Thursday, December 15, 2016

Review: Winstonia The North Pole plate (with sample manis!)

(Press samples and affiliate links ahead!)

Hello!

Today we're going to look at another of Winstonia's new holiday plates, this time their The North Pole plate. It's included in the video I did:




And here's a close look at the plate:


Winstonia The North Pole Plate
Winstonia The North Pole Plate


If you're in the mood for something cute, whimsical, and fun, this is the plate for you. My personal favorite image is the Santa stuck in the chimney, and I love the little house, but everything here is fun.


Hey, how big are them thar images?





They're all different sizes, but that should give you an idea.


Hey, how do they stamp??





Nice and purty...:)


For my first sample manicure, I started with a base of Zoya Levi and The Lady Varnishes Fairy Queen, then covered them both in Jindie Nails Just Elfing Around. Then I triple-stamped the images for color and dimension, first with Messy Mansion Carbon, then with Messy Mansion Forest or Red-y Or Not depending, then finally Messy Mansion Chalk:


Winstonia The North Pole + Zoya Levi, The Lady Varnishes Fairy Queen, and Messy Mansion stamping polishes
Winstonia The North Pole + Zoya Levi, The Lady Varnishes Fairy Queen, and Messy Mansion stamping polishes

Winstonia The North Pole + Zoya Levi, The Lady Varnishes Fairy Queen, and Messy Mansion stamping polishes
Winstonia The North Pole + Zoya Levi, The Lady Varnishes Fairy Queen, and Messy Mansion stamping polishes

I adore this mani--I love the sense of humor too the Santa in the chimney, and I love how simple these images are t work with.


For my second mani, I decided to make snowglobe nails, and I'm going to show you two versions. First is the full-on snowglobe nails; I used Spellbound Nails Silver Bells for the base on naked nails and sandwiched my stamping in between so it looks like glitter falling around in a snowglobe. I used China Glaze There's Snow One Like You on the tips and the thumb to make the bottom part of the snowglobe. I stamped with Messy Mansion Forest, Red-y Or Not, and Carbon:





I put together a tutorial on how to get this look:



If you don't like texture polish and you want something a bit simpler, here's a version without the white polish:





What do you think? Does it look like a snowglobe? Which do you prefer, the simpler version, or the version with the white polish?


You can find Winstonia's plates in their store; use my code MICH10 for 10% off your order. You can also find the plate on Amazon if that's easier, but you don't get the discount that way.


Also, you can follow Winstonia on Facebook and Instagram for news and inspiration!


Happy stamping!
M.






8 comments:

  1. Some super cute festive images on this stamping plate.

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  2. Aww, that kiddo/lil elf looking into the present is just. so. adorable!
    Your snowglobes (sure there must be *snow* in it, so the 2nd one for me) are perfect, such a lovely mani for this festive time.

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  3. This plate is adorable! I love what you did with it.

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  4. OMG that plate! But hello your stamping and that first mani in particular are amazing!

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  5. I need this plate for next year lol. Left it a bit late for this one. X

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  6. I need to get my hands on this plate! I love the red and green stamping that you did, so cute! Definitely looks like a snowglobe!

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  7. Those are such nice self-contained images!

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  8. These are all so sweet! I love the little acorn filigree image!

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