Gel polish Cat's eye on nails. Photos, what happens, how to apply, 5d, trends, designs

Gel polish "Cat's Eye" will allow you to create a voluminous pattern on the nails without additional tools. It fits any nail shape and length, and can also be used to design your own look.

General recommendations for manicure "Cat's eye" gel polish

Gel-varnish "Cat's eye" on nails is a fashionable, stylish, and most importantly - an affordable and easy-to-use design. Only a few tools are used to obtain this coating. The main one is a special gel polish with magnetic properties. Under the influence of a magnet, small particles form a beautiful pattern on the nails.

Due to the large presence of metal dust in the varnish, using strong magnets, you can create a variety of patterns that, after drying, look voluminous. This gives the nails a certain resemblance to the famous cat's eye - a stone that, when light is reflected, creates an optical hall.

Most of the varnishes from the collection "Cat's Eye" are sold with magnets, however, to create complex geometric patterns (waves, stars, clear shapes, swirls, spots, pointed rays) magnets with patterns embedded in them are used, so they can be purchased separately.

Tools and application techniques can be combined by changing the angle of inclination of the magnet itself. When the tool approaches the nail, the metal particles will be attracted, making the strip clear and thin, and when farther away, on the contrary, the strip will become scattered and without visible contours.

The combination of colors in this nail art occurs due to the fact that the main color of the magnetic varnish is always darker than the particles inside it. It is because of this that the volumetric effect is formed. Most often, gold particles are used in combination with dark green, dark blue, purple, brown and black colors.

There are also varnishes with an almost uniform coating, when the magnetic particles are only a few tones lighter than the base color. This option is used mainly for green, blue and purple shades.

Gel polish "Cat's Eye" on nails is combined with the following colors:

Since magnetic manicure itself is an independent design, it is rarely decorated with additional elements. However, to create unusual nail art, you can use rubbing, imprinted foil, rhinestones, sparkles, sprinkles, as well as water sliders. All these elements can be perfectly combined with a cat's eye due to the abundance of colors.

Powerful magnets with embedded patterns or a magnetic pen are used to decorate designs with various patterns. In the second case, the lines can be made as thin as possible and various patterns can be drawn, including flowers or geometry.

Techniques and methods of manicure "Cat's eye" gel polish

The techniques for applying cat's eye are almost the same.

They differ only in the tools that need to be used for design:

1. Working with magnets... This requires a standard set of tools for applying gel polish, as well as a special manicure magnet. Here you can use either a flat magnet or a special tipped pen to create thin stripes or spider webs. For this technique, it is best to choose a gel polish with a large number of magnetic particles, since the more there are, the more beautiful the pattern can be created. You can even draw flowers with a magnetic pen, it all depends on the idea.
2. Painting on wet varnish... It is necessary to use only base and top coat, magnetic gel polish, magnet and manicure brushes. If the texture of the Cat's eye is not dense enough or dark enough, then a black backing can be used. In this technique, a magnet is brought to an undried magnetic coating, which creates a standard strip or any other pattern. The nails are dried in a lamp, and then the same magnetic varnish is applied to them with a second layer, on which the drawing with a manicure brush is performed. On a wet surface, you can draw a variety of waves, vortices or any other patterns. The finished design is dried in a lamp and covered with a top.

You don't have to buy a branded magnetic varnish to use one of these techniques. You can use gel polishes from Chinese or domestic manufacturers. However, their quality is noticeably different, the texture is more liquid and less pigmented, there are much less magnetic particles.

For home coating, you can use this option, but you must use a black substrate, and the varnish itself is better applied in two layers to create a more voluminous effect. Since no additional tools are needed to complete the Cat's Eye design, it is quite simple to create it at home.

First, you need to carry out the preparatory stage of the nail plate for applying magnetic manicure, remove the previous coating, treat the cuticle with a router or remover, buff the surface and use a primer for better adhesion.

Only after good preparation and sanding can you start applying the base protective coating, which must be dried well. Either a black substrate is applied to the base, which needs to be dried, and then the nail is covered with a magnetic gel polish. A magnet is brought to a dry design at a distance of about 5 mm from the design.

A clear magnetic stripe appears after about 10 seconds of exposure to the magnet. Nail art is dried in a lamp and covered with a top coat.

Manicure master class "Cat's eye" gel polish

Application of magnetic varnish is not much different from the standard manicure procedure, but it has its own characteristics.

Gel polish "Cat's Eye" on the nails should look as appropriate as possible, so you need to follow the detailed instructions for applying:

1. The previous coating is removed, the nails should be sanded as smoothly as possible, since with a magnetic manicure all the irregularities will be striking. The cuticle can be treated as a special tool like a remover or a trim manicure using nippers. Be sure to work out the side bolsters. This can be done with a freezer to clean the pterygium from under the nails. At the same stage, the shaping and washing down of the free edge occurs.
2. A primer is applied to the prepared nails, and then a base coat, which will improve the adhesion of the nail plate to the nail art and increase wear.
3. The base coat is polymerized in the lamp, and either a black substrate is applied to it (in case the magnetic gel polish is streaking or insufficiently pigmented) or "Cat's Eye" immediately. Cover the nail plate completely with a thin layer, leaving no gaps.Then, bring a manicure magnet to the undried coating and hold it until the pattern is well displayed. When using a magnetic pen, make sure that the tip does not come into contact with wet gel polish.
4. The cat's eye is polymerized in the lamp, and then the finished design is covered with a top coating. If necessary, remove the sticky layer. At this stage, you can use decorations and various decor. In the case of decorating with rhinestones or sparkles, the sticky layer can be left on or use a special manicure glue.

