These nails are so cool. It looks pretty easy too. Especially if you have a bunch of different colors lying around your bathroom, ahem……You can put together lots of different colors depending on your mood for the day. It goes with the trend of Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips, but a sort of DIY. I would love to try this on my toes, if I could only figure out how to dip each one into a shot glass. It sounds easier than it is. Believe me.
Supplies: Orange stick or toothpick, shot glass or cup (the smaller the circumference, the less polish you end up wasting), room temp. water, nail polish, tape (optional, but it helps with the clean up)
Begin by prepping my nails with base coat and one coat of polish. A good option is China Glaze Innocence for a nice neutral base.
Steps:
1. Fill your cup with some warm or room temperature water. If the water is too cold, the nail polish will seize up.
2. Choose the polishes you want to work with; keep in mind the opacity of the polish you are using, if its too sheer, it might not look right.
3. I like to begin with the lightest color. Load up the brush and let a big drop of polish fall into the water. Continue with the other colors until you have a few concentric circles of polish in the water.
4. Using the toothpick or orange stick, drag through the polish from the edge toward the middle. Continue to drag the stick through the polish until you find a design that you think looks pretty.
5. Optional: tape around the edge of the nail to protect your finger from becoming covered with nail polish. Scotch tape works perfectly for this.
6. Holding your finger horizontally, dip your fingernail into the glass, making sure it is completely submerged.
7. Use the toothpick/orange stick to trace around your finger, gathering up all the unused nail polish in the glass.
8. Lift your finger out of the glass, and let dry before taking the tape off.
9. Continue with your other nails until you have a full set of beautifully water marbled nails.
10. Slick on your favorite top coat and Voila! All done!
I want to thank Hey Nice Nails for this tutorial and inspiration to have fantastic looking nail art, and get it done at home.
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