Tuesday Stamping #12

Hi lovelies,

Time for the Tuesday stamping again.  Squeaky Nails suggested that I do a roundup post of my top 5 so far and I think it is a brilliant idea so I think I will do that one Saturday.  Or should I slot it into the usual Tuesday time slot?  Let me know, otherwise I will do it whenever 😉

If you have read any of these before I suggest you skip everything and just go straight to the photo’s.  If you’re new to the blog or haven’t seen these yet then I suggest you go take a look at Tuesday Stamping #1.  I explain most of it there but will I also give a brief run down in this post.  So if you’ve read it,  scroll over the first bit of text 😉

Basically, this is how I am going to do it.  I am going to be stamping over black and white. White will be the lightest colour you ever wear and black the darkest.  What better way to see how a polish works over dark and light colours.  Now, obviously, not many will actually want to stamp OVER black but it will be a good way to find out if a polish will show up over dark colours.  If it shows up on black you can be pretty certain it will show up over everything.  That does mean that if it is noticeable but not very, it will probably work much better over say a purple or a blue.  I will try to address this with each polish I show you as well.

I will also be using the same plate for all the stamping to make sure there will be continuity.  I chose a stamp that had some images with thin lines, with bigger spaces, with some detail etc.  That way you can see if a polish will stamp crisp lines when they are thin or if it will smudge when the image has bigger spaces.  I decided to go with Pueen11. I will be using the 4 full nail images on this plate.

I will show you 4 of my ordinary polishes with every post.  If you want to see more or less per post please let me know.  I will use 4 random polishes each time until I have worked through all the polishes I have (excluding glitters of course) and I will show you everything, whether it stamped well or not.  I will also be showing you my first attempts at all of them.  Sometimes it happens that you move the stamper a little bit when you stamp onto the nail.  Or you waited just a second too long and the whole image doesn’t transfer.  Or you press too hard and get the shadow stamping.  Usually if this happens I would remove it and stamp again.  It also happens that a polish looks so promising and after you’ve stamped you think, ah this could look better if I tried it once or twice more.  I will not be doing any of that.  What I stamp first try is what you get.  I just feel that you can get a better result if you keep trying but the mark of a good stamping polish is how well it works straight off the bat.

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These polishes were chosen by Polished Tickles and Beauty

L.A Colors – Expressionism

I used the neon pink polish end of this duo.  I wasn’t sure how this was going to go.  As you can tell, it isn’t a very bright or opaque colour over the black or white but boy did it stamp well.  It stamped crisp and clean.  It is visible on the black which is a huge bonus.  If the colour of this one was more opaque/bright this would’ve been quite high on my list.  I think you will be limited with what you can stamp this over.

L.A Colors – Mad Duo

This stamps just as well as Expressionism and even though it is also not as bright or opaque as others it is a little bit better than Expressionism.  Stamped very clear and crisp.  I so wish both of these were a little more opaque.

NYX matte – Lavender

Well now, isn’t that pretty.  Lavender was a definite winner.  Stamped crisp and clear and shows up beautifully over the black and the white.  I think it will work over many many colours.

NYX matte – Baby Pink

Such a pity about this one.  It stamps beautifully but is so light that it is barely visible on the white.  Even though you can see it on the black I wouldn’t say it was a pink polish.  So there’s that.

What do  you think of these?  Do you want to see any of them stamped over a specific colour? Do you have an idea for a stamped design you would like me to do?  Do you have any suggestions for changes or additions you would prefer on these posts?   I would love to hear from you.  Or if you want to choose the next 4 polishes let me know.

Thanks for reading!