Thursday, February 11, 2010

NOTD: Shades of Purple Water Marble + Tutorial

As I said, the pink just kind of rubbed me the wrong way ... so I went for my "safety" color of purple & did another water marble as my NOTD on Wednesday.  I started out with 2 coats of Sally Hansen Forever Lilac, which is a very pink lavender:


I wanted this color to show up more in the final design than it did ... I used Forever Lilac & also Sally Hansen Flair & Sally Hansen Spark for the water marbling.  My favorite, the one that embodies my original design best, is my right index finger =) ... which was right next to the disaster of my right middle LOL, I don't know how that design got quite that messy.  Anyway, here are the pics:


And here's how I did it:



Seems like lately when I start playing with water marbles, they come in 3's - I hope to have pics & video for my current NOTD - a shades of green water marble - edited for posting tomorrow.  Until then, thanks for reading.

~Colette

26 comments:

  1. I know I saw all the marbles you do are beautiful - but truly this is beautiful

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  2. I really really love this. you did a fabulous job!

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  3. This is beautiful! I love your nail look1 I've always been afraid of water marbling because of the hassle involved, and because it looks so complex, but you're making me want to really try it out!

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  4. hello !!! i am french and i discovered your blog and it is really good and your water marble is vrey perfect !! did you visit my blog ??? http://zaya-kannel.over-blog.com thank you for your visit and french kisses !!! alex

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  5. You're really getting professional results with your water marbling. Respect! =)

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  6. Love your water marbles, and thanks so much for the vids.

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  7. Oh this one is even more amazing then you green marble I saw before this! Love! Going to try marbeling myself soon and will use your tutorials for guidance!

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  8. EVERYONE - Thank you all soooo much =)

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  9. i really really am head over heels for this one! great marble WOW!

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  10. I am in love with your water marbling. I loved the pink but this one is calling at my heart. Pink and purple are my favorite colors. Definitely keep up the great work and you have shown how easy water marbling can be so I might have to try it on my nubs LOL

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  11. K & T - Thank you =) I hope you give it a try.

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  12. it is beautiful i am soo ging to try it thanks :)

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  13. oh.. im in love in nail art again, thank you! :)
    you are amazing :)

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  14. Hi, I saw your tutorial on YT and I really wanna try this marble :) By the way - great blog!
    Visit mine, if you want to: http://lakieroholiczka.blogspot.com

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  15. ANON, LIGITA, ORLICA - Thank you =)

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  16. hi
    this is extremely beautiful i m a beginner in this i need to ask will any nail polish will work for this as i tried with my nornal nail polish but couldnt succeed. Please help me.

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  17. oh my goodness, ive never W A N T E D my nails painted until i saw your tutorials. beautiful work! i hope there is a halloween one ;)

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  18. Just a question. What brand(s) of polish do you recommend for water marbling? Does any certain brand(s) tend to work better than others?

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  19. hi, i was wondering why when i try it, it wont work on the second layer, the second layer wont spread, im using elianto nail polish.

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  20. DEE - there really isn't a best brand, every color is different in the water & it just takes a lot of trial & error to find the ones that work well – the colors I use are always listed in the information box. You want one with good pigmentation, maybe a little on the thick side but thin enough to drip & above all slow-drying =) also are you using filtered water?

    WORDS FOR THOUGHTS - sometimes even colors that each spread on their own don't work well together - you just have to keep trying different colors & different combinations =)

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  21. Just want to know about how long does it take for you to complete both hands. How long have you been doing this?

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