i feel like i’m losing my goddamn mind. i have now had TWO iterations of (press-on) nails with this crazy ass magnetic(?) ribbon-adjacent wave design bullshit going on. it’s the most visually compelling nail design i have ever seen and i want to find+purchase more or request it at a salon or even lean how to replicate myself it if i have to. unfortunately however, i have no goddamn clue where to start. i’m totally in the dark. i buy these from a street vendor—a very sweet elderly chinese lady with whom i communicate in charades.
does this design/technique have a name? is it even possible to achieve with magnetic polish, or is it some kind of intrinsic quality within the press-on nail itself?
please help me out here. i have no idea what is happening on my fingernails and i’m starting to feel scared
by succulenteggs
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This design is what I call a “cat eye ribbon”. It’s done by using specific placement/movement of magnets on top and around the magnetic base gel to create the ribbon effect. It’s not that hard to do if you are familiar with how to handle magnetic gel polish
https://preview.redd.it/brpt5lw5h6xf1.jpeg?width=394&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3474ab0a41fabf6b410062cf89dfa2b620f19c24