Tie Dye Water Marble Nails

Then you capture your design by laying a treated piece of fabric or paper down on top of the paint to transfer the swirls to the fabric.

Tie dye water marble nails.

Spread it out with your toothpick let it dry for a few seconds then pull it up. It s a little messy but the outcome is great and you. If there are still flecks of color on the water surface add another drop of polish. It s a nail art technique where you place drops of nail polish into a cup of water to create a beautiful swirl of color on the surface that will then be used to create a marbleized pattern on your nail she explains.

Apply the first coat of colorful polish i used dior vernis top coat tie dye 28 bloomingdale s to the very tip of the nail approximately the top one third start. Rainbow marble coffin birthday nails duration. Julie ventura 245 741 views. The floating paints are swirled into patterns.

Rather than simply being called tie dye nails gibson tuttle says the name is a nod toward the process used to create them. Spin a toothpick in the water and the nail polish will move to the edge of the cup leaving you space to start on your next design. Libby ortega recommended for you. Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water.