OMG
Me too - failed miserably with my first cheap kit
I ordered my Creative Shop stamper (it came first)... I had no plates so I borrowed back the plates that I gifted to my friend's 12 year old daughter from my first failed attempt. I tested about 30 different polishes and found only one that worked half assed and it was a China Glaze chrome looking one. I tried Venique, Vinylux, OPI, China Glaze AND Sally Hansen.... fail. I was discouraged one again.
If "The Real Mrs Grey" can do it, so can I. She makes it look so easy in the vids.
So.... I wait for my lovely MdU paints.... It was sooooo worth the wait! I had my AH HA! Moment and life will never be the same again!
7 little mini's arrived in my mailbox and I've been stamping like mad ever since!
Then 3 more plates arrived from Born Pretty and life got a lot more interesting.
I'm now waiting for a set of 3 and a set of 21 from ebay (Konad) and no one will be able to slow me down. The possibilities are endless.
I got Nail Mail today: 3 Model's Own and I just placed another order for 3 more of their luxurious colours and another set of plates.
I now have a serious problem.
I'm mobile.
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I need a bigger car!
(oh, and just take a cotton swab/bud soaked in polish remover to clean up surrounding skin)