CND Shellac Gel Polish Clearly Pink 12.5ml

CND Shellac Gel Polish Clearly Pink 12.5ml is the transparency in the CND Shellac colour wall. CND describes Clearly Pink as clear, the lip gloss of nails, and that is how it wears: a remarkably sheer wash that leaves the natural nail plate visible rather than covering it. Applied in two coats like polish, it gives gloss and a whisper of warmth instead of pigment, which makes it the standard overlay for a sophisticated French once a white tip is cured, and the obvious answer for a client who wants their nails to look groomed rather than painted.

Benefits

• Reads as a sheer, natural finish over the nail plate, so it suits clients who want gloss and grooming rather than visible colour.
• Doubles as the sheer overlay in a French service: cure the tip first, then take it across the whole nail.
• Delivers 14+ days of high-performance wear as the colour step in the complete CND Shellac system of base coat, colour and top coat.
• Prep stays fast and gentle because the natural nail surface is never filed or buffed before application.
• Patented breathable formula forms tiny tunnels as it cures, letting moisture and oxygen reach the nail plate and letting conditioners such as CND SolarOil penetrate the coating.
• Butterfly Removal lifts the coating away in minutes, with no filing or buffing of the natural nail and no damage when used and removed as directed.

How to Use

Clearly Pink applies in two coats just like polish. For a French finish, cure the white tip first, then take it over the whole nail, curing between layers.

1. Prep the natural nail: shape the free edge with a fine 240 grit file, gently push back and lift away non-living cuticle tissue, then cleanse and temporarily dehydrate the nail plate with CND ScrubFresh on a plastic-backed, lint-free pad. No filing or buffing of the nail surface is required.
2. Roll the CND Shellac Base Coat bottle between your palms to blend. Apply one thin layer to the extension edge and nail surface, then cure for 10 seconds on preset button 1 in a CND LED Lamp. Do not wipe the top film.
3. Shake the CND Shellac Color Coat vigorously to blend. Apply one thin layer to the extension edge and nail surface and cure for one minute on preset button 2S. Applied correctly, this first layer looks slightly semi-sheer.
4. Apply a second thin layer of Color Coat and cure again for one minute on preset button 2S. Keep the layers thin, as colour applied too thickly can wrinkle as it cures.
5. Roll the CND Shellac Top Coat bottle between your palms to blend. Apply one thin layer to the extension edge and nail surface and cure for one minute on preset button 3.
6. Remove the top film with a plastic-backed, lint-free pad saturated in 99% isopropyl alcohol to reveal the gloss. This step is not needed with CND Shellac No-Wipe+ Top Coat. Finish with a drop of CND SolarOil to condition the nail.
7. To remove, saturate the pad of a CND Foil Remover Wrap with CND Offly Fast Moisturizing Remover, wrap each finger and set a timer to match the top coat used. Press and massage the nail, twist the wrap away, then wipe any residue with Offly Fast. No filing of the natural nail is needed.

Ingredients: CND publishes one shade-agnostic INCI for every Shellac Color Coat, closing with a general may contain pigments statement rather than naming the colourants used in this shade. The full listing appears in the ingredients section of this page.