Nail Plates – A Bundle Of Fun?

If you have never tried them before nail plates are an absolutely amazing way of jazzing up your nails if you are a novice nail artist, if you aren’t very creative, or if you don’t have the steadiest of hands. So when I decided that I wanted to expand my collection of nail plates (I already had three Konad plates given to me by a friend), I began looking around Amazon. And I was shocked to find that Konad nail plates sell for £6 per plate. And that’s when I discovered Bundle Monster.

And boy am I glad I did. After reading some of the reviews people had written about the plates, saying that they weren’t engraved deep enough to pick up any polish, and that, in a nutshell, they were rubbish, I was a little apprehensive.

But after deciding to ignore the reviews and see for myself, I ordered the Bundle Monster 21 piece stamping kit, each plate containing 6 designs (that’s a total of 126 designs) for just £14.99.

And all I can say is I have no idea what any of those negative reviews were about. They must have been talking absolute rubbish, because to me, these plates are amazing. They come with a protective blue film covering the top of each plate so they don’t get damaged in transit, and even though on Amazon it tells you not to forget to peel these off before use, I, I’m sure like the people who hated the product, almost forgot to. With the blue film on, of course the engraving isn’t going to be deep enough to pick up polish.

The plates are amazing, and come with three different types of print, fun individual designs, like grapes, lips and heart designs, French tip designs, and full nail designs. I experimented with all of these when my plates first arrived, and each one of the turned out fine. I wouldn’t say they were perfect as some designs are very intricate and did struggle to pick up the full effect, but it picked up enough to still look fabulous.

What the nail plates look like

However if you are thinking of buying these plates I will give you some tips. These plates work amazingly as long as you use them properly. If you think that you can just buy these plates and go, you are wrong. You also need a scraper, to remove the excess paint and to press it into the design, and you also need a stamper to transfer it onto the nails. These don’t come with the plates, but are cheap enough to buy separately.

Also DO NOT try and use ordinary nail polishes. This seems to be a regular mistake that people make. Regular polishes are no way near thick enough, so I would suggest buying a proper Konad special nail polish. I have a white, pink and a black one, and the black one works brilliantly, picking up far more detail that the lighter colours.

And always remember to clean the polish off of the plates after use, as this can build up and take away the smaller details.

The only downside that people may find with this product is the size of the full nail prints. I have very small nails, so the designs fit onto mine with room to spare. However if your nails are on the larger side, then you might be left with a gap on either side.

So there you have it, for such a cheap product Bundle Monster nail plates are amazing, and if you are thinking of trying nail art yourself, I couldn’t recommend these enough.

By Lucy Bunce