Saturday, November 20, 2010

Double The Marble, Double The Pleasure!

I'm going out to a birthday party tonight and have had this manicure planned for weeks.  The party got postponed last Saturday due to tons and tons of snow here in Minnesota--which is now half melted, but now it finally gets to see the light.  I am so excited about this manicure and it's result!  It's a double water marble and it's super awesome, true?  I'll admit that water marbling is a lot of work, but the payoff can be very satisfying.  I really do hope to do more tutorials, but the reality is that although I have a live-in filmmaker, he is very busy.  This means I'll have to learn all the lighting, camera usage and video editing info myself and I'm not sure how much energy I have to do that.  But I really should figure it out!  If you haven't checked out my basic water marbling tutorial, you can watch it here.  I am also more than willing to answer any questions via email you might have about tips and techniques.

Right Hand:

Left Hand with holo effect:

Uber Flash:

For the manicure, I first painted two coats of Zoya Sarah on my nail.  I then marbled Sarah and Ulta Black Diamond.  After that marble dried and the water was dry off the nail bed, I marbled with China Glaze OMG (silver holo) and Sally Hansen Diamond Strength in Flawless (clear) over the previous marble.  I used one coat of Seche Vite to seal the manicure and add lots of shine!

15 comments:

OnceBitten said...

This is absolutely gorgeous!!! And I think it's the one that has finally made me decide to try water marbling. I know I'll need some practice, but if I can get results like this, it'll be worth the time and effort! Nicely Done!!!

Kari said...

It looks gloriously like blood. Makes me wanna put on my leathers and hunt some lessers, ya hear?

Danielle said...

wow, thats awsome :) I love the halo!!

Erin said...

I love this, true.

polish lava said...

I really love this! I have double marbled myself but with the same color combo. I will have to try this!

ThRiSzHa said...

cool... love to try this out..

nodak1982 said...

One of my favorites so far. Awe inspiring!

Anonymous said...

Wow, i love your nails!

colorfulbottle said...

This marbling is the most beautiful I've ever seen. I love it<3

Freshie said...

This is stunning! I would have never thought to use clear to make the designs for the double marble.

heatheryruth said...

I'm just in Awe! Gorgeous!

Satori said...

These are such gorgeous marbles!!

kellie said...

Absolutely STUNNING!! Perfect for the holidays!

Shopping Addict said...

This is the epitome of beautiful.

And you're from Minneapolis!!
So am I.

Suppose you don't want any new local polish friends?
(If I'm lucky andrea.trenary@gmail.com)

Jenprewitt said...

WOW! This is incredible! new follower.

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