Nail Art Special Gel Polish

Plain colour is where a set starts. An effect gel polish is what makes it a design: a line of light that moves, a sparkle, a sheer wash of colour that the nail shows through. These are the gels used for that, all soak-off and cured under UV or LED like the rest of the range.

Magnetic and mirror

Cat eye gels hold magnetic particles that line up under a magnet. The range runs from the classic cat eye 15ml and the compact 7.5ml, through the light-shifting laser cat eye, to the ultra-reflective universal mirror cat eye gel. All are on one page: cat eye gel polish. For a metallic finish made with powder, see chrome powder and mirror top coats.

Sparkle

Sparkle gel is a soft shimmer, diamond gel a crystal-like one, and platinum glitter and glitter polish carry the heavy sparkle. Compare them in glitter gel polish.

Sheer colour and spreading gel

The translucent gel polish is a sheer gel in four shades, made for jelly and layered looks where the nail shows through. The blooming gel spreads colour into itself for marbled, watercolour-style designs that are different on every nail.

Every one of these goes over a normal gel base. If the base lifts, the effect goes with it, so prep matters more here than on a plain colour; see why gel polish lifts. For what else sits in this part of the range, browse nail art supplies and the gel polish colours.