Before & After: Purple Crystal (featuring Spellbound Nails The Knight Bus + UberChic Beauty 10-02)

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Hello!

So I learned something today...you have to be careful when you use matte topcoat over stamping.

I started with a base of Spellbound Nails The Knight Bus, from her Harry Potter Book 3 collection (see my full review here):

Spellbound Nails The Knight Bus

Then I stamped using UberChic Beauty 10-02, and Messy Mansion Carbon:

UberChic Beauty 10-02

Then I used a matte topcoat...and discovered that even if you're careful, a matte topcoat can smudge your manicure:

UberChic Beauty 10-02 over Spellbound Nails The Knight Bus

Yes, it only smudged a little, but still. So what I learned from this is, always use regular topcoat over your stamping before you use matte topcoat! Even so, I do love this design, it has a peaceful stained-glass feel that I love.


Happy stamping and careful matte-ing!
M. xoxo