Customer Reviews

Bundle Monster Nail Art Nailart Polish Stamp Stamping Manicure Image Plates Accessories Set Kit 21pc

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I am so glad I bought these image plates! I have tried quite a few of the plates in this set and have not had any problems with them. The price was irresistible for me, I will order many more plates if BundleMonster comes up with more designs. I do wish they had some larger designs that would cover the whole nail (the largest designs in this set do not cover my thumb nail completely)
*I measured one of the full nail designs and it was approximately 1cm X 1.4cm. Hope this info helps!

Helpful hints;

-Make sure you remove the protective plastic cover from the front of the plates before attempting to use.
-Wet a cotton ball w/ pure acetone and hold it with tweezers in order to avoid ruining the designs on your nails. Use the acetone soaked cotton ball to wipe nail polish off of the plates and stamper. The plate should be dry before applying more polish.
-Use a thick highly pigmented polish for stamping.
-Work fast! If you take too long the polish will dry on the plate or stamper and you will not get it to transfer.
-If you are working fast and the polish does not transfer try another type of polish, some polished are extra quick drying.
-Be gentle when you apply top coat or you may smear your design.

I bought these plates because my daughters spent the night at a friends and came home with the cutest nails. When I asked about them their friend showed me her 'name brand' set that she paid about $50 for. It had two plates some polish, a stamper & a scraper. I thought it was adorable but was not going to pay that kind of money. Bargain hunter than I am I searched for a better deal. Which led me to Bundle Monster and another 'off brand' that I found on ebay for similar value.

I bought both sets. The received the ebay ones first. They were a great value came with some extras & offered cute plates (a few with the same designs from one plate to the next). They even offered the same designs and our neighbor girl had on her 'name brand' plates (none of which were 'full nail' or 'french tip' images). I was quite satisfied but have to say when I received the plates from Bundle Monster I soon realized I preferred their images better. They were larger for the most part & a much nicer selection over all (I hope they continue to add to their designs).

The ONLY Con I would mention is that the edges seem a bit sharp (compared to both the name brand & the other off brand I purchased) so I would keep them out of reach from young fingers even if they are just 'looking at the designs'. My teenage daughter cut herself on one not paying attention.

For those of you who are having problems with them here are some tips & step by step instructions I use (mentioned by others but with so many reviews I will post it as well).

Tips to Know Before you get started:

1) REMOVE the plastic film: They come with a plastic film when you first receive them that sometimes can not be seen. I used something sharp (tweezers) to cut a spot & then removed the rest with my fingers. If you do not remove the film the plates do not work.

2) Use THICK but NOT Quick Dry Contrasting Nail Polish for Images: If you do not have a 'thick' polish & do not want to spend $10+ on the 'name brand' let one of yours dry out a bit or go to your local salon that does nails & see if they have some 'old stuff' that you can buy for pennies on the dollar.

If you use quick dry you may not get the transfer done quick enough before it drys.

I have tried a few variations of colors but for obvious reasons white & black work best. A dark color with a white or light pink print or a light color with a black or similar dark will have the best results. Do some practice ones on something to see what you really like.

3) Use one coat cover for Bottom Coat & Top Coat: I recommend using nail polish that IS quick dry & only takes one coat to cover for both the Bottom & Top Coats (not images). This is because the more nail polish you have on your nails the more likely it is to smear your images. Using quick dry also helps with this.

4) Use a Good Acetone nail remover: It seems this works best for cleaning the plates. Some remover seems to thin out the polish & make it more difficult to transfer.

5) Let the Plates DRY completely: After each transfer you will need to clean the plate (if there is polish in the image you will not get a good transfer). When you wipe the polish out let the remover dry before you put polish on it. Again it will thin out the polish making for a poor transfer.

6) Use Cotton Rounds instead of Balls: Cotton Rounds make it a lot easier to manage the nail remover without messing up your nails. I use a nail polish remover with a pump so (one touch remover) I don't have to do too much with my hands.

