I brought myself some new Moyou London stuff for Christmas and part of that was a new stamper and scaper. My go-to stamper for the last year has been Moyou's Crystal Clear stamper and as much as I adore that I thought it was time to try something new, so I purchased the 3-in-1 Super Clear stamper. Now I have no idea which one out of the two I prefer. I couldn't pick to save my life.

The 3-in-1 Super Clear is awesome, as it says in the name it is usable in several different ways, the main way I use it is to use just the top part of the stamper as it's easier to see the design for me that way. The surface area of the Super Clear is smaller and rectangular, which is great because it's the perfect size and shape for the designs on most stamping plates. The stamper picks up and stamps design really easily and clearly.

If you are looking to buy a new stamper and scraper then I think the 3-in-1 Super Clear is a great option, just as amazing as the Crystal Clear.

You can buy the 3-in-1 Super Clear Stamper for £9 HERE.

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- N :)

If you've ever been on my blog before or any of my social media account then you'll be aware that I love anything mermaid/ocean relate... Literally, I'll buy almost anything if it has a mermaid, a fish or the ocean on it!

So when Moyou released these two new plates in their Sailor collection I brought them the second I could (I brought them as a Christmas present to myself).

The plates are Sailor 19 and Sailor 20, and they are both beautiful so I wanted to post some designs I created using both of these plates...

Sailor 19:

Sailor 20:

You can buy these plates for £6.99 each on moyou.co.uk.
Sailor 19
Sailor 20

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It's December! So today I have some designs to show you that I created using Moyou London's latest addition to their Festive Collection, plate 64.

The plate is full of beautiful Christmas-y themed pattern designs, in a geometric pixel style. The plate has several full-nail size designs as well as some small designs.

There are so many combination possibilities with this plate and I really like using the smaller designs repeated over my nails. If you're looking for a new plate to liven up your December nails then definitely give this one a try. 

Designs using this plate:

You can buy this plate for £6.99 each HERE.

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Today I have some designs to show you that I created using Moyou London's Crazy Cat Lazy 05 plate. The second I saw the collection I knew that I needed to buy 05... I love accent nails and reverse stamping and I knew that this plate would be perfect for both!

The plate has 18 designs of different cats, each is a full nail sized cat and the designs are just the outlines - so absolutely puurr-fect for reverse stamping. I've had a ton of fun colour these designs in. All of the cats are a cartoon-y style, and are dressed in cute outfits

The designs just scream accent nail to me, I love the look of just one or two of my nails with these designs on and the rest a solid colour. (The fish pattern behind one of the cats is a design from the plate Sailor 04, so you could put that design on some and the cat on one as an accent).

The 05 plate is designed for smaller/short nails, like mine... If you have bigger/longer nails then 06 have a lot of the same designs but on a bigger scale to fit better on bigger nails.

Nails I did using this plate:

You can buy this plate and the rest of the Crazy Cat Lady plates for £6.99 each HERE.

- N :)

I think this may be my perfect Halloween stamping plate. I got Moyou London's festive 63 plate a couple of weeks ago, they released three new Halloween themed plates to their festive collection (I could only afford to buy one) and I instantly knew which one I needed to own! This is the first plate I own from the festive collection, but I'm sure I'll buy at least one when the inevitably release new Christmas themed plates later this year. 

I have always loved anything Halloween themed and witch-themed things are even better! So the second I saw this plate announced on Moyou's Instagram I went straight over to their website and ordered it! 

The plate is absolutely stunning, it has six full nail size designs and a ton of smaller designs of varying sizes. All of the designs are themed around witch things: pentagrams, ouija boards, cats, runes, potions, crystals and loads more. I think every single design on this plate is absolutely beautiful and there are so many designs that there are endless ways you can mix and match the designs.

Designs using this plate:

You can buy this plate for £6.99 from Moyou London's website HERE

Here's a link to see all of Moyou's Halloween related products:

https://moyou.co.uk/collections/halloween

- N :)

A couple of weeks ago Moyou released a new plate in their Sailor collection - Sailor 18. I have a lot of the Sailor collection on my Moyou wishlist but didn't own any until this one. I saw this and instantly brought it, I love anything ocean/sea related so it was love at first sight for me and this plate. This plate has a ton of nautical-themed designs, all a variety of different sizes (ranging from large, full-nail designs to tiny individual designs). The designs are all absolutely beautiful, really detailed and as with all Moyou plates, the quality of the plate is amazing.

I definitely need to get some more plates from Moyou's Sailor collection. 

You can get this plate from Moyou London for £6.99.

