30 Cat Eye Nail Designs You Can Do at Home
- Sarah Ertelt
- Jan 4
- 4 min read
Cat eye nails, or velvet nails, are set to be the #1 nail trend of 2025. Whether you call them cat eye nails or velvet nails, these stylish nails made by using magnetic nail polish are so flattering and fun to do!
If you want to save money on your manicures this year, there are plenty of ways to give yourself cat eye nails at home! Olive & June have their own line of magnetic nail polishes and velvet nail press-on nails, and Mooncat is going viral for their dazzling magnetic nail polishes.
Here are 25 cat-eye nail designs you can do at home!
Try Magnetic Nail Polish from Mooncat
If you don't prefer false nails, you can give yourself cat eye nails by investing in some high-quality magnetic nail polish from Mooncat. Whether you like Star Wars or not, their new Star Wars magnetic polishes are some of the prettiest yet, like A Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Thankfully, every magnetic nail polish purchase from Mooncat comes with a free magnetic wand!
The Pandora Unboxed Set comes with 9 unique magnetic shades and a magnetic want to create countless cat-eye nail designs. This set of 9 nail polishes is currently on sale too!
Cool grays and blues are perfect for post-Christmas winter nails. Mooncat has a collection of cool-toned magnetic nail polishes called My Inner Apocalypse that has 5 perfect shades to match gloomy winter days:
Mooncat's Holographic nail polish formula also gives your nails a velvety finish, perfect for this year's cat eye nail trend! My favorite is Not Today Satan, an icy pink that has a halo of every color in the sunlight:
Fake Halo is another holographic nail polish that was featured in Vogue:
If you prefer a dark manicure, Blood Moon is an alluring black and dark red holographic nail polish. The great thing about Holographic nail polishes is they don't require any manipulation with a magnet! If you want to skip that step but still have a velvet cat eye nail design, try the holographic nail polishes from Mooncat.
Try the Magnetic Polish Set from Olive & June
Olive & June is another high-quality nail polish company that came out with their own magnetic nail polish formula! Olive & June's Magnetic Polish Set is only $40 and comes with 4 different color polishes and a magnetic wand.
Olive & June's Magnetic Polish Kit says it can create four different kinds of effects: A velvet effect, a cat eye effect, a magnetic French tip, and a circle effect.
Olive & June also has a Crimson Velvet Long Lasting Polish kit. This dark cherry cat eye nail design is the #1 nail trend of 2025. Combine the holographic velvet base with the cherry red in this kit for the perfect red velvet nail design!
Try Olive & June's Famous Instant Mani
Olive & June are also known for their high-quality press-on nails called The Instant Mani. Their press-on nails are only $10 a set, last for up to 14 days, and use a hypoallergenic non-damaging nail glue.
Here are some of the cat eye and velvet instant manis they have in stock:
Sage Velvet is a subtle green that comes in a medium almond shape:
Neutral Illusion is a pretty neutral velvet manicure with a subtle French tip effect:
Pink Dream is a short round velvet instant mani:
Lavender Blooms is an extra-short round icy lavender instant mani with magnetic petals on each nail:
Velvet Obsessed is the classic red cat eye that is the #1 nail trend of 2025:
Finally, Thick Velvet French is a long almond nail with a bright pink magnetic French tip:
You can also create your own combination of press-ons with the Instant Mani System to get everything you need to start using press-on nails while keeping your nails nice and healthy!
Olive & June also has a multi-pack of Velvet Press-Ons:
Use Glamnetic Press-On Nails
Although there are plenty of cheap press-on nails you can get off of Amazon, cheap nails make it easy to damage your nails. For press-on nails from Amazon, I recommend getting Glamnetic nails!
Glamnetic nails are reusable and last up to 14 days per wear. Thes nails also have UV protection, ensuring your nails will never split or break. Every Glamnetic kit also comes with 30 nails in 15 sizes, with extras included.
Here are Glamnetic's cat eye nail designs:
Baby Blues is a short almond nail that has a metallic finish:
Berry Fizz is a short oval nail with a metallic magenta coat:
Blushing Aura has a pink aura effect:
Galactic is a short shimmery dark grey metallic nail:
Honey Bun is a neutral short almond nail with a velvet French tip:
Selenite is a soft white velvety nail that looks like pink quartz!
Finally, Unicorn Tears is a short oval nail with a metallic blue and an icy French tip effect:
Purchase Magnetic Gel Polish
If you've already started doing your nails at home, you may already have a gel nail polish system. Beetles brand gel polish has 5 different themed velvet nail polish sets that will give you a cat eye manicure at home!
The Brilliant Velvet set has 6 bold cat eye nail colors:
The Cute Cat Eyes set has 6 gorgeous metallic shades for creating cat eye nail effects:
The Milky Way set has 6 dark magnetic polishes perfect for creating celestial nail designs:
The Nebula Halo set has their pretty pastel velvet nail colors:
The Ultimate Monochrome set has 6 neutral colors with a jelly-like finish:
Finally, the Youth Radiance set has 6 more bright bold colors for summer nail designs:
Whether you prefer to use regular nail polish, high-quality press-on nails, or gel nail polish, it's easy to get the perfect cat-eye nail design at home!
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