As promised, here I am to show all of you how to do some water marbeling. I am happy to see that this technique is spreading through some of my friends on facebook who have tried it and shared their pics with others. I think we can all agree that the world will be a more colorful place as water marbling continues to be discovered by more and more "fingernistas."
I hope these pictures help illustrate these easy steps to creating your own masterpiece.
First, here are some starter tips:
- You can use whatever colors you would like. You may run across a polish that just doesn't work right. It happens. I would just find a different color to replace it.
- I suggest using a base color that will allow your designs to really pop.
- Pick really contrasting colors to help the design show detail. Do not be afraid to go for bright and dark colors!
- A cup or bowl- I used a paper dixie cup
- Room temperature water- I used Nestle Purified bottle water
- Base Coat
- Base Color (If you choose)
- Nail Polish color selection of your choosing
- Pointed Orange Stick (some say a toothpick works)
- Scotch Tape
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Top Coat
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| My Array of Polishes for this Project |
Step by Step How to:
- Paint your base coat on clean dry nails. Wait at least three minutes.
- Then paint first coat of base color. Wait at three five minutes.
- Paint a second coat of base color, if you desire. Wait at three five minutes.
- Top with thin layer of fast drying top coat. Wait at least three minutes.
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Here is a picture of me with the base color on. It is a very nude color. |
- Once dry, you will need to tape the finger you want to dip first.
- Use a 1 inch piece of tape to go straight across the bottom part of cuticle.
- Use a 3 inch piece of tape to edge left side of cuticle and nail bed that goes up and around finger tip and edges right side of cuticle and nail bed.
- Next, you get to start building your "bullseye" to create your design.
- Fill your cup with room temperature water.
- Loosen the tops of your shaken bottles of polish.
- Let one drop of polish fall in center of water, you should see the polish spread to create a thin film on top.
- Let another drop of the next polish fall in the center, you should see this polish spread creating a circle inside the first polish.
- Repeat this step until you have built a bullseye that has a good mix of colors.
*You will want to do this somewhat quickly. No need to rush around, but going to slow may cause polish to dry and then you can't create design appropriately.*
- When satisfied with the bullseye of colors, use a pointed orange stick to create design.
- Start in the middle of design and pull tip outward to create a swirl. Have fun and experiment to find a design you like.
- When the design is to your liking, line your taped finger right on top. In a swift even movement, dip your finger nail down into the design.
- Keep finger submerged in water.
- Swirl orange stick around finger to pick up the remaining polish residue.
- When water seems clear, slowly pull finger up.
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| After dipping two fingers at oncce. |
- Use scissors and tweezers to slowly remove tape from finger.
- Use cotton swab and polish remove to clean excess paint around finger.
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| Thumb after removing tape and excess polish. |
- Repeat process until all fingers are complete.
- Apply top coat.
- Show them off!!
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| Left Hand |
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| Right Hand |
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| A look at my first time at it! |
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| I think I like the bold colors better! |
If any of you try this, I would love to see pics! Send them to me at mreckehoff@yahoo.com. I would love to add them to my next post.
Teaser for next week: I just bought six different nail design polish so I am thinking of doing some animal prints designs. We will see!!!
Teaser for next week: I just bought six different nail design polish so I am thinking of doing some animal prints designs. We will see!!!
