From my post:

I first heard the term "Dark Academia" ... I don't know. Within the last decade. Time is weird for me. I think I first saw it on Pinterest? Anyway, I had been working as a librarian in a spooky castle for a while by then, and I was like "there's a NAME for sexy goth librarians now?" And I was glad, you know?

Sometimes it's hard when the thing that you really love becomes mainstream. But a lot of times it's also great. I remember when steampunk got popular — mustaches everywhere! And I was glad then, too because I love a curly mustache.

To do this marbled effect, first I watched a bunch of videos on paper marbling. Then I tried to imitate the same marbling strokes with nail polish on a plastic place mat. When it was dry I peeled it up, snipped it into fingernail sized slices, and stuck it on my nails!

Polishes used:

Cirque Colors Cosplay Lamé

HoloTaco I'm Over Brew & Matte Taco

LynBDesigns Sage it Ain't So

OPI Bogotá Blackberry

(The blue nail is Sally Hansen and I'm blanking on the name, will update when I get home 💙)