Winstonia Third Generation Stamping Image Plate Set Review!

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Good afternoon, readers! It's been quiet around here on Adventures In Acetone lately, have you noticed? School is out for the summer AND my little Owen (almost 3 years old) has had a stomach bug for a few days. However, he is feeling a little better today so I have some time to share the newest set of stamping plates from Winstonia. There are 20 plates and most of them are full plate designs where there aren't spaces between the images. Let's take a closer look below at each plate, plus a couple of manis I've worn since the plates arrived at my house.

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Geometric, Day 3: Tri-Arrow Tessellation Nail Art

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Good morning, readers! It's Day 3 of Geometric Week with The Digit-al Dozen and I have some nail art that will send you right back to math class. These ti-arrow tessellation nails were easily created using a stamping plate from the Winstonia Third Generation Stamp Plate Set. I'll be sharing a full review of the set with you in the near future but this is my first time trying any images and it was a huge success! Let's take a look.

Creative Shop Stamper Review!

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Good morning, readers! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Today's post is all about the new Creative Shop stamper from the Ukraine. Let's take a look at this short, fat, squishy stamper and compare it to a couple of others I have been using. It came with this clear business card that doubles as a really great scraper! It's now my go-to for scraping excess polish off of the stamping plates because its more flexible than a typical credit card that I was previously using. 

13 Days Of January, Day 10: Blobbicure (OPI Fifty Shades Of Grey Nail Art)

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Good afternoon, readers! It's time for the next nail art mani in the 13 Days of January nail art challenge! This is my least favorite prompt for the month and you will see why. We are supposed to do a Blobbicure and I just don't like them. No offense to anyone that does beautiful ones out there, but this is my 3rd try and I just can't get into them. However, I didn't want to fail at the challenge so I'm posting this anyway. 

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Thankfulness, Day 5: Books!

Good afternoon, readers! It's the final day of Thankfulness with The Digit-al Dozen! Have you enjoyed this week? I love how different the theme has stretched among the group of us and I've had fun trying to decide what I could incorporate from my life into nail art. Today's nail art is my favorite manicure in a while and I am so excited to wear it all weekend. Today, I am thankful for books. Whether it's the children's books filled with pictures and rhymes that I read with my children daily, or the (mostly) Urban Fantasy books I read for myself as often as I can.

I've done a sparkling, colorful base with the words "live, laugh, love" stamped across them.  Not all the books we read have colorful pages, but those that don't can take us on a journey out of our everyday life and that is what's so magical about books. I am so glad that both of my children, as well as Mr. Adventures In Acetone, love books as much as I do.

Extending Your Mani With Stamping!

Good morning, readers! On Thursday, I showed you my version of Watercolor Gradient Nails. I loved that mani so much and didn't want to take it off for the entire weekend! However, I did have tip wear and a couple of minor chips by Saturday (I just can't keep polish on my nails for more than a couple of days without it chipping or peeling off, ever.) so I tried to figure out a way to continue wearing the mani throughout the weekend.

Doctor Who Nail Art: Time For Twelve!

Good afternoon, readers! Where are my Doctor Who fans? Any newbies? Anyone like me and really loving the new season with Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor? I must confess that I have liked every Doctor, so I'm not surprised at how much I like Capaldi now as well. I think each actor has brought something new to the table. A new title sequence accompanied the start of Capaldi's season and it is very eye catching! I was inspired from the first episode to do nail art like this, and only just now was able to get the time to do it. From twisting clockwork pieces, spiraling hours of a clock, the TARDIS, and some pretty Galifreyan circles in space, these nails represent the new intro!

The Digit-al Dozen DOES The Terrific Twos, Day 4: China Pattern

Good morning, readers! It's Day 4 of The Terrific Twos week with The Digit-al Dozen! We are celebrating our 2nd Anniversary--did you enter our EPIC giveaway yet!? Today's nail art prompt is china pattern (modern 2nd anniversary gift). I don't often stamp on my nails-- I'm more of a free-hand nail art girl-- but when I thought of "china patterns," I realized that stamping would work best for me.

Bold and Bright Chevron Nail Art!

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Good morning! It's the first day of summer break over at my house so I'm showing you what I currently have on my nails. I was looking for some nail art inspiration so I did a general search for the term "nail art" on pinterest and guess what? CHEVRONS were dominating the page. It must be the current trend so I figured I would give it a go. 

