ABC Challenge: D is for Dry Marble

Happy Friday ladies! It's that time again for the ABC Challenge! As per the usual, I was up late last night finishing my mani and taking photos. Whatever, no regrets! As long as it looks good, it was worth it, right?

UberChic Mini Uber Mat (Black) Review

*provided for honest review

Hey there! Today I have a review of the UberChic Beauty Mini Uber Mat in black to share with you. My original Uber Mat is something I have used every day since I bought it and I can't live without it. Being such a fan, I was very interested in trying a mini and seeing if I liked it just as much. I wasn't sure if I really needed both, but now that I have the mini I've found so many uses for it!

Specs:

The Mini Uber Mat measures 9"x 8". I've placed it over the original Uber Mat so you can see the size comparison. The original has ten nail templates, while the mini has twenty. The black mat is specifically designed for use with lighter polishes so they can be very visible.

Uses:

The thing I love most about these mats is the multitude of uses. First off, I love to use it as a brainstorming tool. I'm not very good at drawing, so I don't keep my ideas in a sketchbook. So when I want to test out stamping images, color schemes, freehand art, etc, I do it all on the mat. Sometimes I get so many ideas at once that again, as an alternative to a sketchbook, I will leave the images that I like on the mat as a place holder to remember later.

These mini mats are especially useful for making decals. This is such a great alternative to doing something like a blobbicure or needle drag/dry marble straight on the nail when my success rate is about 50/50. While I wouldn't personally need all twenty templates for all of my nails, I will often fill them all up with decals and then I pick out my favorite ones. That way I'm not re-doing my nails until I get it right.

UberChic Beauty Succulents Mini Stamping Plate Review

*provided for honest review

Hey ladies! Today I am super excited to share with you my first UberChic Beauty review! I've shown you lots of nail art looks using UberChic stamping plates already (for example: here, here, and here). Now you'll be seeing a lot more from me. I hope you enjoy them and find a little inspiration too! Today's post is all about UberChic Beauty's new succulents mini stamping plate. I've chosen three nail art looks to showcase this plate and give a little variety. Let's take a look..

Paint All The Nails Presents Pastel Geometric

Hello lovelies! Today is my favorite day of the month where I get to participate in the Paint All The Nails link-up! This month's theme is "pastel geometric". I love geometric nails, but I always have the hardest time photographing pastel nail art. My solution this time was a lot of contrasting black lines and that seemed to do the trick!

Sweetheart And Ruffian Valentine Nails

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I really wanted to squeeze in one more nail art look for the holiday. Who knows, I may even do some more next week, haha. Last night I made the rookie mistake of running out of acetone. Because it was so late I had to go to two stores to find pure acetone. And naturally because the nail polish was in the vicinity I had to buy a bottle or two of pretties. I found this pretty soft pink and when I brought it home I wanted to use it right away. This A England polish was one of my untrieds and it's been sitting on my desk waiting for an excuse to be used. The two found their way to each other and this is what I ended up with.

40 Great Nail Art Ideas: Love

Hello and happy Friday! Today's Challenge prompt was "love" and I figured why not take it literally with the word spelled out on my nails? I mean, I just got these really cute letter decals, so I might as well find an excuse to use them.

Happy Chinese New Year!

The Chinese New Year isn't usually on my radar except for when the postal service comes out with a stamp for it (I love stamps!). But when I bought the Spring Time Occasions Bundle Monster stamping plate set, it came with so many beautiful images that I just had to use them!

Reverse Stamping With Bundle Monster and Colores de Carol

Hey everyone! How's your February going so far? Yesterday was pretty bleak and today doesn't look like it will improve much. Good thing I have some bright and Springy nails to share with you! I promised some nail art using these polishes when I reviewed the Colores de Carol Valentine's collection (here). That was right when my computer fiasco happened so it's taken me this long to get around to it. Totally worth the wait though, right?

Happy Birthday Bowie! Love, Your Biggest Fan

Happy birthday to my favoritest recording artist of all time!! If you've followed Nail Polish Society for some time you may remember my two previous 'inspired by David Bowie songs manis'- my Let's Dance and Sound and Vision nails. If you're new to the blog, first of all, WELCOME! And I hope you like David Bowie manis, because this won't be my last.

For my birthday this past November I received the Bowie nail paraphernalia I'd been lusting after. I've been waiting for a special occasion to rock them. What could be more perfect than to help celebrate the British stud muffin's birthday?

31DC2014 Day 12: Stripes and Blue Floral

Today has been busy, busy. So I needed to figure out a mani that was quick and easy, but I still needed it to look good of course! Ever since my dear friend Emily of Very Emily did this fabulous guest post for me, I've been wanting to copy her design. I just love the concept of these stripes over the floral decals. I put my own twist on it and am loving the result.

31DC2014 Day 06: Whimsical Violet

I've had the new piCture pOlish shades in my possession for a few weeks now and hadn't found the right opportunity to utilize them. As soon as I thought of the Challenge's violet prompt, I went straight to them! I'm so glad I did because I am in looove with the results.

Born Pretty Store Product Review

*Products were provided to me for review

Hello everyone! How are y'all doing? Has this been the longest week ever for you too? Seriously, how is it not Friday yet. Well on the bright side, I have another great post for you! Today I have three products to review from the Born Pretty Store. Enjoy!

The first product is a continuous pattern Quirky Arabesque stamping plate. These patterns are really beautiful and so my style. I was able to get some good results from most of this plate. Some areas of the plate however were harder to stamp than others, mostly along the edges. The plate is not very deeply etched, so it requires a light hand.