I discovered Infinity Nail plates while surfing nail blogs about a month ago on a site here in Europe called Dashica Beauty Shop. I was excited to discover that they had a HUGE variety of plates in stock and that they were all very unique.
Each plate is listed as €4.99 however I did manage to order during a special. With 105 different Infinity Plates to chose from, it was hard to narrow it down, but I wanted to place a small order first, just to test the waters. They do ship worldwide and there are instructions in English in how to order!
I ended up picking 78, a mendhi like design with skulls, and 11, an aquatic/mermaid themed plate that will be perfect for an upcoming polish collection I'm really looking forward to.
The plates are the exact size as the plates from Mo You London, with the same plastic safety backing, although they do not come in cardboard sleeves. Those metal sheets are freaking dangerous so I was pleased these had the edging. The designs are deeply etched and stamp amazingly clean and crisp, so they would be great for beginners. You can see some samples below, using the a variety of stamping polishes from Just Rica.
Something I also appreciate about the Infinity plates is that several feature popular cartoon characters, although I'm sure there is some legal nonsense about copyright I don't know enough about to mention. Another nifty feature is that most plates feature matching left facing and right facing designs so that you can customize your manicure and have a mirror image on both hands. You can click on the images below to see more detail.
The larger designs on the plates are big enough to fit onto long nails, but easily work with a more manageable nail shape. The small designs are easily placed and even the fine details stamp well. I would have to admit that if you have very short nails, though, the designs might be too big all together.
Cleaning deeply etched plates is tricky. It's best to use a lint free wipe or an actual cloth soaked in acetone. Anything with any oil in it leaves a residue that will effect the crispness of the next stamp and anything like a cotton round or puff will leave about a million little fuzzies stuck in the designs loops and edges. Since these plates are both well etched and detailed, you should take care between stamps to make sure you don't get smudgey fuzz in your polish!
I used plate 78 along with Gold Foil from Barry M to stamp on top of this polish from Black Sheep Lacquer which I just got in my latest mystery box.
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