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Happy New Year! Entering this year, we are offering some discounts on our popular items, such as CND Shellac UV Lamp Replacement Bulbs 4pk, Shellac UV Top and Base coats, and Rapidcure Tunnel 36 Watt UV Lamp.

And the CND Shellac UV Lamp 36 Watt and CND Shellac Salon Rack Type B are still $155 each. All sale are available for limited time only. So get yours now while they are on sale because they won’t last forever.

This is the second article in a series:  CND Shellac application and removal. Read the second article about how to apply CND Shellac nail polish that you can do at home.

The demonstration was done by CND Education Ambassador, Michele Huynh, who is also a nail technician at a salon at Del Mar, CA.

Products:

1. Pure Acetone
2. CND Shellac Remover Wraps
3. Nail Wipes
4. Wood Cuticle Stick
5. Cuticle Oil

1. Before removal

Just want to show one of my nail sporting CND Shellac Rock Royalty before removal. This was 2 coats.

2. Wrap the nail with CND Shellac Remover Wraps. Make sure to saturate the cotton pad with Pure Acetone first. Then, place wrap under finger and fold the pad over nail and wrap around finger ensuring a tight, snug fit. Secure wrap with adhesive tab. The CND logo should be on top of the nail.  Leave wrap for 10 minutes.

3. Using a twisting motion, slowly pull wrap from the nail.

4. This is how the nail looks after pulling the wrap. There is still a lot of residue.

5. Gently slide off any remaining polish with an orangewood stick. Be careful not to scrape away the surface layers of the natural nail plate. Don’t use metal pusher as it will scrape the layer of the nail.

6. Wipe clean nail with lint-free nail wipe saturated with Acetone. Now the nail is clean and ready for another nail polish application. Or use and massage Cuticle Oil on nail if no nail polish will be applied.

My nail is as clean as the others. Removal was a breeze with Shellac Remover Wraps. CND Shellac removal is best done with Shellac remover wraps. She strongly discouraged soaking nails with Acetone because it will make the nail and cuticle dry. Thus it will create problem of weak and splitting nails in the future.

If you are wondering what color she used, it was Moonlight & Roses over Asphalt. Here is her nails.

Using a pump bottle like this will minimize messy application.

All products are available at Esther’s Nail Center. Visit us for CND Shellac products, Gelish, Daisy Gel and other manicure pedicure supplies.

This is the first article in a series:  CND Shellac application and removal. Read the second article about how to remove CND Shellac nail polish that you can do at home.

Recently I was blessed to participate in a CND Shellac Workshop because I got ‘shellacked’ by an experienced CND Education Ambassador, Michele Huynh.

She did a demonstration on how to apply and remove CND Shellac nail polish.  Her application was flawless and removal was a breeze.  My nail (only one nail got done) looked great. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to know how long it would stay since my shellac was removed the same day…:-(..It had to, so I can show you all on how to remove Shellac.

Alright, let’s continue on how to apply CND Shellac. Also beware this is a heavy-picture post.

1. File edge of the nail with 240-grit nail file, to shape the nail. With CND Shellac, you would never file your nail bed.

2.  Push back and clean cuticles with cuticle pusher. Notice that this is a dry manicure.

3. Cut any hang nails or cuticle if necessary with cuticle nipper.

4. Wipe clean nail with lint-free nail wipe soaked with CND Scrubfresh.

5. Shake, shake vigorously the Shellac Base Coat so the ingredients mix well.

6. Apply a thin coat of Shellac Nail Base Coat. The key to get a good result is to apply every layer thinly, said Michele.

7. Cure under 36-watt Shellac UV Lamp for 10 seconds. Make sure your middle finger touch the end of the tunnel before starting the process.

8. Apply a thin layer of Shellac nail polish. In this case, I used Rock Royalty. And cure for 2 minutes under Shellac 36-watt UV lamp. To clean the messy polish application on the cuticle or skin, just use the wood cuticle stick to wipe clean. Do it before curing the polish.

9. Apply another thin layer of Shellac nail polish. And cure for 2 minutes. If necessary, you can apply an extra layer for dark coverage.

10. Apply a thin layer of Shellac Top Coat. And cure for 2 minutes.

11. Wipe clean the nail with lint-free nail wipe soaked with 99% Alcohol. It has to be 99% Alcohol. If less than 99% it won’t show the full shine. After wiping, the polish should be dry, hard and not tacky.

