Some nail marbling

One of my favorite (yet time consuming) things to do is nail marbling! It takes a bit of practice, but it is so cool and so satisfying when you get the end result. I just love how different every nail looks

Step 1: Fill a small dish you don't care about with room temperature to cool water

Step 2: Paint on base coat

Step 3: Paint on one coat of either white or gold polish (whatever looks best with your nail polish that you use to marble). I like gold when I'm using gold in my actual patterns.

Step 4: Using two strips of tape per nail, wrap one around the skin at the base of the nail, covering the cuticle slightly (but not so much of the nail to get you gaps), and one around the top skin around the nail.

Step 5: Using your marbling colors (whatever combos you think look cool), put drops in your desired order until you have a fair number in the dish. I like to keep the tops of each nail polish unscrewed and the bottles nearby, because you have to work quickly (especially if you use a quick dry nail polish, which I don't recommend because they don't spread well in the water).

Step 6: Using a toothpick or a pencil, drag through the polish (middle to outside works better for me usually) until you get a pattern you think will look cool when you dunk your nail. Tip: keep a paper towel on hand to help keep a clean surface and wipe off your dragging tool. It's also good when you need to set your dirty Q-tips down.

Step 7: Dunk your nail(s)! I like to do two at a time to save time and polish. Make sure you hold your nails parallel to the water and go straight down. Keep them in, and using a Q-tip, clean up the excess polish in the water. The pull them out.

Step 8: When your nails are dry, remove the tape and paint on top coat.

Step 9: Remove any excess polish around the cuticles/skin with nail polish remover.

Step 10: Enjoy your freaking cool nails. I always like to pick out my favorites. ;)