When you think about marble, you might picture kitchen countertops, bathroom sinks, and foyer floors. However, the attractive patterns present in this metamorphic rock can give more than just your house a beautiful appearance. Ladies and gents realized this when they started experimenting with several marble nail design ideas last year. Marble nails are still popular this year, and we adore them. Check out our lesson on creating marble nail designs at home and 10 ideas if you’re as enthused about this classy-looking nail trend as we are. With Maby, you can take the initiative in everything, visit the Maby blog to discover the most trending nail art today
How to do marble nails?
Grab your gel polishes and equipment, check out this step-by-step tutorial, and get that stunning stone marble finish home if you’re ready to join the marble nails craze.
Step 1: To begin, paint your nails with one coat of gel polish and cure (dry under a UV or LED lamp). After which, add a second layer of polish while it’s still wet.
Step 2: Start drawing lengthy lines with a contrasting color through the second coat of polish using a liner brush or drawing brush. Regardless of your color scheme, ensure your lines stand out against the background color. Give your nails a minute of curing.
Step 3: Draw a few smaller lines and spread them out with rubbing alcohol to give them depth and a more natural appearance. If you want a more dramatic marble appearance, add more lines. Next, treat your nails.
Editor’s Tip: Since a large portion of the beauty is in the imperfections of the patterns, marble nail designs are ideal for beginners. So instead of worrying about drawing the lines out precisely, allow your free-hand style to create the appearance of natural marble.
Apply your topcoat in STEP 4 and give your nails one final curing. Now that your hands are moisturized, you may post selfies to social media and watch the compliments pour in!
Marble nail ideas to try now
Check out some ideas you can try that will take you from summer to fall and beyond now that you know how to achieve marble nails on your own.
Rainbow marble nails
Why we adore it: This variation of the traditional marble design allows you to experiment with color and create a strong statement. Add the vibrant marble in little pops or as an accent nail on each hand.
Short neon marble nails
Why we cherish it: For summer, short neon nails are already on our radar; adding marble merely gives them more depth. Although there isn’t any homework, it brings back memories of your elementary school notebook.
Gold leaf marble
Why we adore it: Marble nails look regal when a little gold leaf is added to them. Add them to your purple, rainbow, or neon marble nails in little pops.
Marble french tips
Why we cherish it: This design is a refreshing update on the traditional French manicure and is both polished and edgy (no pun intended!).
Blinged out marble
Why we adore it: Adding rhinestones and gems adds a new degree of dimension and interest to marble manicures.
Mint stiletto nails
Why we adore it: The stylish mint shade is the ideal complement to marble manicures, and the stiletto form is the cherry on top.
Asymmetrical marble tips
Why we adore it: Similar to the French marble advice discussed before, this contemporary interpretation provides the traditional aesthetic a fresh update.
Jungle green marble nails
Why we adore it: Similar to the French marble advice discussed before, this contemporary interpretation provides the traditional aesthetic a fresh update.
Blue marble waves
Why we cherish it: This appearance makes us think of relaxing beach days listening to the waves. What do you say about some summery nail art?
Pink and gold marble almond nails
We adore it: The gentle color and feminine nail form make this a feminine choice.
Smokey marble nails
The smokey marble manicure style is a variation of marble nail art you may not have seen before. This creative manicure design uses a marble pattern, which blends several colors and is painted on the nail to create a smokey effect.
Simply follow this brief video lesson for instructions on attaining the look if you want to recreate it at home.
Jade marble nails
Another great way to change up your marble nail designs is to mimic the look of stones such as jade.
To get the look of a jade stone, you have to use green shades to create a marble nail look, as shown in this video tutorial. Bonus points if you apply gold leaf as they do for a final accent!
Rose quartz marble nails
Another great stone you can try to mimic when switching up your marble nail look is rose quartz.
This is also an excellent look for those of us who love the color pink or who like to have pink nails. Rose quartz-inspired marble nails are so girly and glam, perfect for everything from summer weddings to vacations. These are also the most beautiful short nail designs to explore.