Happy New Year everyone!

Sooo, this is it? 2012 is behind us and it's officially 2013!

My last manicure for 2012 wasn't too fancy but I still like it and I was pleased with how it turned out. I thought I will go crazy with all sorts of glitters but I was so tired so I went for something safe and simple.

I applied two coats of a dark blue creamy polish by Life 343, and stamped over it with Essie No Place Like Chrome. I used the fauxnad plate m83 that has this lovely design, and this is actually the first time I create a mani with it. I got this plate from Bunny Nails and I'm very pleased with the quality of this one. To finish the design I applied one coat of Poshe.

I waited about half an hour before I went to bed and I was afraid I will wake up with sheets textured nails, because I normally don't do my nails so late. But I was surprised they were perfect when I woke up. Good job Poshe! ;)

So this was my last design for this year. I can't wait to dig into my pile of new polishes I got lately and try them all. Is there a better way to start the year? ;)

Wish you all a great year full of love and happiness!

Today I'm going to share with you another review I did, this time for the fauxnad stamping plate m66 I got from Born Pretty Store. 

You can get this plate at this ling for $2.99 at this link.

I was excited to try this plate and wanted to re-create a design I saw a while back ago at Picchi's Nails blog. I really loved the colors combination she used and I was even inspired to get this pretty Essence glitter for it :)

When I got the plate I was disappointed to see that the etching and the details weren't clear enough. From far it looks like it's quite good but when I looked up closely it had a lot of fine details missing. I don't know if all the plates are like this, but the one I got wasn't good quality in my opinion. I wish it was more delicate, as the original design, but instead it came out a bit chunky and unclear.

The plate came with a protective film and has no backing paper, but I don't mind that at all. I've never got a cut from plates with no backing so that didn't bother me. Plate's size is 5.5 cm in diameter.

To create this design I started with two coats of Essie She's Picture Perfect which is a violet creme with delicate pink shimmer. Then I applied on the tips a few coats of Essence It's Purplicious (old version) which is a colorful mix of small glitters in a clear base. I wanted it to looks like a glitter gradient but I don't think I did a great job there. Then I applied one coat of Poshe to smooth it out and when it dried I stamped with Essence Stamp Me! White using the m66 plate I got from Born Pretty Store.

I wasn't really happy with the result. It came out very chunky. I wish that the designs were more delicate and looked more like the original plate. I hope to get another plate like this, hopefully it will have clear and crisp design on it. I really love the designs on this plate so I think it's worth giving it another chance.