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Decades, Day 4: Lisa Frank Nail Art!

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Hello, everyone! I have a bright and funky manicure for you today! It's day 4 of "decades" week with The Digit-al Dozen so here is a 90s Lisa Frank inspired look! The entire collection of new OPI Neons arrived yesterday so they were perfect to use in this mani! The neons are gorgeous and I can't wait to swatch them all for you soon. I think this was even brighter in person than my photos are suggesting as well.

Summer Gradient Nail Art!

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Good morning, readers! Is it warming up yet where you live? It's been hot here in Florida already and this past weekend we got to swim in our pool for the first time this season so YAY! We love to swim and go out on our boat when the weather is warm so I decided to wear some bright and summery nail art using two of the new Brazil by OPI polishes!

Raindrops on Yeti's Broken Heart

Good morning, readers! I have a manicure that I probably should have worn the week of Valentine's Day today. And technically the title is a big backwards, but it sounded cuter than Yeti's Broken Heart on Raindrops.

Anyway,  I've been wanting to use some of my untrieds this week and I used 2 in this look so YAY for that! Elevation Polish (LE) Yeti's Broken Heart looks amazing over Illamasqua Raindrops.

Elevation Polish Skittlette!

Good morning, readers! I have a tamer mani to show you today compared to last weeks Digit-al Dozen Vintage Week. Kind of a "palette cleanser" for me, I tend to go simple with some of my favorite colors when I need a break from free hand nail art.

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Monochrome, Day 2: Golden Stamping.

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Good morning, readers! It's Day 2 of Monochrome Week with The Digit-al Dozen! For today's manicure, I went with a "golden" color scheme. The golden shimmer from the antique-ish OPI What Wizardry Is This? paired so nicely with Nicole by OPI Carrie'd Away, I knew I had to wear them together somehow. 

I was also able to try out one of the images from the Messy Mansion MM18 plate finally!

GOT Challenge: Pink!

Good morning, readers! I've decided to participate in a new challenge each week from The Crumpet! You can see more info on Debbie's post. Basically, each Thursday we will post a "Golden Oldie" polish that's at least a year old. We want to give some love to our older polishes that sometimes get stuck in a drawer after their initial welcome into the stash. I think it's a fun idea because I tend to weed out polishes that sit for that long without being used.

This week's prompt is Pink, so I grabbed Hare Atolla!

Violet and Teal Half Moon Mani!

Good morning, readers! This is my first official nail art post of 2014! If you follow me on instagram, you would have seen my awesome nail mail package of 9 Barry M Gelly polishes! I've only tried one so far (in this mani) but I love it and feel like I'll need more!

After wanting to match my new cell phone case that the hubby bought me for Christmas (teal and violet), I set out on google to find some inspiration. This is loosely inspired by this mani from The Nailasaurus, but I added some pretty Moyou London Princess Plate 14 heart stamps as well!

Matte Purple Skittlette!

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Good afternoon, readers! I hope you all had a great Christmas (if your family celebrates). We really did and yesterday I was a busy bee taking down the decorations and tree so I could walk in my livingroom again! Those toys were making me crazy! Haha.

Anyway, Today's post is a matte purple skittlette! I've used a lot of samples I needed to review in this post so try to stick with me until the end and hear about all of the stuff I used!

Christmas Party Nail Art!

Good morning, readers! Last week, the hubby and I went to a Christmas party for his work and I had to find something fun to do on my nails! Unfortunately, my dress was teal with a black sheer overlay so I didn't go with the typical Christmas nail art and colors even though I wanted to. Instead, I did a design that matched the dress!

Zoya Naturel Nail Art!

Good morning, readers! As promised in my Swatch Saturday post, today I have some nail art using 2 Zoya Naturel Collection polishes! The collection makes for wonderful color combos and I knew I wanted to pair some up for a gradient and stamp over it.

The Digit-al Dozen DOES Red, Gold And Green. Day 4: Moyou Christmas Stamping!

Good morning readers! It's Day 4 of Red, Gold, and Green week with The Digit-al Dozen! Are you feeling in the Christmas spirit yet? Today's manicure is a simple stamping, but as I recently received my order from Moyou London, I couldn't wait to try out the Festive Plate I ordered!