Dry Marble for Fall

The dry marble and the do it yourself nail strips aren't anything new but I've been having fun experimenting with the two techniques.  Here is a look I created using that technique.

 For the marble I used China Glaze Trendsetter, Traffic Jam, Urban-night, and Brownstone from the Metro Collection as well as In Awe of Amber which is the copper shimmer you see and just a touch of Velvet Bow.

 

My main color is two coats of OPI Pepe's Purple Passion from the Muppets Collection.  This is a great dusty plum color with a subtle shimmer that lurks just below the surface

 Because Pepe's Purple Passion is so highly color saturated, cleanup was a bit of a mess and my cuticles were stained.  Another issue was cleanup around the overlay, you can probably see how it's really rough looking.  I think this would have been solved if I'd done a better job of trimming them to fit my nail shape. 

Overall I really think the look turned out quite well.  Have you tried either technique, if so, what has your experience been??