12. Apply and massage Solar cuticle oil on nails. And here’s  CND Shellac nail polish Rock Royalty.

I also asked her some questions I often heard regarding CND Shellac application. To keep it short, I’ll just post the answer below:

• It’s not uncommon to hear customers complain about her nails getting dry after using CND Shellac. Michele suggests to use CND Solar Oil every day to combat this problem. If Solar Oil is used often, there shouldn’t be problem of dry or splitting nails.
• Regarding nails that are not cured properly, check the bulbs. Perhaps one of the bulbs is out. Also on CND Shellac 36-watt UV lamp, you can press the Reset button to see how many hours left for the current bulbs. Also shake, shake shellac coats or polish to make sure the ingredients mix well.
• Her choice for French Manicure is Cream Puff or Studio White (an off-white) for the white tip and Clearly Pink and Romantique (more opaque) for the pink. Here’s her French Manicure with Studio White and Clearly Pink.
  
• Using less than 99% Alcohol won’t show the full shine of Shellac. Make sure when buying, you get only the 99% Alcohol.
• For customers with weak or splitting nails who want to use Shellac nail polish, she advices to use Brisa Gel as a foundation before using Shellac. The purpose is to strengthen the nails before applying Shellac.

Finally, take a look at these photos on Shellac colors and products that were used.

I noticed using pump bottles like these make application process less messy and easier.

CND Shellac Moonlight Roses over Asphalt. Michele was sporting this color. If you like this color, take a look at other photos above. Those purple nails are hers.

That pretty red nail is Red Baroness. Two coats with a Top Coat.

Phew! What a long post. I have to split this story and write on how to remove CND Shellac nail polish in another post. Stay tuned!

You can get all these products at Esther’s Nail Center. We have all new CND Shellac Fall 2011 colors in-stock. Check us out.

Yes! The new CND Shellac Fall 2011 colors are now in-stock.  They tend to run out quickly and we only have them in limited quantity. So get it before it’s gone.

The new colors are:

Studio White is a white-off color, great for French Manicure tips. Zillionaire is the only multi-color glitter in this collection. Check out the swatches here.

CND Shellac complete products are available at Esther’s Nail Center.

One challenge about choosing a nail polish is to know what the color would look like on the nails. Even though,  CND stated that the color of the bottle of CND Shellac matches the inside shade, still it is not completely true. Only a few are perfectly match.

Luckily there are many CND Shellac photos out there. This one popular blog, called Solessence, has many reviews and photos of CND Shellac swatches, layering, and nail art with Shellac.

Here are some quick links from Solessence for CND Shellac photos:

• CND Shellac Spring 2011 colors release swatches
• CND Shellac Swatches for All Colors
• CND Shellac Layering with Mother of Pearl
• CND Shellac Layering with Negligee

The photo is CND Shellac layering negligee and masquerade. Source: Solessence.

And yes there’s also a sneak peak of CND Shellac Fall 2011. For all Shellac posts, just search CND Shellac and you’ll get more posts about CND Shellac.

I hope I can find more CND Shellac photos somewhere to add to this post. Leave me a comment if you know where. Thanks!

Yup, another CND Shellac Sale. Enjoy $2 off from regular price $23.95. Only applies to CND Shellac UV Colors, Base and Top Coats. No coupon necessary. Discount will be reflected in the shopping cart.

And also, Nail Sticker 40% off Sale is going on now. The price is never lower than this, so take advantage of this now. Applies to all type of nail stickers.

Just a quick update for you that we have nearly all the CND Shellac colors (old and new) except Black Pool. It’s in back-ordered.We have small and large size Base and Top Coats, ScrubFresh, Shellac UV lamp and bulbs. Also, we got all pre-orders out.

We’re very excited about CND Shellac new colors. And what’s more, we got news that we’ll have them soon. Perhaps, by end of February 2011. So you can start pre-ordering now online at our website Esthersnc.com to get the new colors.

At the moment, we have all the colors, base and top coats, shellac uv lamps and remover wraps. We also have the new CND Shellac Base Coat and Top Coat in the .5oz-size for $32.95 each. Means, doubles the size but costs less. Great for you who wear cnd shellac nail polish frequently.

Now I want to know what is your fave color from the new release? Please post your comment here.

Source photos: www.solessence.com