Almost Mono-Marble Nails

Oh hi guys!!!

Sorry I've fallen off since last week, I have some very important family affairs happening at the moment... I can't talk about them yet, but you'll know soon ;) 

Anyways, I thought it was right about time for some more nails art and I decided to tackle the watermarble monster again! Take a look and let me know if you think I succeeded!

I started with a base of Lacquer Lust Unicorn's Brew and applied some liquid latex around my nails while it was drying. I created the marble using Wet n Wild Black Creme and Pipe Dream Polish Clearwater. I finished it off with a layer of Seche Vite and that was it!

I haven't water marbled in a while and I forgot how much I love it.... when it's working well anyways ;) 

What do you guys think?

Thanks loves! :) 

Look! A Wild Watermarble!

Okay raise your hand... who remembers the last time I did a watermarble... yeah, me either LOL! 

Let's change that. 

I got my watermarble tool in the mail the other day from Whats Up Nails and I couldn't wait to use it! 

I started off with a base of Sally Hansen Insta Dry Tag, Ur It!. When it was dry I created my watermarble using China Glaze Violet Vibes, DJ Blue My Mind, Treble Maker, and Pipe Dream Polish Clearwater. I finished it off with a layer of Seche Vite to seal everything in.

I. Can't. Even. Seriously guys I am SO in love with these! I forgot how much I loved actually watermarbleling and you can bet your butts I'll be doing it more often so keep your eyes open ;) 

What do you think?

Thanks loves :) 

Watermarble Vinylz 4 Dayz

OH HAY THERE!

Does anyone know wtf was up with Blogger? This is the first time I've been able to access it in more then a week!! What the heck Blogger?

Well, anyways I'M BACK and better then ever with this gorgeous water marble manicure using the new and improved Watermarble Vinyls from Stick It! Nail Vinyls! Let's get into it shall we?

I started off with a base of Wet n Wild Black Creme and applied a layer of Seche Vite to protect my polish. When my nails were dry I applied the watermarble vinyls and sponged over them with a Mundo De Unas pink, turquoise, and blue... sorry I can't remember the colors!!! T.T While the polish was still wet I carefully removed the vinyls, applied one more layer of Seche Vite, and viola! Watermarble nails minus the water.... and HUGE pain in the ass ;) 

Oh GAWD I am obsessed with these! So incredibly easy to use and the results are just stunning!

Have you tried Stick It! Nail Vinyls Watermarble Vinyls yet? If you haven't but you want to... or you just want to stock up get yours HERE! <- clicky the linky ;) 

What do you guys think?

Thanks loves it is good to be BACK :) 

Watermarble Nails using Watermarble VINYLS

Chickadees!

I'm so super excited about this post! I get to show you guys some watermarble nail VINYLS! Yep, that's right, vinyls. These vinyls are from Stick It! Nail Vinyls with creative credit going to the wonderful +Lifeisnails. These are so much fun and I'm absolutely obsessed with how much easier they are to used then actually water marbling. Ready to check it out!

I started with a base of Wet n Wild Black Creme and applied a layer of Seche Vite. When my nails were completely dry I applied my vinyls and sponged over top of them with Color Club Eternal Beauty and Over the Moon. Then I removed the vinyls and sealed everything in with one more layer of Seche Vite.

Just LOOK at how pretty they are!!!! *.* I'm so happy with the way these came out and I've got so many more color combinations in my head!

Note: these vinyls can be a bit tricky to use because they are so intricate but I've got a video coming out on my YouTube Channel shortly that will teach you how to use them with ease every single time! I'll leave a link here once it's posted.

These watermarble vinyls are from Stick It! Nail Vinyls and they retail for $5.00 USD for 15 vinyls. Only $1.00 domestic shipping and $2.00 International! These vinyls along with so many more, and most recently some leopard vinyls! <3, can be purchased HERE! 

What do you guys think? Will you give watermarble vinyls a try?

Thanks loves :) 

St. Patrick's Day Inspired Water Marble

Oh water marble gods... THANK YOU!

I really wanted to do a St. Patrick's Day inspired water marble because I think that monotoned water marbles are just, perfection! I love the way that the shades meld together and, I don't know, maybe I'm just crazy ;) But for real, I'm loving on this design! I only wish that it didn't get ruined as soon as I was finished taking pictures T.T

Anyways, I started off with a base of China Glaze I'm With the Lifeguard. When that was dry I applied some liquid latex around my nails so clean up would be easier and proceeded to create the water marble using China Glaze I'm With the Lifeguard, China Glaze Con-Fused?, and China Glaze Mingle With Kringle. I created my design, dipped each finger and added a layer of China Glaze Fairy Dust because, fairy dust that shit. Then I sealed in everything with a coat of Seche Vite and the design was finished!

