Collection: LAVIS Cat Eye CE9 (Ver2) - Cabin Fever Collection

What is Lavis Cat Eye CE9 Ver2 Cabin Fever?

CE9 Cabin Fever is the ninth drop in the Lavis Cat Eye series, 12 magnetic gel colors in one palette. A serene set of warm neutrals, misty pastels and quiet-morning tones, with cozy earthy caramels and copper shimmer. It is the Ver2 refresh of the ninth drop and the everyday-wearable palette that goes with everything; the first shade is a quiet dove gray.

All 12 are formulated without HEMA and without TPO, come in the standard 0.5 fl oz (15 mL) salon bottle, and cure in 60 to 90 seconds under a UV/LED lamp. Lavis states they are made in California. We carry the drop as 12 singles and as one set that holds all of them.

The 12 shades, as singles or the full set

Each single is one bottle, numbered CE9-01 through CE9-12, and every one shares the same magnetic base. The CE9 Cabin Fever set listing has a Style selector, so it doubles as a second way to buy any single shade or to take the Full (1-12) option and put the whole drop on the wall at once.

Each code links to its own page with swatch photos; the short description is Lavis's own note on the shade. Screens shift a shade more than a swatch does, so if a client is between two codes, swatch both on a tip before committing.

Who is CE9 Cabin Fever for?

Lavis pitches this drop for all year. In the salon it tends to book for:

• Everyday clients: neutrals with a soft line that do not need a special occasion.
• Office and school-run hands: dove gray, caramel and misty pastels stay low-key.
• Salons that want one year-round cat eye drop: nothing in CE9 is tied to a season.
• Warm-skin clients: the caramel and copper codes flatter warm undertones.

Within the series, CE1 Cozy Cashmere is the creamier nude drop, CE13 Ver2 Moonlit Mirage the pink-leaning ceramic one.

How do you apply Lavis CE9 cat eye gel?

1. Start clean. Push back the cuticle, buff lightly, dehydrate, then cure a thin gel base (Base & Top Gel).
2. Thin first coat of CE9 Cabin Fever. Cure it for 60 seconds before the magnet comes anywhere near the nail.
3. Second coat, then the magnet. Apply a slightly thicker coat and, before curing, hold a cat eye magnet roughly 2 mm above the surface for three to five seconds. The shimmer gathers into a line under the magnet.
4. Flash cure right away. A second or two of delay lets the pigment relax, so cure each nail as soon as its line is right, then give the whole hand a 60 to 90 second cure.
5. Glossy top. Cure a gel top coat over it. The line is inside the cured color and lasts as long as the top does; Lavis quotes up to 21 days with proper prep.

Cat eye magnets are sold separately in our Magnet collection; lamps and files are under Nail Tools & Accessories.

Straight, diagonal or double: where the magnet goes

Straight, diagonal, curved or double: the shape of the line is only where you hold the magnet. Lengthwise over the center for the classic streak, angled for a diagonal, one end closer for a curve, two flash-cured passes for a double line. Held flat, the magnet spreads the shimmer evenly instead.

Want a harder line? Put a cured coat of a dark gel from SNS Gel Only underneath CE9 Cabin Fever. Want the color itself to lead? Apply it straight over base.

What do HEMA-free and TPO-free mean on this page?

Lavis makes CE9 Cabin Fever without HEMA and without TPO. HEMA is the small monomer behind most gel formulas and the ingredient most often named in gel reactions; TPO is the photoinitiator that lets the lamp cure the gel. Leaving them out is a formulation choice we can state plainly; it is not a guarantee that no client will react, and we do not present it as one.

Lavis CE9 Cabin Fever next to SNS Crystal Twinkle and Diamond Twinkle

Three cat eye lines share this shelf. SNS Crystal Twinkle pulls a fine, sharp line across a 24-shade range; SNS Diamond Twinkle gives a bold, three-dimensional sparkle across another 24. Lavis CE9 Cabin Fever is a curated twelve, warm neutrals, misty pastels and quiet-morning tones, and Lavis describes its 9D pigment as giving a sharper, deeper line the closer the magnet is held.

Pick CE9 Cabin Fever when the brief is warm neutrals, misty pastels and quiet-morning tones with a cat eye inside it. Pick an SNS line when the client wants a specific shade outside this palette, or the cat eye itself to be the point of the nail.

Wear, removal and keeping the bottles right

• Wear time: the top coat sets the limit, not the cat eye; the line is sealed inside. Re-top at week two if the gloss fades.
• Removal: soak-off like any gel. Thin the surface with a file, wrap with acetone, wait, push. No peeling.
• Keep magnets off the shelf: a magnet next to a bottle pulls the pigment to the glass wall; shake the bottle back before the next coat.
• Bottle care: tight cap, no direct sun, room temperature, and a roll between the palms before the first coat of the day.

Related collections

• SNS Cat Eye Gel Crystal Twinkle and Diamond Twinkle, 24 shades each.
• Cat Eye Magnets Bar, stylus and dual-line magnets for the streak.
• Base & Top Gel The base under and the glossy top over a cat eye.
• SNS Gel Only Solid gel color for underlayers and plain nails in the same set.
• Nail Art Chrome, glitter, ombre and rhinestones to finish the set.

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