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Hi everyone! For todays post I tried re-attempting water marbling and the result was pretty good! I even made a video for you guys and stupid photobucket wouldn't let me translate it into html because it was too long. So I'm going to try to split it into two videos then post it up later. But for now, here was the result of my water marbling :)!
Left Hand :)
Right Hand :)
Just in case I can't get the video up, heres some lovely tips for marbling :- Always use a tiny container when marbling. If you don't, your polish will migrate everywhere leaving you with very see-through polish to work with.
- Use a petroleum based product around the nail (vaseline, lotion, lip balm ect.) so that when you dip your finger in it will be MUCH easier to clean off.
- Always use NON brand name polish. Don't try OPI ,ESSIE or China Glaze. Try something thats cheap. I say this because number 1 you end up using a lot of polish and number 2 cheap polishes are thin, which is much easier to work with.
- Open all nail polish bottles before you begin. This is crucial because when marbling time is at the essence.
- Have Q-tips and cotton balls ready because you will need them for clean up and in case you mess up.
- Have a trash bag very close to you.
- Have a needle or toothpick to swirl the polish.
- Change the water if it is dirty (this may be 3-6 times )
- ALWAYS use warm water. I say this because it slows down drying time of the polish. Never use cold.
- I would highly recommend LA colors to marble with. That's what I used and it came out good, was easy to work with, and dried slow.
- Happy Marbling :)!
Hi everyone! Happy Valentines Day :)! For this lovely day I decided to marble my nails. They didn't come out as good as I wanted..so I'm taking them off and adding a new post tommorow with another cute design. Sorry girls :(~ I promise I'll have cute ones tommorow :)))!
Hi everyone! The nails I'm going to do today are one of my favorites, corset nails! At first I was really unsure if I could even attempt this, but they did end up coming out really good so I was excited. They aren't very easy, so don't be upset if they don't come out perfect. Believe me when I first did them the result was bad, so I had to start ALL over again which was really upsetting but it was worth it. My final result was great :).
The very first thing I did was put on a basecoat. I used Sally Hansen Nail Quencher.

Then I added two coats of Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Sheer Strawberry. I almost just left them like this. I'm really getting into sheer polish now. I think it looks so cute left alone :).

Now, what I did was use a thin brush to paint the sides of the corset. Now it will look a little funny when you first do it, but believe me you HAVE to do it this way. You take the brush and only paint the sides of your nails. This is crucial. You can't paint too much or you will have to start all over. That's what happened to me. You have to leave enough room so that you can add the strings to the corset or they will come out looking very funny. Just look at this picture and follow it very closely and you'll be great :).

Then, you need to add the string holes. So you can use any color for that, but I liked white :). Take a little sticky note and add about two drops of white polish to it. Don't put too much because if you do, the nail polish will become tacky (dry) and it will be near impossible to work with. Then, take any pointy object ( pencil, pin, orange stick,toothpick) and add dots. I used a toothpick; the kinds that have the circular edge on one side instead of two points. I dip it into the polish and add a generous amount to the toothpick (or whatever you use) and then start dotting. It's easier to do if you practice on the sticky a few times.

Then you add the strings. This is another hard thing to do. You need to have a thin brush for this. It is pretty much impossible otherwise. Even with a thin brush this is not easy. When you have your thin brush you want to take off most of the polish so it looks as if it is almost bare. Then add the lines. I made a little diagram on how to do this :).






Believe me, it takes a long time but in the end it will look really pretty. You can you ANY color for this, these are just the ones I chose. The finished product should look a little something like this :
You can add sparkles or whatever else you would like to add. I finished it off with Sally Hansen Insta Dri Top Coat. Thanks so much for viewing!