Hello friends! I’m back with a brand new mini review on another Abody LED lamp style. Here’s the model we will be looking at today. The Abody 9S 24W gel polish dryer with USB port electricity supply & LCD display screen for fingers and toes!

 I really love the shape of this one. It’s nice and roomy. I don’t fear smudging a nail as I place my hand underneath.

The top is nice and sleek looking. It has a digital number display so you can see how many seconds you’ve been curing! 

And underneath is where you’ll see 15 tiny led lights. They may look small but they do an amazing job of curing my gel polish. I can easily fit my entire hand under this lamp! Sometimes you’ll have to cure your thumb separate because there’s not enough room. That’s definitely not the case with this one. 

This style also comes with two cord options! Don’t have a free outlet plug? Don’t worry you can plug this into a laptop or other usb sources using the usb cord! 

The timer automatically starts as soon as you place your hand under the lamp. The timer counter will show how many seconds you’ve been curing. Another thing I like about this lamp is that it turns off automatically after 99 seconds. My examples show the timer at 12  and 90 seconds. There is no alarm for when your cure time is complete so it’s best to try and not get distracted. I love this though because I have dogs that are sensitive to beeping sounds. No one is bothered while I manicure using this lamp. 

Abody has kindly added a discount to the purchase link. If you order this lamp before January 31st the price will be $19 plus shipping through amazon!

Shop Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GKU2XK8

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Here’s the two shades I picked! A bright royal blue and

The blue doesn’t do too great over darker colors but the purple did just fine! 

Since the swatch test I did on my mat showed this one wouldn’t work well over darker shades I went with this beautiful pink. If you follow me on social media you would have seen the swatch for this shade recently! This beautiful flakie and chameleon glitter filled beauty is Smile from Cupcake Polish. 

I chose to use a darker base for this one and I’m in love! My base for this one is the January ppu from Ellagee! Be sure to check out the polish pickup fb page here for details! Both of the stamping images are from the UberChic Beauty Got Chevron? Plate in collaboration with the beautiful JayLynn of  Gotnail be sure to give her a follow if you haven't already, she's pretty amazing!

The BornPretty stamping shades are some of my favorites. Nearly all of the ones that I own do well over darker polishes. I recently purchased 13 more of these... let me know in the comments below if you're interested in swatches of those!

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To easily apply loose glitter as thin as possible, I like to use a clear stamper that I’ve dedicated to using only for glitter application use. I’m sure the stamper head will eventually wear down from rubbing glitter and flakies onto it.

So! First I opened the glitter pot and got my stamper. Applied some liquid latex for easy clean up. Then to achieve this look I rubbed a small amount of glitter onto the stamper. 

Next I applied a thin coat of sticky base coat over my dry base of Glisten & Glow Little Black Dress. I wait around 10 seconds to allow the sticky base coat to become tacky. Then I press my nail into the stamper. 

Remove the latex and apply a coat or two of top coat! 

Next up is the BornPretty Holo flakies! Item #39677

I love using the stamper and sticky base coat method! I think these holo flakies would look amazing over a silver base. 

Last but not least, here’s a quick swatch of the BornPretty Unicorn Pigment Item #39940 over a base of black and white soak off gel polish, my preferred base for pigments/powders. 

Once my base colors were cured, I applied a coat of MadamGlam no wipe top coat and cured that for 30 seconds. Using a sponge tip eyeshadow applicator I buffed the pigment on. As you can see over the  Black gel it gives off an awesome beetle effect. And over the White it gives the pastel unicorn vibe. I really love both and I bet this would great over a ton of other colors as well.

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Silver Mirror Effect/ Aluminum Flakes

Next using the same application method I tried the transparent Chameleon flakes over both black and white. 

These flakies give totally different looks depending on your base color. I love the pastel feel but I definitely love them over black. My polish choices are Wedding Gown White and Little Black Dress both by Glisten & Glow. 

I’m a huge fan of nail art flakies and powders. These are easy and fun to use. These two and many more color options are available through the links below! 

Transparent Chameleon Flakes 

Silver Mirror Effect/ Aluminum Flakes

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Seize The Grey

I decided this could make for a cute winter look! I chose a couple of images from 2 of my favorite holiday plates from this year and here’s what I put together. 

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For this mani I’ve taken two thin coats of a black soak off gel over a completely dry coat of UNT Ready for take off peel off base coat. This makes gel swatching a breeze. Once cured I applied a thin coat of the Lily Angel no wipe top coat and cured it under an led lamp for 60 seconds. (On the label of mine they have the cure times switched, under an led mine was cured perfectly in just 60 seconds, not 3 minutes which I assume is actually the UV cure time.) Then I applied a small amount of the Holo Chameleon powder and rubbed it in with a sponge eyeshadow applicator. I applied one more coat of Lily Angel no wipe top coat, washed, dried and moisturized my hands. The end result is gorgeous! I can’t get over this finish. 

Links below to these products! 

Here are the two of the newest additions! 

(Updated) Original Unicorn Horn Brush is an angled version that has a bristle width of about 5.5-6.5 mm with a short multichrome handle. These have been updated since the initial launch. 

The other is the Baby Unicorn Horn Brush, a rounded cut clean up brush that is approximately the same width as the angled brush. Since this one is round it would also make a nice brush for painting flower petals or cleaning up french smile lines!

The updated original has fewer bristles which makes for a thinner brush to allow to get into the sidewalls of your nail nicely.  

There is also one more style, Le Petite it has white and pink bristles with an angled cut. 

The brush width difference between the originals and Le Petite is about .5mm. The original is approximately 6-7mm. These brushes are sold seperately for a current discounted price of $4.50 each or as a 3 piece bundle for $11! All of these brushes have synthetic bristles, in pure acetone they will break down over time. To help prolong your brushes you can use them to swipe cuticle oil around your nails after acetone use. I also love to use mine for applying hand cream around my nails before taking swatch pics. You can find these and more in the shop link below! 

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