5D Cat Eye

Cat eye gel polish with 5D effect is a new modern trend that allows you to make your manicure even more voluminous and unusual. Most of these varnishes with this effect on nails look translucent, so to create a brighter contrast, it is better to use black as a substrate.

A darker shade will accentuate the magnetic stripes, making them stand out more clearly. The difference between 5D and 3D cat-eye varnish is that in one bottle there are much more magnetic particles with different colors, and the magnetic stripe looks more saturated, wide and clear.

To create a 5D effect you will need:

• basic coverage;
• black gel polish;
• magnetic gel polish;
• manicure magnet;
• finishing coating;
• ultraviolet or LED lamp.

Design steps:

1. Preparing the nail plate, removing the design, sanding for better adhesion. It is better to cut the cuticle with nail tongs or process it with a milling cutter, be sure to clean the side rollers. A messy manicure will catch your eye with a 5D effect.
2. Basecoat application and lamp drying. Immediately after drying, you need to paint over the entire space of the nail plate with black gel polish.
3. The most important stage is working with magnetic gel polish. First, you need to apply a coating to the substrate, after which you need to create the required pattern using magnets on the still undried design. They can be used completely different, including in the form of a pen or special ones, in which a certain pattern is already laid. The magnet can be rotated at different angles, but care must be taken that the magnet does not touch the wet surface. To do this, it must be slightly raised. The higher the magnet is, the less clear the band is. The finished design cures in an LED lamp for about a minute or about 3 minutes in an ultraviolet light.
4. Securing the work with a topcoat. It is best to use glossy, as matte hides most of the glare and the 5D effect will be almost invisible. The entire nail plate is completely painted over and the end is sealed, after which it is dried again in a lamp. If necessary, remove the sticky layer. The cuticle should be coated with a moisturizing and protective oil.

To prolong the wear of the 5D Cat's Eye, the design must not be exposed to high temperatures for the first three days, especially hot water. Nail art is often chipped precisely due to the fact that the texture is destroyed due to temperature.

Manicure options "Cat's eye" gel polish with patterns

Magnetic gel polish can be applied to any length of the nail plate, and it is also suitable for any look. Gel polish "Cat's Eye" on nails can create absolutely any pattern, from the simplest to complex geometric and floral patterns.

You can choose from pattern options:

• standard stripes (vertical, horizontal, diagonal);
• stars, pointed rays;
• vortices;
• spots;
• textures (snake skin, zebra).

Due to the large abundance of colors, each pattern option can suit both everyday style and any holiday or event.

In the case of geometric or disproportionate patterns, any combination of colors can be used, and standard shades are an acceptable option for creating textures. For example, for snake skin - black with green or gold, for zebra - black with silver or metallic.

Decor on manicure "Cat's eye" gel polish

1. Rhinestones... Rhinestones are always in fashion. They will fit almost any design, and cat-eye is no exception. They can decorate both the hole and the entire nail. Looks best on long nails with a lighter magnetic coating.
2. Sequins... Sequins, like rhinestones, create a brighter look and complement the design. They can be of any color and can be applied as an additional decor both on separate areas covered with a cat's eye, and on individual nails to create your own nail art.
   
3. Manicure foil... The foil is applied to the tacky layer of the top coat and then overcoated with a finish. Will go well with any color to decorate designs. On the foil, as on all mirror coatings, the unevenness of the nail is clearly visible, so the plate must be buffed and covered with a primer.
4. Rubbing... Can be used with both specular and fine particles. A rub that creates a metallic tint will complement a magnetic manicure well. It is best to use similar colors, for example blue, purple or green colors are suitable for chameleon rub.
5. Sliders... water sliders are rarely used in magnetic nail art, however, there are certain abstractions and drawings that are created using stickers. They are best applied to a black backing on a separate nail without magnetic varnish. The sticky layer does not have to be removed, some stickers may last for several weeks due to the stickiness.
   
6. Helium patterns... They became popular not so long ago due to their ease of execution. They are applied to a ready-made design using a special manicure gel (a transparent gel is traditionally used). The patterns can be very different, from simple drops to complex floral designs. This technique will allow you to decorate the cat's eye manicure with unusual volumetric ornaments that will suit any person.
7. Confetti... Rarely, but still used in magnetic nail art. Apply on dried gel polish, and then overlap with a top. Suitable for making designs more festive.

Despite the fact that the "Cat's Eye" is universal in use, not all decor will suit it. You need to pay attention to the compatibility of colors with each other and not apply a large amount of glitter, since magnetic dust itself creates such an effect.

Fashion trends of manicure "Cat's eye" gel polish in 2019

Nail art "Cat's Eye" has become especially popular among the trends of 2019. Despite the fact that the design appeared a long time ago, it received the greatest popularity and diversity only now.

Fashionable colors:

• Violet;
• dark green;
• Navy blue;
• gold;
• opal;
• brown;
• amber;
• the black;
• Gray.

Also, magnetic manicure is decorated with various decor, the most popular remain:

• rhinestones;
• sequins;
• confetti;
• rubbing.

Previously, magnetic design was almost never decorated, but in 2019 this has become almost the main rule. From the new, gel patterns and volumetric drawings appeared, which were rarely used before. Despite the fact that "Cat's Eye" suits any length and shape, in 2019 the most popular shapes are soft square and rounded.

The trendy length is medium, on short nails the magnetic varnish will look rough because of the dark shades.

For owners of a narrow plate, it is better to give preference to shades of purple and gold, since they do not visually narrow the nail. Magnetic gel polish "Cat's Eye" is only gaining popularity, there are many new techniques that are suitable for all lovers of simple but stylish nail art on the nails.

This design will be a great addition to any look, both casual and smart, due to the large number of different shades.

Article design: Anna Vinnitskaya

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