2013 Nail Art Challenge: (5) using a technique you haven't tried before (failed)

I was afraid that I was going to fail at this part of the challenge... something I haven't tried before.. when was the last time something went right the first time I tried it? Like I expected.. this manicure is quite a fail. It was supposed to be a spotted water marble... yup...

After this disaster I thought: let's try water decals! I haven't ever used those - and they can't be that hard to appl, right..? Right..?

Fun patterns :D

I chose a fun "Louis Vuitton-meets-panda" design:

 Hm. Not great. So what exactly was so hard about this?

1. Cutting the decals to the right shape
2. Placing them perfectly, without wrinkles
3. Not cutting/placing the decals upside down... like I did 
4. Applying top coat without ruining everything

I guess I just have to practice with these... :')

After all these depressing pictures of my two 'failicures' I would like to give you a nice sneak peek!

 As soon as the sun starts to shine again I hope to show you more of these beauties (in a succesful manicure). Here are two coats of the blue polish:

 LOOK AT THAT RAINBOW! :D

Hope to be blogging soon again! As always; thanks for reading :)