Nail stamping…

…is something you really need to add to your bag of tricks if you want to ever accomplish awesome home manicures. And though the technique can seem a little daunting, for it does take some practice and a steady hand to master, I didn’t think twice about ordering image plates. I had seen way too many beautiful manicures done to not jump aboard that train.

So of course when I got my image plates in the mail, all I wanted to do was try them out. [The plate used here is from the Cheeky Vibrant Collection, which included 26 nail art image plates and I bought for $15.99 on Amazon.] First, I picked out my colors and then practiced a bit.

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Plate number 11 in the series

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Stamping didn’t seem too hard.

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