Week 30 - Water Marble Mani

Ok, you know I've tried this both once and twice and did not succeed.... this was my third attempt and this time I had better luck with what polishes worked in the water. On the other hand it was harder to get the colors to work together.... As I was trying out different combinations I came up with a couple that work well when I tried them on a displayfan-stick, but when I actually did try it on my nails it was tooo subtle and didn't really pop so I took it off again.... But, I did save the swatch-sticks to show you!

I'm really going to try getting the first one, lime and copper, on to my nails as soon as because I really liked it, and I hope that I can make it that time!!

Hope you enjoyed!

Gold & Pink Watermarble

My second attempt at water marbling and I wanted to show you the results.....

I found it a bit hard to do and had to figure out a way to get as close to filtered water as I could (anyone know a good way of getting filtered water in Sweden without spending a lot of money?) The polish would not spread as good as I wanted it to, but enough for me to dip my nails in. I'll show you both hands and my favorite nails.

For you who are thinking of trying this, do some research and make sure you have the supplies and a few hours to play. Your first try, or even second, will not be perfect (mine isn't) and just have fun with it!!

Top pictures are of my left hand (to the left) and my right hand. Bottom pictures are of my right thumb (left), my right ring finger (middle) and my left thumb (right). The lower pictures are my favorite outcomes of this trial. I found myself hurrying past myself and not taping my nails so I had to start over a few times.

The nails are prepped with a base coat (as always) and then Isadora Tip White to make the colors more vibrant and visible.... The two colors I used for the marbling is China Glaze Midnight Kiss and Claudia Shocking Pink.

Hope you enjoyed!

Blue swirls

My first "real" attempt at water marbling... I have tried one time before, but then my patience ran out. This time I had a little more patience enough and managed to do all 10 nails. Not all of them are good, therefore I'm only showing you three of the nails. The other ones are either smudged and I got spots of excess polish. Anyway, I wanted to show you!

Base: 1 coat of MNY 449
Marble: MNY 449 and 657

I also really want to show a couple of pictures of the Swedish winter we have.... The last few days we've had between +14 Fahrenheit to -4 Fahrenheit which is really cold! I love the look of this weather, but hate the cold!

From our kitchen window in the sun!

On our balcony...