I do intend to try this again - later in the winter, or next holiday season. I intend to use a smaller dotting too (I have a set of five - I used the second- and fifth-smallest heads in the set. Big mistake; I should have stuck with #1 and #2.) I also plan to focus just on the stamping next time, rather than do what I did which was stamping my nails while watching TV. Nope…I need to move faster, I need to focus more on the stamping. I got a long, rectangular stamp, which works better both for my nails, which are longer than they are wide, even when they're “nubbins”) and for the designs I like to use. The only downside is that, when you're picking up and placing smaller designs like snowflakes or trees, I feel like I don't have quite as much control. I'm guesstimating a bit about design placement. (Note to self: grab the right stamping tool for the design.)

I again used glue on the cuticles, for quick and easy cleanup. It worked excellently, again. I think that using glue as a “manicure dropcloth” is one of those amazing little tricks that no one thinks of, but that is actually a miracle. It's less harsh on my cuticles and skin than cleaning up afterward using a brush dipped in polish remover, and requires less precision on my part to not screw up the manicure. I have found myself waiting extra time after a manicure is done, so that I don't accidentally pull up the edges of my still-damp manicure along with the glue.

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