Silver Chrome Evil Eye nails

Squoval · Evil Eye

Doable at home

An evil eye in Snow White on Silver Mirror — concentric rings with a dark centre.

3 bottles: Silver Mirror, Snow White and Pewter. Silver Mirror and Snow White are close in tone, so the design is tonal rather than graphic. It shows up in daylight and softens indoors. The bottles are not all the same finish (chrome and crème), so the pattern picks up light differently from the ground.

The squoval shape means straight sidewalls and a soft tip: anything built on a grid or a straight line sits truest here.

Make it yours

Pick a part of the nail, then a shade
Base: Silver Mirror · Chrome Open the bottle

Bottles for this nail

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What you need

Base colour cured
Striper brush clean lines
Gloss top level the paint

How to paint Silver Chrome Evil Eye nails

  1. 1 Buff, dehydrate and base coat, then cure. Two coats of Silver Mirror, floated on so the particles stay lying flat, and cure hard.
  2. 2 A Snow White oval, then an Pewter ring inside it, then the pupil, letting each cure first.
  3. 3 Gloss top coat, cure, then cuticle oil once it is out of the lamp.

Questions about Silver Chrome Evil Eye

  • Is Silver Chrome Evil Eye hard to do at home?

    Yes, with a steady hand. The motif is freehand, so the first nail is usually the worst one. Budget around 45 minutes for a full set, and three colours means three chances for something to bleed, so cure between each one rather than working wet on wet.

  • What polish do I need for Silver Chrome Evil Eye?

    3 bottles: Silver Mirror (chrome), Snow White (crème) and Pewter (chrome). Plus a base coat and a gloss top coat, which every design here assumes you already have.

  • Does Silver Chrome Evil Eye work on short nails?

    A squoval works short: you lose canvas width rather than length, so the motif just sits closer together.

  • Do I need a UV lamp for Silver Chrome Evil Eye?

    Yes. Silver Mirror and Pewter only work as a gel — the effect depends on rubbing or setting the finish into a cured tacky layer, which air-dry polish never gives you.

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