The Art of Nail Stamping Part Two

Stamper, stamper on the nail, which one stamper should we all hail?

In my last blog post I talked about the frustrations of nail stamping. From the conversations I've had with a few techs since my last post, they too have struggled or are currently struggling with stamping. It's nice to know you're not alone, eh? 

The Art of Nail Stamping (Sort Of) Part 1

My first venture in to the world of nail stamping was an epic fail. Not that I knew that at the time I was spending an obscene amount of money on new stamping plates some 3 years ago. I mean really I thought, how hard could this be? You apply polish to the plate, scrape, press your stamper down, apply it to the nail and hey presto! This would be a doddle. 

Oh, if only. 

Glitter Rockstar Application With Nail Polish

I don't know about you, but gel polish has totally spoilt me as a nail tech over the past few years. How easy is it  to create blinged up, full on glittertastic nails for clients? Such a simple application of pressing glitter in to the cured, tacky inhibition layer, the application of two gel polish top coats et voila! 

There is nothing quite like a client asking for rockstar nails with nail polish to make your heart drop to my knees; the mess, the wasted glitter and knowing that more than likely they were not going to last as well as a gel polish rockstar. Try as I might to convince my clients to upgrade to a rockstar gel polish manicure or pedicure, their hearts were set on having nail polish. And it's understandable, maybe they only wanted it for the weekend or the colour went perfectly with their outfit for an upcoming wedding but not for their Monday morning board room meeting or just the general consensus that nail polish on toes is like an impenetrable shield that would survive an apocalypse.