which stamper and scraper would you recommend? Also what brand of nail polish you know works perfectly with these plates? Thank you in advance!
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the best polish i tried so far for stamping is konad black or white. The best scraper i have came from a junk set from salon express nail kit... the rest of it was junk but i love the stamper. the scraper should have a plastic tip so it doesn't scratch your plate, bundle monster has a purple one that's good.
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The size varies from image to image. So they will fit any nail shape and size. I do recommend getting a double sided stamper so you can use both the larger and smaller images with more ease.
1613368
These are used with a kit that you have. To buy before hand. It will have a holder, a Scrapper, and a rubber stamper. Once u have all those items u place the disc u plan to use into the holder dab poilsh on the design u wish to use then use scrapper to remove excess poilish and use the stmper to pick up the design then with a rolling motion transfer the design to your nail
1613366
You first put some nail polish on the selected pattern on the disc. Then use the scrapper to make the polish level. Roll the stamp on the polish pattern, and then roll the stamp on nail.
1685367
There are special polish brands like Konad or Mundo de Uñas (the one I use), you can buy both online. MoYou has a new special polish, as well as other stamping plates brands that have started launching special polishes. You can use any normal nail polish if it is thick and saturated in color, you just need to try and you will find some useful normal polishes.
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Any opaque polish that is highly pigmented should work. If you have thicker older polish it can be great for stamping. Also metallic or chrome colored polishes work great! Hope this helps!
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I don't know to be honest with you. I just used OPI nail polish and kleancolor nail polish. Both worked well for me. These plates wipe clean easily. And I get the perfect design that I want everytime I use them.
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It should work with any plate. There are many nail polishes that don't work, that's more of a trial and error thing. They do make special polishes that work better for stamping.
1685366
I have these plates. They designs are well etched in the plate. I have used them and no problem with stamping. I used regular polish. The polishes that are on thin side will not work that well. I used regular polish and there was no problem with the plates no stamping.
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Not necessarily. There are brands out there that sell stamping polishes (and some people swear by them) but many people have figured out other polishes that work. Basically for a nail polish to be a "stamping polish" it needs to be really opaque (meaning very densely colored). Any nail polish that claims to be one coat and done is a perfect fit for this. For example Sally Hansen Insta Dri Nail Polishes are very opaque and work great for stamping! So if you want a very crisp clean solid color image you'll need to use polishes that are opaque, that doesn't mean you can't use regular polishes. Just realize they won't produce a very crisp image (which may or may not be what you are going for in your design) Not necessarily. There are brands out there that sell stamping polishes (and some people swear by them) but many people have figured out other polishes that work. Basically for a nail polish to be a "stamping polish" it needs to be really opaque (meaning very densely colored). Any nail polish that claims to be one coat and done is a perfect fit for this. For example Sally Hansen Insta Dri Nail Polishes are very opaque and work great for stamping! So if you want a very crisp clean solid color image you'll need to use polishes that are opaque, that doesn't mean you can't use regular... » Read More Not necessarily. There are brands out there that sell stamping polishes (and some people swear by them) but many people have figured out other polishes that work. Basically for a nail polish to be a "stamping polish" it needs to be really opaque (meaning very densely colored). Any nail polish that claims to be one coat and done is a perfect fit for this. For example Sally Hansen Insta Dri Nail Polishes are very opaque and work great for stamping! So if you want a very crisp clean solid color image you'll need to use polishes that are opaque, that doesn't mean you can't use regular polishes. Just realize they won't produce a very crisp image (which may or may not be what you are going for in your design) « Show Less
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Ive never used these for stamping but if I describe them to you, maybe it will help with your decision a bit.The colors are vibrant, theyre highly metallic, and they arent super runny or transparent but they also arent incredibly tacky in texture like how older nail polish gets. And if you do regular polish, you still would do 2 coats to get the optimal color. Same as most polish.(I like to do a white base coat with them as well.)
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I do and I haven't had a problem. If your nail polish is basically opaque in 1 coat it should work for stamping.
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Yes you can use any nail polish. And as for nail polish remover I use "Take it Off regular" so far it hasn't damaged the plates. Hope that answers your questions.
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Hi Melanie. Yes. All plates are made in stainless steel. Once you swipe them with nail enamel to transfer the image from plate to stamp, you simply clean the plate with acetone.This will remove any leftover nail polish from the plate and the grooves in the plate. You can also clean the plate with non-acetone, but I find with the non acetone it's cleaned of any polish residue but leaves a cloudy film on the plate itself. The acetone gives a back to new look. Hope this helps!
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They are coated with a slick finish. I don't believe stamping would work at all.
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It doesn't matter so much what brand you use, as long as its a thicker polish. If you want to use a thinner one you should thicken it up a bit with eyeshadow (add a shimmer!) or cornstarch first. The Konad ones are the best consistency for stamping already though .
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I don't find the stamper heads to be very flexible. They are rounded, so I roll the stamper over my nail to transfer the polish. Hope this helps.