Showing posts with label optic wave. Show all posts
Showing posts with label optic wave. Show all posts

Monday, 16 June 2014

Practice does not always guarantee perfect

Today's post is showing that no matter how many times you have done a nail art technique - there are still off days! This particular water-marble mani just would not turn out how I wanted and I had done it over numerous times. 
For this I used: Essie - millionails, OPI - natural base, Nails inc - Optic Wave and Ciate mini - Kiss Chase and Sally Hansen - Top coat. 
Starting off with polish; I got Nails Inc optic wave in my boots haul (a few posts down) and I absolutely love the colour. It's more of a bright blue which the picture doesn't show. I'm so glad I got it. The Ciate was a freebie in a Marie Claire magazine and I really like it too. Really nice to apply and one coat is enough for even colour. 
Onto the actual water-marbling ... 
I was going for a specific design on each nail and I wasn't prepared for it to go so wrong! 
I used everything I usually do and it just wasn't spreading in the water and was drying so quickly I couldn't create my design properly. The nails inc was spreading okay but the ciate wasn't.  
I wasn't going to give up so I did the mani on both hands but hated it because it took me so long - it only lasted a day! 
It was a disappointing mani but I love the colour combo. 
Not every design is a success.
xox