Manicure "cat's eye" in blue shades

Neat and well-groomed hands are an integral part of the bow of a modern girl. With the help of manicure, you can cheer up, create a certain impression, emphasize or complement any detail of the image, add a twist.

Modern designers to create intrigue in the image offer to design nails in the style of "cat's eye". This name speaks for itself, as it comes from the semiprecious stone of the same name. Its appearance, which is distinguished by depth and unique tints, is very similar to the eye of an animal feline family.

This type of manicure looks best in dark colors. One of the most suitable colors, emphasizing the merits of this style, is blue and its light shades.

Any of the blue tones blends perfectly with the whole cool range., with green and shades of yellow. In addition, silver and golden decor, various rhinestones and foil stand out against its background.

There are several ways to perform this type of coating at home: using gel polish with metal particles and using a standard magnetic varnish.

Whichever option is used, the usual treatment of nails is first performed. To do this, remove the old coating. Then carefully remove the cuticle and treat the tips of the nails with a nail file. This type of manicure is combined with any form.

First, a base is applied to protect the nail plate from damage. When processing, do not forget about the end of the nail. Then the coating must be thoroughly dried under ultraviolet light.

The first layer of gel polish is applied taking into account the desired effect either in the main tone, or in the one that will be reflected in the depth of the nail. At this stage, magnet processing is optional. It all depends on the desired result and is determined experimentally.

Then this layer is dried under the lamp, but the drying time is kept a little longer than at the beginning. It will be enough to add one minute.

Next, the main shade is applied, which must be magnetized. This procedure is performed for 5-10 seconds on each nail. The optimum distance between the magnet and the work surface is 5 mm.

This layer is also placed under the lamp for 2-3 minutes, followed by the application of the final fixing coating. It is dried longer than the rest of the layers - up to 4 minutes.

The last step is to remove the sticky layer with the help of clinser.

This method is much faster and easier, but the coating itself will last for less time. To begin with, as in the previous method, the base is applied. Then the surface is coated with magnetic varnish in one or more layers, depending on the desired color intensity.

It must be remembered that such a varnish dries very quickly. Therefore, after applying the primary color to the nail, the “magnet” must be used immediately. Adequate exposure time is about 30 seconds.

It should be noted right away that the “magnet” provides a large field for activities in creating glare patterns. The direction and shape of the "cat's eye" on the nail completely depends on the type of magnetic varnish. To form a blurry effect, it can be slightly moved above the surface.

Glare on a background of a blue or blue tint can be positioned along, across, obliquely or along the edge of the nail plate. Further, the composition can be decorated with rhinestones or a pattern.

Another option for creating various patterns is a magnetic pen. The small thickness helps create bizarre stains and lines by the magnetic particles themselves. But this option is more suitable for gel polish, as ordinary varnish dries quickly.

This design can be combined with other areas of nail art. An excellent tandem of "cat's eye" creates with a moon and openwork style. In addition, this decor looks good in a matte version.

Any variation of the cat's style will add personality and mystery to the image.

The technology for applying cat-eye gel polish in the video below.