Nail Stamping Crazy

Hello, and welcome to my site for nails! I am sharing my journey as I learn and practice. Read on for more. If you shop at Maniology.com website, use my personal referral coupon code MACABREMERM…

A lot of people enjoy going to the salon for a manicure because it makes you feel pampered. Your hands also feel like they have been taken good care of because someone who knows what they're…

Supplies: First, you're going to need some base polish for your nails. Note that there are different kinds of polish. Gel is special and requires more equipment - everything else should be …

Now, to get started.  First I choose the plates I want to use this time. I will flip through my books and pull out all the plates that match the theme or idea I have in mind currently, and lay t…

Now it's time to paint your nails.  Side note: Because of my B vitamin deficiency, I have to use a special oxygen based (also called water soluable, or water permeable) nail polish for my ba…

So your nails are ready for stamping. Here we go! :D By the way....there is one thing they don't tell you, in an obvious manner: you need to peel the blue protective tape off the plate befor…

If you have a design on your plate that you want to make multicolor on your nail, you're going to make a decal.  First start off just like you always would. Put some polish on the plate, scr…

Thanks once again to the internet, I found another idea. Pick up a set of "press on" fake/artificial nails, and paint them. Put them on when you want a quick change of nails. Then you …

There are some amazingly wild color combinations people use and some of them can't be done without alcohol based dyes, gel paint, etc. However there is still a lot you can do with regular ol…

Another way to get awesome designs with multiple layers of color, more easily, onto your nails is to use stamping plates that have layers. LAYERS! :D  Also described as overlapping designs. I…

If you find yourself with badly broken or split nail, order silk nail wraps or builder gel on Amazon.  Save it. Don't cut it off! Silk Nail Wraps Because I try to avoid suffocating my nail b…

There are lots of options when it comes to adorning your nails. In addition to many styles of painting, then stamping with stamps or applying decals, there is also foil, wraps, powder dip, and..…

Applying half nail fake tips can be useful if your nails have broken or are really short, and you want them all to be longer for a manicure.  Size the nail tabs just like you would fake nails b…

Let me start off this post by saying that traditional nail dip powder was previously always applied with gel polish and UV curing . While this is perfectly fine for  most people, it's not s…

Let's talk about Sticky Stamping Polish! Here's a link to the one I bought . Sticky stamping polish has a longer drying time than regular stamping polish. This allows you to use it for a…