These kind of look like galaxy nails, but I was trying a new watercolor technique. The final effect reminds me a little of the plastic bag technique, but I like this one better. I chose purple and white polish over the black base color because I wanted a lot of light and dark contrast.
- Wet n Wild - Black Crème
- Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - White On
- Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Grape Going!
- Base and top coats
- Makeup sponge or eyeshadow sponge brush
- Acetone
- Silver nail striping tape
I didn't have an eyeshadow sponge, so I tried using a q-tip. It worked fine, although the blotting is probably smoother with the eyeshadow sponge brush because there aren't any fibers like on a q-tip. To create this look:
- Apply a black base color.
- Working one nail at a time, apply a thick coat of black, then dot on white and purple polish.
- Use an acetone soaked makeup sponge/eyeshadow sponge/q-tip, to dab the dots of polish until you get the desired water color effect. I kept a small bowl of acetone handy to rinse off the brush between nails and dabbing.
- Apply a clear top coat. You can stop at this step and just have abstract nails.
- Add silver nail tape in different patterns on each nail.
Here's a close up shot of my thumb. This one turned out the best.
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