I’m getting so much use out of my silicone craft mat! I understand now why people love their nail art mats so much–the options are endless. I wanted to try out some smooshy nails, & I saw this technique some on Instagram before (I just can’t remember by who unfortunately) so I decided to give it a try.
For this manicure, I used:
- Base Coat: Perfect Formula Pink Gel coat
- Top Coat: Cutex Quick Dry Top Coat.
- My Beauty Spot unnamed green colour.
- Essie Wrap Me Up
- Essie Bobbing for Baubles
- Essie Cocktail Bling
- Nicole by OPI A Phil’s Paradise
- Born Pretty Store Peel Off Tape
- Born Pretty Store Clear Stamper
- Silicon Craft Mat
For this look, I started by dropping different colours onto my mat, & moving them around some to spread around the colour. I then took my clear stamper & pressed down, smooshing the polishes together. I immediately then pressed the stamper down on my nails to create the marbled look, & finished everything off with top coat.
I really love how these turned out. You can never go wrong with marbled nails. I don’t know if I could consider this an easier way to create smooshy nails, but it was definitely fun! You still want Liquid Latex around your cuticles to keep your clean up minimal!
What do you think of this mani? What is your favourite design to create on your silicone mat? I’m always looking for inspiration, so share your nail art ideas in the comments below!
Coffee & Nail Polish 