CND Shellac Gel Polish Hot Pop Pink 12.5ml

CND Shellac Gel Polish Hot Pop Pink 12.5ml is the bright the summer board is built around. CND calls Hot Pop Pink the perfect hot pink opaque creme and notes that it looks amazing with a tan, which is the honest brief for this shade: it is loud, it is flat-finish creme rather than shimmer, and it does its best work against warm skin. Full opacity arrives in two thin layers, so the pink stays even rather than streaking the way a bright can.

Benefits

• Hot pink in a fully opaque creme finish, so the brightness comes from pigment rather than shimmer.
• CND calls out how it looks against a tan, which makes it a natural fit for the summer board and holiday bookings.
• Reaches even, full opacity across two thin layers instead of streaking the way a bright shade can.
• Delivers 14+ days of high-performance wear as the colour step in the complete CND Shellac system of base coat, colour and top coat.
• Cures in one minute per layer under a CND Lamp on preset 2S, so the manicure leaves the chair instantly dry with no smudging and no dent risk.
• 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

Brights are the least forgiving of a thick coat. Apply Hot Pop Pink in two thin, even layers, curing each fully, rather than chasing coverage in one pass.

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.