Review (4/5): This Mat Wins Over Bundle Monster, Ejiubas & Bliss Kiss!
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.
DESIGN
In 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!
VALUE
With 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.
CONCLUSION
If 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! ;)