Konad Set Starter Kit for Stamping Nail Art

I bought this set with some concern that it would be difficult to use after reading reviews on this and other nail stamp products. I didn't bother with the scraper that came with the set and went straight for an old credit cards as recommended and I had great success on my first try - I have no idea what some of the negative reviews might be doing in order for them to not get it to work at all. It's really simple and easy to use and looks amazing. You need some patience and you have to work continuously but you don't have to be lightning quick to get a good stamp. I love this set after only a couple uses and I will definitely recommend it to anyone wanting to explore it.

I came across this product when my 12 year old cousin asked for the AS-SEEN-ON-TV item called Salon Express. I saw the pretty bad reviews that product got and stumbled upon this one. Did some YouTube tutorial searches and saw this product in action. Decided I'd buy my cousin one and get one for me too! The starter kit is perfect! Including the nail polish, scraper, stamper and two plates is everything you need to get started for a very economical price! After doing my nails the very first time like a pro (it seriously is that easy!), I quickly came on Amazon to thank the community for reviews and to buy a 21 piece plate kit. I'm hooked!! The nail polishes are in small bottles, but for the little bit that you use per nail, I can see even the small bottle lasting plenty of time. I haven't bought the nail polishes individually so I don't know if the starter kit sized bottle is actually smaller (5 ml). I read online that you can use any nail polish.. haven't tried yet, but I also saw many reviews that the Konad polish is BETTER. And this vendor sent it to me practically instantly! WTG! Anyway, I highly recommend the kit as a gift for your loved ones and yourself! Happy Holidays to all!

Frustrated with this product. Have tried to use it many times and still will not stamp. I've tried the suggestion to file the rubber stamp and still not successful. I had bought a set (diffrent brand) years ago at those mall carts with 5 plates, the rubber stamp, scraper and 3 nail polishes that worked so good but I gave them away and now that I got back into nail art I can't seem to find such a good deal, easy to use, and that actually does what is intended. The scraper scratches the plates. One of the reviews suggested using old credit cards to scrape instead.. But Again, still not doing what it's intended to do and you have to find alternative ways to make it work for you. Sadly for me I haven't been successful. Disappointed.

This set is okay. I bought it and spent a while trying to figure out how to get it to look as nice as the pictures. It works okay but not great. I use it more on my daughter as she doesn't mind if the stamps look smudged or what have you. She loves when I put "pretties" on her fingers. All in all, I'm happy I bought it but would not buy more plates.

