Uber Mat: Nail Art Mat by UberChic Beauty

I have this mat, the Bundle Monster mat, and the Ejiubas mat, and this one wins first place in terms of overall quality! It drives me crazy that it doesn't have any black areas for stamping & whatnot (thus, the deduction of one star), but its value, its reasonably sized nail guides, and best of all, the softness of the silicone makes this one the superior choice in my opinion.DESIGNIn terms of design, I believe the other two mats are superior over Uber Chic, although UC's isn't bad. Bundle Monster's Lotus Mat is my favorite, but I'm also partial to lotus flowers ;) Its nail guides are ridiculously large, though, but it *does* have black sections to practice on, so that's a huge plus.The Ejiubas mat has a pretty cool & very unique layout compared to all other mats, with its nail sizing grids in both black and white, while still leaving plenty of empty space to work on.One thing I do love about the UC mat is the amount of empty space it features. Some mats out there that I haven't mentioned here are SO busy with verbiage & useless "features" that it's a huge turn off. Less is definitely more!VALUEWith regard to value, Ejiubas wins, hands down. I purchased mine for $13, and it came with a great little carry bag! Bundle Monster loses miserably in this category. And, Uber Chic falls somewhere in the middle, which makes its value "okay" in my opinion.TEXTURE - THE DEAL-BREAKER!The (negative) deal-breaker for me is the stickiness of the other two mats. And as a disclaimer, I'm using the word "sticky," although it's not literally sticky... Rubbery is probably a better word, but I'm going with sticky ;)So, I can't stand how *everything* sticks to the Ejiubas mat to the point that you can't even blow or fan debris off of it with your hand. This means it always feels like it needs to be cleaned, it's difficult to keep clean, and actually cleaning it is kind-of a pain.The Bundle Monster mat falls somewhere between Ejiubas and Uber Chic in terms of stickiness. It's much better than the Ejiubas mat, but still sticky enough to be plenty annoying.The Uber Chic mat, though? It's heavenly smooth :) I love it! It's very soft, and very easy to keep clean. Absolutely zero complaints on that front.CONCLUSIONIf Uber Chic would add some black stamping sections, this mat would be absolutely flawless in my opinion. Every mat out there seems to have at least one superior and one inferior feature that makes it difficult to choose the "best" one.If it were up to me, I'd use the Uber Chic mat with the Bundle Monster design, except with Uber Chic's nail guide sizes, and Ejiubas' price point & free carry bag. Maybe I'll just have to make one of these, so I can finally have the perfect silicone nail art mat! ;)

I really like this mat! I was undecided between this and another nail art mat, but I liked that this one didn't have a bunch of writing all over it. I've used this mat several times, and I love using it to protect my work surface and also to test out designs. Unfortunately a purple polish I used the very first day I had this mat stained my mat! Acetone couldn't even take the stain out. I'm pretty bummed that it stained so easily, minus one star for that. But it didn't go through the mat, which is the really important part I guess. It does bubble up a little bit when you paint polish on the mat. It wasn't enough to cause me problems but I tried to show that in the second picture. I really like that it can be rolled up or folded easily into a small space and it bounces right back. Overall I'm happy with it!

Great mat!! Makes it easy to make nail decals and decide on how I want to paint my nails before applying any polish to them. There is also an area to test out color combinations for when you want to do ombre designs or just make sure colors go well with each other. I love that it has the ten finger nails so that you create nail decals for each of your fingers and thumbs. The material is also a super durable silicon material which makes clean up a breeze and it is also acetone resistant. It is also good for practicing nail art stamping which is one of the main reasons I purchased it. When stamping with this mat make sure to use a clear or colored polish to stamp over because the polish may not stamp directly on to the mat without it. You should also make sure to test polishes on a corner of the mat because some polish brands will stain it, for example some Kleancolor polishes, and Nina Ultra Pro polishes. This is a definite must buy for anyone who loves nail art!

I love this mat, but the only thing is it came a little out of shape and doesn't lay flat. It's kind of curved up around the edges, not wrinkled but wavy. I don't think it matters that much for performance but it doesn't look like it's new. Other than that it really is a cool nail tool and I do plan to use it often.

This mat is amazing!!! I am new to nail art and was causing a huge mess when I played around with stamping and water marble. This mat has changed the way I do my nail art and has helped me improved in the process. If you're still unsure if this is right for you the company has a video about the mat and several people on YouTube have posted review videos that will be helpful. I watched the video and that is what sold me on the product. It's inexpensive and a great product to have!!!

I love this! It is a good space to work on in case you spill anything. You can use nail polish right on the mat to test it out. Comes right off with acetone and won't damage the mat. I've used it to test out a nail polish color and stamp with see which I liked better. Clean up is much easier with this mat!

it got stained by blue nail polish. I have tried everything to clean it off, but no luck. Got a little warped in another area by another nail polish. I am cleaning it right away with nail polish remover. Better this than my table I guess, but was under the believe that you could paint right on this for decals and it would come right off.

I love this thing so much! I have had so much fun making nail designs with it. I typically paint on a thin layer of clear polish and then stamp a design on top of the clear polish. I then use a small nail brush to fill in the design and paint another coat of clear polish over the whole design. When it is dry you can peel it off and place the design on your nail.