Tuesday Stamping #65

Hi lovelies,

Every single one of these posts end up with a surprise for me.  I hope you are surprised by some results as well 😉

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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I have 4 more of the new Essence polishes to show.  2 from the range update and 2 from the Hello Autumn collection.

Essence – Charlie seen in green

This one doesn’t show up super on the black or the white but mostly because it is rather light.  It does stamp really well though.  Another one that is perfect for subtle stamping or even double stamping.

Essence – Keep calm & go for a walk

This one is just like Charlie seen in green.  It stamps really well but is just too light to really show up.

I now regret not picking the other two from the Hello Autumn collection as I am sure they would show up better.  Let me know if you want to see them next or happy to wait till they come up eventually

Essence – Wonderfuel

This one stamps pretty well and it shows up decently on the white.  It does however shine on the black for me.  The duochrome-ness and the shiny really pops on the black and I might be a little more in love with it than I was before.

Essence – I don’t need money, honey

Woah! Seriously, how gorgeous is that? Needless to say, it shows up beautifully on the white and the black and it stamps just perfectly.  I absolutely LOVE how it looks on the black.

Which one is your favourite? I am sure I don’t even have to say it but I don’t need your money, honey wins hands down for me.  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,