Tuesday Stamping #81

Hi lovelies,

Happy December!  I know the holiday mood is already settling in and the count down has started.  😉

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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When I showed you the Essence Merry Berry collection I mentioned a few times how opaque the polishes were.  So it’s not really a surprise that I used them for today.

Essence – Pink & perfect

Seriously?  How well does this stamp?  It shows up beautifully on the white and is even visible on the black.  Definitely a winner for me.

Essence – Red rocks

This one stamps really well and shows up well on the white.  Not as well on the black but you can kinda see it.  It isn’t as vibrant in colour when stamped but still performs well in my opinion.

Essence – Purple with purpose

I loooooove this one.  It stamps well and shows up well on the white but it shines on the black!  It looks absolutely stunning on the black and really brings out the shimmer (that I still can’t capture, but look at the top rim of the bottle for a hint).  So pretty!

Essence – The masked ball

This one stamps really well and looks great on the white.  It is such a dark colour that I didn’t expect it to show up on the black but I am surprised that you can see it subtly.  I am not sure if I love the colour when stamped but I do think there is going to be a time where this colour will work perfectly.

What do you think? I think they all stamp really well but Purple with Purpose is amazing on the black.   Which is your favourite?  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,