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Hello lovelies,

Oh yes, I too am testing the Creative Stamper! When Ksenija approached me and asked if I would like to review her new stamper I immediately said YES! After all, there was a massive hype in stamping groups about this product and I was really curious.

This is how it looks - it comes in a set of stamper with the metal holder and a plastic scraper which is also a business card.

Creative Stamper is Ukrainian product and it's different than most of other stampers. For one it's much larger with its approx. 3.6cm stamper head. It's made of soft silicone that hugs the nail with just a bit of pressure. The stamper head is also in half-translucent white colour so white stamping will be nicely visible on it as well as all the other colours. The silicone head sits in a metal cup and so far I haven't had a case when it would fall out like with some other stampers. Massive thumbs up for that (it annoys me so much!). The scraper that comes with the stamper is thinner and more flexible than credit cards or some other stampers and it works well.

I've prepared the following manicure to show you how nicely the Creative Stamper works:

I've used the stamper straight out of the box so I didn't prime it. It worked perfectly straight away and it's great especially for gals like me with long nails. I can also see this as a favourite stampers of nail technician who stamp over long enhancements.

I have prepared a comparison between the Creative Stamper and some other stampers I have. As you can see, the difference in size is apparent and Creative Stamper can pick up much larger image areas. That might come in handy when creating stamping decals.

Tips:

• roll the stamper over the plate to pick up the image with less bubbles
• clean the stamper with sticky tape or lint roller
• gently press your nail into the stamper for ideal result; you can roll the stamper over nail but it can distort the image a bit
• don't clean the stamper with acetone, it could damage it

When I got the stamper I was a bit doubtful because it's not as squishy as my Winstonia marshmallow stamper that I love but as it turns out it works just as well. It's definitely better for creating decals because from one image I can make two decals. If you have longer nails you'll appreciate this stamper very much :)

Availability:

International - http://www.drknails.com/
International - http://www.bsquaredlacquer.com/

International - http://www.dramaqueennails.com/

USA - http://tweeandhoney.tictail.com

USA - http://www.beautometry.com/
UK - http://rainbow-connection.co.uk/
AU - http://nailstampingqueen.storenvy.com/
AU - http://www.glittergasm.com.au/
EU - http://www.hypnoticpolish.com/
CHINA - http://nilnails.taobao.com/

There are also various nail groups on Facebook who organise group buys so you might be able to get one through that as well.

Hope you've enjoyed this post and see you tomorrow! Lucie x

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Hello lovelies,

Today I want to show you another set of polishes from All That Jazz brand. Indulge Me collection has been released towards the end of last year right in time for the holiday and NYE parties.

About: "Relish in riches with this latest treasure-trove-inspired collection from All That Jazz. From the jewel inspired emerald and ruby, to the glittering metallics of gold and bronze, feel luxuriously spoiled by these 4 new tempting shades and adorn your talons with the opulence they deserve!"

Let's have a look at the four beauties:

Living In Luxury - Cool-toned bronze shade with foil finish. Living In Luxury is elegant pale bronze that I found really flattering. It looks quite understated and will be office friendly yet interesting. I've applied two coats for perfect coverage. The polish is we'll pigmented and it applied easily leaving no brush strokes.

Fit For Royals - pale gold with light coppery flakes and foil finish. This is undisputedly the most festive shade of all four for me and it fits perfectly with any Christmas or New Year's manicure. I'm wearing two coats which were fully opaque. The polish dried fast and with no brush strokes.

Adorned In Rubies - raspberry red foil with burnt orange flakes. This is a beautiful and rich colour which I can closest describe as raspberry shade. The fact that is has burnt orange flakes in it makes it a bit more interesting and it adds more depth. The formula was just perfect. Opaque in two coats, flawless application and no brush strokes. Adorned In Rubies is identical match to Gelish A Sunrise In The City.

Opportunity Knocks - mermaid blue foil with green flakes. This will be a perfect colour for summer and it reminds me of mermaids of course and of tropical seas. The colour is very vivid and sparkly and looks gorgeous. Two coats were fully opaque and again I had no problem with brush strokes. It applied well and dried fast but it can stain nails a bit so double up on base coat. Opportunity Knocks is identical match to Gelish Oocha Coocha.

All four shades had the same formula which was opaque in two coats and applied easily. They also dried fast without leaving visible brush strokes. I love each and every shade for different reasons so I really have no favourite in this case. I think this collection came out beautifully and if you love shiny foil finish polishes then you shouldn't skip on these.

All That Jazz Indulge Me Collection is available at All That Jazz UK website and at Nail Harmony UK website. I have previously swatched Spotlight Affair collection full of sultry creme shades, you can see it HERE.

Have a lovely day! Lucie x

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