Tuesday 29 April 2014

Tri Polish Tuesday - April - Watermarble mess


Hi all!

For today I have another watermarble... a mess... well part of it. I did two nails with a different technique than your standard 'dip your fingers in the water'. Those two are a mess. The normal ones are actually not half bad.


This week's pink, yellow and blue (and some black):
  • W7 - 28 Black
  • Essence - LE Tribal Summer - 01 WAKA-WAKA
  • Catrice - LE Glamazona - C04 Lime Heart Is Beating Like A Jungle Drum
  • Catrice - 400 Blue Cara Ciao



I am wearing WAKA-WAKA as a base (2 coats). For my index and middle finger I tried using a stamper to transfer the polish. I got a lot of waterbubbles caught under it. I later learned that if you dip the stamper at an angle this doesn't happen. I also let the stamper dry and then tried transferring it over a sticky topcoat. The result was incomplete transferral and not a pretty sight. My ring finger and pinky were dipped in like you normally would. And I am pretty happy my ring finger turned out like it should! Perhaps I will get the hang of it one day!



This little experiment taught me that dipping your fingers in is so far still a good technique for me. All that pre-work of taping your fingers etc is just a lot of work.


7 comments:

  1. We live and we learn, right? Thank you for sharing your fails. I think when we share our fails it helps everyone know what doesn't work, so we can all continue to improve technique!

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    1. This blog is to record both fail and success, because I tend to forget it otherwise *winks*. I'm already glad I got 2 nails looking nice this time!

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  2. Whenever I try to watermarble it turn's out like your middle finger, whatever technique I use!! So well done for the good ones! x

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    1. It's not easy... and I'm nowhere near the likes of some (e.g. Mucking Fusser), but happy about those 2 good ones nonetheless :)

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  3. I'm definitely getting the itch to try this again - thanks for sharing all these tips. Those two nails are beautiful, and I adore the colours :)

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  4. Ik vind die van je ringvinger mooi! Ik heb er geen geduld voor! 😞

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