Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I started a Second Channel Called Meliney's World
So
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I'll still be doing my nail videos on this channel
But everything else will be going onto the other channel from now on
Anyways, so i don't know what took me so long to try water marbling...
actually i think it's because the last time i tried, it didn't work out so well
so i ended up doing...
a few of the non water water marbling designs last year
but recently i stumbled onto this
water marble shout out video by a channel called DearNatural62
she mentioned
so many helpful tips in her video that i decided to give it another try
so i'll link her video down below so you girls can go check her out
i was really really determine this time to make it work
and somehow it all just all came together
so here is the tutorial
so as always, start with base coat to protect your nails. Then a layer or 2
of a white nail polish
i'm using this glass candle holder with a 5cm diameter opening
it's not too big so hopefully i won't have to use too much nail polish to fill it
you can also use any round shaped containers or cups whatever you can find
around the house
then I filled it with tap water and let it sit for about thirty minutes or so
until it becomes room temperature
you dont want the water to be too cold because it dries up the nail polish quicker
So i've got my 2 colors ready. it's just a simple 2 color design.
have them open so you can access them quickly
starting with the black polish
add one drop and wait for that to spread
then continue with a drop of the white polish and repeat steps until you get
a few rings of each color
i recommend not dripping it from too high otherwise it will sink to the bottom of
the cup
I hear other people say to use filtered water
i just use the tap because the water here in Australia is pretty clean
and it definitely works for me
something to note about the type of nail polish to use
i did a couple of polish tests to make sure the colors spread properly
some nail polishes don't work very well either it doesn't spread or it doesn't allow
other polishes to spread on top of them
so test it out and see which ones work for you
so once you have this bulls eye ring in front of you
looks kind of hypnotising doesn't it
grabe a stick with a pointy end i'm using an orange stick here and start
anchoring the outter rings like this
you do this so that when you drag the designs later on it doesn't
move around i think missing this step was why my last water marble
attempt failed so miserably
now that we have our spide web set setup
we can start dragging the rings together. There are lots of ways to create
designs with water marble
this is probably the easiest way so if you want to see me do more water
marble designs
let me know in the comments and
any suggestions for color combinations that you may have
so now that i have created a few petal shapes
i'm just going to turn the glass around to a position that is the easiest for me to dip
my finger in
then aim where you want your desig to be and lower your fingernail
into the water
hold your finger in the water and scoop away the remaining polishes from
the water surface
once the coast is clear you can take your finger out and there you go
looks like a bit of a mess but you can easily clean that up with some
nail polish remover you can always tape around the fingers to prevent them from
getting on your skin too much
on now that i have shown you the basics
let's try another one and i'll show you how to do them 2 at a time to save you
some nail polish
so before you start dripping again make sure the water surface is clean of
any polish residues
now once you have everything set up
use your orange stick and drag 3 lines acorss the rings to create 4 big petal
shapes like this
then drag 2 more lines innbetween the first 2 petals to make them into
smaller ones
you can dip the orange stick to combine the petals to make a point
now that we have done the first design
do the same on the other side to create the second one
once you got your 2 designs ready dip one of your fingers in the first
design than make sure the surrounding polishes have broken off
slowly take that finger out without disturbing the rest of the design
next dip your second finger in the second design
hold it there and scoop away the remaining polish and take your finger out
see killing 2 birds with 1 stone
or something like that
after you clean off the surrounding nail polish from your fingers
this is how it looks but knowing me i like to go the extra step
so i added some dots in to make the marble even more interesting to look at
add some black dots in the white area and white dots in the black area
then once your done add top coat for a lasting finish
if you like this design please like and favorite this video let me know if you
have any suggestions on color combination for my next water
marble video
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