To numb my brain from the election news and partial results last night, I decided to paint my nails instead. I always say that I suck at nail painting, well thats still true but that doesnt stop me from trying haha. The last successful try was months and months ago which was the Water Marbling. I've never been able to do it again btw, haha I think its because of the quality of the nail polishes that i've been using though.
Anyway here is a photo of what I did to my nails haha. A mess of white and blue. Blue to represent calmness and the messy strokes for the chaos in my head haha.
I should really work on my nail painting skills I always paint the sides haha
please ignore the messy edges lol
What I used: Bobbie Base Coat Bobbie Pure White Caronia Goddess Claire's Matte Nail Polish in Neon Sky
Im always jealous of you girls who can do nail art on yourselves. Heck, im even jealous of you girls who can paint your own nails haha. I suck at nail painting and always make a lot of mess. To ensure I get Nail Polish on my entire nail surface, I paint my fingers too hahaha.
Right click on Images to view in full size :D
Not bad eh? :D
I came across Trishza's blog page and saw her post on Water Marbling. At first I thought, "Wow what sort of Nail Art equipment do use to get snazzy nails like that?" haha Im totally clueless when it comes to nail art. And as I read and scrolled futher down I saw that you can actually do it yourself. You can search for water marbling or watch this video to learn how to do it
This was done with acrylic nails though. its basically the same thing you just dip your finger on a pattern that you like.
Im a sucker for DIY projects! The tougher, the messier, the more I want to do it! I dont succeed most of the time haha I just like the challenge. So I took out my nail polishes and got ready to try it on myself. And voila!! well no, it sucked when I first tried it..lol
EPIC FAIL! I couldnt get round circles on the water and I think I put too much nail polish. The pinky finger nail looks good though, but I didnt like the color (I used Beige and a Hot Pink color from Caronia) so I removed it.
Like most challenging DIY projects I take up on, after failing I move on haha. But my nails were icky and I couldnt leave em like that. So I decided to try again. I used White (Kiss Nail Polish), Beige (Caronia) and Teal (Claire's Nail Polish). This time determined to make it work.
I skipped on a minor detail (aplying tape around the area of your nail before dipping) and I so regretted it because I ran out of Acetone haha. I ended up having to scrub my hands :/ So please, if youre trying this at home. Dont be a lazy ass and apply tape around the nail area.
I tried my best to take a good picture. But my Phone's camera cant handle details. i love the very detailed swirly pattern. And the patterns are all different. Every nail is unique. Added some nail stickers to some areas where it looked bare.
Pictures crappy. It looks much better in person :) haha
Im loving it for now. But its mediocre, I will definitely be getting more nail polishes to try different colors :)
And here is my cat, Fluffy, posing for all of you! haha. Right click on the image and you'll see her funny face. I didnt see it until I placed the watermark on it haha
