Here is a sample of the supplies you will need:
-Small cup with room temp. water
-cotton ball/Q-Tip
-Toothpick
-At least two colors of polish
-Base Coat (Not shown)
-Top Coat (Not shown)
When choosing what colors you want to use, keep in mind that it is easier with less colors. For me, two-three worked the best. But any colors will work, but some might not spread out in the water, so test to make sure they all diffuse evenly.
So, colors I used:
-Purple
-Mint Green
-Hot Pink
-Grey (Base Coat)
-And, of course, a fast -drying top coat
To start out, paint all of your nails a base coat. I did grey, but you can use white, or any color that is part of you marble.
The next step is optional, but to make the clean up process easier, you can tape the skin around your nails with Scotch Tape to protect your skin. If you decide not to do this, when done with the design, you will just take nail polish remover and clean your skin that way.
Next, unscrew all of the polish lids and set them near your cup of water. (You need to work fast for this design, so this is the most efficient way). Begin dropping in one drop of polish at a time. Continue to do this until you have a desired amount of polish on the surface of the water.
When done dropping polish, take a toothpick and lightly draw a design into the polish. It should come out looking something like this:
NOTE: Try other patterns besides swirls. Try lines. Get creative.
Next, line your nail up parallel to the surface of the water. When happy with the alignment, dunk your finger in. Take a toothpick and clean up the excess polish on the surface before removing your finger from the water. *It is important that you only dip one finger at a time*
Your finger should come out looking something like this once the skin is cleaned up:
Continue to do this for all of your remaining fingers.
Once dry, finish with a top coat to seal in your design.
This may seem hard, but once you actually do it, the technique is VERY simple and takes only about ten to fifteen minutes to complete. ♥
