Thursday, August 9, 2018

Advanced stamping techniques: Masking your images

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Hello!


So, I recently got UberChic Beauty's new cuticle barrier, and the small brush inside inspired me to try out a new stamping masking technique with it...




First, here's the video I did showing the technique, if you're a visual learner:



For this mani, I started with a base of Zoya Lacey, and then stamped my first image (from UberChic Beauty 26-02) with Hit The Bottle Shadows of Darkness (in the US and Canada, you can also find Hit The Bottle at Lantern & Wren). Then I painted around the circle portion of the image with my Edge Perfection, and waited for it to dry (in the video, I put topcoat over the stamping first, but I've since found out you don't need to do that):




Once it was dry, I stamped my second image on top, with Hit The Bottle Polish It Mossed Be Love:




Then I removed the masking from the nail:




Here's how the final mani turned out:


UberChic Beauty 26-02 over Zoya Lacey, stamped with Hit The Bottle polishes

UberChic Beauty 26-02 over Zoya Lacey, stamped with Hit The Bottle polishes


And here it is matted:


UberChic Beauty 26-02 over Zoya Lacey, stamped with Hit The Bottle polishes

UberChic Beauty 26-02 over Zoya Lacey, stamped with Hit The Bottle polishes


The possibilities are endless with this technique--you can see two other tutorials I did with it here and here.  Enjoy!


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2 comments:

  1. This is so neat. You're right, oh the possibilities..
    Lovely choice of colours too.

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    1. Thank you! I just finished another masking mani that will be up soon...watch this space...;-)

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