Manicure «cat's eye»

Acrylic nails with an abundance of patterns and voluminous applications, through placers of rhinestones and sparkles, through people hanging on the edge of the nail, people creating new trends in the world of manicure, have reached something completely new, something that we did not see and could not think that this is possible - a manicure "cat's eye." The idea is that after some actions, the nail varnish begins to resemble a semiprecious stone of chrysoberyl (he is also a cymophane), popularly known as the same "cat's eye". Its characteristic feature is that, getting on it, the light concentrates in one narrow strip, which starts to "walk" depending on the angle of illumination.

Due to what the color "cat's eye" in manicure turns out?

The lacquer contains small metal particles, which are built into a certain three-dimensional pattern under the influence of a magnetic field. The latter arises from a magnet that needs to be held over the nail plate a few seconds after the application of the varnish. Similarly, not any magnet works, but only a special one - on which a special pattern is applied.

Now the manufacturers have gone even further - magnets can build particles not only in a vertical strip, but also in other combinations. Thanks to this, only by purchasing additional magnets, you will get different ideas of the "cat's eye" manicure: diagonal, stars or waves. That's where there is real space for imagination!

Manicure and cat's eye cover at home

Unlike other special nail design options, for which you need practice and skill, the cat's eye can easily be made by yourself. If you use the usual varnish for this, to achieve the ideal effect, you will need to do several things:

1. Be sure to put the base under the lacquer. It will protect your nails from destructive chemical elements that are present in many varnishes (not necessarily magnetic). And it also aligns the nail plate (in addition, you can use a polishing nail file).
2. Apply one or two coats of varnish (it all depends on your desire and consistency of the varnish).
3. After letting the varnish dry for a few seconds, bring the magnet to a plate about 3 mm apart and hold it for 5 to 15 seconds. The closer you are to the plate, the clearer the pattern will be. The pattern of the "cat's eye" manicure is formed depending on which angle and which side you will hold the magnet at.

To apply a fixer to a similar varnish the creators do not recommend, because the coating itself is already quite strong and strong.

The "cat's eye" manicure scheme with gel-varnish is about the same, except for one moment - to make it at home, you need an LED or UV lamp. For gel coating there is one secret of successful application: each finger after "magnetization" is better to dry separately, so as not to cause streaks and uneven coatings.

Manicure design ideas "cat's eye"

Matte manicure "cat's eye . " To do this, you (or your master) need a specially matte coating, which is applied over the top instead of the usual fixer (and in the case of the usual, and in the case of gel-varnish ). You can make all nails matte, leave one or two glossy for contrast (or vice versa). Consider that with a matte coating, the "cat's eye" effect looks less expressive.

Different drawings on the nails . If one glare will seem to you a little, you can make another drawing on several fingers - divorces, waves and other delights.