Thursday, July 14, 2011

Australian Series: A bit of drag marbling

Hi everyone~ This mani was initially meant to be a water marble but the nail polish refused to work together and so after spending ages finishing one hand, I gave up and decided to drag marble instead. I don't know why I didn't do this in the first place, it's so much easier and the polish shades worked really well together! Below I have two thick coats of Australis Peek-a-boo, a beautiful blue-toned pastel purple. I then added three dots of Ulta3 gold rush fever to drag marble with. I love how well the purple and gold shades came together ♥

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Peek-a-boo is slightly thicker than other polishes but since it's so opaque, you can really get away with one coat if you're careful with application. Gold rush fever isn't a gold I would normally wear on its own, only because it'll clash horribly with my skin tone. Marbled with purple though, it looks amazing. I never knew gold and purple would look so well together. I'm definitely going to try more combinations of them in the future! :)

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Australis nail polish retail for $7.95 and can be purchased at Big W, Kmart, Priceline and Target. Ulta3 nail polish are available at Terry White Chemists, Blooms the Chemist, Good Price Pharmacy and other selected pharmacies.

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Ahh, I love how much simpler drag marbling is compared to water marbling. What do you think of it? Have you tried it before?

~Sharon

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12 comments:

  1. VeronicaJuly 14, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    That looks really pretty :)

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  2. Amy imfeelingnail-venturousJuly 14, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    This looks sooooo great! You did a wonderful job on this manicure!

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  3. B CJuly 14, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    ooo ya the technique looks much simpler :D
    i love the colour combo

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  4. TiffanyJuly 15, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    I've never heard of drag marbling...but I do like the effect it gave on your nails. ^^

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  5. Shatter_me_ClaireJuly 15, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    I love this!! *puts it on list of things to try*

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  6. sharonnnnJuly 15, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Awww, thank you!

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  7. sharonnnnJuly 15, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    You're too sweet ^^ Thanks <3

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  8. sharonnnnJuly 15, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    It's seriously 100x simpler, haha. I adore the colour combo too! :)

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  9. sharonnnnJuly 15, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    Thanks Tiff :D I learnt about drag marbling from the queen of marbling lol - Colette over at http://mysimplelittlepleasures.blogspot.com :)

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  10. sharonnnnJuly 15, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Lol, thanks! Definitely try it out, soooo simple but pretty :)

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  11. thenailaholicJuly 15, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Try a dark purple and gold.  So pretty.  Those two colors work SO well together! 

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  12. sharonnnnJuly 15, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Ooh, that's a good idea! Thanks for the suggestion! :D

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