There are a few nail products that I always end up busting out during the summer that generally end up tucked away the rest of the year and now that we're firmly into the hottest time of the year (seriously, I don't know about where you're at, but here in Winnipeg we've basically been melting for the past week...) I'm going full summer on my nails. For today's nail art look, I went with a long time favorite stamping plate, a couple of bold summer shades, and one of my personal favorite nail art techniques - the smoosh! 

Recently, I was thinking about all of the ways that I use my stamper while I'm doing nail art without actually reaching for plates and I felt like it was a really good idea for a post to show you guys some of these techniques. Initially, some of these were really intimidating for me, but what I've found is that they're actually really easy and they create a really beautiful look that's great for beginners but really impactful. When I decided to put together this post, I wanted it to be really instructional and include some of the little tips and tricks that I've figured out on my own through actually doing these techniques, so though it's quite long I hope you'll find it helpful and try it out yourself! If you try out any of these, I'd love if it you'd tag me on social media @beautyloveca so I can check them out!