I couldn't get the polish to adhere to the stamper until I read on some obscure blog that you need to file the stamper with a medium file (100 grit) to rough up the stamp so the nail polish has a not-perfectly-smooth-surface to attach to. The scraper is a piece of crap. It scratches the plates the first time it's used. Use an old plastic card, like an old library, old credit, old hotel check in key-card, or save a gift card with $0.00 balance so you can just permanently store it in your manicure kit. Polish is great. I even bought a separate black Konad special polish and that worked beautifully. I also tested out my own regular pink nail polish (Finger Paints brand, Wannabe Warhol color) and it worked ok, but I definitely had to try a few times to get the perfect pattern to transfer onto the stamp. Plates aren't etched deep enough on some patterns, like the stars, to be able to pick up the polish from them either. I was able to use the flower on the outside, but not the flower pattern that is in the center. The little patterns aren't etched enough. I have 4 other plates from 2 other companies that are about to be shipped and hopefully those will work better. (If I remember, I will update this review with the usability of those plates.) To clean the stamper use a lint roller. Works wonderfully. It cleans the stamper perfectly, and the lint roller isn't damaged by the nail polish (the polish coat is so thin it doesn't get through the first layer of sticky lint paper). Trying to clean the stamper is like trying to peel off a stubborn sticker. Life hack - use lint roller to clean stamper. It took me about 2 hours to figure out how to get the polish to stick to the stamper. Then about an hour to get the scraping motion just right, need speed and moderate pressure. Then once I got the hang of it and a routine (below) going it took 3 minutes down to 1 minute to do each stamp. So about 3 - 4 stamps per finger takes about 30 - 60 minutes to do a full set of some very nice pretty nails. So patience and determination is a virtue with this art! My routine: - Get your work station set up with polish(s), plate(s), scraper, stamper, dish of acetone, dish of nail polish remover, q-tips, cotton balls or cosmetic sponges, paper towel to scrape onto, and whatever else you use. Have your nails prepped and ready with the base coat fully dried (at least use a clear base coat). - File stamper with 100 grit file. Wipe clean with a q-tip and acetone. - Q-tip dip into acetone, swipe plate pattern to clean, use cotton ball to wipe dry. - Nail polish onto plate, don't need too much. - Quickly swipe excess nail polish off with moderate pressure at a 45 - 30 degree angle. Then very quickly press or roll the stamper onto it. - Align with the nail (only take less than 8 seconds to this or the polish will dry, suggest asap) and roll or press it onto nail. - Roll or press stamper onto lint roller to clean any remaining stamp nail polish off. - Fresh Q-tip in acetone, swipe plate pattern to clean, use other end of q-tip in acetone to wipe clean again (this double clean really helped with getting a full pattern every time), then use a cotton ball to wipe dry. Use the q-tip to wipe the scraper edge clean (cleaning the scraper every time helps with wiping off the nail polish perfectly everytime). Throw away. - Repeat at Nail polish onto plate step until nails are fully stamped. Don't need to file the stamper every time, just when the polish starts to not stick to it any more -about every 10 - 20 stamps. - Clean any excess nail polish off the skin around the nail with a q-tip dipped in nail polish remover. - Apply any other nail art, (dots, glitter, etc.) and a top coat to preserve the nail art (I used Finger Paints and it didn't smear the art, amazing). - Marvel and be proud of the wonderful art you've created!

I ordered this starter kit after reading about nail stamping online and watching a few tutorial videos. Instructions are limited to info on the back of the package, so I suggest you watch some tutorials to really get a hang of it. I tried it for the first time today, and it was so easy and worked the first try. I suggest using the special polish included in this kit for the stamp image because it is thick and holds the image on the stencil very well. Don't use the special polish as the base color, because it is too thick and would take too long to dry. I had no problems with it smearing when I added the topcoat because I waited quite a while to be sure the stamped image was completely dry and then I added a very THIN and LIGHT topcoat. The results look so nice, I can't wait to get more plates and polish colors!

The designs are nice but it is VERY hard to use. You have to use only the nail polishes it came with. It is very hard to get the paint just right. Some of the shapes don't work.

The Product usage need to have some techniques which comes with practice. First timers can be frustrated to use the prodcuts,I was too. I feel bottles are Small, and stamping plates okey with me,If you are beginner and the product is fine to buy. White nail Polish: Give okey stamping effect. Red stamping Polish: Give very less pigmentation( Or coloring effect) to the stamping effect. Blue Stamping Polish: Give give Good Effect of stamping effect But I have tried international stamping polished, they are way good and economical then these. Because of limitation of availability of these kind of product in India, You need to order it on international websites. I hope amazon.in will bring some good "advanced products" in nail stamping segment. Regards!! Megha

Ma fille est ravie de son cadeau. Par contre, je ne peux pas apporter de précision sur le long terme car elle est dans sa période "je change de couleur tous les jours".

The delivery of product was good, but the product is not worth the money. Everytime we tried using it, the stamp was not picking it up properly and we were getting faded impression on nails and sometimes broken.

Since it was bought as a gift (requested by a God-daughter) it's not something I've personally used, although I watched fascinated as she grappled with it! There's a 'knack' to it obviously, since the small amount of nail polish left of the plate after the 'scraping' bit, means it dries amazingly quickly. Once you've got to grips with that, it does seem to work well - you just need a bit of practice and to be quick.

Envoi rapide. Produit conforme à la description. Cependant,juste un bémol concernant le tampon qui ne marche pas. A voir s'il est possible de l'échanger.