This water marble didn't come out exactly how I imagined it, the gold polish spread too much and basically just gave the design a gold shimmer instead of that stark gold ring that I wanted but you know what, I think I like it even better this way, sparkles are everything!

What do you guys think? What is your favorite water marble color combination?

Keep an eye on my Instagram and YouTube Channel for tutorials on this look!

Thanks loves :) 

Spot Gradient with Water Marble Overlay

MOAR GRADIENTS!

I really forgot how much I absolutely love doing gradient manis. I've got a really fun one to share with you guys today, it's reminiscent of my Summer Neon Gradient and Watermarble but this time with a much more cool toned twist! Keep reading to see what I came up with :) 

I started off with a base of Sinful Colors Snow Me White. Then I applied some liquid latex around my nails to protect the skin and added random blobs of China Glaze Too Yacht To Handle, Sinful Colors Let's Talk, and TLLB Blue Ribbon Baby on a cosmetic sponge. I then lightly dabbed the sponge over all of my nails twice. I peeled off the liquid latex and added a layer of China Glaze Fairy Dust over each nail because it's Fairy Dust, duh. I then applied some more liquid latex around my nails for the water marble. I created the water marble with Sinful Colors Snow Me White and Maybelline Color Show Clear. I dipped each nail in, peeled off the liquid latex, and sealed them in with Seche Vite to finish the design off. 

Oh gosh I just LOVE these so much! They are so fun and the sparkle peeks through just enough when the sun shines. 

What do you guys think? Keep your eyes peeled on my instagram and youtube channel for video tutorials on this look! 

If you want a quick link to my YouTube video click HERE! Spoiler, this is a narrated video so you get to finally hear my super awkward voice!! ;) Give it a big thumbs up if you liked the video or think my voice is awkward as f@$* and if you like me then subscribe!!!

Thanks loves :) 

Candycane Chevrons

It's Christmas Eve Eve Day!

Wait... is that even a thing? It is now! 

Anyways I've got another Christmas design for you guys today and surprise surprise it's a chevron design... LOL These designs were never meant to be posted so close together but that cold really threw me off. I lost a lot of time for nail art and with Christmas almost here I don't have any other option. That's okay though because I am in LOVE with this one! 

I started off with a base of Essie Blanc. I then created the water marble with Essie Blanc and Dior Marilyn. I applied Essie Good To Go after to speed up drying time. Once the water marble was completely dry I used my The Little LacquerBean chevrons and Essie Blanc to create the chevron design on top. One final layer of Essie Good To Go and the design was finished.

Okay this design I really love. I was getting frustrated at first because my red bled into my white when I was water marbling, I originally wanted a red and white marble. But I actually quite like it this way, the white chevrons stand out more. 

What do you think guys?

Are you getting excited for Christmas?!

Thanks loves :)

A pre-Thanksgiving water marble

Happy Wednesday before Thanksgiving loves!

I hope you are enjoying today, it's snowing here and aside from running around like crazy I'm totally loving it! Yeah I know I'm one of those weird people that love the snow LOL. Never know how much we're going to get though, Massachusetts is so unpredictable.

But anyways, I've done a lovely pre-Thanksgiving water marble manicure to share with you guys today. I made sure to pray hard to the water marbling gods and they answered! They did confine me to two colors though, I tried to add gold and they were like "Hey Kristine! Stop pushing it or you can f*ck off!" ;) Want to check out what I managed to do?

Alright, I started off with a base of OPI You Don't Know Jacques! on all of my nails. Then I taped them off and created the water marble using OPI You Don't Know Jacques! and Color Club Cosmic Fate. I removed the tape, cleaned up, and applied Essie Good To Go to finish it off. 

I don't know about you guys but I'm so loving tone on tone, or close to tone on tone manicures lately. Especially with neutral colors like these. So fall appropriate but they still have so much visual interest. And I mean holo... come on do I have to say more? <3 

If you're celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow don't forget to do some stomach excercises today! And by that I mean eat, eat, eat! Have to make sure you've got ample room to fill up with turkey ;) 

Talk to you guys soon!
Thanks so much loves :) 

A Delightfully Holographic Water Marble

Ever since the water marble prompt from the 31 Day Challenge 2014 I've been itching to get back on the water marble train. 

I used to do quite a few water marbles but then I let it go for a while and seemed to lose the magic. No matter how hard I would try I just couldn't get it to work. But I sat down the other day determined to get something to work and finally came out with this! Ready to check it out?

I started off with a base of Essie Blanc. Then I taped off my nails and created the water marble using Color Club In De-Nile, Color Club Wicker Park, and Color Club Nail-Robi. I added a layer of The Little LacquerBean Glow-Stly on top because look at that holo!! ;) And finally I sealed it all in with a coat of Essie Good To Go. 

