Tuesday Stamping #78

Hi lovelies,

It’s Tuesday stamping time.  I think every second week is a much more doable schedule.  Once I have caught up a bit I will reconsider doing it every week.  😉

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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Morgan Taylor – No way rose

I was a little surprised by this one.  For some reason I wasn’t sure if this would stamp well at all.  It stamps pretty well but it doesn’t show up so well on the white.  It does look amazing on the black though.

China Glaze – PLUR-ple

Look at that.  This purple stamped really well but isn’t as opaque as I would’ve liked.  It looks great on the white but it’s a bit lighter.  It’s visible on the black but not too much.  I think this will be great for subtle stamping as I am not sure it is opaque enough to stand out on a different colour like blue or green.  But on a light pink or purple it could look great.

Essie – Boom boom room

This is a really light pink and gets a bit lost on the white.  It is visible on the black but loses some of it’s pinkness.  Another one for subtle stamping I think.   It doesn’t stamp badly at all, it’s just not very opaque.

Morgan Taylor – Shock therapy

This is such a a vibrant colour I am not surprised that it stamped well.  It shows up beautifully on the white.  Not so much on the black.  It does stamp really well though.  It’s also such a bright colour that I think it could stand out well over many colours.

What do you think?  I think Shock Therapy is my favourite here. When the stamps don’t fit on your nails anymore you know it’s time to cut your nails right?  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.

Kind regards,