After I tried water marbling with the purples in my second most recent post, I practiced some more but using a different method. I wanted to just marble one colour over the top of the base colour but couldn't figure out of that was even possible. If it is, and I'm being dense, please tell me! Anyway, I tried marbling with one colour and a clear topcoat for the next few tries and I think it turned out pretty well!

Okay so actually with this one all of the fingers turned out pretty crappy (waaay too much silver) but the thumb turned out great I think. This was Glitter Gal Black Holo for the base colour, marbling with China Glaze OMG and OPI Designer Series topcoat.

Sooo, not one to be totally deterred, I tried again with NYC Cognac Sparkle as the base colour and China Glaze FYI and OPI DS topcoat for marbling. Sliiightly better attempt but the middle finger was fail!

I gave the marbling a rest the next day and went for Barry M Grey, stamping in white with Konad plate M9 and China Glaze Wireless holographic topcoat - I REALLY like this actually! The topcoat I mean, but I was quite fond of the mani overall too.


Next day, I tried marbling again. I LOVED this! I was so proud of it, haha. I decided to mattify it any I loved it even more! Base colour is OPI Russian Navy (which has rapidly made its way into my list of top 10 polishe of all time), marbling is OPI DS topcoat again with China Glaze Passion.
BUT THEN! Disaster struck :( I broke my middle fingernail REALLY low down on Thursday and had to cut everything else down to even it up. I have stumps! They are so ugly >__<

Here's NYC Cognac Sparkle again, Konad stamping with China Glaze Passion on image plate M57. This is a recreation of a mani I did a long time ago 'cept in the old one I used Rimmel Posh Trash for the stamping (it was before I got Passion), and I mattified it this time. I think I preferred the old one, if only because my nails were long and not ugly and stumpy then D:

Aaand finally, here's what I'm sporting now. GOSH Wild Lilac, Konad stamping in white with image plate M4, hot pink rhinestones from an AWESOME kit I got from Poundland (big nail art haul post coming soon), and China Glaze Wireless holographic top coat. I quite like this actually.
I'm just hoping my nails grow quickly! ...Although now I'm looking at the pictures, that middle nail has actually appeared to grow a noticeable amount overnight from the leopard Konad mani to to lilac one today!
How are you, girrrrls?
PS Sorry that most of these pics were taken before cleanup.. gotta get out of that habit! haha
omg you kill me with the blue and gold combo! *swoooooon* xxx
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ReplyDeleteThese are all beautiful - the blue and gold matte-ified is so pretty. When I tried marbling I found that using a base color was much much better than not having a base color on my nails already
Those are all gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the mattified. Especially the blue and gold. So awesome.
ReplyDeleteSo many awesome manis, think the grey flower one is my fave! I really have to give water marbeling a try soon too- but i can only imagine i'll make a right mess lol!
ReplyDeletehey laura,
ReplyDeletewowzas never heard of marbeling,
but it looks amazing!
I dont own many nail varnishes, but Russian navy is my number 1!
keep it up
Milly
www.fashionlaunderette.com
I love all of them!I need to get that Konad stamping set!
ReplyDeleteso many designs! <3
ReplyDeleteu'r getting so much better at marbling!
Wow love the blue and gold one :) Thanks for sharing :) Emma
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments girls :) seems like the general consensus is that the blue and gold marbling is the best one - I happen to agree! :)
ReplyDelete@Milly: Haha thanks ^_^ but my name's not Laura, it's Leanne :P
xo
LOVE the blue and gold combination! Stunning! :) x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! How did you do the marbling? (I've never seen that before - kind of a mani-newbie.)
ReplyDeleteI love the matt one! Also the Barry M Grey one too looks FAB darling :D xxxxx
ReplyDeleteAgreeing with everyone and loving the navy and gold! It's so beautiful! Ooh and the grey with the flowers is so cute too. You know what, I actually love them all! :D xo
ReplyDeleteThose are all so gorgeous. I can't even pick just one.
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