This week again, I am teaming up with Jayne from Cosmetic Proof and Trysh from Prairie Beauty Love - we always pick a theme together and put our own spin on it! It has been so fun as we all have very different styles and interpretations of our weekly theme!
This week our theme was "Aquatic" and I am pretty happy with how trying this new technique turned out - it looks really neat on the nails. (And, historically, I have had zero luck with water marbling; but, this has encouraged me to try again!)
This week our theme was "Aquatic" and I am pretty happy with how trying this new technique turned out - it looks really neat on the nails. (And, historically, I have had zero luck with water marbling; but, this has encouraged me to try again!)
For this week's Manicure I used 2 Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color in Breezy Blue (light) and Pacific Blue (medium) - they seem perfect for an aquatic themed mani! (And, for affordable polish I always rave about this polish formula).
The accents are water decals from PearlPlanet Mer-kittens set - but any aquatic themed decals, stickers, charms, or even a hand painted design would accent this technique perfectly!
The accents are water decals from PearlPlanet Mer-kittens set - but any aquatic themed decals, stickers, charms, or even a hand painted design would accent this technique perfectly!
Here's the step that I followed to complete this Manicure:
1. nail cleanser and base coat
2. two coats of base polish - I used a light blue so the darker shade showed up better!
3. fill up a cup with room temperature water (or however you prefer to set up for water marbling - some people like filtered water, different temperatures, etc.)
4. add 3 or 4 drops of polish to the water and make sure it spreads out of the waters surface instead of sinking to the bottom
5. take a spray bottle with alcohol in it (I used a little spritzer with rubbing alcohol, but a body mist or setting spray with alcohol in it will give the same effect)
6. spray 2 or 3 times over the surface of the polish until it breaks up in to a pattern that you like (photo 3 is a little hard to see; but, the polish starts to break up and separate leaving a spotted effect).
7. dip your nail in at an angle in to the spot you like (I actually used the same polish for 2 or 3 nails), remove the excess and lift nail out.
8. clean up edges with polish remover
9. I added a few decals to complete the aquatic vibe
10. finish with a top coat
1. nail cleanser and base coat
2. two coats of base polish - I used a light blue so the darker shade showed up better!
3. fill up a cup with room temperature water (or however you prefer to set up for water marbling - some people like filtered water, different temperatures, etc.)
4. add 3 or 4 drops of polish to the water and make sure it spreads out of the waters surface instead of sinking to the bottom
5. take a spray bottle with alcohol in it (I used a little spritzer with rubbing alcohol, but a body mist or setting spray with alcohol in it will give the same effect)
6. spray 2 or 3 times over the surface of the polish until it breaks up in to a pattern that you like (photo 3 is a little hard to see; but, the polish starts to break up and separate leaving a spotted effect).
7. dip your nail in at an angle in to the spot you like (I actually used the same polish for 2 or 3 nails), remove the excess and lift nail out.
8. clean up edges with polish remover
9. I added a few decals to complete the aquatic vibe
10. finish with a top coat
I think this technique is so fun and reminds me of the surface of water! Really happy with how it turned out and i'm loving the water feel of it!
Again, make sure you check out Cosmetic Proof and Prairie Beauty Love - I can't wait to see what they come up with for our Fruity theme!
Again, make sure you check out Cosmetic Proof and Prairie Beauty Love - I can't wait to see what they come up with for our Fruity theme!
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