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Rainbow Dry Marbling

After the reasonable success of my last dry marbing experiment, despite the emotional pain inflicted on my camera, I decided to give it another shot, this time with raaaaaaaiiinbows.  I fear that, while very rainbowy, I've made a huuge mistake that kinda ruins it.

First up, I got out my handy sandwich bag and painted a rainbow strip with five different LA Color Art Deco Colors I found at Honest Ed's for $2 each.  Once each stripe was done, I took a toothpick and dragged it through all the colours.  Awesome, wicked sick, I even made enough for if I messed up one and left it on an angle like last time.  Chopping a bit off one end, all ready to stick on my heavy coat of Seche Vite.  Here I come to a cross roads.  Blue end or red end at the cuticle?  Shoulda chosen blue because now it looks like I have the most terrible cuticles.  And now my ring finger hurts from trying to get the red off :(







The Verdict: I like the colours and the rainbow, I'm just already super self-conscious about my cuticles, being a recovering cuticle-picker who's under an enormous amount of pressure.  Next time, NEVER RED AGAINST THE CUTICLES.
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  1. AnonymousMay 4, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    BUT, it looks great! Do you have any issue with your toothpicks making too much of a mark in the polish? I switched to a pin because I only had fat toothpicks that left a trail of bare nail.

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  2. UnknownMay 4, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    While I understand your issue with your cuticles, these look *awesome* and I'm pinning it. ^_^

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  3. lilooMay 5, 2012 at 2:54 PM

    yes, i agree: red was probably not the best choice near the cuticle but oh my god, how gorgeous is that nevertheless xx
    liloo /@tsunimee xx

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  4. UnknownMay 5, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    So you dry marbled on the sandwhich bag? How did you get the polish onto your nails? -interested-

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  5. JayneMay 5, 2012 at 8:49 PM

    Ah, so pretty!

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  6. Sincerely StephanieMay 7, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    They still look great, have you tried dry marbling just on your nail?

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