Winstonia Nail Art Tools Review


An essential piece of any aspiring nail artists' arsenal in my opinion is a good brush for detail work and something to use as a dotting tool. When asked by a company called Winstonia to review a set of tools including two of these, I jumped at the opportunity.


This is now my new favorite set of tools, and I highly recommend it for anyone wanting a set.

The set is 8 pieces: a satin bag to store everything in, a two-sided nail file with a 100 and 180 grit strength, 5 dotting tools with two different size rounds for dots (for a total of 10 different unique sizes), and three detailing brushes, also ranging in different sizes.



The whole set retails on the Winstonia website for $8.95, which is an insanely good price! I pay more for lunches when I make runs at work! For those of you with Amazon gift cards, there's also a Winstonia store at Amazon that also sells the set.

I would recommend buying from their actual website though, because they've given me a coupon to share with you all! For 10% off this nail art tool set (not your entire order), use the coupon code NAILEDIT. (This expires February 28th.)

The quality of all the tools and the bag they come in is very high-end. The dotting tools are all solid, no wiggling of the dotting heads against the surface of your nail as you place your dots. The sizes of each side of all five tools are different too. So you're literally getting 10 different sizes.
 


The brushes are AMAZING. They're brush tips are the perfect length, and the actual brush handle is round and thick, making it really easy to hold. It's also a less plastic-y feel, so I am hoping it doesn't melt in my acetone as quickly as my other brushes did.


I was really inspired to try something with a lot of detail for the nail art design tonight, so I chose to do a Native American design using the smallest brush. (I actually got this idea looking a a license plate on the road one night. I don't know what state it was, or if I was seeing things, as it was during a road trip, but I'm glad I finally got the chance to get it down on nails.)



The colors I used, starting from the darkest blue down to my cuticle are:
  • Man Hunt (China Glaze)
  • Ride the Waves (China Glaze)
  • Blue My Mind (H&M)
  • Blue (Zoya)
  • My Boyfriend Scales Walls (OPI)
  • Jacqueline (Zoya)
  • Arizona (Zoya)
  • Desert Sun (China Glaze)
Again, I HIGHLY recommend picking up a set of these as your first nail art set! I rarely use any other size brush besides a detailing one, so that, coupled with some awesome dotting tools is perfect.

You can buy this set at the Winstonia store here. Don't forget, enter NAILEDIT for 10% off! Please note: This coupon code only applies to the set of tools, not your entire order.

You can also get 15% off your order of $30 or more by entering EVERYTHING15.

They also sell other brushes and dotting tools, stamping plates, glass nail files, studs, false nails, fimo, stickers, microbeads, striping tape, rhinestones, and other 3D nail art decorations. I've added them to my Where to Shop page.

These products were sent to me by Winstonia. The reviews are based entirely on my experience with the products and were in no way influenced by anyone.

22 comments :

  1. I tried the discount code but it didn't work :(

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    1. sometimes you have to type it in, you cant just copy-paste it. have you tried this ? ;)

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    2. Really? I just tried it, without checking out, and it worked just fine. 1) Make sure it's all in caps 2) Make sure you're entering it in the Discount Code field (not the gift card field) 3) It will only work on their site, not Amazon.

      Let me know if you're still having troubles and I'll contact the store to troubleshoot.

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    3. It won't work for me either :/ I tried copy and pasting and typing it in myself...

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    4. I just got clarification on this for another product. The coupon code only applies to the nail art tool set, not your entire order. Sorry for the confusion (I've since edited my post).

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  2. This is a great review - I'm in the market for some new brushes (pre-acetone melting!), so I think I'll try these out!

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  3. I like that it comes with a bag, I know I can find it cheaper on ebay, but cmon, $9.00 and comes with brushes and a pretty bag, I like this deal better :D Thanks!

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  4. Wow, that's a great price for all of that! I'll definitely check out the site. :)

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  5. Great work as usual Miss Katy =]!

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  6. Awesome. Definitely putting this on my Amazon wishlist. I've always wanted to buy dotting tools like those and the added bonus of the brushes and case is even better.

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  7. This is an awesome deal!! Thanks for sharing the discount code. I will definitely be placing an order. Any your mani is beautiful!

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    1. You're welcome! By the way, the coupon code only applies to the nail art tool set, not your entire order. Sorry for the confusion (I've since edited my post).

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  8. Have you tried coating your brushes with a bit of vaseline to protect them from acetone?

    I haven't tried it myself, but I hear it works :) .

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  9. Awww it's US only. Poop. Good to know what to look for though, thanks for the post =)

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  10. The designs on the dotting tools are really pretty.

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  11. Brushes look good! :-) Beautiful manicure! :-)

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  12. I'm so gutted they don't deliver to the UK :( I'd have grabbed these in a heartbeat!

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  13. Such an awesome mani you did with these! I was contemplating wether or not to buy the brushes - I need new ones and would love to have some with thick handles - but alas, they only ship within US :/

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  14. These look awesome! Too bad it sounds like they don't ship to Canada :( I don't understand why so many companies do this when there are so many companies that ship free worldwide? Or at least for reasonable prices? :(

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    1. As JenniferIsAwesome mentioned below, it looks like they do ship to Canada.

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  15. Loved that design how did you do it especially the one your thumb and index finger.

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