Angel Eyes and Wings ~ Mirror Stamping Revelation

Orly has such amazing glitters, especially when they started doing the large chunks and holo hexes. I'm a big fan of their bottles due to the fact that I'm a weakling and the gripper topper is always kind to me. I went for an untried in the blue beauty that is Orly Angel Eyes. I wanted easy removal so started with a coat of China Glaze Pelican Gray.

Two coats of Angel Eyes covered the base nicely. I was happy with how smoothly it dried. For the accent nails I used three coats of China Glaze Rainbow stamped with Orly Prelude to a Kiss with the clouds from BM312.

Then I used the angel wing image from BM417. Now, the first wing, fine - went on heavenly ;). Then I realized I'd need to attempt my first mirror stamp and found this tutorial from Wacky Laki. Good in theory, BUT I just wasn't fast enough to get the image to another stamper then my nail. After more research, I found this video which was like a backwards decal method. No go.

I then had an epiphany and thought, why don't I add topcoat to create a regular decal so I have more time to get it off the stamp? Voila! Have you tried either of these methods? What works for you?