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Not sure if you're serious or not, but you can find it on Amazon.
Konad Nail Art Double Ended Stamper And Scraper https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_wPSKwb1XHHXBX
I own both. In my opinion, there is a huge difference. Konad is just superior quality. The etchings are finer and more intricate, and as such you get a more impressive-looking result. Bundle Monster has a lot of great, fun designs but they do look less refined when compared to Konad. It just comes down to a difference in craftsmanship.
You linked to the old Bundle Monster 21-piece plates. They released a "new and improved" 25-piece set a few months ago, and it's a lot better than the 21-piece set. The designs are larger (old designs were too small for most people's nails), and there are a lot more full-nail designs. However it still doesn't compare to Konad, in my opinion. I actually regret buying it.
All you need is a stamper and scraper, yes. But I really recommend getting this stamper and scraper instead. The double ended stamper allows you to place full nail designs with the big end and accurately place smaller designs with the small end. Also, using that metal scraper will scratch and damage your plates, so use an old gift or credit card instead. :) Unfortunately it always comes in a bundle with the stamper so it's basically a waste.
A dotting tool looks like a pencil with metal balls on the ends. You can buy dotting tool sets with varying tip sizes for different sized dots. I've never heard of a bad quality dotting tool, so brand is not important here.
She might be interested in a stamping kit, or if she already has one, more plates. Konad is the brand of choice, but their plates are expensive. Bundle Monster plates are more affordable, although their edges tend to be sharp. Check out wowsocool for Konad plates. If you do get her a stamping set, get the Konad Special Polish in black and white, at least. Not all polishes work with stamping, so it's hit and miss, but the Konad polishes are designed to work with stamping.
Finally, she might appreciate some special effects nail polishes, like magnetic nail polish. That is all the rage right now. Essie also has a new glitter polish range out (called Luxeffects), she might like a couple of those. If you're in the US, you can check out the nail polish collections at Sephora, they do little gift sets with a variety of polishes that are quite nice.
Hope she likes what you get her!
*Edited to add: Oh oh oh, Sally Hansen Salon Effects! Haha, I just thought about what I would like to get and I really love those strips. They're real nail polish strips that you stick onto your nails. They come in really cool designs. Love them. There is a limited edition Holiday collection out now with some lovely designs.
A nail stamper(link) / stamping plate(link) is something I think a lot of people even who love their nails might not have. And the plates are all different so even if they have a few already I'm sure there will be other designs on the plate they don't have. Basically they can stamp cute designs on their nails with their polishes they already have.
I love my nails, and I just finally broke down and got one recently.
I use the Bundle Monster plates instead. On Amazon, they run only $17.99. You'll also want to get a stamper. Some people like to have the plate holder as well, but I never bought it and I don't have any sort of difficulties.
You'll also definitely want to get some of the special konad polish. The most important one is the white polish. None of the white polishes I've owned are nearly opaque enough. Any thick black polish should work fine for stamping, as well as any strongly opaque color.
They are not too tricky to use, although it does take a bit of practice.
I didn't know where to go in person to get them, so I bought my supplies online from Amazon! I got this stamper and this set of plates and went to YouTube for lessons :)
Well, I'm quite new to this but I'll try :)
First off, are you sure your wife would like nail art? There may be a reason she doesn't use her nail polish?
Well, unfortunately there aren't many stores that sell stamping supplies. The best place for a lot of nail art stuff is Amazon.
If she's impatient/ always likes to be using her hands a fast dry top coat might be a good idea for her. Good ones are Seche Vite and Out the Door :)
Konad is the best brand to do with stamping about (as far as I know). Their stamper is the one to get. As for image plates- Konad ones are good but expensive. I would suggest getting a Cheeky or Bundle Monster pack. You can get so many different patterns I would suggest getting something like this or this, which has a variety of full nail images, individual stamps and french tip stamps. Also, if you do buy image plates etc. then I would suggest buying proper stamping polish, at least for black and white. Metallics work well for stamping too.
For nail art brushes, you can get them online but all of mine are actually acrylic art brushes. They tend to last well and you can buy them in store. Acrylic paints are really good for doing complex designs, over the top of a layer of normal nail polish. They're easier to mix, don't dry as fast and are cheaper than nail polish (if your wife would want to do art on her nails).
You can get dotting tools too, if you think those would be good?
I will say that some things are sold on Amazon from China, so the shipping times are quite large. They may not get to you in less than a month (depending on where you live).
