Christmas Nails: Look #3 Water Marbling

Hey Lovelies! For my weekend mani I decided to do a Christmas water marble with red, green, white and glitter polish. I started out with 1 coat of Sweet Color's white polish in number 016. Once that was completely dry I made my water marble design with Fresh Paint's Spruce Street, Essie's Bold and Beautiful and OPI's Don't Touch My Tutu! You know a holiday mani isn't complete unless there is glitter, so I added 1 coat of China Glaze's Fairy Dust to top this look off. 

If you would like to learn how I achieve my water marble looks check out my step by step Purple Mint Marbling post.

Purple, Blue, Hot Pink and Glitter Water Marble

Hey Lovelies! Today I have an awesome look for you! I asked everyone on my Facebook page what kind of water marbles they would enjoy seeing me do and I got tons of responses. I had a lady tell me that her daughter wanted to see a purple, blue, pink and GLITTER water marble and that is exactly what she will get to see today! So I set off to my polish station and picked out these four beautiful colors! For this water marble I used China Glaze Heli-Yum, Flyin High and Grape Pop topped with Jordana's crystal glitter. 

I can't stop looking at these nails! I am super impressed with how well these three polishes marbled together. If you would like to learn how to water marble then check out my Purple Mint Marbling post that has a step by step tutorial. Is there a special water marble you would like to see? Comment below and let me know! Have a wonderful weekend!!  

Gradients and Water Marble Together?!?!

Hey Lovelies! For today's look I decided to spice things up and put gradients and water marbling all in one look to create PURE AWESOMENESS! I started out with one thin coat of Wet n' Wild's French White Creme on all my nails. I then went in with Wet n' Wild's Lavender Creme and French White Creme for the gradients and water marble. 

Want to know how I achieve my water marbling and gradient look? Check these links out! 

How To Water Marble

How To Gradient

Mint and Lilac Water Marble

Hey Lovelies! For this water marble look I used Essie's Mint Candy Apple and Bangle Jangle. Once that was dry I then topped off the look with a coat of Jordana's Crystal Glitter. 

I am in love with how my pinky nail came out! If you want to learn how I achieved this look check out my step-by-step tutorial on how to water marble CLICK HERE.

St. Patrick's Day Look #5

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! Welcome to my 5th and final look in my 5 days of St. Patrick's Day Mani's! I am so excited with how this water marble turned out! I normally go for a chunky marble so I wanted to change it up a bit. For this water marble I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Mint Sorbet and Sally Hansen INSTA-DRI in Mint Sprint. I love marbling with Sally Hansen polishes because they spread out so nice and evenly. If you have never water marbled before or you just want to see an awesome tutorial then go check out my 5 step tutorial HERE. Hope you all are having an awesome St. Patrick's Day! 

MixedMama<3 

St. Patrick's Day Look # 4

Hey guys! Welcome back to day 4 of my 5 days of St. Patrick's Day Mani's. For today's look I used 2 coats of Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet. I then marbled with Sally Hansen Mint Sorbet, Mint Sprint and Fresh Paint's Spruce Street on my ring finger. I am loving having this water marble accent nail! I feel like it makes a simple manicure and gives it a bit of pizzazz. Hope you enjoyed this lovely look! What are you going to wear for the big day tomorrow? 

MixedMama<3   

Purple, Pink and Teal Water Marble

Hey guys! Yesterday I was spending time with my two amazing aunts and I did a water marble on one of their nails in two beautiful colors. When I got to my in-laws house and Olivia was running around smacking the dog in the butt with her princess wand, I decided I was going to try a more complicated water marble (complicated for me is using three different colors HAHA). I started off with one coat of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in White On and let that dry completely. Then I used SinfulColors Rise and Shine and Wet N' Wild Disturbia and Candy-licious as my three marbling colors. To finish off the look I used one coat of  Crystal Glitter by Jordana over the marbled look. I love throwing glitter over the marbling because I tend to get little air pockets that show my white base color so it makes it less noticeable. I am loving these three colors together! I think I'm going to try out more marbling because I love that look! I hope you enjoyed this look! 

MixedMama<3 

Water Marble Mardi Gras Nails

Hey Guys! Today's look is for the up coming holiday Mardi Gras. I started out with a coat of Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in the color White On as my base color. Then for marbling I used OPI Diva Of Geneva, OPI Cuckoo For This Color and Funky Fingers Down To Earth. If you would like to learn how to water marble then check out my step-by-step tutorial HERE. 

MixedMama<3 

Hot Pink Marbling

Hey guys! Just wanted to drop in and show you what I created today! Yes it's another water marbling!!! If you want to learn how to water marble click Here. First I painted all my nails with one coat of Wet N' Wild's French White Creme. Then I used OPI William Tell Me About OPI and Forever21 Love & Beauty in Magenta to create the design. I hope everyone enjoys this look and don't forget to comment and subscribe! 

MixedMama<3  

Purple Mint Marbling

Hey guys! I am proud to say I have conquered water marbling!!!! With several failed attempts in the past on my record I thought it would never be possible. So I decided I would give it one more chance and if I failed I would let my dreams of marbling go. Thankfully I didn't fail this time and I learned the secret to getting awesome results! USE A LIGHT BASE COLOR! Try these five easy steps I used and see amazing results. I hope you enjoy my step by step tutorial. Make sure you comment and subscribe to see my latest looks! 

MixedMama<3

What I Used:

Essie Mint Candy Apple

Essie Soul Mate 

Seche Vite Top Coat

Tape 

Q-Tips 

Cup of room temperature FILTERED water

Mechanical pencil or Orange Stick  

Nail polish remover

FIRST: Paint your nails a base color of either white or a light color. I used two coats of Essie's Mint Candy Apple. Make sure your base color is COMPLETELY DRY before you continue to the next step. Once they are dry tape your fingers off so that only the nails are showing. This will help cut down on the clean up time at the end! 

SECOND: Drop in a dot of the first color (Essie's Soul Mate) and then a dot of your second color (Essie's Mint Candy Apple) in the middle of the first dot. keep alternating the colors till you get your desired amount of rings. If it's not spreading well try tapping the cup on the side and if that doesn't work then start over.  

THIRD: Take a toothpick or mechanical pencil and make your design in the polish (best results happen if you place the pencil or toothpick in the middle and swipe outwards since the outer ring may be dry).

FOURTH: Once you have your design ready pick which area you like best and stick your nail in the water at a 45 degree angle. Leave your nail in the water and blow on the polish left over for a few seconds. After a few seconds the polish will be dry and you can take a Q-Tip and swirl it around till all the polish is gone and then pull your nail out of the water.

FIFTH: Repeat for the rest of your nails. Once you are done peel off the tape and clean up around your edges with a bit of nail polish remover and a Q-Tip. Throw on your favorite top coat (I LOVE Seche Vite Top Coat) and you are done!