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Ornate Holiday Teal and Gold Water Marble | DIY Nail Art Tutorial

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Ornate Holiday Teal and Gold Water Marble | DIY Nail Art Tutorial

4,901,393 views November 4, 2014 4:31

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ChannelMy Simple Little Pleasures

In brief

Create a festive teal-and-gold water marble nail design using a simple swirl technique. This method is perfect for holiday manicures and works best with a few basic tools and nail polishes. The creator demonstrates how to achieve an elegant, marbled effect without freehand painting.

Key steps

  1. Clean and prep nails with a base coat
  2. Apply Enigma polish as the base color
  3. Create a bullseye swirl in a cup with three polishes
  4. Draw the design into the water with a tool
  5. Dip nails into the cup to pick up the pattern
  6. Clean the water’s surface before lifting nails out
  7. Remove tape (if used) and clean edges
  8. Seal the design with a top coat

Questions & answers

What tools are needed beyond nail polish?

A 5 oz paper cup, room-temperature filtered water, an orange stick (or sharp tool), Q-tips, acetone, and optional tape or tweezers.

Can this technique be done without tape?

Yes, tape is optional—just skip that step if not using it.

Description from the creator

Today I'll be showing you how to do this Teal and Gold water marble for the holidays. ▼All products used linked below▼
See more water marble nail art tutorials: goo.gl/DPpKba
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Another non-traditional holiday combination - don't worry, something red & green coming before Christmas!

This video was featured on the Today Show 6/23/16!

►Nail polish (provided by Sephora) and products used◄
-Formula X The System (Prep, Base & Top coat): amzn.to/20hkAuR
-Formula X for Sephora - Enigma: amzn.to/1P0e5bN
-Formula X for Sephora - Orbit: amzn.to/1ZfRImn
-Formula X for Sephora - Iconic: amzn.to/2hfUYh6
-5 oz paper cup: amzn.to/1MFYfk5
-Room temperature filtered water
-Orange stick: amzn.to/1U20nmV (or your choice of sharp tool)
-(Optional) Simply Peel: amzn.to/1JWCNsM or Liquid Latex: amzn.to/1JsI9JL or Tape: amzn.to/1MFXQyc
-(Optional) Tweezers: amzn.to/2375kRC
-Q-tips cotton swabs: amzn.to/2c0WkJ1
-Cleanup brush: amzn.to/1P0lvH9
-Clean up with acetone: amzn.to/1TlzxtI

►SHOP Formula X Now◄
sephora.com/formula-x-for-sephora

►Step-by-Step◄
-Start out by cleaning your nails & prepping with a base coat
-Use Enigma as your base color
-Create a bullseye in the cup with all 3 colors
-Draw in the design with your tool
-Dip you nail(s) into the design
-Clean the top of the water
-Slowly pull your nail out
-Remove tape
-Clean up around the edges
-Finish the design with a top coat

►Go directly to my taping tutorial here:◄
youtu.be/r8nEJsWeVpM

►Go directly to my clean up tutorial here◄
youtu.be/RrxQuD5e6jk

►Go directly to my patching tutorial here◄
youtu.be/DrYrnNV3zHI

►GET INSPIRED◄
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►More Chistmas nail art◄
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFA1265430C725A73

►Check me out on these sites too!◄
FACEBOOK: goo.gl/Z89gjW
INSTAGRAM: goo.gl/1jqT8E
TWITTER: goo.gl/xYxLKM
PINTEREST: goo.gl/PeOOed
BLOG: goo.gl/DXTHPo

►Main YouTube Links◄
My Channel: goo.gl/Lqr3Fo
Tips & Tricks Playlist: goo.gl/X6P7Gr
Water Marble Tutorials Playlist: goo.gl/DPpKba
Nail Art Tutorials Playlist: goo.gl/zmNZWJ
My Vlog Channel: goo.gl/qwOCJo

★Disclaimer: Some links above are affiliate links

About this tutorial

My Simple Little Pleasures published this 4:31 video tutorial on November 4, 2014. It has been watched 4,901,393 times on YouTube.

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