Pastel Water Marble: Never-ending Pile Challenge
For the second in the Never-ending Pile challenge prompts, it’s pastel.
I seem to have done a lot of pastel nails recently, so couldn’t immediately come up with much inspiration. And it wasn’t helped by only having four or five pastel untrieds.
I decided on a water marble, and after trying with some Ciaté polishes that didn’t work too well, I used two L’Oréal polishes that worked brilliantly.
So, I have a starburst style water marble using L’Oréal Riviera Lavender, a darkish lilac, and L’Oréal Creamy Angora, a pale peach. I’m really pleased with how it’s come out.

I only did two water marbled nails – I couldn’t bank on getting more great results – so the other nails were painted in three coats of Creamy Angora over white. I wouldn’t normally paint peach over white, but I’d already prepped all my nails ready to water marble all of them.

- Undies (all nails): one coat of Sinful Colors Snow Me White
- Water marble nails: L’Oréal Color Riche Riviera Lavender and L’Oréal Color Riche Creamy Angora
- Plain nails: three coats of L’Oréal Color Riche Creamy Angora
- Top coat: Glisten & Glow HK Girl
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Comments
These pastel colors a super beautiful together and the marble is perfect and very neat!
Thanks – it came out really well, and I’m so pleased. I’ve not done this shape of water marble before.
This water marble is gorgeous! I love the starburst shape and the colours work so well together too! 🙂
Yes, it’s a great shape, isn’t it. I must try it with some darker or brighter colours to see what it looks like. I love PackaPunchPolish’s brights version.
love how this turned out!! I’m still struggling with water marble..
I think it’s just a matter of practice, and using the right polishes. You’ll get there soon enough.
Awesome water marble! I don’t think I’ve seen one like that before.
Great marble!” It’s so perfect
That is perfection! Look at that! WOw! And I love that you chose lovely pastel shades – they just work so beautifully together!
One of my favourites from your more recent manis, for sure!! 🙂
Hello, I love the manicure that you’ve shared with us in this post!
I think all of the details look just great on your nails 😉