Born Pretty Plates vs. MASH Plates

Let the war begin! So if you are new to stamping there is the deluxe, prim o plates otherwise known as Konad. Spendy but a starter kit from them is very much the way to go. From here plate picking gets hazy but here's a list of the ones I know

• Born Pretty
• MASH
• Bundle Monster
• FASH
• SHANY 

I have not tried the last two because all I have ever seen is terrible reviews of both. However I do own some of each of the others and since there seems to be no reviews on Born Pretty's site for their nail plates other then the Hello Kitty plate (which I have and I do love it) here we go:

Be sure to click each picture to see much larger images but wow - check out that difference! So I didn't stamp from this plate (since the mani I'm doing right now is a different theme) but I stamped them on the paper. In particular the one I bought the plate for. It's a bit sad:

The one next to my thumb is Born Pretty and the other is MASH. Isn't the difference shocking? The Born Pretty one barely covers my middle finger! Why do I have dupes? These cheaper plates are sold from knock-off sites. MASH is a set of 25 for 16.99 and free shipping on amazon and the Born Pretty plate was on sale so it was 1.55 and free shipping. My advice? Don't bother with Born Pretty. There's a reason there's no reviews on there. More plate reviews to come!!

P.S. Plate won't stamp at all? Have you tried removing the sticker? *giggles*

Glitter and fishnets - what could be better?

So a few weeks back my friend over at Constantly Redone texted me to get online because the elusive MASH plates on Amazon had gone live. These sold out within 24 hours by the way, but it appears they are up right now!! At any rate she scored a set and so did I! One of the plates has a fishnet-esque design on it!!! YUM! Soooo here's what happened when another enabler friend brought me six new polishes to play with:

I apologize for the tips - this was 2 days of wear (4 days this mani went with no chips. Here's what's on those nails:
Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure "Shall We Dance?' - One generous coat
Stamped m57 from the MASH plate set in black special polish Black Pearl
Topped off with LA Colors Color Craze in Treasure Island
Top coat of choice is seche vite

Review
Let me just talk about Shall We Dance and Treasure Island really quick. The Complete Salon Manicure polishes have the most amazing brush the paints on a perfect coat and the polish itself is this gorgeous sheer pink (takes about 3-4 coats to be opaque). It's a great staple and I can't wait to try some more of their more pigmented polishes in the line. Treasure Island came from the Dollar Tree and has shimmery, turquoise glitter - the finer kind, that paints out evenly and not everly crowded. The base is thinner then jelly and clear and with the application of glitter you can really control the look in that less glitter=one coat and a more covered look=2-3 coats.