What are the best brands and colors of nail polish to use for water marbling?

Sara

I've tried water marbling a few times and have never been successful. The nail polishes I've tried are Sally Hanson Xtreme Wear, N.Y.C, and a few different Avon Colors. I use Sally Hanson Diamond Strength Base Coat, and Revlon No-Chip Top Coat. Every time I go to design the pattern in the water, the polish sticks to the Tooth Pick, and then I have to start, and I'm wasting SO MUCH nail polish! Any tips? Thanks!

Answer
Oooh I've done this. In fact, I am about to do some marble art now for college tomorrow lol. I'm really not usually into nail art and can never normally do stuff like this successfully, but for some reason, marble art has come easy to me. . . I'm braggin, I know, but this is a huge achievement for me =P

Believe it or not but I use really cheap nail varnish and it works. I use George (Asda's brand or Walmart if you're in America) nail polish and it works a treat. I also use Rimmel.

Your problem may not actually be with your nail polish though. It may be that your taking too long to do the swirls. When I do it, the polish usually hardens almost straight away. The trick is to be quick and not let it set. And when you swirl it, don;t start right from the outer colour. Kinda start in the middle out. If that makes sense. Also, I use a straightened hair grip to swirl mine.

Hope this helps and all the best!

Different ways to apply nail polish?

Caroline

What are some ways that you can get different effects with your nail polish, like water marbling?

Answer
I like newspaper nails!
How to..

Paint your nails white/light grey (Put a base coat if you want to)
Dip your nail in rubbing alcohol for 5 seconds
Firmly press newspaper on your nail for 10 seconds. (Only print words work, I've tried pictures and it didn't work.)
Take off newspaper. The words will be on your nail and put a clear coat on top of it so it stays.

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What are the best brands and colors of nail polish to use for water marbling?

Sara

I've tried water marbling a few times and have never been successful. The nail polishes I've tried are Sally Hanson Xtreme Wear, N.Y.C, and a few different Avon Colors. I use Sally Hanson Diamond Strength Base Coat, and Revlon No-Chip Top Coat. Every time I go to design the pattern in the water, the polish sticks to the Tooth Pick, and then I have to start, and I'm wasting SO MUCH nail polish! Any tips? Thanks!

Answer
Oooh I've done this. In fact, I am about to do some marble art now for college tomorrow lol. I'm really not usually into nail art and can never normally do stuff like this successfully, but for some reason, marble art has come easy to me. . . I'm braggin, I know, but this is a huge achievement for me =P

Believe it or not but I use really cheap nail varnish and it works. I use George (Asda's brand or Walmart if you're in America) nail polish and it works a treat. I also use Rimmel.

Your problem may not actually be with your nail polish though. It may be that your taking too long to do the swirls. When I do it, the polish usually hardens almost straight away. The trick is to be quick and not let it set. And when you swirl it, don;t start right from the outer colour. Kinda start in the middle out. If that makes sense. Also, I use a straightened hair grip to swirl mine.

Hope this helps and all the best!

What type of nail polishes are best for water marbling?

Jennifer<3

I'm going shopping tomorrow for back to school and I really want to water marble my nails. I watched thousands of videos on Youtube on how to and I know exactly what I need and what to do. But the videos never really said what type or brand of nail polish to get. I know that some doesn't work and some does. Any suggestions?

Answer
Usually the cheap nail polish are good because they are slow drying. Neon colors work best because they offer good contrast.

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Does it matter what kind of nail polish I use for water marbling?

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Morgan

I think water marbled nails look so cool and I really want to do it but I don't really have that great of nail polishes. I have these cheap ones that I got for christmas so does it matter what kind I use?

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the one with the thinner polish usually work better and faster, because in water marble you have to work fast. So it needs to be drip off quick.. Just clean your nail polish sides to keep from the nail polish collecting there and you shouldn't have thick polish that quickly (when you get alot of nail polish on the nail polish bottle sides, air gets in and drys the polish. That is why the polish becomes thick)

What are some cool nail polish techniques?

Q. I already have 4 bottles of crackle, and I've heard of using sponges to create gradient designs, newspaper nails, and water marbling. Are there any other cool things to do with nail polish?

Answer
use liquid eyeliner to do pattens then paint over with clear coat
use clear coat then dab into a childrens glitter
paint nails any shade. get tape and cut into strips. but on nails then paint a different shade remove tape

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