I used five of the six polishes in the collection for this look: Yana (pink-red), Thandie (orange), Darcy (yellow), Josie (green), and Rocky (blue). There is also a coral called Micky in the collection but I was worried it was too close to Yana to be distinct enough in the marble, and chose to not include it.
As I was marbling I realized something...although I was dropping the polishes into the water in rainbow order, some of them were blending into each other! Yana and Thandie seemed to merge together and come out orange, while Josie and Rocky just looked green next to each other.
That was fine with me though! At arms length, I was left with orange, yellow, and green. They look like citrus together, and heaven knows I love me some lemon and lime. (Oranges? Meh.)
This marble pattern is a new one for me! I've never tried this line-type effect and am really happy with the way it came out. Colette has a tutorial for a similar look, except I stopped before the final swirl she does through the water.
Water marbling is still challenging for me, but I've come a long way since the first time I tried it a year and a half ago. Just goes to show that persistence pays off!
So, what do you guys think? I love this look, it's summery and bright and mouth-wateringly sour.
The Zoya Stunning Collection is available now on Zoya.com. Each polish retails for $8.
Gorgeous as always! You do the best manicures :) I also wish I had more accessibility to Zoya in Canada... idk why but I can never find the most current collections!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous water marble! I am always envious of these beautiful looks. I have yet to try a water marble because I could see myself really screwing it up lol
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely intimidating, but the results are worth it!
ReplyDeleteDid you paint your nails with any kind of "base coat/color"first to help make the colors pop more? By the way they are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, I completely spaced on mentioning that! I did paint my nails with a white base first.
ReplyDeleteDid you paint your nails with any kind of "base coat/color"first to help make the colors pop more?
ReplyDeleteWatermarble used to be my most coveted technique to achieve and I have to agree with you - work and effort ;)
ReplyDeleteThese do look amazing and are a wow improvement compared to your first ones :) Superb! **
this is really amazing! perfect job, its gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Great job!!!
ReplyDeleteLive it! How do you get the water at the right temp. It never works for me!!!????
ReplyDeleteIt's mostly been experimentation, unfortunately! I am always sure to use filtered water (I filter it through a Brita first), and then I microwave it for a bit if it's too cold. I usually try to tell if it's at the right point by putting my finger in the water halfway. When I can't tell the difference between the half that's in the water and the half that's out of the water, I know it's good to go.
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I need to try water marbling :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous water marble, the colors work well together!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! You've made me want to try water marbling again :)
ReplyDeleteI said some unrepeatable words when I saw this, it's absolutely amazing!!
ReplyDeleteOmgosh I adore this look
ReplyDeleteThis turned out really cute.
ReplyDeleteHmm, that must be frustrating! Maybe Rebecca from Rebecca Likes Nails has some suggestions as to where you can find them?
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect marble! So fun and colorful :).
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect! Love the color combo
ReplyDeleteWow - this is gorgeous; so bright and summery!
ReplyDeleteLOVE those colors!! I wish I could water marble - every attempt fails miserably :(
ReplyDeleteThese are great colors! I should practice water marbling again...
ReplyDeleteI love it! The colours are definitely bright and summery, I can't believe how amazing you are at watermarbling though!
ReplyDeleteMmm, it looks like Fruit Striped Gum! Delicious!
ReplyDeleteI freaking LOVE this.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! Easily my favourite water marble I've seen. I've tried water marbling once, and it was, well, crap. I'll have to give it another go!
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect! I know practice makes perfect, but marbling is such a time consuming messy thing to attempt :c
ReplyDeleteMy mouth literally did water looking at this mani. I love citrus!
ReplyDeleteI think these are my favorite water marbled nails I've ever seen, they're absolutely gorgeous!! I hope I can do mine this well someday!
ReplyDeletegorgeous xx
ReplyDeleteLove it! Just like the Fruit Stripe gum I grew up chewing. Lol!
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