Hot Off The Stamping Press: MoYou London Festive Collection Expansion (Easter Edition)

Hey stamp champs,

Easter already?!?!  I live in a state of perpetual unawareness of holidays, snow, zombies, whatever.  I know Leonard Nemoy passed and I know I walked into CVS today to purchase a drink and was overwhelmed by all the Easter paraphernalia.  I made a sound like "hoy which is equivalent to dismay.  Lol and then I check my inbox and I see this.  MoYou London is early this year and I really really appreciate that!  So I think maybe its just me that doesn't realize Easter is coming like winter in the fore and spring in the soon.   Grab your white gloves, big rimmed church hats, and floral dresses loaded with lace cause it's on like red dawn....(insert picture of me laughing hysterically here)....

Hey MoYou London in the infamous words of another famous little bunny - "What's up doc?" In my own words "Do I smell Easter flavored tribals? Gimme!"

On Sunday I Stamp: Floss Gloss Pony Tribal Easter Nail Art

Hey lacqueristas,

I hope everyone has been having a good weekend! I'm early for Easter and I honestly don't care! Remember when I raved about the new Festive Easter plates releasing from MoYou London (here)?  Well this was the collection that pushed the envelope for me hitting every button I had to push and before I knew it the plates were flowing into my cart and then into my eagerly waiting paws. I couldn't wait to try them, and today is Sunday which means an Adventures in Stamping challenge - pastels.  It's been a while since I've done one of these since I stamp all the time, but here we go...

Mani-louge

Basecoat/Topcoat: CND Stickey & Poshe Fast Drying Topcoat

Basecolor: Floss Gloss Pony

Accent colors: Floss Gloss Moon Baby, Tanlines, and Lean.  Wet N' Wild Teal Slowly and See

Stamping polish: Mundo de Unas #28

Stamping plates: MoYou London Festive 13

Studs: Daily Charme

You might remember my latest foray into Floss Gloss when I did my neon tribal last week (here).  Clearly I'm having a love affair with the brand and today it's  Pony, Moon Baby, and Tanlines. Pony is this pale coral polish that reminded me slightly of Essie Tart Deco and Van d'Go, but is paler than both. The shade is likely universally flattering as I haven't met a coral yet that doesn't look good on all skin tones. This polish frustrated me a little as it was very thick and yet simultaneously streaky.  I would recommend thinning it out which I did and then it played nicely.  It still required 3 coats to even out the streaks.  If the color was any less flawless that might have been a dealbreaker for me.

So what do you think?  Hardly surprising to see a tribal around here these days right? Anyway MoYou London Festive Collection Easter edition plates are every bit as awesome as I expected them to be and then some!  Honestly, I'm so happy I got these and I think they are going to be utterly worth the investment.  The question is will I have time to play with these to my hearts content when I have so many other plates that deserve some TLC?

 I hope you liked today's nail art!  And don't forget if you are going to be placing an order for MoYou London plates anytime soon you can use my code "Tamira10" to get 10% off.  Thanks for reading and see you next post!

Hot Off The Stamping Press: MoYou London Festive Collection Easter Expansion!

Hiya lacqueristas,

First Happy International Happy Day, Spring Equinox, and National Macaroon Day! I have yet another delicious release of nail art stamping plates to share with you from our hardworking peeps over at MoYou London.  This time they are releasing six new plates around the upcoming Easter holiday from the Festive Collection.  If you recall the Festive Collection thus far has covered the Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Years holidays so far.  I suspect that even if you aren't a fan of the holiday or don't celebrate it for religious purposes you will find several of these plates worth having.  So let's take a look at what they have come up with this time...

I see a little bunny has joined the line-up at the Festive table ;)

MoYou has done this a lot lately; creating small plate filled with characterizations of whatever the theme is of the plate.  This time for me it's working well.  My eyes are especially drawn to the stylized scribbled carrot, the basket, and the bow topped easter egg.  This plate is absolutely adorable and spot on!

Even more stylized images, the flowers are kinda blah, but I love the squiggidy bunny squealing on the right, and the bells and other elements here. 

Has there ever been a XL infinity plate I haven't liked from MoYou?  I think the answer is no.  I love this plate!  Check the unique basketweave elements and tree that is growing eggs. Plus bunnies everywhere.  I will say though the patterns here are attainable on several other plates.  I can think of at least 4 that I've seen elsewhere on Bunny Nails plates, Vivid Laquer plates, Cici & Sisi plates, Bundle Monster, and Winstonia plates.  So if you are looking to avoid dupes this may be a case where despite the plate being extremely original the individual elements are not...

Favorite plate of the bunch!  The banners are weak - sorry but you could create all of these using scotch tape and pre-existing images that you already have.  ,But what I love here - the calico bunnies, the stylized abstract egg, the basket, wheat, the bunny from Beatrix Potter unless I miss my mark, and the piled up eggs.  Great job Moyou....

Easter tribal! Nothing here to say except yes!



More tribal! I am mad because this plate has images that are not on the XL version therefore I must have it as well.  Particularly because of that Faberge looking egg in the corner and the smaller Happy Easter stamp.

So despite my words of critism  regarding some elements of these plates I think as a whole this expansion is brilliant.  I have to point out similarities when I see them because not everyone wants a dupe.  Also if you own 1,000 plates you want plate 1001 to be worth the dollars you are shelling out to get it especially with consideration to international shipping.  I think these are worth it especially if you don't own any Easter themed plates (this is clearly not me as I own lots).  Despite my own tendency toward plate hoarding I see enough individuality here to also want to purchase several of these plates if not all of them.  Plates as usual will be releasing Friday morning and retail for 4.99 Euro.  You can purchase plates from the MoYou London website here.  Thanks for reading and see you next post...