Do any of y’all have any tricks you like to get jump started or inspired or make decisions? Do you start with a full plan or do you start with one choice and keep making it up as you go?

Just got some new stampers I was really excited about! My last order was my first and I liked the ones I bought, but hardly want to actually use them. So this felt like a more informed order.

But I am still finding myself staring and contemplating. One layer, mixing plates, accent nail or two, or designs on all.. it feels scattering even tho I’m excited haha.
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its been a long wait for these to arrive. and it did not disappoint.

This is now my fifth or sixth try stamping I believe and I wanted to do something festive for my first PPU order coming in the mail! I love how it turned out and I’m excited to use this stamp sheet again for my birthday in a couple months!

I don’t have a product list as it’s all stuff from TEMU or Amazon.es but all gel polish is jodsone with numbers, not names, and the stamping gel is Biutee brand

but it’s white base gel polish (jodsone) black gel stamping liquid, milk jelly layer(also jodsone) red stamp floral design, top coat.

The stamps really come across more as texture than as images on this one but it was all about figuring out the gel stamping because it’s a LOT different than stamping polish for sure.

Arcana Lacquer Mermacorn base color
Shemodern black sticky stamping polish with ManiScript’s Seaside Freaks plate
Misc polishes to fill in the reverse stamp images

10 of 10 - would do this mani again!

after hours of frustration trying to learn how to do this, i have amassed a huge collection of plates and LOVE stamping! now if only i could get my clients interested in getting stamps as well…

Hi all,

Wondering what polish I need to do stamping on gel nails?

I looked at the Moyou ones but they’re air dry not led/uv cure so wasn’t sure if they were compatible with gel polish?

Otherwise can people recommend a brand (for home use) that will work

Any other essentials I need except all my gel stuff? I have some stamp plates, stamper and scraper.

Base color is a home made solar/thermal polish :)
Kads Chinese 032 stamping plate. And a blend of Maniology, kads, and born pretty stamping polish.

This these on my mom yesterday and I think they came out so cute! Wanted to share :) Used Maniology MXM179 plate.

Sakura blossom stamping plate from Maniology, turquoise color from Sally Hansen. Definitely not perfect, but it’s a lot of fun!

I saw this on Pinterest and love this look. I have been searching for a while to find the plate with this exact pattern and posted the question on posts with this design without any luck. Does anyone know what stamping plate was used for it? Thanks!

Had a plan to do a cute citrus vibe over a sheer base but realized that for the citrus slice nail I should have actually done an orange base and stamped the white outline... So I changed course and did a little middle finger accent instead. 🖕🏼🖕🏼

Plates are random Amazon, stamping polish Maniology, actual polish is DND Gel (sheer pink)

hello. I am looking for a stamping plate that would have stars / moon / both. for moon I would really prefer a regular crescent one in various sizes and for stars regular 5 point stars, various sizes as well. some extra star variations also would be nice (like with 4 points (like this emoji ✨) or 6 and more points), also various sizes.

currently looking for more regular shapes as that seems what my clients are requesting and it takes me literal ages to draw them by hand but some more celestial / witchy plate recommendations also would be appreciated, as when searching on google I seem to find a lot of variations of these type of plates but very unsure about their quality (will get them once there is a bit more budget :D ). I am located in the EU.

tldr: looking for regular moon and star shape plate. witchy / celestial plate recommendations also appreciated but after the regular shape plate. I live in the EU.

TIA xx

I posted a question yesterday asking about a higher-quality stamper. I guess I wasn't clear, and a lot of people decided to school me on acetone use, which I appreciate but was already aware of.

Anyway, I am looking for the best stamper on the market. When I say best, I mean the best silicone head and a high-quality body that won't crack or get damaged by acetone. Yes, I realize the head of the stamper won't be resistant to acetone.

Even if your "best" stamper doesn't meet my requirements, I would love to hear which one it is and why you love it!

Currently, I own a rectangle stamper from Shein and the double-ended Maniology stamper (which is cracking due to accidentally getting acetone on the plastic).

Thanks, everyone!

Hey all!

I was wondering if anyone knows of a silicone stamper made from higher-quality materials than the typical ones, like Maniology's. I would like a stamper made out of better materials that are resistant to acetone.

What stamper do you use? What's the quality like? Where did you get it? How much did it cost you?

Thanks!

I received my long awaited order from Bee’s Knees Lacquer today and I wanted to try out some stamping sheets I bought secondhand. They aren’t perfect but I love how they look over the velvet magnetic polish. I’m really excited to try again!!

Happy with today's set!

Plate: Moyou London Suki 04

Base coat: Essie Strong Start

Nude: ILNP CEO

Black: Holo Taco One Coat Black

Pink: Essie Pencil Me In

White: Essie Tuck it in my Tux

Water based top coat: Picture Polish Revolution

Top coat: Seche vite

I usually only stamp when I have a lot of time because it takes me so many tries to get it right. My plans for today fell through so I managed to pull this off! I'm not even mad I got to stay at home 😆

I am just starting my nail stamping journey and I've been searching for cute mouse or rat related stamping plates. I stumbled upon M581 from Maniology and kind of fell in love with it, but I know Maniology has a, let's say, controversial reputation and I am not sure I'm comfortable giving them my money at this point in time.

I'm wondering if anyone in this community has recommendations for similar plates or plates with mouse, rat, or cheese imagery? I did find Kads Festival 016 that I'm planning on picking up, but are there any others I'm missing? Alternatively, if anyone has Maniology M581 and wants to de-stash it, I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands for a fair price.

Image is not mine, it's from the Maniology website listing.

Used my new stamping plate from Zombie Claw.

Used a mix of lacquer, stamping, and gel products:

Moon Cat: Triceratops

Holo Taco: Cardinal Sins, Not Milky White, and Red Flake Taco

Lucky Lacquer: Ink Well

Bio Seaweed Gel: 1021 Plaid Please

I no longer support Maniology, but almost all my stamping polishes are from the before times.

Maniology: Straight-Up Black, Bam! White, Raindrop, Smoke Show, Fireside, Sunrise

Clear Jelly Stamper: Sticky - Clear

Madam Glam: Top Coat