Born Pretty Swarovski Rhinestone

These rhinestones are available HERE at Born Pretty. 144 count for $7.27. 

Each rhinestone is 2.6mm in diameter.

The polishes I used are Zoya Marley & Malia, then China Glaze Millennium to stamp the image from BM-204. I placed the rhinestone while my topcoat was still wet.

 

They are beautifully faceted, so they really catch the light and shine. Great quality compared to the dull flat silver rhinestones I've bought previously on eBay. 

 

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Neon Studs

These studs were sent to me to review by Born Pretty.

Found HERE for $3.59. I believe these are #1, neon yellow. Although in one of their stock photos it looks like it could almost be #9, neon green.... Sorry but I'm not sure.

 

Here I used them in a fairly simple color block look.

The polishes I used are China Glaze Sunday Funday & That's Shore Bright.

They apply easily onto a layer of still-wet topcoat.

Nice and small so they don't catch and snag on things.



 

 

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Born Pretty - Faux Acrylic Bows

This is an interesting product available from Born Pretty. It gives the appearance of sculptured acrylic, but in reality it's a silicone product! The cute looks without having to know how to work with acrylic. (Which I certainly am not experienced in.)

Here I used them over a manicure of Essie Carousel Coral.

 I just applied the flexible bows when my topcoat was wet. I did have to hold them down while it dried because the edges wanted to pop up when I didn't.

They are mostly white with coral tinted centers. Some have little bits of the silicone remaining around the edges, it's not a crisp bow. But that is easily resolved with some cuticle nippers because the material cuts aways easily.

Can be found HERE for $17.55 for 500 bows.

 

 

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Born Pretty Pearl Rhinestones

Here are 2 looks I did using the pearl-like rhinestones that are available through Born Pretty. The wheel contains 3 varying sizes of pearls with flat backs. (HERE for $2.99)

 

The polishes for this first look are Sally Hansen Green Tea, China Glaze Dance Baby & Laced Up.  Also Kiss nail art striper in white.

This second look used theBalm Coral Reef-ined for french tips with a full accent nail of pearls.

 

I found these worked well without much difficulty. My only complaint is that the pearly finish rubs off quickly. With any scratch or wear to exposed portions, the shimmery finish is removed and leaves behind just a dull opaque white. :( Perhaps if used in conjunction with a clear gel topcoat? Maybe then the finish would be protected for longer? Just a thought.

 

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Cute & Sweet

This is a look utilizing the QA37 image plate available at Born Pretty. 

(HERE for $1.99)

It has several different cute words, bows, and a lil birdie. I just randomly stamped the images over a base of white with the following polishes sponged on:

China Glaze Lemon Fizz, That's Shore Bright

theBalm Sky Blue Right Past You

Color Club Twiggie, Lazer Pink

 Great quality plate for a great price! I've been so pleased with each Born Pretty plate I've tried. If you decide to buy, don't forget my coupon code:

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A Frosty Accent

Here is a simple look I wore today with an otherwise "busy" outfit. 

(I had a dressy navy tank with a navy and ivory hounds tooth pencil skirt.I wanted the skirt to be the focus, not my nails.)

 The polish is Wet N Wild Break The Ice. Then I stamped the image from BM-314 with China Glaze Millennium. I attached some silver "glequins" from Born Pretty store in the wet topcoat.

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Pink Studs & More Chevron

This was a fun look to do for the summer. Although it could kind of look "easter egg-ish" if you used different colors. I used China Glaze You Drive Me Coconuts and That's Shore Bright. The studs are hot pink ones from Born Pretty, you can find them here for $4.84.

The gradient nails were done with a triangle makeup sponge and the chevron nail was done with zigzag craft scissors and tape.

The studs were stuck on while the topcoat was still wet and then I didn't a second coat of topcoat over them to help last a bit longer.

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Kissy Lips

This cute design can be found on the QA28 image plate from Born Pretty. It can be found here for $1.99. That's a great deal!

I first painted my nails with China Glaze Dance Baby, then stamped using Kleancolor Metallic Pink.

 I used all 3 full nail images. I put the smallest lips on my pinky. The plate was easy to use and gave me a crisp clean image each time. I'm really excited to figure out an idea to use the mustache images.... A brainstorming session is needed!

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Born Pretty Store Holographic Polish - #3 Pink, #8 Blue, & #11 Purple

Born Pretty Store has recently put up their own line of holographic polish.

#3 can be found here for $5.59. The bad part is that it's only for 6mL of polish.
You can tell my bottle is not as vibrant or hot pink as the site photos. I applied 3 coats. Coverage was easy, no trouble with patchiness or dragging like some holo polishes. Dry time was fast.

It's so mesmerizing. I could stare at my nails in the sun all day.

#8 can be found here for $5.59. 3 easy coats. No trouble at all!

#11 is a dark purple. Found here for $5.59

So do you love them? If you end up buying any, use my coupon code and get 10% off.

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Born Pretty Embossed Metal Decals

Embossed metal sticker decals from Born Pretty. 

Gold swirls placed on top of Zoya Bevin.

This first set can be found here for $2.98. Option #1.

 It's easy, just peel and stick. Apply topcoat if you choose.

You can tell from this angle I had some lifting on my pinky nail. I thought I had pressed the stickers down firmly enough, but after I applied topcoat, this happened.

Silver snowflakes. Part of a sheet with many other designs including hearts and flowers.

This set can be found here for $2.98. Option #3. 

 These were placed over Kleancolor Cobalt.

Again, I had problems with them lifting. This particular snowflake had been positioned on a fold, and it just popped right back up. For the partial snowflakes, I just cut them with nail clippers and applied with tweezers. You can also see little silver flecks, and that's because the topcoat seemed to drag some of the silver off. :( Overall, it's a unique set of decals, but I wish they stuck down better.

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Born Pretty Store Stencil

Another attempt at the Born Pretty stencils found here for $3.09. You get 5 different patterns with 11 different sizes per sheet. My first attempt was the skull and crossbones here.

I used China Glaze Electric Beat & Sinful Colors Snow Me White. 

The stencils are easy to use, but provide only the most basic nail art designs. It is also hard to get intricate designs with these. I would think this would work best if you then chose to do some type of additional coloring on top of the white. The only hitch with these it that you really have to allow enough dry time for your bottom polish. Otherwise it'll pull it off.

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