Born Pretty Store Review, 2mm Square Studs

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Good evening everyone! Tonight I have a review of some Born Pretty Store Studs! 

For this mani I started with 3 coats of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls. When the 3rd coat was still tacky, I added the studs. If you are doing this and your polish is totally dry, you can use a little dab of clear coat where you want to put the stud. Once I got them all placed I topped it with a coat of Just Ricarda's Glossy Glam. (buy yours here!)After that was dry I clipped the stud on my middle finger that extended over the edge. 

Overall I really like these studs. The thing that I didn't like is that they got all mixed together in the container. I guess that can't really be avoided with something like this... but it took all of my willpower and logical reasoning to not dump the whole thing and resort them. Having them mixed up made it even trickier to pick out studs, especially if I wanted a specific color. 

If you like these studs you can buy them here. Use my code VTJ61 for 10% off!

Thanks for reading! Have a great rest of the week!!!

~casey

**The studs in this post were sent to me in exchange for a fair and honest review. For more details please see my disclosure policy.**

Twinsie Tuesday, Add some 3D nail art (Born Pretty Oval Metallic Studs)

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Good morning everyone! I hope you're all having a good week so far. Today I have a Twinsie Tuesday post combined with a Born Pretty Store product review. 

Today's TT prompt was "add some 3D nail art". Well, I don't do a lot of 3D nail art, so I don't own a lot of 3D nail art products. But a few weeks ago I got these neat little studs from the Born Pretty Store and thought this would be a perfect time to show them!

I did these before I had to chop off most of my ring finger nail... I miss that thing! If you don't follow my instagram I had a minor injury to the nail and the doctor said I need to keep it super short until the nail reattaches to the bed. *sigh* (#polishaddictproblems :) )

For this mani I started with 1 coat of OPI 4 In The Morning and let it dry. Once it was dry I applied a 2nd coat, while it was still wet I applied the stud using the wax pencils that I posted about here.

To be honest I'm not really that crazy about these studs. They are pretty, but they really stick up off the nail. If I applied topcoat over them I think they'd probably last a few days but I just don't love things that stick up off my nail that far. But they are really neat if you like that kind of decoration!

That's all I have for this post. If you are interested in picking up these studs be sure to head to the Born Pretty Store website and use my coupon code VTJ61 for 10% off!

Thank you for reading! Head over to the other Twinsie's blogs (linked below) to check out their manis! And welcome the always lovely Cordia from Seriously Swatched back to the gang!

~casey

Alaina at The Little Canvas

Amanda at Amandalandish

Amber at Nails Like Lace

Anna at Going to the Showing

Casey at Casey Lane Loves Polish

Chelsea at Nailed Blog

ChiChi at I'm Just Me...ChiChi

Cordia at Seriously Swatched

Elizabeth at Did My Nails

Erin at Paint Those Piggies

Kelly at Tuxarina

Lakeisha at Refined and Polished

Marisa at Polish Obsession

Róisín at Cuti-CLUE-les

Stephanie at A Little Polish

Tiffany at Polished To Precision

Traci at DrinkCitra

**The studs in this post were provided to me in exchange for my honest opinion. For more details please see my full disclosure policy.**

Born Pretty Store Brushes

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Hi everyone. Tonight I have a very very short, not so great review for you. I received these brushes from the Born Pretty Store a couple of weeks ago to review. I chose these brushes because many others have had good luck with them. However, the ones I received were not so great for me.... 

These are the brushes I received. I don't know if you can tell from this picture but the brushes are really wonky. They are so wonky that I don't even have a manicure to show you with these. I used them for some touch up work with 1 manicure and they were so hard to work with I decided I wasn't posting a manicure for these. 

So, thumbs down on these brushes. Granted they are VERY inexpensive brushes, and you do get what you pay for. With these I got bristles that are going every which way and poking out of the part that they attach to the brush, the handle is super thin plastic that feels like a straw so there is no weight to them, I just don't like them at all. I might trim out some of the bristles and try to use them in nail art, but after one use I was so frustrated they went straight in the drawer. 

So sorry to post a not so great review, but I will always be honest with you. If you are interested in buying products from Born Pretty please use my discount code VTJ61 for 10% off, but I do not recommend these brushes! 

Thanks for reading!

Casey

**The brushes in this post were sent to me in exchange for an honest review. Please see my disclosure policy for more details.**

Born Pretty Store Review: Water Decals

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Hello everyone! Tonight I have a quick post for you, to show you Born Pretty Store Water Decals... a story of failure and semi success. ;) 

Click read more for more pictures, details, and a coupon code!

Born Pretty Store: Black Rhinestones

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Two posts in one day? Crazy right? I can't wait to share the rest of my Born Pretty Store goodies with you, so you're getting more than one post today. :) 

This post is devoted to 1.5 mm rhinestones just like the previous post, but the color option is #12 from the listing. 

For more pictures, details, and my coupon code click read more!

Born Pretty Store Review: Pink Rhinestones & Wax Picker Pencil

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Hello everyone! Today I have another Born Pretty Store review for you, of 2 things. One is a decoration one is a tool. 

For this post I have Pink Rhinestones and a super handy little wax pencil. Click read more for more details, pictures, and a coupon code for 10% off!

Born Pretty Store Review: Rainbow Hexagon Glitters

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Hello everyone! Tonight I'm excited to bring you my very first Born Pretty Store review! For those of you that don't know, Born Pretty Store is an online store with all the supplies you'll ever need for nail art. I've purchased studs from them before, so when they contacted me to ask if I wanted to do a review I was very excited. 

Tonight I'm going to show you the item that I've wanted from them for the longest time, "glequins". That is a term that was coined by the wonderful Sammy over at The Nailasaurus. It's really the perfect term for these things, they are a nice combo of glitter and a sequin and they are perfect for nail art. 

So I ordered this set from Born Pretty, and this is the mani I came up with. This is a picture heavy post, so click "read more" for more pictures and details!