This is a technic that I discovered a year or two ago and although I haven't done it for a while I just love how it looks. Once you get the hang of it, it's actually pretty easy.
I started with painting all my nails white. It doesn't have to be perfect because it will be covered up. (You can use any colour and I usually pick a colour that I am using in my water marble so it blends in).
Then you have to tape you fingers so the nail polish wont get all over you. I take two pieces and wrap one around the top and the sides and the other around the bottom.
Then get a container of water (room temperature or a tiny bit warmer), I used a Dixie cup. If you using a disposable cup, especially if its foam, be careful because if to much nail polish sinks to the bottom it will eat right through the cup.
Then pick a few different colours of nail polish you want to use. Then I always test them out to see how the work. All you have to do is put one drop in the center of the water and it should spread out nicely. If it doesn't you might want to pick different colours. To clean the nail polish of the surface of the water just use a toothpick or a q-tip to scoop it out.
Next drop one colour into the water, then put a drop of a different colour into the center. Continue this and they should continue to spread out until you have a bullseye.
When it looks like this (or with more rings) you take a tooth pick and lightly draw a pattern into it. Start from the center and move out, just never touch the very edge.
Once you have a pattern you like dip a finger or two straight into the water. Your nails should be parallel to the water. Then leave you nails in the water while you clean the rest of the nail polish of the surface. Then slowly pull your fingers out and once they have completely dried you can peel of the tape.
Hopefully it works for you, and don't give up! Leave me a comment if you have questions. Here is the finished look.
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