Water-based marble effect

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For teenagers - Nail Art - Nail art technique - Nail polish

Spending an afternoon with your friends and want to pamper yourselves? On the lookout for new ways of boosting your powers of seduction? Why not try this highly original manicure tutorial for the most attractive hands around!

This video gives you the opportunity to discover two new techniques to take care of and really enhance the appearance of your nails.

The French manicure, worn on natural nails as well as on false nails, involves accentuating the beauty of the white part of the nail, either by whitening it or decorating it. The rest of the nail is usually painted in light colors.

As for the water-based marble effect, this has the added benefit of surprise as the patterns are all completely random. This manicure technique consists of pouring drops of nail varnish into a pot of water in a concentric pattern. Using a toothpick, you can make curved and lined patterns. You then simply dip your finger in the pot, removing any varnish that does not stick to the nail surface. Once the excess residue has been wiped off, you are left with a uniquely decorated nail.

The water marble French manicure technique is perfect for those who like to look good as well as those who love the small details!

Supplies

Tools

Small dish to hold the sequins
Correcting stick with one end soaked in nail varnish remover
Small pot

Materials

Base varnish
Nail varnish, in this case, shades of pink and red
Multi-colored sequins
2 toothpicks: 1 to remove imperfections, the other to apply the sequins
Glossy nail varnish for the top coat to fix everything in place, as well as add a layer of shine
Scotch tape
Water

Directions

Get that water-based marble effect

Apply a base coat.
Leave it to dry.
Stick an adhesive French manicure strip below the white part of your nail to ensure you do not go beyond it.
Stick Scotch tape all around the top of your finger.
Apply a white base coat to the top of your fingernail.
Leave it to dry.
Make the water marble solution.
Fill a pot with water.
Let droplets of nail varnish fall into the water, letting each drop fall in the centre of the previous one to form concentric circles.
Using a wooden stick (or other material) make patterns out of the nail varnish.
Blow lightly on the patterns to fix them in place.
Dip your nail in the water.
In the pot, remove the excess nail varnish floating around your finger using your chosen tool.
Take your finger out of the pot.
Gently remove the Scotch tape.
Using a toothpick apply a line of sequins.
Apply a layer of glittery nail varnish to the rest of the nail.
Apply a top coat to the whole nail.
Leave it to dry.