Good
morning my awesome readers, I hope you all had a cheerful Christmas and enjoyed
it with family and friends. As promised I have brought to you a new technique
that out of creativity I decided to call the "double"reverse stamping technique since you are doing twice the procedure.
So, on
Christmas Eve I only had a couple of hours to get ready and head to Mom's house
for a family party. As I was tired from baking like 5 cheesecakes/pies the day
before I still had not made my mind if I was going to be able to create a
holiday mani or simply wear plain nails, so I decided I'd try this new reverse stamping technique but it occurred to me to add a couple of layers of color. Let's get started!
You will
need:
• Zip lock bag
• Scissors (optional)
• Permanent marker
• Clear nail polish or any
top coat will work
• Colored nail polish
• Stamping plates
• Stamping kit
• Nail polish remover
• File
• Q-tip and orange stick
I thought it would be genius
to first draw a square on the zip lock with the permanent marker so it will be
easier to identify where exactly is the clear polish, and so that you actually
know how many stickers you have and also create a few extras in case some get
screwed. Then you can proceed to the following steps. See photo below :)
The
original inverted stamping technique:
- In a zip lock bag apply any type of clear nail polish or top coat in a series of squares that will be used to apply on your nails. (Make sure these squares are big enough to cover your nails but not too large so that clean up will be faster).
- Let it dry completely.
- Once it's dry choose which design you will use on your nails from the stamping plates
- Go ahead and do a regular stamping procedure but this time you will stamp the design on top coat on the zip lock. It is important that you let it dry completely
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| Top coat already stamped |
The
"Double":
- Once the stamp is dry you can start applying nail polish and color the design as you like, I did two coats of color
- Let it dry completely. Seriously, I left the fan on and took a nap meanwhile. :)
- Start carefully peeling off the entire design with twizzers preventing tearing it off
- Lay your stamping stickers apart from each other
- Proceed to apply base coat on one hand
- Carefully lay a design on your nail exactly how you want your design to look, as once it makes contact with the base coat and you would want to remove it and relocate it could smear or even break
- Use a q-tip to carefully smooth out the surface of the sticker on your nail. Be aware that too much handling or friction could ruin the design
- Once the surface is smooth whatever is exposed at the tip of your nail you should carefully bend it downward to the tip of your finger
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| A simple method yet results are amazing! |
How easy
that was?! A super easy design that everyone will rave about, and the
secret is to make your own nail sticker. Honestly, I did a few steps and
while leaving it dry I took a nap, another step, took a shower and came back to
finish. I had my nails done with a dry sticker and all in less than 15 minutes.
I know
this technique may not be new to many people but I thought I’d share my version
and experience. I really hope you guys liked this post and find it useful
to create ah-mazing manis for any occasion. Please tag me @sprinklenails
or #mysprinklenails in Instagram so I can see your designs if you tried
this technique. Love you all and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! XOXO
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