I saw a picture of nails on another blog that were marbled using a needle. I decided to go ahead and try it because it looked so pretty and it was something new. I applied my base color which was WnW French White Creme on one nail and then immediately put 1 drop of WnW Caribbean Frost. I then quickly put another drop of polish in the center of the first dot, this time I used Pure Ice Wild Thing. Then using a needle I pulled the green up into the white over and over creating small swirls. I then pulled some of the white polish into the green to give more contrast. It took me about 3 nails until I got the hang of it. Next time I do this type of design I will create a tutorial but for now if you are going to try this I have some important tips:
- Do not use a quick dry polish because it will not work (I tried)
- Only do one nail at a time so the polish does not dry
- I used the sharp end of the needle but if you want thicker swirls the other end works too
- Use small drops of polish otherwise you will just flood your nail
- This technique gets a little messy so make sure you have a good cleanup method
- Most importantly you have to be quick and marble the colors before any of the polish dries
- Be creative, practice and don't give up!
If you have any question about how to do this I will be happy to help!
That looks awesome! I'm actually wearing Caribbean Frost right now, alternating nails with a deep purple for an Easter look lol :)
ReplyDeletethis looks soooooo cool! I tried this with the slowest drying polish i have and it was aweful - but i did not try it with WnW polish's so I will have to give it another try.
ReplyDeletevery pretty
Thanks Sohns! That sounds really pretty for Easter! Deez, your blog was where I originally saw this design! Thanks for inspiring me :) The WnW polishes seemed to work pretty well but you still have to be pretty fast.
ReplyDeleteDang. This is really cool.
ReplyDeleteVery cool, I might just have to try this out.
ReplyDeleteThis is freakin' awesome!! Now I wish I has a needle here in my dorm room... maybe when I go home next. I HAVE to try this!!
ReplyDeleteJess this is gorgeous! I'm trying water marbling for the first time today! I'm both nervous and excited!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! Fiona if you have a safety pin or anything sharp that would work too. I tried to take pictures for a tutorial for this but the polish kept drying too fast so I will have to try again. You really have to be quick with this. Inieven, I am going to try water marbling but I feel the same way. I love the way water marbling looks but I am not looking forward to how messy it is. Let me know how it goes.
ReplyDeleteI want a turorial! pleaseeee!
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