7) Between EACH STEP let your nails dry for the best possible results.

8) If you don't have a plate holder (which I highly recommend) use double sided scotch tape to hold the plates in place on whatever you are scraping the extra paint onto.

9) I also recommend the two sided stamper with the smaller stamp. It is much easier to ensure the best image placement for smaller images.

10) If you have larger nail beds you may want to overlap designs. Everyone has different nail bed sizes so it would be difficult to accommodate everyone. With practice one could learn to line up the designs for a fuller image but I would recommend either using more than one design or just overlapping them. It can create a nice effect as well.

10) Clean EVERYTHING thoroughly when you are done: This will be important so that your future painting will be more successful & so that the plates, stamper & scraper last longer.

My personal steps:

1) Wash hands & gently push back cuticles that might be up on nail bed.

2) Get out all needed products & items.

3) Paint nails with bottom coat. Let dry completely (VERY important for best results)

4) Prepare image plate, image nail polish & cotton round with polish remover.

5) Working Quickly - Paint a nice coat of image paint over your image, scrape away extra, stamp with stamper, line up with nail bed, roll on fast, firmly & carefully ensuring you get the entire image to transfer. (If you have never seen this done check out a youtube video on it).

6) After each image you will have to clean the plate completely (especially if you are using the same image for each nail). Be sure to do so carefully not to smudge your other nails. Some recommend using tweezers - I find if I use a Cotton round instead of a ball I don't need to. Again let the polish remover dry on the plate before adding the polish again.

7) I recommend doing all your images on one hand BEFORE putting on the top coat. Just be gentle not to 'bump' them.

8) Once your first hand is complete put on your top coat & let this dry Completely before starting your second hand.

9) Repeat for second hand!

Once you get the hang of it use multiple designs & colors. We have used it to stamp our phones & more (and change when we get bored)

Hope you enjoy this as much as I did! All the little Girls in my life (age appropriate of course) will be getting this for the next 'gift giving' occasion!!

I like this product, not the greatest but good for the price.

PROS:
-Cheap
-You don't feel bad about scratching them
-A lot of cute designs that are non floral unlike KONAD (a lot of floral)
-Full finger design fits me just fine except for the thumb (it's a bit small)
-Plenty of designs to choose from

CONS:
-Edges are really SHARP
-The bigger designs tend to smear
-Disregarded some of the larger designs because it just looked like a blob even after I scraped it thin
-The metal is a lot thinner
-The designs are not as detailed

I loved my Bundle Monster IP's they are soo cool. Fast shipping I ordered Tuesday and received them on Friday. The images are soo many to pick from its like a kid at a candy store LOL. I think they are better than Konad I have 10 Konad IP's and with Konad you can't get every single part of the image BUT with the Bundle Monster you can with the very first try! I got my family and friends wanting to buy the Bundle Monster IP's. I would really love to see what else Bundle Monster comes up with next they should consider making their own polishes and tools and more IP's. I will defiantly keep buying from Bundle Monster!! GREAT PRODUCT!!!!!

after 2 hrs of trial and error im getting the hang of it and its actually easy and semi-fool proof. yes you do need "special polish" china glaze's chrome and romantique collection works well for the design plates, or... any good chrome would do. i have not encountered a design that does not transfer yet. but we'll see
edge is sharp and cut my skin when i first receive it.but i guess, tats preventable if you're careful when holding the plate
NOW THE REAL REASON WHY IM NOT GIVING IT FIVE STARS
shany offers what looks like the same product +3 more plate for 10 dollars here on amazon. DOH.... i found out right after i orderedit23

I was so close to returning these today after having them a month and getting more and more irritated that they weren't picking up the nail polish or working. I read a few reviews today to figure out why they were all talking about it working and finally got it through my thick skull that there is a PROTECTIVE LAYER on top. Peeled it off and all the scratches came off too of course. Now I'm itching to get back to painting. So please, peel off that layer.

