About a year ago I was introduced to Nail Art Stamping, which was quite exciting until I tried and failed. I have to admit I was very disheartened and nearly gave up. However, after seeing the beautiful designs on Instagram I was determined to keep trying. So I have decided to create this guide with everything I have learned about stamping over the last year!
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Nail Art Stamping Tools
The right tools can make any job easy!!
This also applies to Nail Stamping. When I started out, I began with Konad plates, stampers and scrapers. The plate and stamper are excellent. However, the metal scraper is terrible. It scratched my plates quite badly and took too much of the polish off. As an alternative plastic cards or strong business cards work great!
Over time I have also purchased hehe plates! I love these designs especially Harry Potter and Sailor Moon.
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In terms of polish, it is worthwhile investing in a special stamping polish. These are designed to be a little thick and produce the best result.
Nail Stamping Technique
If you have never stamped before I really recommend watching a few youTube videos. When I first started I found the angle of the scraper made a huge difference. Practising on paper is a great way to start. Try playing with a few different methods to see what works for you.
Clean up
To make clean up easy, clean as you go. Have a few makeup pads soaked in nail polish remover on hand can make cleaning as you go. Use a sticky lint roller to clean your stampers as nail polish remover can destroy them.
Top Coat
To protect your designs, apply a topcoat. BUT WAIT for a few hours to help avoid smudging. When applying the first topcoat try to not stroke the brush too much. Apply a dollop and apply one gentle stroke without pressing down on the nail too much. This beading method sounds weird but it will help to prevent smudging.
Good luck and keep practising!
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