In our time, a huge number of different tools have been invented that make manicure unique and spectacular. If you hear the expression “manicure with an eye” from the master, then you immediately imagine the eyes drawn on the nail plate, but this will not always mean this image. In recent years, fashionistas have fallen in love with a bright, sparkling manicure called "Cat's Eye". It differs from other gel polishes by a certain depth and three-dimensionality, which is created thanks to the smallest metal particles present in its structure. To create highlights on the nail, you will need a magnet, which can be purchased with this polish.
In the article, we will consider several interesting manicure options with a simple eye drawn with a brush, and also admire the work of masters with Cat's Eye gel polish in the presented photographs. In addition, we will learn how to make such nail art at home, how to use a magnet and what decorative elements you can decorate your nails with this sparkling coating.
Drawing brushand dotsom
Manicure with eyes can be done in any color scheme. At home, it will not be difficult to make such nail art, even a girl without special artistic abilities can handle it. The main thing is to draw the contours neat and even. Manicure can be done in many ways.
After hygienic treatment 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 your nails under a lamp. Further actions are performed at their discretion, using different techniques.
- The first layer can be made white and dry the nails under the lamp. Then the semicircle of the eye is sealed with adhesive tape, and the rest of the plate is already covered with gray gel polish. Be sure to remove the tape before drying. Then, with dots of different diameters, three points of the iris and pupil are sequentially placed and cilia are drawn with a thin brush. Some masters find it more convenient to use the smallest dots tip for drawing. It remains to dry everything and finally apply the top fixer.
- Another way is for those who are good with a brush and draw fine details with precision and smooth edges. After preparing the nails, a 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 top gel polish on top of the image and dry.
Don't forget to wash off the sticky layer at the end.
Manicure with stickers
You can not draw an eye on the nails yourself, but chooseimage from a set of water-based stickers. For each nail, pick up different symbols of the starry sky - a month, stars and an "all-seeing eye". Using the stickers is easy. Lay them paper side down on a wet cloth for 10 seconds.
Prepared nails with a gray background applied are covered with top varnish. From the cut-out sticker, wipe the paper with a lint-free napkin and put it on the chosen place on the nail. Hold it under the lamp for 10 seconds, and then completely smear the nail with a fixative and dry further as expected, that is, 2 minutes.
Cat Manicure
Youth version of a manicure with a cat's muzzle will look spectacular. The nose of the beast is drawn in the center, green cat's eyes are on the index and ring fingers, and fluffy white mustaches are on the outer 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 the salon. Eyes are drawn with shadows and highlights, and this is not easy. Otherwise, the image will look ridiculous, like a child's drawing.
Introducing the Cat's Eye Palette
Manicure "Cat's eye" gel polishes can be created in any color scheme. In the photo below, consider the color options and how the polish will look on the nails. Even a monophonic coating of nails with this varnish looks incredibly impressive, glare shimmers especially beautifully in the sun or in the light of electric lights.lamps.
After preparing your nails and applying the base, dry your nails under a UV lamp. Depending on the desired color depth, the nail is covered 1 or 2 times. If you want the color of the manicure with Cat's Eye gel polish to be more saturated, then apply it on the plate for the first time and dry it. After re-smearing with a brush, you will already need a magnet. See how it looks in the photo below.
It must be brought to the smeared nail and held for a few seconds. At this time, the metal particles will be magnetized, a glare 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 top, dry and wash off the sticky layer with a wash.
Some masters advise turning the magnet slightly, then the original pattern is obtained from the highlights. All nails are designed identically so that the sparkling stripes look the same.
Sapphire nails with rhinestones
The dark blue “Cat's Eye” manicure 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 choose stones of different sizes and lay them out in descending order towards the edges. Nail decor can be laid out from silver broths or the same color of rivets.
For attaching small parts, it is most convenient and reliable to use a specialcosmetic adhesive. It is enough to put a small drop and put a pebble in it, and then dry the nail under the lamp. If you do not have glue, then put the drops with a sticky base. For a secure fixation, the surface with rhinestones can be covered with a top.
Emerald Manicure
Cat's eye with a design of one large diamond-shaped stone and small silver rhinestones can be seen in the following photo below. Any woman can handle such nail art at home. Actions are performed in the same order as in the previous description, we will not repeat.
The drawing of the stones can be laid out any, if desired. It is more convenient to pre-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 snow-covered hut and individual flying snowflakes. This nail art looks great on a dark blue or light blue background. Glare gives the impression of reflections of the moon on New Year's Eve.
Since before the holiday all salons have an appointment for a week in advance, it is quite possible to make such an original manicure at home on your own. You need to work with a thin brush. In order not to constantly dip it in a jar of varnish, apply a drop of varnish of each color on a piece of cling film.
Combination pattern with rhinestones
On a sparkling background, the drawing can beonly white color, otherwise it simply will not be visible. First, draw an ornament on a piece of paper, practice making it with a brush on a nail using toothpaste.
If you see that the drawing lays down evenly, all the curls turn out to be neat, you can safely apply the drawing on the nails painted with the "Cat's Eye". Additionally, you can decorate a manicure with rhinestones, placing them in the center or inside the curls of the pattern. Fantasize on your own!
Possible combinations
If you work with such a unique gel polish, then it is not necessary to cover all the plates with it. You can focus on one of the nails by painting it with a plain plain gel polish a tone lighter. It is more convenient to draw a floral ornament with a dots tip with the smallest ball at the end. To work, it is best to put a drop on cling film and simply dip into a thick dots liquid.
In the article, we reviewed a photo of the Cat's Eye manicure with a design in different styles. Now you know how you can make such a spectacular, but easy-to-perform nail art on your own. If you want to apply a drawing of an ordinary eye with brushes or with the help of stickers, use our tips and advice. Good luck!