I was so excited to get this product (as I am a nail art aficionado)...that was until the plates arrived. The plates arrived in the same condition that others have described in the other reviews (all in one package, stacked one on top of the other, and with plastic film on front and paper backing on the back). I removed the plastic film and used (Konad brand) special polish, (Konad brand) scraper, and (Konad brand) stamper. I'm only stating this so that if you are reading this you know that I did everything 'right' and these plates had they been usable should have worked. I worked quickly as I always do and several designs failed to transfer to the stamper at all (and of course the ones that didn't work were the ones I wanted this set for in the first place) and several of the other images only partially worked (only half of the design would transfer to the stamper). I know there are those who will say I didn't work fast enough but that is just not true I scraped and stamped within seconds and I even tried the plates with regular nail polish (China Glaze, OPI, Finger Paints, and ORLY) and got the same result. Now before I continue I would like to state that this is not my first time to the dance. I have a bunch (30 or so) Konad plates and I have been doing nail stamping art for a couple months now (on myself and on others), I know all the ins and outs, tricks and tips of stamping nail art and still couldn't get the plates to work. I am really upset that only 10 of the designs (designs not plates) have actually worked and the rest are useless. After I closely examined the plates I think the problem is that the image is not cut deeply enough into the plates. If I run my finger over the Konad plates, then over the Bundle Monster plates there is a distinct difference (the Konad designs are cut more deeply into the plates). I don't know if I got faulty plates or they are all like this but I am left wanting my money back because right now the plates are $18 paper weights. I will not buy this brand again I'd rather spend my money on Konad plates because they actually work.

This is my first non-Konad stamping nail plates and I'm in love. They are super easy to use with some great and fun designs. Considering I'm a very new stamper, I've had great success. I do wish the full plates were a smidge larger. I have larger nail beds and have to double stamp with these. But, so far I've used them on every single manicure I've done since receiving them.

I hope they have a new set of 21 coming out soon! I'd also love to see them create and distribute their own line of polishes.

I ordered this set since I enjoy the new 25pc set so much. Some of the negative reviews on this made me skip on it before but since the price is right and shipping its free I decided to give them a try... OMG I'm so glad I did because these plates are awesome! The only negative thing I agree with is the fact that the full nail images are a little small for the thumb nail but I work around that by centering the image on my thumb. If you don't like that idea there are many other designs here to chose from that its still a good buy for the french tips & single designs.

Another gripe from part reviewers is that the plates are sharp & don't have a protective backing like the new set. Well this has been fixed and all plates now have it.

The biggest complaint that ultimately made me pass these up the first time was that many people had trouble getting the images to transfer. That was a big deal to me since that's the whole point of buying them in the first place. Well I tested all images and have had no issues getting any of them to transfer. I have a few tips that might help:

~ be sure to remove the plastic, blue film before doing anything else
~ images transfer much better when your base polish color is still slightly wet
~ try applying a top coat before stamping if base polish color is completely dry
~ try using a thick, opaque polish, it is NOT necessary to use konad special polish
~ be sure that you scrape ALL excess polish away with no extra goop left over the image
~ pick up the image from the plate with the rubber stamp in a rolling motion
~ look at the stamp to ensure the image transferred before applying to the nail
~ apply image to the nail in a rolling motion as the stamp and your nails are slightly rounded

I hope those still skeptical will give the 17pc set a try. I'm glad I did! Good luck & happy stamping!

These stamps are just like or even better than konad. The designs are unique. At just under $18 this is a steal. You'd be spending six times more if you purchased twenty one stamps from konad. I find that with these image plates transfering the image to the stamp is much easier. I agree that the full nail designs are not wide enough to cover the entire nail. Nonetheless I love my new image plates and would like to see more in the future from this seller. I also feel that using an old credit or gift card works better when scraping off the excess nail polish. It is much more gentle and does not scratch the surface of the image plate as with the scraper that comes with the konad system. All in all I'd recommend this to everyone and I would repurchase if need be :)