Sorry if all of that was confusing or no help at all!
This is the first stamping kit I ordered:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MZ8BK2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's worked fine for me so far, though I have heard people say that it's not as good for very long or very rounded nails. I also have this set of stamping plates and I am happy with the variety, but I'm not sure how "cheap" they are compared to other sets of plates:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CDGR29G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$0-5 Nail Stamper I have seen a lot of wishlists here with polish/nail at supplies, and I think that stamping would be fun for a lot of people!
$5-10 Fun glitter polish A set of 6 for less than ten bucks!
$10-20 Acrylic Paint! Because being artsy is always fun!
20-50 China Glaze Summer Neons 2012 because nail art
Nail stuff is pretty broad but I'll see if I can help!
Dotting tools, striping tapes, rhinestones, and nail art brushes are great for her age bracket (and they have the added bonus of being super cheap!!)!
For a higher level of difficulty check out nail stampers with "plates". Here is a tutorial to show what those actually do, tutorial.
You know your kid better than I do, but at her age I would have loved a dedicated space for my "beauty supplies". Would a desk with a nail station be a welcome gift? If you live near an IKEA, get something like this and these for polish storage, each box fits 50 polishes easy! I would also get a desk lamp and some mason jars or whatever to hold the tools that are too big for the box. Maybe even a vanity mirror for when makeup becomes a thing. To keep the desktop clean and easily manageable I would get some cheap plastic place mats from the dollar tree.
Polish-wise, Sinful Colors is a cheap brand of polish found in most drug stores, usually around $2 a bottle, but the colors are nice and go on well (I own about 20 of them and use them often). For a person her age I probably wouldn't get too many of the more expensive brands like Essie on up, just because preferences are fleeting at that age. Eventually, you could dive into the deep scary world of independent polish makers (where all the pretty colors are!!)
Sorry babes :/
I don't have any thing for stamping so [This would be fantastic] (http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Art-Double-Stamper-Scraper/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1393874862&sr=8-8&keywords=nail+stamping+plates)
You know that everyone on here is here for you and if you need to just focus on something else I highly recommend Top Gear, one of their special episodes where they go to another country (seriously its hilarious and I don't even like cars)
It'll be okay sweety.
http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Art-Double-Stamper-Scraper/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320550654&sr=8-1
This is what I bought a few months back when I bought my stamper. Some people may tell you that you need the special nail polish but I've always used Sally Hansen's black nail polish and found that it works just fine with my stamper and shows up perfectly. As for plates, one of my personal favorites that I find myself using over and over again the one with zebra, leopard, cross criss criss, and two little tip designs. If you think that you'll be using your stamper a decent amount, then I suggest you get the bundle monster. The plates from the Konad are a little too expensive for my taste, so I usually just resort to getting new plates from Amazon.
I got all of mine on Amazon. Below are the first things I bought. I'm pretty new too, but I'm building a nice collection. Not many of the nail items on Amazon are Prime eligible, but if you can find them, I would compare the non-Prime+shipping vs. the Prime one.
http://www.amazon.com/Bundle-Monster-Stamping-Manicure-Accessories/dp/B004XJNQXW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1319410273&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Art-Double-Stamper-Scraper/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1319410273&sr=8-3
http://www.amazon.com/Debra-Professional-French-Manicure-Clean-Up/dp/B001MP0T2Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319410423&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Marbleizing-Dotting-Nail-Manicure-Pedicure/dp/B004OHQR1Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1319410439&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002MZ8BK2/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
This one. Hands down.
This Konad set is what I started with, and I picked three separate plates I liked to go with it. They have some other starter kits, but I didn't like the designs of the four plates that came with it, so it was just as cost-effective to buy the kit and plates separately. You can find the stamper on other sites as well, and ebay has a lot of nail stuff for pretty cheap, if you don't mind long waits for shipping.
Other stamping plates you can pick up are the Cheeky sets, which have 25 plates for usually about $25 on various websites. They have a variety of designs for cheaper than the Konad plates, but with the same quality I've heard.
My one important suggestion is that whatever stamping kit you get, don't bother with the scraper they give you. It's usually a metal scraper that scratches the plates and does a bad job clearing the excess polish off the plate. Instead, what I use (at the recommendation of a lot of people) is an old plastic gift card. It's wide and easy to hold, sturdy enough to scrape off the excess polish, and doesn't scratch up the plate. I had a lot of trouble with stamping until I switched to using it instead of the scraper that came with the kit, but I'm glad everyone recommended it to me!
