Nowadays, a huge number of different tools have been invented that make manicure unique and effective. If you hear the expression “manicure with an eye” from the master, then you immediately imagine the eyes painted on the nail plate, but this image will not always mean. In recent years, fashionistas fell in love with a bright, sparkling manicure called “Cat's Eye”. From other gel varnishes it is distinguished by a certain depth and three-dimensionality, which is created thanks to the smallest metal particles available in its structure. To create glare on the nail you will need a magnet, which can be purchased with this varnish.
In the article, we will consider several interesting options for manicure with a simple eye, drawn with a brush, and also admire the work of the masters with the Cat Eye gel polish in the photographs presented. In addition, we will study how such nail art can be done at home, how to use a magnet and what decorative elements you can decorate nails on this sparkling coating.
Drawing brush and dots
A manicure with eyes can be performed in any color scheme. At home, it will not be difficult to make such nail art, even a girl without special artistic abilities will cope. The main thing is to draw the contours neat and even. You can do a manicure in many ways.
After hygienic processing of the cuticle and giving the plate a beautiful shape, degrease the nail and wipe it with an antiseptic. Then apply a base coat and dry the nails under the lamp. Then they perform actions at their discretion, using various techniques.
- The first layer can be made white and dry the nails under the lamp. Then they seal the semicircle of the eye with tape, and the remaining plate is covered with gray gel polish. Be sure to remove the tape before drying. Then, with dots of different diameters, three consecutive points of the iris and pupil are placed successively and the eyelashes are drawn with a thin brush. It is more convenient for some masters to use the smallest dots tip for drawing. It remains to dry everything and finally apply the top fixative.
- Another way is suitable for those who do a fine job with a brush and draw small details accurately and with smooth edges. After preparing the nails, gray gel polish is applied immediately and dried. Then they make a drawing with a brush and dots and immediately dry everything. It remains only to apply the top gel gel polish on top of the image and dry it.
Do not forget to remove the sticky layer with a wash at the end.
Sticker manicure
You can not draw the eye on the nails yourself, but choose an image from a set of water-based stickers. For each nail, select different symbols of the starry sky - the month, stars and the "all-seeing eye." Using stickers is easy. For 10 seconds, lay them on the wet side with a paper side.
Prepared nails with a gray background are coated with topcoat. From the cut out sticker, paper is erased with a lint-free napkin and placed on the selected spot on the nail. Hold it under the lamp for 10 seconds, and then completely smear the nail with a fixative and dry further already as it should, that is 2 minutes.
Cat manicure
The youth version of manicure with a cat's face will look spectacular. The nose of the beast is painted in the center, green cat eyes on the index and ring fingers, and a fluffy white mustache on the extreme nails.
The picture on a black background looks intriguing. Such a manicure with eyes is done with a brush. If you do not have the talent of an artist, then seek professional help in a salon. Eyes are painted with shadows and highlights, and this is not easy. In another way, the image will look ridiculous, like a child's drawing.
Introducing the Cat's Eye Palette
Cat Eye manicure with gel varnishes can be created in any color scheme. In the photo below, consider the options for colors and how the varnish will look on the nails. Even the monophonic coating of nails with this varnish looks incredibly impressive, glare in the sun or in the light of electric lamps shines especially beautifully.
After preparing the nails and applying the base, dry your nails under a UV lamp. Depending on the desired color depth, the nail is coated 1 or 2 times. If you want the color of the manicure with Cat Eye gel polish to be more saturated, then put it on the plate for the first time and dry it. After re-spreading with a brush, a magnet is already needed. What it looks like, look at the photos below.
It must be brought to the smeared fingernail and held for a few seconds. At this time, the metal particles will be magnetized, a highlight of a light shade will be visible on the nail. Only then can the coating be dried. Then they act according to the usual scheme - apply the top, dry and wash the sticky layer with a wash.
Some masters advise turning the magnet slightly, then from the glare you get the original picture. All nails are designed identically, so that the sparkling strips look the same.
Sapphire marigolds with rhinestones
The dark blue manicure “Cat's Eye” looks especially solemn and elegant (photo below). It is best to do such nail art in the winter. For additional shine, rhinestones are glued on the selected fingers along the contour of the base. You can select stones of different sizes and lay them out in descending order to the edges. Decor nails can be laid out of silver broths or the same color of rivets.
To attach small parts, it is most convenient and reliable to use special cosmetic glue. It is enough to put a small drop and place a pebble in it, and then dry the nail under the lamp. If you don’t have glue, then put the drops on a sticky base. For reliable fixation, the surface with rhinestones can be covered with top.
Emerald manicure
“Cat's Eye” with a design of one large diamond-shaped stone and small silver crystals can be seen in the following photo below. Any woman can handle this nail art at home. Actions are performed in the same order as in the previous description, we will not repeat.
A drawing of stones can be laid out any, as desired. It is more convenient to first place its details on the surface of the table, and only then transfer the option you like to one of the selected nails, in our version it is the ring finger.
Winter landscape
The cat's eye manicure in the photo below is decorated with images of a winter forest, a hut sprinkled with snow, and individual flying snowflakes. This nail art looks great on a dark blue or blue background. Glare gives the impression of a gleam of the month on New Year's Eve.
Since before the holiday all the salons have a record for a week in advance, it is quite possible to independently make such an original manicure at home. You need to work with a thin brush. In order not to constantly dip it in a jar of varnish, apply a drop of varnishes of each color on a piece of cling film.
The combination of pattern with rhinestones
Against a sparkling background, a drawing can only be done in white, otherwise it simply will not be visible. First, draw an ornament on a piece of paper, practice making it with a brush on the nail using toothpaste.
If you see that the drawing lies evenly, all the curls turn out neat, you can safely apply the drawing to the nails painted with the “Cat's Eye”. In addition, you can decorate the manicure with rhinestones, placing them in the center or inside the curls of the picture. Imagine yourself!
Possible combinations
If you work with such a unique gel polish, then it is not necessary to cover them with all the plates. You can focus on one of the nails, staining it with plain plain gel polish to a tone lighter. It is more convenient to draw a floral ornament with the tip of a dots with the smallest ball at the end. For work, it is best to put a drop on the cling film and simply dip it into the thick liquid dots.
In the article, we examined the photo of the cat's eye manicure with a design in different styles. Now you know how to independently make such a spectacular, but easy to execute nail art. If you want to apply a picture of an ordinary eye with brushes or with the help of stickers, use our tips and tricks. Good luck