How to Do Marble Nails With Water at Home? 7 Easy Steps
Marbleized nail art will give a classy and timeless look to your hands. A gel or acrylic marble manicure requires a lot of practice, and even professionals struggle somewhat to achieve the perfect look.
But what if I say, getting marble effect nails no longer requires professionals, and you can easily achieve the look with nail polish and water? Doesn’t it sound exciting?
Today, we are going to learn how to do marble nails with water at home with minimum tools and hassle. The DIY nail marbling is extremely simple and exciting, and once you learn to do it, you will do it again and again. Let’s find out how to do nail marbling with water!
Supplies You’ll Need to Create Marble Nails
Everything you need to get a marble manicure is available in your home. Quickly check mark this list and start the process.
- Base Nail Polish
- Bright Color Nail Polishes
- Filtered water
- Liquid Latex
- A stick
Base Nail Polish: Pick a universal color like white or black as the base nail color because the colors that you will use to marbleize your nails will pop up better on a base coat than natural nails.
Bright Color Nail Polishes: To get that marble effect, on the base color, keep more than 2 colors of nail polish with you. Marble on nails will look better if you use bright water marble nail polish.
Filtered water at room temperature: For this method, you need some water on the surface on which we will pour the nail polishes for nail art marbling.
Liquid Latex: To avoid the mess, and pigmentation of the nail polish on your skin, it is always good to use liquid latex around the nails.
A stick: You can use a wooden stick, cuticle pusher, toothpick, barbeque stick, or the back side of your nail brush to clean excess nail polish from the water surface.
Pro Tip: If you don’t have liquid latex, use a lot of vaseline or oil around your nails. This will create an oily layer that will protect your skin from the polish.
How to Do Marble Nails With Water at Home? Step-by-Step
After gathering all the items mentioned above to make marble nails, it’s time to jump into the creation process. Follow along with this step-by-step DIY tutorial to achieve this amazing effect on your nails right away!
Step – 1: Prep the nails.
Lightly buffing and dehydrating your nails before a coat of nail polish is recommended. However, if you are planning to do this pattern on acrylic or gel nails, then build the nail and then lightly buff the surface with a nail buffer.
Don’t apply a top coat on the nail, and be sure to remove the tacky layer if you are using builder gel.
Step – 2: Paint the nail with base color polish.
Use a basic color like white or black, and paint the nail. Do not apply more than one layer of it because we just want it to be a blank canvas for the marble art nails.
Make sure that this layer is completely dry before further application. Don’t buff the surface of the nail polish or gel.
Step – 3: Apply liquid latex.
To avoid the mess later, protect your skin with liquid latex, vaseline, or oil, but be careful that you don’t apply it on the nail because the polish will not stick to it properly.
Step – 4: Start pouring the polish on the surface of the water.
Carefully pour the nail polish drop-by-drop on the surface of still and room-temperature water. Don’t drop the nail polish from a height because that way the nail polish will mix with the water.
Take the polish and almost touch the surface of the water. Repeat the process by adding more colors one after one until the entire surface is covered and concentric rings appear.
Step – 5: Create patterns on the water.
Now you have colorful circles on the surface of the water. By using a stick, you can create these patterns.
Just move the tip of the stick however you like, from inward to outwards, or outwards to inwards, or horizontally, or zig-zag.
Step – 6: Water marble the nails.
Put your fingertips into the water, specifically to the area from where you need the design. Keep your fingers inside the water for some time, and simultaneously, clean the excess nail polish floating on the surface of the water using a stick.
Don’t ruin the nail art with the stick or by the rim of the container, and carefully take out your finger from the water.
Step – 7: Finish off.
Finishing off means drying the nail paint, cleaning up the excess nail polish around the nails, and applying a top coat. Use a cleaning brush and acetone or nail polish remover to clean the nail paint that can be there around the nails.
If you are using liquid latex, carefully peel it off, and if you have used vaseline or oil clean it with tissue paper without disturbing the marble nail.
How to Do Marble Nails With Water at Home? – FAQs
Can you do marble nails with gel polish?
The formulation of gel polish is not suitable for water marble nails. However, you can create a marble effect with it without water. Use more than two gel polishes, and a liner brush to create the effect.
Can you do marble nails with dip powder?
No, creating marble nails with a dipping system is not a good idea. The flowy effect of marble nails cannot be achieved by dip powder. You can use dip powder to build the nail, but avoid using it to get the marble effect.
Can you do marble nails without water?
Yes! You can apply a little bit of nail polish and then by using acetone, you can get a similar effect. You can also use markers and water or acetone to get the marble effect.
Do you use hot or cold water for marble nail art?
You should strictly use water at room temperature for marble nails because that is compatible with the products you will be used to create marble nails.
What kind of water is best for water marbling?
Filtered water at room temperate is ideal for water marbling. Don’t add anything like acetone or color polish to the water, and make sure it’s not contaminated.
Wrapping up:
The water marble effect is one of the easiest nail art to do at home. The result will be similar to expensive gel marble nails. To become a pro in the water nail effect, you need to practice it several times because you will crack the trick of water-marbling nails as you practice it.
You might mess up a few times in the beginning because water marble is a tricky thing, in this case, clean the nail and repeat the process, you will get the desired results for sure. Happy marbling!
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Hey there! I’m Raizy, a makeup, beauty, and manicure enthusiast. My passion for nail art and manicures knows no bounds; it’s something I can’t quite put into words. Every day, my goal is to dive into the world of manicures and nail art, and I’m thrilled to share my thoughts and expertise with all of you.