Biutee 8-Piece Nail Stamping Plates Set with 10 Nail Art Templates & Stamper - Rose Flower Animal Designs for Valentine's Day - Perfect for DIY Gel Polish Manicures at Home or Salon

I just received my stamps and stamping gel a few days ago, and I'm already in love! I got the 8 piece gel/10 stamping plates kit because I liked the variety of designs better than those that were shown with the 6 piece set. The plates I received are: animal-themed, a floral one, a music theme, animated cats, an Aztec-type design, one that has both floral prints along with other patterns/geometric designs, as well as 2 full winter/Christmas and 2 full Halloween plates. For the most part, the stamps are of appropriate size to use on fingernails. There are a few, though, such as all of the winter/xmas houses, that I can tell would be way too large to get a full image of them on your nails. I've just started playing around with a handful of the designs so far but the plates do seem to be working well as far as stamp transfer. I used the plastic scraping card and the jelly stamper that came with the kit and they both do a good job. Also I did prime my jelly stamper before use by scuffing the surface with a magic eraser (I found the instructions online). Another concern I had was with the stamping gel, as the description makes it very clear that you need to cure them with a UV dryer/lamp - which I do not have and don't want to use. So I wasn't sure how the stamping gels would work without it, but to my pleasant surprise, they are pretty much dry to the touch within about 10 minutes, after which time you can seal them with a top coat of your choice to preserve the stamping design. You DO need to seal them though because otherwise the stamping gel (which IMO is almost similar to the feel of printer ink) will wash right off with soap and water. The good thing is though - no need to worry about taping off your fingers or using latex peel, etc. - you can just stamp and any excess gel is very easily washed away. So far I've only tried 2 of the gel colors (white and blue) but they do seem to perform well. The image shown is of white gel stamp over a tan/gold background. I was also re-using the same stamp across a couple of nails each time, which is why some don't look quite as vibrant (that is totally my fault, not the gel!). To compare, my thumb nails both have a "first stamp" and they are very clear, crisp, and vibrant. I also experimented with using some nail polish for stamping and it worked out just fine. You do definitely have to be quick though because the nail polish will start drying up as soon as you skim with the plastic scraper, so you've got to be ready with the stamp right away. I used a dark colored polish over a light background which showed up well but I'd suspect the transfer may not look quite as good using lighter colored polish or anything that's not essentially opaque in just one coat.