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Now, I am writing about this not because I am so egotistical I think you all give a flying flock of flamingos what I wear on my nails, but because I want to know your experiences, if there are any, of doing this.
I tried it quite a while ago, and to no avail. But I was recently inspired by this lovely lady who makes it look so easy!
So, filled to the brim with newfound confidence in my abilities and with a few of her handy tips on board I thought “Bugger it! Let’s have another go!”
The confidence, I fear, was wildly overrated.
I used room temperature bottled water (don’t die; we buy them from Costco. They’re only around 10p a bottle. It wasn’t san pellegrino.) I dropped the varnish in close to the water so it didn’t sink and I let it dry a little before plunging my finger in. I cleared up while my finger was still in, and it still isn’t pretty rubbish.
Mainly, I think, the polish doesn’t spread properly. The first few drops do, and then it’s just a beautifully coloured, gooey puddle in the water I’m supposed to be marbling.
But hey, here are the pictures! If you are good at this then advice would not be pooh-poohed!
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These were the polishes I used, but in the end I only used the 4 on the right. And I can’t remember their names! So I’ll edit this or comment later with them :]
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So I did my base coat, and then a coat of the OPI white (Alpine snow?) and wrapped my fingers in tape, like the lovely lady I mentioned earlier, suggested. (It was a very good way of keeping clean!)
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This was them in the water. Crap :[
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(Don’t look at the bubbles and flaws!)
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So there we are. Some worked out OK-ish. They looked a bit better after I cleaned them up more this morning (after my shower. I’m too lazy to get it all off with cotton buds!)
Please share any pictures or experiences :] x
PS. Check her out! mysimplelittlepleasures.blogspot.com/ because she is amazing at this!
LOL, thanks for sharing that - made me laugh. Perhaps you just need more practice? why not ask the lady concerned?
ReplyDeleteNo tips I'm afraid, with 5 large dogs to walk each day be a total waste of time doing anything with my nails, been about 10 years since I wore any sort of varnish.
Good Luck with your next attempt.
Lynda x
PS Hubby looked over my shoulder in horror at your tea!
In horror at such an odd combination, or because it's black pudding? Either way, it's actually a lot nicer than it looks :]
ReplyDeleteYes I suppose dogs don't really appreciate the effort you can put in to neatly done nails, do they?
Yes I may drop her an email (and practise more!) :] xx
Those baguettes look delish........ No tips from me on the nails I'm afraid, I'm a Calgel girl - every 3 weeks without fail,fingers and toes. Love the marbling effect, I've never seen it before. Would never be brave enough to try it, I banned myself from keeping nailpolish in the house after an expensive incident involving a new bath and a bottle of Chanel Vert Sacrilege. Hx
ReplyDeleteOOhh not an easy colour to hide, either :[ (Unless you had an forest green bath set?)
ReplyDeleteI think, even if I had three week manicures all the time (which I don't because it would bankrupt me!) I would still paint over them in the end :D
(you could have the odd sneaky one, and just keep it away from all expensive pieces ;] I threw one all over my partner's bed. It as a beautiful colour and I got him lovely new bedding from john lewis, and he was the pissy one!)
Kat x
Ooh - I was a bit scared to mention I had black pudding for my lunch today - seems I shouldn't have been! I think your dinner looks lush, and certainly very iron-rich!
ReplyDeleteAs for your nails, not bad for a first attempt I think! Well done you!