One of the highlights of my Atlantic City trip was Gillian, our bikini-clad cocktail waitress by the pool at the Chelsea Hotel. Not only was she the nicest person in AC, she also had the coolest nails I’ve ever seen: this purple and silver “water-marbelized” mani.

Of course I cornered her to get all the info, and she was happy to spill. Her sister had done her nails and learned the technique watching YouTube videos! Gillian said it was pretty simple to do, but it took a while—and that she’d been receiving non-stop complements on her tips ever since.

So this morning I watched a half a dozen of these videos and marbelized a nail while sitting at my desk. (Disclaimer: Don’t try this at work unless it’s actually for your job—I know, I know, I’m insanely lucky—and you make sure none of your desk-neighbors mind the nail-polish smell.) Basically, all you have to do is pour a few drops of different nail polish colors into water, swirl them into a marble pattern with a toothpick (I used a straw), and then dip in your nail (with Scotch tape on your finger so the paint doesn’t stick to your skin). Then, twirl the toothpick to remove the leftover polish from the water. Repeat the process on each nail. The finished look is so, so cool and almost easier to DIY than a regular mani.

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