Is This Done Yet?

Hello!

Nail art is, in part, so fascinating to me because the innovations and techniques being used, introduced and invented seem so endless.
One technique I've yet to successfully accomplish is the needle marble. It seems easy enough, but I've yet to get it right. However, I'm not too embarrassed by my efforts to show them to you!

I used a base of Zoya Rue. I let that dry then added drops of Zoya Odette and Essie Turquoise & Caicos, and dragged a very fine dotting tool through them.

This isn't even close to what I had in mind, but hell, I don't hate it! I just keep thinking it needs one more added element to make it feel 'complete'. But the question is what?? Any suggestions??

-L

Nail Fail

Hello!

Sometimes what you dream up in your mind doesn't end up translating well to your nails.

This is one of those times. I quite like the way the gradient turned out, so I'm disappointed I ruined it with this poor stamping.

I started with 2 coats of Cult Nails Let's Get Dirty, which is neither here nor there since no evidence of it comes through the gradient. I had originally intended for all 4 shades to be visible but the lines I created on the sponge were too wide. The gradient colours are Duri Showstopper (pink), Essie Naughty Nautical (turquoise), and Essie Sexy Divide (purple).

I then used different parts of a lily bouquet image from Vivid Lacquer 014 with Konad White. Crap. Nothing against the image plate, I just didn't plan my stamping well. It looked so stark with just the white that I used a couple Nfu-Oh jelly polishes and filled the image in a bit, but still looks crap!

Since I change my nails so often this really isn't the biggest deal, I only lived with it for about 24 hours before taking it off. Win some, lose some.

Do you wear your fails or do you scrap them immediately?

-L