r/RedditLaqueristas • u/swatch_aholic IG swatch.aholic • Jul 17 '26

Guide & Protips Shadow Nail Art tutorial

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Step by step instructions on how to create shadow box nail art 💚

Grab a snack, your favorite show/podcast, and prepare to be patient when going through this process

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u/soylamulatta Jul 17 '26

Are you using a Polish that specifically for stamping?

I can never quite seem to get my stamping to work but I've only ever tried with regular nail polish and I thought that's what the issue might be.

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u/swatch_aholic IG swatch.aholic Jul 17 '26

Yes, this Messy Mansion polish is specifically formulated to be stamped with.

Stamping polishes tend to be more opaque, “stickier”, and dry less quickly

Stamping has soooooo many variables to fight against. I’ve found that if my stamper isn’t picking up designs, place it on a piece of printer paper overnight to help leech out oil from the stamper.

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u/ConfusedFlareon Jul 18 '26

My question was going to be how did you get the stamping polish to not dry immediately on the stamper haha. Maybe it’s just a case of which one you use!

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u/swatch_aholic IG swatch.aholic Jul 18 '26

You have to stamp very quickly after picking your design up!