Oil & Water (Helder Guimaraes)

A two phase oil and water routine that is just the right length with some beautiful subtleties that make it fun to perform.

[@Surlaroute22]

That’s so smooth. I did this one a long time ago and forgot. Thank you to remind me that it’s a great little routine.

[@RobertBallMagician]

Beautiful routine👍👍

[@joeyb2946]

Thats some pretty good card handling!😂👍👍

[@shawnmcdowell5477]

I love all the different types of oil and water effects.

[@joshwilliams3522]

Which version do you favor in your repertoire?

[@shawnmcdowell5477]

@@joshwilliams3522 The first one I ever learned was from Mark Wilson's magic book and then I seen so many other versions I cannot decide which one that I like best.

[@joshwilliams3522]

I hear ya, it's so difficult...if I had to pick one to perform for a lay audience...I would perform The Sting.

[@kyleleon85]

Garbage. You know what laymen think the method to this trick is? Sleight of hand. Talk about the most convoluted ways to interlace red and black cards. It just screams SOH - which it is.

[@sebastientalbotmagicien81]

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not but I hope so. Because everyone knows it's sleight of hand, let's not fool ourselves...

[@kyleleon85]

@@sebastientalbotmagicien81 then it isn’t magic. If they know the method, then it’s an exposé.

[@sebastientalbotmagicien81]

@@kyleleon85 Knowing it's sleight of hand is not exposing the method. It's common sense. I've been a full time magician for 20yrs and I never deluded myself in thinking the audience thought magic was "real"...

[@kyleleon85]

@@sebastientalbotmagicien81 you can’t suspend disbelief if the audience is aware of the method. A demonstration of skill is not magic. There’s no mystery, no wonder. Just skill. Oil and Water can be performed under test conditions that can feel very magical. But when the audience is aware that SOH is at play then it’s no longer magical.

[@sebastientalbotmagicien81]

​@@kyleleon85 I agree that an overt display of skill definitely takes the "magic" away, and I try to stay away from that. Simple exemple, Vallarino's Rumba Count falls into that category, IMO. Too flashy and weird. But my point is, whether you're being "flashy" or not, the audience will always know that real magic doesn't exist. Thinking otherwise is deluding ourselves and underestimating our audience's intelligence. That being said, should we try to make things as magical as possible by eliminating any superfluous or "flashy" moves? Of course. And I don't agree that Guimaraes's effect, when done well and slowly, falls into that category. It can be done slowly and deliberately, and looks "natural" enough, IMO. And "garbage", is far from how I would describe the effect.