Greetings and Nailutations,
One form of nail art I really love is stamping, this is where an image is etched into a metal plate and polish is spread onto the plate picked up by a stamper and transferred onto the nails. Initially when I first started trying it (a little over a year ago) I had many struggles, but practice, watching You Tube tutorials and never giving up paid off. Typically I stamp with cremes, but I had heard about a brand that made shimmer polishes for stamping that look amazing over darker colors, so I had to buy the collection! The brand is called
MPolish and it is 5-free (so it doesn't contain 5 of the harsh chemicals that can be found in polish).
Now let's get to some stamping!
First up is Apple Blossom which is a shimmery pink polish. As soon as I saw it, I knew it had to be paired with black to really make it pop. The black is Yoga Pants from Drip Drop Nail Paint. I stamped with Apple Blossom and Winstonia W101 Plate to create a cute leopard look. Then I added gold studs and shiny top coat.
Bells of Ireland is the green shimmer stamping polish. I used it over a beautiful blue jelly with green micro flakies that matched Bells of Ireland perfectly. I stamped using Vivid Lacquer VL022 Plate over Candied Apple Polish Serenity and topped it all with a shiny top coat.
Next is Apricot Delight which has an orange shimmer to it. I decided to pair it with a deep red wine colored polish called After Dinner by Black Luna Lacquer. I stamped with Winstonia Plate W301 and added a bee gold charm from Hex Nail Jewelry and topped it all off with a shiny top coat.
Then I used the white pearlescent shimmer polish called Snowberry. I used a lace pattern off of Vivid Lacquer VL028 plate adding a double stamping on 1 finger as an accent. I used Heather's Hues Rain Rain, Go Away as my undie and topped it all with a shiny top coat.
Next is Sweetclover, a yellow shimmer polish. I decided to test a lighter colored polish with the yellow to see how well the polishes do over non-dark colors. I was very impressed when I paired Sweetclover with CDB Lacquer's Butterfly Kisses using MoYou Princess Plate 14 all topped with shiny top coat.
The last look (and my absolute favorite) is using Starflower. Starflower is a blue shimmer and it is stunning. I paired it with a deep purple jelly with blue micro flakies called Restore The Classics from Drip Drop Nail Paint. I used Emily de Molly EDM05 Plate and topped it with a shiny top coat and also a matte top coat.
Shiny Top Coat: Gem Glam Top Coat from www.dreampolish.com
Matte Top Coat: Polish Matte'rs from Girly Bits Cosmetics
Loves: Great finishes for stamping polishes, the shimmer really adds a fun look to the manis. They were all easy to work with and stamped perfectly. I love the wide brushes as well. And of course the polishes are 5-free too!
Wishes: Although the polishes can be used on their own for swatching, the brushes weren't as easy to use for application and created streaks. I had used them as undies to some glitter toppers. I also wish there were more colors with these finishes....like a red and purple!
Have you tried stamping? If not, what is keeping you at bay?
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Happy Polishing,
Kristi aka
@BeginNails
