Another eBay Auction Purchase: Stamping Plate (Unbranded)

Last week, I was able to find just enough time to paint and stamp my nails. It has been a while since I played with the nail stamper I bought from eBay thru an auction so I was so happy to be able to do it after all these weeks!

I bought a couple of nail stamping plates thru eBay auctions as well and had it securely stored in a case (another eBay auction win). So I went through my entire collection and decided to use this unbranded stamping plate I bought from an eBay seller. I was initially planning to keep my eyes on a stamping plate from Born Pretty but I lost in the bidding process, argh!

Anyway, as always, I started with my prep work by making sure everything I need is carefully placed on the table. I also had the cotton balls soaked in acetone to clean the stamper and plates in between stamping to make sure I don’t have to repaint my nails.

For the “base” color, I decided to use two coats of Barry M’s Quick Dry polish in purple. Of course, I applied the two coats after one coat of clear base coat. I let the nail polish dry after about 5 minutes while catching up on social media as it has been quite a busy day for me.

After drying, I went on to proceed with stamping my nails. I wanted to get the floral vine design and applied enough white nail polish on the plate. I scraped it using the scraper that came with the stamper and made sure I have the nail polish produce clear images on the stamp.

I am not sure whether I was rushing the entire process or it’s the stamper, but none of the stamps on my fingernails produced crisp, clear stamps! I know I lack practice but my previous experience on other nail stamping plates (Born Pretty ones) are a lot better than this.

I am a bit upset with the results and not sure whether the other remaining stamping plates that are not generic would end up with the same, blurry result. Anyway, I am still willing to give this stamping plate a try and use it again sometime in the future.

As always, I finished the look with a coat of Sally Hansen Quick Dry topcoat for a shiny finish. It is really effective to protect your nail polish to last for long – mine was chip-free for more than 10 days!

Overall, I am not that happy with this and I can’t say this is an eBay auction win but rather a “meh”. I guess I need to be more mindful about these nail art stamping plates in the future especially if unbranded or not made by Born Pretty Store.

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