Here are some cheap brushes. A stamper and some plates might be nice. And dotting tools.
What kind of polish does she wear? Sparkly, shimmer, creme? I like indie brands but Zoya, Orly, OPI, and China glaze are nice and easily accessible.
actually a few days ago i posed this same question to laqueristas because it just seemed to daunting to start something completely new like this. here's the post. u/norikotheninja's comment was definitely the most helpful.
i settled on gals' princess plate set and the konad stamper and scraper. the konad plates look nice, but not for $5 a pop. but definitely delve into the youtube videos that show you all the plates and techniques etc.
I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts!
Anyway this is very important for my job interview. I will be using this to viciously stamp my job competition's... nails... ok it's not the best thought out plan. Whatever.
The stamper/scraper are under $6 shipped!
This is the one i I just got and haven't tried yet. and here is the konad one that i had good use of except on my whole nail ones lol
Man I suck so bad at deciding what I want too..I always just tell people they don't need to get me anything or if they're insistent I ask for a gift card.
Alright..lemme put on my thinking cap..
I guess my first suggestion is obligated to be this CD because of the title..
Or there's this stinkin' freakin' cute Rilakkuma backpack/bag
If you like cats on socks there's these cute friendly kitties or if you like cats and socks but aren't happy there are these cats flipping the bird on socks
If you'd rather drown your birthday in alcohol than cute things there are these nice stemless wine glasses
If you'd rather watch movies on your birthday Howls moving castle is always a good choice
Or if you're a makeup person there's this nice set of matte lip color.
If you're more of a nail person you could get this stamper and kitty cat design nail plate together to have some crazy cute kitty nails!
I may suck at picking things for myself, but I can suggest things all day for others :p
^^even ^^if ^^I ^^may ^^or ^^may ^^not ^^be ^^bad ^^at ^^that ^^too.
Either way I hope you and /u/LadyAmpersand have amazing birthdays! Having a birthday twin is always fun c:
Well you'll need a stamper and a scraper, Amazon has a lot of different kits available. I have a set from Konad similar to this. Then you'll need plates, which mostly come in sets but then they have jumbo plates which is one big piece of metal with several designs etched into it. I've bought all my plates from Amazon as well, my favorite brands are MoYou London, Pueen, and Cheeky. Then as far as how to actually stamp I recommend youtube videos, there are so many helpful ones out there!
I would dress up as a man and wear tights and walk around with a long cucumber by my crotch.
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I have lots :) CG Def Defying is $4.63, CG Red Satin is $4.66, CG Surreal Appeal is $5, CG Whirled Away is $5.27, Essie Ballet Slippers is $5.79, and this stamper is $4.35. There's more options than that, so if I win you can look at those too if none of these tickle your fancy :)
I also have lots of favorite shows! I love Supernatural, Weeds, Pretty Little Liars, the new Hawaii Five-0, Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy, Psych, Fringe. (The bold ones are the ones I recommend you watch if you haven't seen them already)
edit to add Fringe. More may be added haha
The stamper should work with any plate. I have the official Konad stamper and bought a few single Konad plates. Then I decided to give one of the bundle plate sets (this one specifically) a try and the plates have been comparible to the Konad ones for me.
The main thing is using polish that will work well with the stamper. I have one of the official Konad polishes, but bought a bunch of the Sally Hansen Insta-Dris that work great with it as well. I know there's a blog out there that has a huge list of polishes that stamp well.
You should definitely give it a try! It's so fun!
Hi! I really like this Konad double ended stamper. I have plates from Mash, Konad, MoYou... you can mix and match just fine. I've never tried a polish specific for stamping, but I find that most opaque polishes work well. My favorite stamping polishes are from the Sally Hansen Insta Dri line.
Thanks! And this is the plate I used, and I used this stamper! :)
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Thanks for the contest!
Awesome! Depending on your budget, I'd look into indie polishes for her - there are a ton of different brands on Etsy and their own sites, and they tend to have more unique polishes than the mainstream brands. For example, KBShimmer is a popular indie with lots of fun color combinations and consistently good polishes. They generally ship very quickly, too.
As far as nail art goes, I know there are some books out there, but I've never owned one, so I can't point you in a direction for that. However, some basic tools are useful if she doesn't have them - such as dotting tools or nail art brushes. There are a ton of different sellers on Amazon for these; most of them are coming from China or Hong Kong and will take a month to get to the US, but if you dig through the alternate sellers, you can usually find a US seller or two.
