China Glaze Ghoulish Stamping Kit

I've stamped over half the designs and they all work great! You do need stamping polish...regular polish is too thin. You also need some stamping experience but this is an excellent plate and stamper.

I received this kit as a gift and was stunned to see the numerous poor reviews when I was looking at what other stamping plates were available. The stamper picked up cleanly and I had no problems with any of the designs I used stamping polish which is thicker and more pigmented but later went back and tried a regular CG polish. Again zero issues with pickup although I liked the look of the stamping polish better due to its opacity The rating deduction of one star is because of the lack of a backing on the plate. I dislike the sharp edges. I don't know whether the negative reviews are from people just starting out with stamping but there IS a learning curve. Like everything else in life it takes practice! There are all kinds of videos on nail stamping and troubleshooting but there's no substitute practice! All I can say is both the stamper and plate I received performed perfectly with both stamping and regular polish although I personally preferred the stamping polish and would anticipate it would provide better results for beginners.