LDS Midnight Merry Collection

LDS Midnight Merry: twelve Universal Cat Eye gels, RB01 to RB12, as a holiday set or singly

This page holds the LDS Midnight Merry Collection at ND Nails Supply: the holiday edition of the LDS Universal Cat Eye line, themed "From Spooky Nights to Sparkling Lights", one set that carries a salon from Halloween through Christmas. It is twelve magnetic cat eye gels numbered RB01 to RB12, Crystal, Mirror, Rainbow I, Rainbow II, Silver, Gold, Moon Light, Super Crystal, Light Gold Light, RoseGold Light, Copper Light, and Darkgold Light, sold as the Midnight Merry set of all twelve and as single 0.5 oz bottles, thirteen listings in all. Each gel carries ultra-fine magnetic particles that gather into a line of light when a magnet is held over the wet coat, and the particles keep catching light after the cure, so the nail reads as glitter and cat eye at once. Everything is wholesale-priced for everyone, no license and no minimum.

What is on this page

The singles are the same twelve numbers the set holds, so a bottle that runs out of the set is reordered from this page by its RB number. The same twelve also sit on the LDS Universal Cat Eye page beside the everyday RB set; Midnight Merry is the edition with the holiday theme and the expanded box notes, and a nail magnet is sold separately in both cases.

The twelve numbers

The set's notes describe the range as running from crystal clear to silver and gold; the right-hand column is read from that note and from each shade's name. The color chart in the set photos swatches every number twice, over a clear base and over a black base, and that chart is the reference to pick from.

One gel, two looks: clear base or black base

These are universal cat eye gels, which means the color underneath decides the result. Over a clear base the same bottle reads soft and pearly; over a black base the line turns sharp and bright, because a dark base gives the light something to stand out against. They can also go over any other gel color to change its look, which is how one bottle of Gold or Copper Light covers a black Halloween set in October and a red or green Christmas set in December. A salon that keeps a black gel and a clear base beside the set can show a client both versions of every number from the chart before choosing.

Three cat eye shapes from the same bottle

• Glitter Galaxy. The magnet held flat over the whole nail spreads the particles, and the nail reads as fine glitter.
• Full Moon. The magnet held at the tip, then drawn back, gathers the light into a round halo.
• Classic Slant. The magnet held at an angle along the nail gives the single diagonal band of light most clients picture when they ask for cat eye.

The shape depends on where the magnet is and how long it stays there, not on the bottle, so one set gives a salon three looks per number. ND's nail magnet page holds the sticks and double-head magnets that make each shape.

How to apply a Universal Cat Eye gel

1. Prep. Push back, remove shine, dust, and dehydrate the natural nail.
2. Base. A thin coat of gel base, cured.
3. Color underneath, if wanted. A coat of black or any gel color for a colored base, cured.
4. Cat eye. A thin coat of the cat eye gel; before curing, hold the magnet close to the nail for 5 to 10 seconds until the line forms, then cure.
5. Top. A gel top coat, cured. Every coat cures under a UV or LED lamp.

Work one or two nails at a time on the cat eye step: the particles start to drift back once the magnet is taken away, so the line should go into the lamp within a few seconds of forming.

Why a cat eye line blurs, and the fix

• The line is soft or wide: the magnet was too far from the nail or moved. Hold it close and still for the full 5 to 10 seconds.
• The line faded before the cure: too long between magnet and lamp. Cure each nail right after the line forms.
• The look is too sheer: the base was clear. Lay a black base under the cat eye coat for a brighter line.
• The coat wrinkled: it went on thick. Keep the cat eye layer thin; the magnet needs the particles free to move in a thin coat.

Wear and texture

The Midnight Merry box rates the line at 28 days and over of wear; the Universal Cat Eye singles' listings describe wear of up to 3+ weeks without chipping, cracking, or fading. Both describe a smooth, self-leveling texture with strong coverage that works for beginners and professionals, and the glitter shine that stays after the line is set.

Building a holiday menu from the set

• Halloween. Gold, Copper Light, or Darkgold Light over a black base, finished as a Classic Slant, for a moody, glowing set.
• Christmas. Silver or Light Gold Light over red or green gel, or RoseGold Light as a Full Moon, for the party nail.
• New Year's Eve. Super Crystal or Mirror as a Glitter Galaxy over black for the all-over sparkle.
• The quiet option. Crystal or Moon Light over a clear base for the soft pearl a client can wear to work.

Storage and reorder

Store the twelve upright in number order, out of sunlight and away from the lamp, with the caps tight and the necks wiped. Magnetic particles settle while a bottle sits, so roll or stir each bottle before use until the color is even, then apply. Reorder single bottles by RB number from this page; the fastest movers on a holiday menu are usually the golds and the silver.

Wholesale pricing at ND Nails Supply

Every Midnight Merry listing is wholesale-priced for everyone, with no business license, no minimum order, and no membership fee. FREE Shipping on order $100+, and in-stock bottles and the set ordered before 2pm PT on weekdays leave the same day.

Related collections at ND

• LDS Universal Cat EyeThe everyday RB set and the same twelve singles.
• LDS cat eye, all linesFruit, Pearl Veil, Fine Glaze, and more.
• LDS Fruit Cat EyeA colored cat eye set of twelve.
• Cat eye gel, all brandsEvery cat eye gel at ND.
• Nail magnetsThe tool every cat eye needs.
• Holiday gift setsSets from every brand for the season.
• LDS, all productsThe full LDS range at ND.