Cat's eye nails mania: the Instagram nail trend

Today we will talk about Cat's eye nails the latest nail art trend that has become very popular on social media, especially on Ig and Tik Tok. Chiara Ferragni recently showed it on Instagram and obviously, like any proposal shown by the Italian influencer, it was immediately a revolution in clicks and related purchases.

Let's find out everything there is to know about Cat's eye nails , the manicure that reproduces the simple yet impactful effect of opalescent “cat's eyes”.

Cat's eye nails gel : what is it?

Cat's Eye Nails is the most popular gel and semi-permanent effect on the web lately following the publication of a series of posts by influencer Chiara Ferragni. From follower to follower, nail art has sent into raptures any e-commerce of semi-permanent or gel nail polishes that had in their proposals magnetic nail polishes and magnets suitable for reproducing the effect.

Cat's eye nails gel : what is it? The technique duplicates the “cat's eye” effect on the nails through opalescent streaks typical of the feline. But to obtain it you do not need normal products but magnetic nail polishes in magnificent colors. Among the most popular colors for this fall, in addition to the baby pink proposed on the web by the digital entrepreneur, dark reds and metallic blue .

Cat's eye nails : Chiara Ferragni's nail art

Instagram, rather than creating one of the fall 2020 nail trends, has relaunched and amplified the already existing trend. One afternoon, shortly after the first lockdown, Chiara Ferragni shared the image of her latest nail art (also Fedez actually, but that's another story), created by her trusted nail artist Isabella Franchi (known on IG with the name @unghiedellamadonna).

Chiara Ferragni's cat's eyes nails were baby pink , super iridescent and all her passionate followers wondered how she had achieved the iridescent glow effect of a hard stone from times gone by.

As soon as it was understood that it was a magnetic nail polish, the product in question went out everywhere. On Nailfor we have many semi-permanent nail polishes to obtain the cat's eye effect with the iridescent effect guaranteed.

How to get the cat's eye effect on nails: magnetic nail polish and magnets

Those who follow the world of nail art , and are careful buyers of all the trends in semi-permanent products , will remember that this trend is not exactly an absolute novelty but has returned with new shades to amaze us once again.

The semi-permanent magnetic nail polish is applied to the nails, either alone or on a light or dark colored base, and then the magic is obtained by exploiting the action of the cat's eye magnet that attracts the flakes to itself, obtaining opalescent streaks like the eyes of felines. Just bring it closer to the points where you want to obtain the effect and the game is done.

The technique itself is not difficult to reproduce and with our numerous cat's eye kits you can indulge yourself and improve the effect each time.

The magnet for the magnetic nail polish should be placed a few millimetres away from the nail (be careful not to ruin the application) and will move the coloured pigment creating ever-changing effects.

If you don't use the specific magnet, the cat's eyes semi-permanent nail polish will appear similar to a glitter nail polish, super bright and faceted on your nails.

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