How does nail stamper work

You could also try using metallic or sparkly polishes to give your nails a pop of color. Obtain nail stamping materials or a kit.

Kits can be purchased online, in drugstores, or beauty supply stores. You are likely to find any design you are looking for or desire. Stamping plates, stampers, and scrapers can be purchased separately if desired. It is likely that you will be able to find higher quality tools if you purchase them separately, rather than in a single, cheap kit.

If you desire to use a kit, read the reviews of kits online to find one that is of a higher quality. You may also choose to use a cheaper kit when starting out to find out if you enjoy doing it without making a large investment. Part 2. Apply a clear base coat. A base coat will protect your nails from the harsh effects that polish can have. It will create a barrier between the nail and the polish and prevent staining and the nail from becoming too worn down and brittle from the chemicals found in nail polish.

There are different types of base coats available such as quick-drying formulas, sensitive formulas, hardening formulas, and more. They are often infused with vitamins and keratin to help you achieve stronger, healthier nails. Sensitive formulas are great for those with sensitive skin and do not want to risk any reactions to the polish.

Apply the base color. Once the base coat has dried, applied your desired color or colors to the nails. Allow a bit of time between coats for the nail polish to dry. Allow the nail polish to dry completely.

Place your nails in front of a fan or use a nail drier to help speed the drying process. Cold temperatures help nails dry faster--you can try blow drying your nails with the cold setting to help them dry. Another method would be to use ice water to harden nails. Dip your nails in a bowl of cold or ice water for approximately two minutes to help the nails dry.

Part 3. Coat the design with polish. Select your desired pattern from one of the stamping plates. Paint over the design with polish. It is best to use a highly pigmented, thicker polish for this. A good rule of thumb is to use a polish that will cover the nail with one coat and will not be sheer. Some kits come with a special stamping polish. This polish is simply a thicker polish than ordinary formulas. You can choose whether or not you would like to use this polish, based on your preference.

Scrape off the excess polish. Hold the scraper at a 45 degree angle to the stamping plate. Firmly and swiftly scrape the excess polish away, until you can clearly see the design. Wipe the scraper on a paper towel to remove the nail polish. If it did not scrape away all of the excess polish the first time, scrape the stamping plate again.

Use the stamper to pick up the polish. Pick up your stamper and roll it over the design on the plate, starting from one side of the stamper and rolling it to the other side. You should be able to clearly see the design on the surface of the stamper. Most of the polish should have been picked up from the stamping plate.

Roll the stamper over the nail. With the polish covering the surface of the stamper in the chosen design, roll the stamper over the nail, moving from one side to the other. Press down firmly but not so firmly that the design gets smudged.

Lift the stamper away from the nail and ensure that the design has imprinted on the nail. If not, you may need to try again or start over by removing all of the polish with nail polish remover and a cotton ball. Coat the nail with a clear topcoat.

When you have finished stamping the design on your nail, wait a minute or two for the polish to set and harden a bit. Coat the polish with a clear top coat to protect the design and to make the nail polish last longer. A top coat will ensure that the nail stays somewhat protected from daily wear and tear.

There are special stamping nails polishes that do a better job - but you can use a thick or old polish. Test if a nail polish is suitable for stamping by painting your nails with one coat to see if it covers your nail tip.

White polishes are the best. Not Helpful 0 Helpful Even though it is easier, you don't need to use stamping polish. Just make sure the polish you are using is quite pigmented and covers in coats. Not Helpful 2 Helpful What is stamping?

Here is a step by step tutorial showing the stamping process:. Here are some simple tips we can offer for a stamping beginner: All plates come with a tight, protective blue film. This film ensures that your plate arrives unscratched or undamaged during the shipping process. The film needs to be removed before any stamping can begin. Gently remove the stamper head from the holder and wash it with gentle dish soap, warm water and your hand.

