GOT: Free Choice

With it being summer I thought I would go for something neon. I used two Color Club's Twiggie and Wham Pow which are both from April 2012. I used the bag dab / cling film / saran wrap method, the colours were so neon my camera had problems picking them up.

Tutorial: Marble Nails (Bag Dab / Saranwrap / Clingfilm)

This is a dry marble technique, it is very similar to the clingfilm / saran wrap method. I use a plastic carrier bag to make this effect, it has been dubbed as 'the bag dab' by a friend!

What Do I Use?

Two Different Polishes

Carrier / Plastic Bag

Top Coat

Clean Up Brush

First paint your base and allow it to dry.

Then paint the next colour on top, working one nail at a time. Then dab the carrier / plastic bag on the nail until you get the desired effect.

Yes this is a bit messy but worth the end effect, you can go subtle or contrasting with the two polishes you choose. Go on to the next nail until you have finished all nails. Go ahead and top coat the nails.

Then clean up the fingers and cuticle areas and you are done.

Here are some nails I have done using this technique:

Dandelion Nails

Skyline Nails

Neon Nails

Sunday Stamping: Skyline

I had been wanting to use the skyline stamping image since I first got it, originally I would have gone with a night time back ground but then the stamping wouldn't have shown up as well. I used the saran wrap / clingfilm method for the background.

Base Polishes: Maybelline - Cool Blue 651, Barry M - Blue Grape 317
Stamping Plate: Bundle Monster 414
Stamping Polish: Nails Inc - New York Noir

Nails: Neon Rainbow

You might recognise these nails from last month, but today I tried making my own nail art stickers. This is the Rainbow image from Konad Q1 which I painted and cut in half to divide over the two nails.

Color Club - Warhol
Color Club - Pucci-licious
Konad Q1

Nails: Neon Marbled Effect

These nails were done by dabbing a carrier bag on to them, I actually prefer to do it this way rather than using a piece of cling film (saran wrap). I got a little inspired by a challenge I did for Adventures In Stamping. I think it looks almost marble like, and the pink is very vibrant need sunglasses to look at it!

Color Club - Warhol

Color Club - Pucci-licious

Sunday Stamping: Saran Wrap / Cling Film Base

So I cheated and used a bit of carrier bag, however I think this really worked this time. Much more than the time I tried with actual cling film!

Barry M - Lychee
Sally Hansen - Dorein Grey
Stamping Plate: Nail Craze 01
Stamping Polish: W7 - Black

31 Day Challenge: Saran Wrap / Clingfilm

Saran Wrap if you are American, Clingfilm if you are British.

Summer Nail Challenge: Carnival

I've been wanting to try out the whole 'saran wrap' (cling film) manicure for a while now and I thought it might be a good way to express the whole carnival atmosphere.

All Color Club polishes