The Cat Eye Magnet nail designs delight with the fascinating cat eye effect! This wonderful light reflection gives the nail surface a particularly unique beauty. Depending on how the light hits your nail, the shimmering effect “runs” across the surface, creating a vibrant nail design. With this look you can create a depth on your nails that invites you to dream and gives the color a special and mysterious appeal.
Cat eye effect in nature
The cat's eye effect is also known as chatoyance . In nature, this effect is not only found in the iris of cats' eyes, it can be seen above all on popular jewelry minerals such as tiger eye and chrysoberyl.
Cat Eye Magnet: 3 questions for our nail designer
Our expert answered 5 questions for us about the Cat Eye Magnet nail design: Find out which nail shapes and lengths best suit this fascinating look and how to best wear the nail design.
Why is cat eye magnet nail design so popular?
Nail designer Stefanie: “This extraordinary look simply enables unique nail designs and ensures that the nails look absolutely trendy. This opens up completely new possibilities for nail art, which are relatively easy to implement, especially with the right equipment.”
What length and shape should the nail for Cat Eye Magnet have?
Nail designer Stefanie: “I prefer longer nails for this nail design because they offer more surface area for the fascinating shimmer and thus really bring out the effect. I think the ballerina and stiletto shapes are particularly beautiful.”
What occasions is nail design suitable for?
Nail designer Stefanie: “I think this look is perfect for festive occasions. Dark, warm colors are ideal for autumn and winter. Silver looks great on New Year’s Eve and Christmas, but this nail design also looks great at graduation parties and in eye-catching trendy colors for the holidays.”
DIY: Gel nails with cat eye magnet
In nail salons , cat eye magnet nail designs are mainly created with gel because this look offers particularly brilliant effects that are incredibly durable thanks to the gel.
What you need:
- File & Buffer
- Rosewood sticks
- Cleaner
- Primers
- Adhesive gel
- modeling gel
- Cat eye effect gel
- Cat Eye Magnet Pen
- Sealing gel
How to create your own cat eye magnet nail design with gel:
Let your imagination run wild and enjoy the possibilities that the Cat Eye Magnet nail design system offers you for your nails. With gel you can try out great colors that delight with their color depth, brilliance and cool magnetic effect .
- Prepare nail
Remove old polish and gel residue from your nail very carefully. You can carefully push back the cuticles with a rosewood stick . File your nail into shape, then buffer it (matte) and degrease it with cleaner .
- Apply primer
Apply the liquid primer to your nail in a thin layer.
- Apply adhesive gel
Then apply the adhesive gel as a base to your nail and let it cure under UV light as directed.
- Model
Now apply the modeling gel to the nail, let it harden and file it into the shape you want. Look at your nail from all sides to achieve the most natural and even curve possible.
- Apply Cat Eye Magnet effect gel
Using a gel brush, carefully apply the effect gel to your nail as a complete full cover. DO NOT harden the gel!
- Insert Cat Eye Magnet Pen
Now move the Cat Eye Magnet Pen over the nail close to the still wet gel (2-3 mm distance) for approx. 5-10 seconds, do not touch the gel.
- Cure Cat Eye Gel
If you are happy with the magnetic effect on your nails, you can cure the gel under the UV light. Choose two minutes under the classic UV lamp or 60 seconds under the LED light.
- Seal cat eye magnet
Finally, apply the sealing gel (gloss gel) to the hardened gel for protection and ultra-brilliant shine and cure it according to instructions.
DIY: Cat Eye Magnet with Shellac
With the modern Shellac you can easily create the Cat Eye Magnet nail design at home - without any modeling. You need a UV light to cure the Shellac because it does not dry in the air. The advantage of Shellac is its long durability on the nail, which far exceeds the durability of a conventional nail polish. At the same time, you don't have to create complex modeling like with gel - a quick way to your dream nail design!
What you need:
- File & Buffer
- Rosewood sticks
- Cleaner
- UV-Shellac nail polish base / top coat
- Shellac Cat Eye Color
- Cat Eye Magnet Pen
Shellac: Make cat eye magnet nail design at home
It's easy and simple to create a unique look at home - our professionals have prepared very simple step-by-step instructions for you that you can use to easily implement your nail design.
- Prepare nail
Prepare your nail for your Shellac nail design as described above. Finally, degrease your nail with a cellette soaked in cleaner.
- Apply UV-Shellac nail polish base/top coat as a base
Apply a thin layer of the UV-Shellac nail polish base/top coat to your nails and let it cure under the UV lamp as directed. Do not remove the resulting layer of sweat!
- Apply Cat Eye Magnet Shellac
Apply the Cat Eye Magnet Shellac in your desired color and DO NOT let it harden!
- Insert Cat Eye Magnet Pen
Now run the Cat Eye Magnet Pen over the nail (2-3 mm distance) close to the still wet Shellac for approx. 5-10 minutes, making sure not to touch the polish layer.
- Cure Cat Eye Shellac
Once the desired effect has been achieved, cure your Cat Eye Magnet Shellac under the UV light according to the instructions on the polish packaging.
- To seal
To protect your Shellac nail design in the cat eye magnet look, finally apply another thin layer of UV Shellac nail polish base / top coat and let it harden.
