Hi lovelies,
Double post day 😉
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 were ‘requested’ or chosen by the Nail Anarchy clan. 😉
LA Girl – Dazzling pink
I was a little surprised by how this did not show up well on the black. I was sure it would shine on the black. Instead, you see glitter but you can’t really see the image. On the white however it actually looked quite nice. It looks a bit washed out in the photo but it wasn’t so bad in real life. It’s light pink on the white and I think it will look quite nice on a light pink as well. It isn’t super holo but the colour shows up.
LA Girl – Purple effect
Aww isn’t it cute how I am holding the wrong bottle of polish :/ Sorry about that. Same story as the pink above. You can see the glitter on the black but not really an image. It’s ok on the white but quite light. It does stamp pretty well though.
LA Girl – Sparkle ruby
Unfortunately it is the same story on the black here. It does look amazing on the white though. It is probably the best out of all of these on the white. Again, the glitter / holo isn’t very apparent on the white but the colour looks great. Image stamps well.
LA Girl – Teal dimension
Once again, the same on the black. On the white though the teal looks pretty great.
Sparkle ruby is definitely the winner for me. Which one is your favourite? What do you think? 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,
Siobhan
Awww none show on the black! That sucks
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Michelle Roberts
I know right!?! I was so sure they would look amazing on the black :/
Juanita
Boooo for black
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Michelle Roberts
Big fat BOOOOO