Some nail decorations such as studs or rhinestones could be fun, too. Same China/Hong Kong shipping warning for these, too.
Otherwise, maybe stamping would be something she'd be interested in. Stamping is the process of painting nail polish on an engraved plate, scraping off the excess, and then picking it up off of the plate and applying it to the nail with a rubber stamper. This is a popular starting stamper, and there are a TON of plates out there, and they can vary in quality. This is the set that I started off with, and I've been pleased with them. There's a brand called "Moyou London" that's very high quality and creative plates, but they also cost more, of course - they can be found on Amazon and on their own site. There are some special "stamping" polishes out there, but any thick polish will work well - the brand Sally Hansen Insta Dri (available in basically any drugstore/Walmart/Target/etc) are often recommended.
I want this.
Hmm, what to bake. Pumpkin Pie!
This is my second attempt at doing the stamping. I push down on the stamp when "picking it up onto the stamper" and rolling it onto my nail.
I used a white base both times. The stamp color is black one is by sally hansen the other is Emori brand. I am working as fast as i can. I have tried the metal scraper the first time and a giftcard the second after speaking with someone here in the group. I also tried the stamper that came with the plates and its soft and squishy but same results.
This is great, but don't forget the actual stamper and scraper. The plates will be useless without them! http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Art-Double-Stamper-Scraper/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368511391&sr=8-1&keywords=konad+stamper
I forgot to give you the link, sorry! http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Art-Double-Stamper-Scraper/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1367811560&sr=8-2&keywords=konad+stamping
I used this stamper: http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Art-Double-Stamper-Scraper/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346559283&sr=8-1&keywords=konad+stamper
And a design off this plate: http://www.amazon.com/INTRODUCTION-Collection-Plates-Designs-Cheeky/dp/B006OMHU4C/ref=sr_1_3?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1346559363&sr=1-3&keywords=cheeky+plate
Get a stamping kit - stamper here and some popular plates here! This is a good tutorial. I was hesitant to try it but just did right now and it's sooo cooooool!
i keep coming back to this gauntlet to look at peoples wls
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both /u/Marykins and i have konad stamper sets on our WL, though i think they're actually different listings for the same item. its her oldest item on her wl, my 3rd oldest [listed nov. 1 2012, where as my oldest is from oct. 30th, so, hahah.]
anyway i think it is about time we get into stamping! do you stamp? we should all stamp and get SUPER FRUSTRATED BY IT.
I just picked up the Cheeky 2012 and MASH 2012 sets for pretty cheap, with a Konad Stamper/Scraper Set. I've heard good things about Bundle Monster and Shany too, but these seemed to have more designs I liked. So there are realistically quite a few cheap options out there for you!
Nail polish stamper!
What makes me beautiful!
Omg /o/ You are so nice! I will totally pay it forward.
I'm somewhat confused about how to figure out shipping on these, so do any of these come out to less than $5? Seche Vite, Essie Protein Base Coat, or Stamper
I have this Konad stamper/scraper set: http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Art-Double-Stamper-Scraper/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1415587118&sr=8-2&keywords=konad+nail+stamping+kit
I have a couple of different stamping plate sets, this one was the first one I got, it works well. I also have this holiday set which I also like a lot.
I purchased this set: http://www.amazon.com/Bundle-Monster-Stamping-Manicure-Accessories/dp/B003ILUQPM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323438892&sr=8-1
I do have one Konad that I received as part of the rl exchange that I will be trying out next just to compare. So, at the moment I've only used Bundle Monster. I'm curious to know how other stamping plates compare as well.
I also purchased http://www.amazon.com/Nail-Art-Double-Stamper-Scraper/dp/B002MZ8BK2/ref=pd_bxgy_bt_img_b
So far CG works well for stamping. I'm excited to see if Essie, Orly, OPI...and others will work as well.
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it seems to rely more on the scraper you use more than anything else. i got this one, it has a lot of fun full nail designs, but then a few cute decals, but i would recommend the konad stamper/scraper set for the best results!
I used this Konad one
That's so awesome! Congratulations! What do you do? I hope you get a raise! ;) Make sure you treat yourself too!
I would love this in Bauhau5 and this little guy Lilpeedee has me fiending for :) BIG MONEY!