How to Do the Water Marble Manicure

Posted by Claire | Friday July 15, 2011

*image credit: Lacquerized.com

At ChickAdvisor HQ, we're suckers for new nail trends. Whether we're sporting the trendiest solo colours of the season, going graphic with wild press-on prints, or trying our hand at the hot Half-Moon Mani, playing with Crayola-coloured bottles of polish turns us back into giggling preteens at a birthday party sleepover.

One trend we're hearing more about lately is the Water Marble Manicure. This nail art, while effort-intensive, is surprisingly easy once you have the knack.

We found this great video tutorial on Refinery29:

So tell us: is the Water Marble Mani Hot or Not?

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13 Comments

	on March 10, 2012 TashaCat 6,762 said: Loving this for spring! I never do try nail art... but this one looks like fun
	on December 21, 2011 Cole said: So you should wait for it to dry before removing the tape..?
	on July 29, 2011 Nik05 7,949 said: I just did this a few nights ago and it turned out great and I found it super easy to do (though a bit messy). Here's mine: http://www.chickadvisor.com/chick/nik05/image/1/ I did yellow and pink together..the yellows a bit hard to see in the pictures because I did the marbling over already pink nails (I just randomly decided to try them out while I was bored and watching tv, so didn't really prep much! lol) It stands out a lot more in person though. I can't wait to try this out with some other colour combos!
	on July 23, 2011 thepinksimsboard 2,344 said: I LOVE this! I'm going to try it tonight - stay tuned for results :)
	on July 21, 2011 Cole said: It's cool for someone else LOL
	on July 19, 2011 Chick1289 1,603 said: They are a NOT for me. They look way too complicated. I like the way they look but would definitely not try them out for myself.
	on July 18, 2011 mamaluv STAFF said: @shagtownlady - what a great tip! I'm definitely going to try with the lip balm. I also love how this look is completely customizable to the colours you have on hand. So fun!
	on July 18, 2011 shagtownlady 9,255 said: I tried this on two of my nails yesterday and was pretty impressed! It was a bit messy but easier to do than I thought, and I loooove how you get to play around with colours and marbling, etc!! PS I used the lip balm on my skin instead of tape, and it really does just wipe away, even around your cuticles and the edge of the nail. There were a few spots that it stained my skin, but I just used a q-tip with polish remover to get rid of it.
	on July 15, 2011 Becky 13,128 said: I think i'm going to try this on the weekend ... will let you ladies know how it turns out :)
	on July 15, 2011 Bren 26,166 said: I love this how fun!