Saturday Nail Art - Marbled Marble

Have I mentioned how much I love my Simply Neat mat? Well...I love my Simply Neat mat. For today's nail art, I used it to make some dry-marble decals.

I marbled Cirque Acid Wash, Nina Ultra Pro Ahoy Matey, and Essie All Access Pass together using a small brush, and sandwiched the marble between coats of Wet N Wild Clear Nail Protector. When I make decals, I always make a few extra because I know I'm going to screw up some of them. I only needed four usable ones, and here they are.

The one thing I don't love about making decals is cleaning up. I need to get some of those little curved scissors so I can trim the sides, because dissolving a large amount of decal with acetone is gross. I put down a peel-off barrier to mitigate the dryness, but I still always end up with a goopy mess on my fingers. 

I wasn't sure that All Access Pass would look good with the other two polishes, since they're blue, but I think it turned out surprisingly nice. I also did some stamping over this art, check out my Instagram if you want to see it.

Essie All Access Pass

Today's polish is a mini that I bought in a four-pack at TJ Maxx. It's Essie All Access Pass, from the summer 2015 neons.

I swatched this one with 3 coats and no white undies, even though it is supposedly a neon. I don't feel qualified to judge whether or not something is a neon, but I think these Essies aren't bright enough to count. It was opaque in two coats, but since I've worn this before and I'm about halfway through the bottle, the formula has gotten a little goopy and I needed the third coat to even out the surface.

I've got three more of these neons, and I think this one is probably my favorite. It's a very pretty, bright summer purple that's just a little more saturated than the pictures show. I might hunt down a full-size of this once I'm through with the mini. Join me tomorrow for the week's nail art!