This makes sure any oily residue or debris is removed from the surface. Pat dry with a paper towel and carefully insert the head back into the stamper holder. The KEY to stamping is to work quickly. Make sure your creative work space is prepped and ready with all tools cleaned and on-hand before applying your stamping polish to your nail plate.

This will cause the polish to dry even quicker and will also hinder a good image pick up. Scrape times at most to prevent the polish from drying on the nail plate. On designs with more etched areas, use a lighter hand when scraping to not scrape out any polish from the design. Roll the stamper quickly but gently over the design for the perfect pickup! One of the biggest issues we see with partial pick up or no pick up is due to pressing too hard on the stamper. When the design is transferred onto the nail, gently pat down any parts of the design that is lifting off from the nail to secure the design on the nail.

Advanced Stamping: How do you color in stamped designs? Nail Stamping Plates. Our rectangular nail stamping a. Do you have images to fit larger nail beds? Do you ship your plates to my country? What is stamping polish? Can I stamp with regular polish? Can you ship your stamping polishes to my country? What does it mean to be 5-free? This means that our stamping polishes are not only made without 3 of the most common harmful chemicals: formaldehyde toluene dibutyl phthalate a.

DBP found in many nail polishes. But we've given the boot to 2 other yucky chemicals as well: formaldehyde resin camphor The terrible toxic trio can be extremely harmful to reproduction, developmental growth, and may even cause cancer with prolonged exposure. Does my stamper need priming? My stamper doesn't work! Is it normal for my stamper to be extremely oily? This is what your plate will look like after scraping it. The polish should only be inside the recesses of the design. Immediately after scraping and quickly wiping your scraper, grab your stamper and quickly roll it over the design with the polish in the recesses.

If it looks like this incomplete , clean your stamper and stamping plate with a remover-soaked cotton ball and start over.

If your design is smeared like this, clean your supplies and start over. You need a clean image on the stamper to transfer to your nails. Now, in the same way that you picked the polish up off the plate, use the same rolling motion and light pressure to transfer the polish to your nail.

Important note: The steps between the time you scrape the excess polish off your plate and the time you apply the stamp to your nail need to be done quickly. I think it probably takes me about seconds to do those steps. You scrape, wipe on paper towel, pick up the stamper, press onto the plate, check, press onto the nail. Repeat all the steps for each nail, making sure to fully clean off your stamping plate and your stamper with a remover-soaked cotton ball between each nail.

Also wipe them on the paper towel to dry them; a wet stamper or plate WILL smear. You WILL have polish all over your cuticles. This is ok and unavoidable. Use your clean up brush or q tips or whatever you use and remove the polish from around your cuticles.

After every nail is stamped, very carefully apply a layer of topcoat. I like Seche Vite. Let this layer dry, then apply a more thorough second coat of topcoat and you wont have to worry about smearing your stamping. Here is the finished product! I hope someone out there found this helpful!!

Let me know if you do your stamping differently or any other tips and tricks you would like to share. I will do some more tips and tricks and troubleshooting stamping posts in the future. As always, thanks for reading and till next time- Happy Polishing!!! Love that deep blue! And of course the design is gorgeous. Thanks for the tutorial although I have yet to buy my first stamping set. The only thing thats different for me is my set up, I have a sheet of thick plastic just like those clear portfolio covers that I put down and use as like a place mat when I do nail art.

That stamp pattern is super cute! Plastic wrap or newspaper… It all works! It saves so much time and frustration. Oh good. Haha I know right? I could have been having awesome nails all along! Thanks so much for the tutorial! I just never have time to devote to learning how to do this, but…someday, someday! And now I have a reference!

I like the end result mani a lot. Aghhhh I wish you lived close then we could hang out and have a nail painting party and I could stamp your nails for you. Maybe this next weekend. I know. I feel like if I get to visit any of your gals on your own turf, it will be major nail tutorial time! Needed this! Thanks for letting me know. I particularly like SH Instadri polishes for stamping.

You can also buy Konad which is made just for stamping. I scrapbook and stamp a lot there so it should stick!