Hello! Can you believe I'm getting a post out in the morning? Me neither!
Today I am showing you a new technique for me. It's called needle marbling or needle dragging, and it is harder than it looks! I used this YouTube tutorial for instruction, but it does take a lot of trial and error to get it down. Liquid Jelly also has a different type of needle marble tutorial that you should check out as well.
Of course, I had to make it Halloween appropriate!
So basically this involves putting on really thick layers of polish in stripes, and then dragging a needle lightly through them to create this tie-dye effect. Seems easy, right? Well, I had some troubles, including bald spots, colors that wouldn't drag, flooded cuticles, wobbly lines... it goes on. But I'm pretty pleased with the effect, overall!
I used OPI Skull and Glossbones, OPI Funky Dunkey, and OPI Who the Shrek Are You. I am really getting a lot of mileage out of these Shrek polishes, aren't I?
I think I would do a better job with this if I were to try it again. I think this is truly a "practice makes perfect" technique. Have you guys tried this before, and for those of you who have, did you have an easier time with this method?
I swear I must have redone my ring finger at least 8 times, haha... O_O
Love it! You'd never know you had any issues with it- the effect is purple, and I love the colors you chose to represent Halloween!
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried it yet but I may have to give it a shot now
I tried it for the first time the other day and had the same problems- but yours look so much better! The girl I was doing it on had tiny nails so I kept flooding the cuticle- I might try this on another friend that has larger nails- thanks for the tips! hehe
ReplyDeleteI turned out great! :)
ReplyDeleteOhh I need to try this!!
ReplyDeleteawesome!! you know my trouble with it. i plan to retry. Love your design!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic! I've never seen this technique before but I'm going to have to try it!
ReplyDeleteoh Sarah - you are aaarrrgghhhh so ***ing amazing. The bat nails distressed me this morning cos they were too bloody good, and now this. Man i wish i had your skills. Gggggrrrr xxx
ReplyDeleteThis turned out great Sarah! Much better than anything I would have been able to do as my first attempt. ^_^
ReplyDeleteThank you all! :D Let me know if you give this method a try so I can check it out!
ReplyDeleteI've seen some tutorials on YT but never tried it.. Looks really nice so i will definitely try one day.. First I have to master water marble technique.. First try was a total failure :(
ReplyDeleteSuper cool! Diggin' it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome mani!! I must try this!
ReplyDeleteOMG! Wow! These are great! LOVE LOVE LOVE the colors!
ReplyDeletethese came out great!
ReplyDeleteI have way more success with this technique than with water marbling! Here was my first try with it: http://quixiinails.blogspot.com/2011/06/61611-mani.html
ReplyDeleteThank you all!
ReplyDelete@Alyssa, I think you had better luck with this than I did, yours look great!
I only tried it once with a tooth pick but I got annoyed at all the bald spots so I didn't complete it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool idea! I may not be loving the color combo-but the technique is a cool one!
ReplyDeleteThese colors together are killer.
ReplyDeleteI do dry marbling quite often and instead of a pin/needle I use a long skinny clean striper brush. I find it works like a charm - no bald spots or anything, and gives me smooth marble-lines :D
ReplyDelete@7bridges - OMG that is an amazing idea. THANK YOU!!
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