Water marble nails is the pretty mani trend that Margot Robbie is loving

The mani combines the intricacy of luxe, swirled marble with the softness of watercolour. And, each individual nail is interpreted with different ripples to give it a truly unique finish. Impressive, right?

We’ve seen this trick done with a few different shades. You can go for opposing colours like yellow and blue for high contrast, or stick to several gradients of the same shade, like Melanie at Overglow Edit, who chose lilacs and white for a more subtle take on the trend.

If you’re struggling with water marble nails, nail pro Michelle Humphries has an alternative. Paint three stripes of clear polish onto a palette or old dish, add three stripes of your first polish colour in between, then a second shade in the space left and a third shade on top. Using a cocktail stick, swirl the colours together. Add a topcoat of clear polish to your naked nail, then while it’s still tacky, take an old eyeshadow brush and scoop the marbled pattern onto your brush. Apply it to the wet top coat and allow it to blend. Once touch dry, add a top coat and you’re done.

Not a bad trick for mani novices, eh? So, if you want to jump on the water marble nail trend, at least this is one you can diy at home because the inconsistency is exactly the point, and each design will be totally unique.

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