So again I am pretty excited about today's mani. The challenge options for day 3 were either dry or water marble. I have never tried either of these techniques but i have been dying to try a water marble. I was a bit afraid because several of my favorite bloggers have blogged that they hate the process and some have real issues with it. I found a great online tutorial here and decided to grab some polishes and dive in!
Here is what I used
Just as the video shows I just took a cup of water and placed drops of polish right in the center, I waited for each droplet to fan out before putting in the next. The pattern I used was white, teal, then grey. After producing several rings I used a toothpick to drag the colors into the center and create a design. Once I had something I was happy with I simply dipped my nail into the water, blew on the water to break the polish seal and used a q-tip to soak up the excess before removing the nail.
(that thing took me a good 30 minutes!) so I chose colors that complimented the existing color pallet and just re-did the other 4 nails.
Overall I like water marbling. It was kind of fun and not too messy with the aid of the tape. After doing my dominant right hand I did understand some of the frustration others had, mainly the excess attaching to my design and flubbing it up a bit. But overall like I said it was fun and gives a really cool look. I would like to get some more practice under my belt to try and create even better designs as this one is just a bit hap hazard.
I cant wait to see what everyone else came up with today. Don't forget to stop by and check them out!
Day 3
1. | play polish :) | 10. | Hard Lacquer | 19. | Polish Gone Crazy | |
2. | Glitter Me This | 11. | SpecialGirl Nails | 20. | Nail Polish Anonymous | |
3. | Kate Kreates | 12. | Galactic Lacquer | 21. | Tezzilicious - A Nail And Beauty Blog | |
4. | live.laugh.lacquer | 13. | Seriously Swatched | 22. | Makeup and Nails, Not War | |
5. | Polished Art | 14. | I Feel Polished | 23. | Lanes Lacquers | |
6. | Rachos Nail Love | 15. | Mimi Manicures | 24. | FruVesa | |
7. | Le Nail's Corner d'Alex | 16. | Tes Did It Nails | 25. | Nailed It | |
8. | Dipped in Lacquer | 17. | Rambles of a Polish Addict | |||
9. | Organic Neglect | 18. | Nails Love Polish |
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Keep it Polished!
<3 Jess
If this is truly your first water marble you did a fantastic job!! Awesome.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! It was indeed my first time, that video is really good and very helpful.
DeleteThis is amazing for a first attempt. Well, it's amazing regardless!
ReplyDeletePretty water marble! And I just love your stained glass dragonfly! :)
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