Review: Messy Mansion Christmas Collection Stamping Polishes!

(Press samples ahead!)

Hello!


Messy Mansion has released a new set of stamping polishes, the Christmas Collection, a set of autumn/winter colors! Their previous polishes, which I ADORE, have all been cremes, so I'm super excited that there are four metallics in this collection. And, the previous polishes were brights and pastels, so these jewel-tones round out their offerings very nicely:

Messy Mansion's Christmas Collection stamping polishes: Gingerbread, Pudding, Holly, Jingle Bells, Ivy, and Spruce 

Messy Mansion's Christmas Collection stamping polishes: Gingerbread, Pudding, Holly, Jingle Bells, Ivy, and Spruce 

From left to right, these polishes are:


Gingerbread: a metallic burnt orange-brown
Pudding: A creme chocolate
Holly: A metallic cranberry red
Jingle Bells: A bronze-ish metallic gold with an antiqued feel
Ivy: a metallic forest green
Spruce: a creme slate blue


I did a video to test them out over both black and white, and to see how they held up when I applied topcoat:

How did they stack up? They all stamped beautifully, with great detail in both fine and large areas, as you can see before. The formula was excellent on all of them, except my bottle of Jingle Bells was a little thick--it still stamped well and didn't smear, but I thinned it a little for future use.


Gingerbread and Jingle Bells pop the most over black; Holly shows up almost as well. Pudding, Ivy, and Spruce are a more muted over black, but are still clearly visible--they don't just disappear into the black the way some polishes do. So the effect will be more subtle, but it's still there.

Messy Mansion's Christmas Collection stamping polishes with topcoat: Pudding, Gingerbread, Holly, Jingle Bells, Ivy, and Spruce 

Messy Mansion's Christmas Collection stamping polishes with topcoat: Pudding, Gingerbread, Holly, Jingle Bells, Ivy, and Spruce

As for smearing--these pictures are taken with topcoat, all applied within about 5 minutes of initial swatching, except for Spruce, which was applied immediately after swatching, within about 15 seconds. As you can see, there is no smearing whatsoever.


That said, I always advise with any stamping polish that you wait a couple of minutes before topcoating if you can, and avoid going over the same spot twice. I use three strokes (middle, left, right), trying not to overlap, and if I miss a spot, I wait until what I already applied dries, and then go over it again.


When I was playing around with Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 01 plate yesterday,

Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 01

Spruce and Pudding jumped out at me as perfect colors for a nautical manicure. So, I started with a base of Zoya Tatum and Cathy (from the new Naturel (3) collection, stay tuned for my review!), and then stamped my images:

Messy Mansion Spruce and Pudding over Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 01

Messy Mansion Spruce and Pudding over Lina Nail Art Supplies Born To Sail 01

Seriously, this makes me want to head on down to Cape Cod for the weekend, or the Hamptons even. Of course, this might not be quite the right time, but a girl can dream, can't she?


You can find these polishes on the Messy Mansion website, and you can also follow them on Instagram and Facebook for updates and a ton of inspiration.


Happy stamping!