Hey guys,
These 2 weeks have flown by and it’s time to test some polishes for stamping.
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.
To see all the Tuesday Stamping posts you can use the Tuesday Stamping tag in the tag cloud or you can go to the Swatches tab in the top menu and look under Stamping swatches. These are sorted by brand, then name alphabetically.
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Considering the ombre I showed you yesterday I thought I would use the same polishes for Tuesday Stamping today
China Glaze – Don’t teal my vibe
This one shows up quite well on the black and the white but for me it really shines on the black. The metallicy shimmer really shines and I love the colour change too. It stamps pretty crisp too.
China Glaze – Partridge in a palm tree
This one shows up pretty well on the white and looks great on the black. This polish has a shimmer in it and this really shows up on the black. It stamps crisp and clear, I think this is a winner for me.
China Glaze – Too much of a good fling
I was actually quite surprised by this one. It shows up on the white but it rocks on the black. It stamps pretty well. It’s quite crisp and clear with a few oopsies that could’ve been me. I kinda love how it turned out on the black and I might actually use this again in the future.
Dare to wear – Mint jubilee
This polish was pretty sheer when I used it in the ombre so I really expected nothing. I wasn’t far off. It doesn’t really show up on the white very well and even though it is visible on the black it is pretty sheer and not really true to colour.
What do you think? Do you have a favourite? I think all of them except Mint jubilee did really well. 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,
