I saw a pin on pinterest – which can be viewed here. I thought I would try it and see what my results were. Here is documentation of my experiment.
The idea is simple enough, paint your nails with a base coat of black, layer colors on top of that, and then use a paint brush dipped in acetone to remove portions of the colors. I changed the original pin a little. I did not paint the whole nail with the colors, I just painted the ends of them as I wanted the tops of the nails to remain straight black. Also I don’t concern myself with painting within the lines of my nails as I tend to shower after my nails are dry and I will remove the parts that slopped around on my skin.
The supplies I decided to use:
My nails before I started:
After a couple of coats of black:
After a coat of the greenish color: (have I ever mentioned that I am color blind?)
After a coat of white:
After a coat of blue:
And now for the all important – after brushing them with a paintbrush dipped in acetone:
After a clear coat:
After I have showered and cleaned them up a bit:
Final analysis –
Pros – I kind of like the look
– It was relatively easy (unlike water marbling)
– My wife really likes the look
Cons – It was time consuming
– The nails are inconsistently colored
– It was kind of hard to control the color removal with an acetone dipped paintbrush
I think I could get better with practice. Overall I like it enough to try it again. What do you think?
Love ya!
No Comments