MoYou London Stamping Plates

I recently came across some very unique and amazing stamping plates on some popular nail blogs. They were so amazing that I just had to find where I could get some. I went to the website which is www.moyou.co.uk and it was way more amazing than I thought it would be. They have lots of different collections with different themes, with stamping plates ranging from full nail designs to small designs. And my personal favourite that really sold it to me, the plates that are a whole scene made up of lots of different patterns and designs.
I guess this is kind of a review, although I won't be showing how well they stamp and what not, that will be another day when I get my XL stamper. My nails have outgrown my current stamper and I feel like it won't show the true potential of the plates if I use it. So this post just shows the ordering, the receiving and the opening of the package with some close ups. Also, I bought these plates with my own money and I will give my honest opinion of these plates.

The ordering process was really easy and PayPal is accepted. Each plate costs £4.99 which, according to Google, is around $9.14 Australian Dollars and $8.22 American Dollars. The shipping cost is quite reasonable but depends on how much you buy and you can choose to have the package tracked or not (tracking is extra).

I received a confirmation email after placing my order and then another the next day or the day after that to tell me it had been shipped. The estimated delivery to Australia was within 10 working days. I ordered mine on Tuesday 31st of December, so I was expecting it around the 15th - 17th given the New Year Holiday. But I got home on Wednesday 8th of January to be very pleasantly surprised to find that they had arrived already. That was a good day :D

So now for the pictures :D

It was packaged quite neatly and the inside had bubble wrap to protect it. I only ordered three plates this first time and have already ordered some more :) Packaging is good and I highly doubt that the plates would get damaged. Mine were perfect.

So I took them out of the package and they were in their own little bag, I guess to stop them scratching against each other? 

If you're familiar with stamping plates, you will already know that they come with a protective sticker (which is usually blue) on top of the images. You must take this off before you use it. I have heard that some people have cut themselves while trying to remove this from some traditional round plates. This is not the case with these MoYou plates. Here's why....

They have a plastic backing on them. It's thicker than any of the round plates I've tried and it also is slightly larger than the plate itself. I actually quite like this feature and it eliminates the need for a plate holder (not that I ever used one). And I think that it would prevent it from scratching any surfaces.

Here's the first one; Fairytale Collection Plate 1. It has fairies on it!! Eeek! :D I love it. As you can see, there are diamonds, stars, butterflies, flower-like stars and some square spirals that can be used as a full nail design. I also think that the dandelions/pinwheels would look cool in the center of the nail. I have no complaints.

This one is Fairytale Collection Plate 2. It has more patterns that can be used as full nail designs than the previous one. I really love the swirls, they're so intricate and if they transfer to the nail properly, it will be perfect, so we shall see when my XL stamper comes. The sea serpent looks really cool, you could put it across your nails. I especially love the mermaids, unicorn, Pegasus and the castle. The only thing I am questioning, is whether or not the two patterns under the rainbow and next to the rain drops can be used as a full nail design. But again, we shall see.

The last one is Fairytale Collection Plate 3. Again, this one features more patterns for full nail designs than the others. Most of them look like they would fit a full nail. The knight's shield looks cute and could be used by itself. I think using the dragon's and the horse's head in something would be interesting. I don't think I have any complaints for this one either.

I should mention that each of these plates measures 6.5cm x 12.5cm, but it says that in the product description on the website. 
So overall, I really love the company and their plates, there is so much you can do with these, the possibilities are endless. There are 18 different collections on their website as of January 2014 including a new one that was added only last week. To go with these amazing plates, they also sell stamping polish, rhinestones, glitters, some random nail tools (like cuticle pushers) and a few different types of stampers and scrapers.

I was very impressed with the shipping time because things usually take quite a long time to get to Australia, especially when you're really excited and can't wait. And imagine how fast you could receive yours if you live in the UK!

I can't wait for my next order to arrive and I will be testing these out as soon as my XL stamper gets here.