper with my 10% off code - SRL91!).
What I really appreciate about this set is the variety. For my first mani, I went with Julep's Francis and decal number TJ019. I love love love the fact that they provided a shape that would fit just perfectly in the curve around my cuticle! I think these are so pretty and add a unique and easy version of the half-moon technique with absolutely no effort at all.

There are very minimal instructions included with these but they are easy enough to use. Paint your base polish and let dry completely. This will make it easier to reposition the decal if you aim poorly your first few times ;) I used tweezers to place them were I wanted. The instructions also recommend that you place 2 coats of top coat over the top of these, but I had some issues with that. My top coat sort of bunched up around the edge of the decal which you can kind of tell in the first mani. For the second mani, I went without the top coat and I think it looks better. The only foreseeable problem with this is likely reduced durability of the decal but I think it's an okay compromise. These are also super easy to remove with some acetone - a bit more work than normal polish, but nothing you can't handle! **Ninja edit: so after not using a top coat, the decals peeled off fairly quickly so I'd recommend using a thinner top coat that hopefully won't bunch :) **
This look is Julep's Nellie with decal number TJ013.
Overall, these seem like a really quick and easy way to add that extra little something to any simple mani. I think if you use a thinner top coat you won't have issues with the decals bunching in any way. I can definitely see myself using these on an accent nail in the future. Be sure to use my code SRL91 to receive free shipping and 10% off your entire purchase! There only needs to be one more purchase with my code and then I get to host a giveaway for you guys!!

Happy Polishing :)


Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Born Pretty Store - Discount Code!

Hi loves! So I have something exciting to share with you all! I was recently contacted by a great nail art supply company called Born Pretty and they have been kind enough to give me a 10% off discount code to share with you all! 
If you haven't shopped with them before, they have some really great nail art products at a great price AND have free shipping world wide. They are based out of Hong Kong so it will take a little bit longer for the product to reach you, BUT I think that the price and the quality of their products in great and makes the wait time worth it. 

I know I sound like an annoying infomercial, but I wanted to share with you all this opportunity. Whether or you're just getting started with nail art, or you've been at it for awhile, I think the store has something for everyone. I just ordered some stud rhinestones and a phone case (they have everything haha) and I'm contemplating trying out these brushes for my next order. I can't wait to share with you all the studs when I get them! Yee!

Happy Polishing :)