Mmmmm that sparkle! I'm so happy that I feel like I'm getting my water marbling mojo back! Keep an eye on the blog for some more water marbling manis!

What about you guys, what do you do when the water marbling god are angry with you?!

Thanks loves :) 

31DC2014 Day 20: Water Marble

What did I do to anger you so?!?

Day 20 of the 31 Day Challenge 2014 is water marble and man, did I anger the water marble gods! I worked on water marble nails for three hours, THREE HOURS! Everything I tried failed, and I tried so hard to make it work. I had such a pretty marble in mind!! But alas, the gods were quite angry with me so I went to my old fail safes, the Color Club Halo Hues! 

I've worked with the Halo Hues many times and I know how good they work for marbling so while this isn't the marble I had in mind, nothing could ever make these polishes look bad! ;) 

Alright guys, I started out with a base of Essie Blanc. When it was dry I taped off my nails and created the water marble using Color Club Beyond, Color Club Over The Moon, and Color Club Eternal Beauty. I sealed it all in with a coat of Essie Good To Go and the design was finished!

While this marble is quite a bit darker then the one I had in mind, I still love the effect the Color Clubs give when marbling! 

Okay guys it's your turn! Post a link of your 31DC2014 water marble nails in the comments so I can see!

Thanks loves :) 

Mint chocolate chip marbled

I don't know about you guys but this summer I've been crazy for mint! Mint clothes, mint makeup, mint nail polish.... mint everything!!! 

Up until recently though I didn't have much for mint colored nail polish, a shame I know! So I went on the hunt for two specific colors, China Glaze For Audrey and China Glaze Too Yacht Too Handle. And can I say, best purchases I've ever made!! For today, my manicure showcases the gorgeousness that is China Glaze For Audrey. Ready to take a look?

I started off with a base of Essie Blanc on all of my nails. For the watermarble nails I used Essie Blanc, China Glaze For Audrey, and Wet n Wild Black Creme. For the gradient nails I used Essie Blanc and China Glaze For Audrey and I added a coat of Hard Candy Black Tie Optional on top. I topped everything off with Essie Good To Go and then added NYC Matte Me Crazy for a flat finish. 

I'm definitely loving the matte finish on these!! Although I wish I didn't smudge my marble on my middle finger :( *sigh* What can ya do though?! 

OH! And I've been getting pretty good at these 15 second Instagram video tutorials!! I have two for this particular design and they should be posted shortly so make sure you head over to my IG account and check them out!! ;) 

Thanks loves :) 

Design Seeds inspired watermarble

So I forget which blog I read this on, but they mentioned something about this site called Design Seeds. Clearly curiosity killed that cat and I couldn't live with myself if I didn't check it out and I'm so glad that I did.

Design Seeds is a color palette site. It shows you what colors work well together and helps give you inspiration for different color combinations. It has been my saving grace! I always used to have trouble trying to figure out what colors went well together and what colors did not. As a result I usually mixed colors with neutrals and it made me sad because I would always see these beautiful colorful manis everywhere and just wanted mine to be that colorful! Well now, with the help of Design Seeds my manicures will me more colorful then ever ;) 

It's funny I say that though because this particular design only combines one color and a bunch of neutrals.... hey they can't all be crazy right?! LOL! Let's get on with it shall we?

I started with a base of Lime Crime Milky Ways for the base of my water marble. Then I marbled using Maybelline Color Show Clear, Essie Penny Talk, Orly Gumdrop, and Zoya Zuza. I really love how Essie Penny Talk separated, I think all metallic polishes may do that, but it creates such a cool effect! I sealed it all in with some Essie Good To Go and the design was finished. 

I really enjoyed the look of this watermarble, it's so unique. And so what if the lines aren't perfectly smooth! That's what gives it character ;) 

What's your favorite watermarble color combination?

Thanks loves :) 

Summer Neon Gradient and Watermarble

I don't know where you guys are but I live in MA and man, it's been a cold spring! I keep waiting and waiting for that warm weather to no avail. But I think we may have finally gotten past the road block!

Summer is finally here and with the warm weather comes neon nail polish. I don't know what it is about neon polish that just makes you feel so summery but I absolutely love it!

I started with a base of Essie Blanc so my colors would really pop. Then I created the gradient using China Glaze Pool Party and Orly Highlighter. When that dried I created the watermarble over it using Essie Blanc and Maybelline Color Show Clear. I top coated them with Essie Good To Go and just because I love mattifying neons I added NYC Matte Me Crazy over everything. LOVE! 

Oh summer how I've missed you so! Please never leave again okay??? 

What's your favorite season?

Thanks loves :)