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You may have already seen this year’s viral nail trend for Valentine’s Day – cat eye hearts have been taking the industry by storm. But in case you haven’t heard, the trend involves forming a perfect heart design with cat eye nail polish.
If you’re wondering how to achieve this design, you’ve come to the right place. Alena Monson, founder of indie beauty brands What’s Up Beauty and What’s Up Nails, has shared a tutorial on how to create this adorable and glam design in time for the holiday of love. It's super easy and will get your clients in a festive mood for sure.
You can achieve the cat eye hearts on your clients with magnetic gel polish, but What’s Up Nails produces a beautiful and quick-drying magnetic lacquer polish that gives the same effect. Pick some up at whatsupbeauty.com if you have clients that prefer regular polish over gel.
See Monson’s cat eye heart tutorial below:
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