Frosted Berry Nails: How to Get the Cherry Ice Cat-Eye Look

Cherry Ice swatch with SAGA Colorist 31 Wine and Mystery Cat Eye 08

Deep wine at the edges. A flash of blue when you turn your hand. That’s Cherry Ice, our take on frosted berry nails. We swatched three magnetic gels with SAGA Colorist No. 31 Wine so you can see how the same deep berry shade looks with an electric blue, a soft silver, or a blue-silver glow.

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Cherry Ice

SAGA Colorist No. 31 Wine + SAGA Mystery Cat Eye No. 08

This is the combination to try if you want dark cherry edges with a bright sapphire glow. On our swatch, the blue is strongest through the center and fades into the wine shade at the edges.

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Silver Frost

Silver Frost swatch with SAGA Colorist 31 Wine and Crystal Cat Eye 06

SAGA Colorist No. 31 Wine + SAGA Crystal Cat Eye No. 06

On this swatch, a soft silver oval lights up the center while the berry color stays visible around it. A second swatch with the same two shades reads much darker, with a smaller, sharper flash.

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Darker Silver Frost swatch with SAGA Colorist 31 Wine and Crystal Cat Eye 06

Iced Plum

Iced Plum swatch with SAGA Colorist 31 Wine and Silk Cat Eye 06

SAGA Colorist No. 31 Wine + SAGA Silk Cat Eye No. 06

This one lands between Cherry Ice and Silver Frost. The blue-silver shimmer looks softer and more spread out, with a cool plum cast around the edges.

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Two darker takes

Midnight Berry

Midnight Berry swatch with SAGA Mystery Cat Eye 02 and 08

Midnight Berry pairs SAGA Mystery Cat Eye No. 02 and No. 08. Our swatch looks almost black at the edges until the light catches the bright blue center. Shop No. 02 · Shop No. 08

Glazed Berry

Glazed Berry swatch with SAGA Colorist 31 Wine and Chrome Powder Pearl in Blue

For a Glazed Berry finish, pair SAGA Colorist No. 31 Wine with Chrome Powder Pearl in Blue. On our swatch, it gives the deep wine color a narrow, glossy blue reflection.

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How to shape the glow

  1. Swatch your berry color and magnetic gel together first. Check the color in direct light and then tilt the swatch to see how much of the berry shade shows at the edges.
  2. Work on one nail at a time. Before curing the magnetic gel, use a cat-eye magnet to shape the highlight. Try a soft oval through the center for the frosted look.
  3. Cure each gel according to the product directions. Finish with a clear glossy top coat.

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