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- N :)

NEW PLATE OBSESSION!!

Before I start this post, be warned that I absolutely ADORE this plate. Literally, there will be no cons in this post, just pros!

Now my love of this plate is all personal preference, as with all of Moyou London's plates, there are fantastic quality so it all comes down to your preference in designs and this plate just has so much I love!

The packaging for these plates is super cute...

This plate in number 03 in Moyou's limited edition #SummerVibes collection. The whole of the collection looks stunning, but I decided that I would just get 03, and I'm so glad I did.

This plate screams summer, and although it looks like our heat wave is coming to an end, summer has only just started for my nails now that I have this plate.

The designs are very summery - obviously - and have a tropical theme to them.

My favourite design is the water one, I have wanted to own a plate with a water-looking design for so long... And now I do! Yay!

This plate is great for mix and matching and reverse stamping.

I love using this plate with bright colour polishes and the designs all look beautiful on my nails.

This #SummerVibes collection is limited edition for this summer, so if you're planning on buying any of them then I recommend you do it sooner rather than later!

The #SummerVibes plates retail for £6.99 and you can get them from www.moyou.co.uk

- N :) 

When I saw this Born Pretty stamping plate, Sketches BP-X39, I immediately thought of Moyou's Scandi collection (which I absolutely love), so I knew I wanted to try it. This is my first square plate from Born Pretty; it is 6*6cm and has 6 designs on it.

The balloon design and the ferris wheel design are very similar to designs on Moyou's Scandi 01, so if you're looking for a cheaper alternative to that Moyou plate, then this is a great choice.

I really like the designs on this plate, they are detailed but with a simple line style, fitting to the 'sketches' name of the plate.

This plate would definitely be better for someone with longer nails. My nails are short so I lose out on a lot of the design. 

My favourite way to use this plate is to take smaller elements of the designs, rather than use it for full nail designs.

This plate retails for only £1.59.

I've had this stamper for a few weeks. It was sent to me by Born Pretty to review, and it's taken me a while to get the grips with it, but I stuck at it and it's so satisfying now I've got it working every time. 

This stamper & scraper set is technically 2 stampers in one. A regular clear jelly stamper on top and then a separate white stamper that can be used to shrink the size of the design you're stamping... I found this concept super exciting, especially for the xl plates that I own that are too big to fit the whole design on my nail. So I was super excited to try it.

The stamper on top is a great regular stamper. It's big and is clear so you can easily line up the design on your nail. The bottom stamper also works great for regular stamping (but is not clear).

The shrinking technique took me a while to get to grips with. I tried and failed for several days, and also abandoned ship in frustration, but I finally got it to work and can now successful shrink a design about 90% of the time. So I'm glad I didn't bail on it.

How to shrink:

Also make sure that both stampers are clean (use so tape to clean off any dust/oils).

Start by picking up a design on the clear stamper.

Then with the white stamper on top of a nail polish bottle... place your fingers around the sides of it and gently stretch the stamper (not too much though).

While stretching, stamp the design from the clear stamper onto the white one.

Once the design has transferred over, carefully release the tension on the white stamper and your design will shrink down slightly (it's super satisfying).

Then stamp the design from the white stamper onto your nail.

Demo video...

Tips for anyone struggling (like I did):

Make sure you're not stretching the stamper to much, start with barely any tension and build up as you get more confident.

Release the stretch on the stamper really, really slowly... otherwise the design will strink too quick and shrivel up, leaving you with a distorted image.

Work quickly, I found the quicker I managed to transfer the design from one stamper to the other the clearer the image came out.

Start off simple. Get to grips with it using basic design first that don't have too much detail.

I find it really hard to line up the design well stamping straight from the white stamper to my nail, so when the design is shrink down on the white stamper, I prefer to paint a layer of top coat (let that dry), peel it off and apply it like a nail decal.

Now I haven't really mentioned the scraper yet, and that's because I haven't really used it much. I am fussy with scrapers and regardless of how many I own, I always use a Moyou one (just personal preference). But the scraper that come with this stamper has a pretty design and serves it's purpose well. It is just thicker and less bendable than I prefer from a scraper. 

If you have stamping plates with designs that are slightly too big for your nails, or just like to play around and experiment with stamping techniques then this stamper might be worth a try. I'm really glad to have it and I love being able to shrink a design for my pinky finger (so my pinky finger doesn't end up with less of a design on it than my others)

This stamper/scraper set is available at Born Pretty Store for only £3.62 and you can buy it HERE.

If you want a 10% discount on your Born Pretty order then be sure to use my code: NMYX31

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- N :)

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