If you're unfamiliar with the concept, here's a quick video and picture to show you the desired intended effect:
Warning: Do not leap out of your seat with excitement and do it straight away, you'll just make a complete mess. Read the whole post to find out what happened to me...
And the desired effect...
Unfortunately mine ended up looking more like this...
Basically, I was unaware that the polish would form a film (which I now know to be the whole point) and on my first try picked all the film up on one finger and scrunched it into a mess. Wasn't going well.
Then, I realised that because I used glitter and normal nail polish from different brands, they weren't going to make a nice swirl. Instead, they each took their own side of the bowl and when I tried to mix them the same thing happened - the film clumped onto my brush and I had no choice but to (unsuccessfully) dump it onto one nail. At this point I'd exhausted all hope of doing my nails and was now cleaning the bathroom with my last remaining drop of nail polish remover (after knocking the bottle over) and trying to prise flakes of polish off my nails and the sink. What an epic fail, all for some nice nails...
So, before you try this. Think realistically. It probably won't work and you'll end up in a mess. On a more positive note, if anyone has had any nail art successes feel free to comment, I might summon you for a guest article on how to be a nail marbling hero...
2 comments:
As a dude, I never thought I'd come across anything make-up or nail related that would spark my interest. This, however, is pretty cool and dare I say, your mishap adds some wonderful element to this post. :D
@Komikomz
I'm going to try again, I think I did it wrong the first time :) Thanks so much for the follow/comment, means a lot. I can't find your follow button but I'll have another look later.
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