Amateur Water Marbling

Hello!

I've been attempting a lot of different things with my nails this past week but I've been so busy I haven't had the chance to post them.  So I have three looks to share with you today.  I'll post them separately so I can tell you how I did them. 

My first look was my first attempt at water marbling...  please be kind haha.  I actually think they turned out pretty good for a first timer.  It was a bit difficult to get the hang of but I eventually figured it out and I was on a roll!  Sorry in advance if the pictures are blurry. :(

I started with two coats of Sinful Colors Innocent.  Now, Innocent is a light green color that I probably shouldn't have used for water marbling.  I read so many blogs about using a pale color like white but I thought I'd be adventurous and use green... well you use a pale color for a reason.  The green kind of changed the overall color scheme I was going for.  Even though it was dry when I put the water marble on top, I guess the tint didn't mix well or something.  So instead of a pretty royal blue, my nails ended up a purple color.  Well, you live and you learn!!

After the base coat, I taped up each of my fingers with scotch tape so that only the nails were showing.  I dipped each one of my fingers into room temperature water that I had added droplets of my favorite colors to.  Make sure you wait until you nails are dry to take off the tape!  (I made that mistake) For more of a visual explanation look up a video on Youtube, just type in Nail Water Marbling.

 This is what I ended up with:

It's far from perfect but I think it looked great for a first try!  I received lots of compliments on it!  What I've learned?  This look takes A LOT of patience  

What I used:

Sinful Colors Innocent

Sally Hansen Pacific Blue

Avon Speed Dry Strawberry

Sinful Colors Invisible

I hope you enjoyed my first real blog.  For some reason, this took forever to post!  Look out for my next blog and please subscribe!  

Kellee