For years, social networks have been a real goldmine of information to help novices – or the less gifted among us – create meticulous nail art without having to set foot in a beauty parlour.

For several weeks, marbled nail art effects have been causing a stir on TikTok.

The result looks so good that you might think it’s hard to achieve, but TikTok videos have been proliferating lately, showing that it’s actually a quick and simple hack.

Now, nail artists from all over the world are sharing their tips and tricks to help as many people as possible get the look.

Easy as child’s play

To achieve this pro nail art effect, simply apply a base coat of the colour of your choice, depending on the desired result.

While waiting for this first coat to dry, select the other colours – two, three, four or more, as you like – and paint one line of each, next to each other, on a clean, flat surface. Now all you have to do is use an extra-fine brush to mix them widthwise, then use a thicker brush to do the same thing lengthwise. And that’s it.

All you have to do now is apply it like any other varnish, then finish it off with – you guessed it – a top coat.

A user by the name of Born Pretty has all kinds of marbled nail art ideas to recreate at home in a matter of minutes. All colour combinations are allowed, and you can even add glitter, rhinestones or other details to make your nail art even more unique.

You can even try French manicure style nail marbling, using TikTok’s silicone pad hack. Paintbrushes at the ready!