CND Shellac Gel Polish Dark Dahlia 12.5ml

CND Shellac Gel Polish Dark Dahlia is a deep aubergine purple colour coat with a smooth, opaque creme finish. This is the dark end of the purple range: a rich, moody purple deep enough that it reads near-black in low light and only shows its purple in daylight or under direct salon light. That shift is the whole appeal. It gives a client the drama of a black manicure with a colour underneath it, which is a far easier sell than true black. Dark Dahlia is an autumn and winter anchor and a strong choice for evening and event work. Two thin layers take it to full opacity. Used as the colour step of the CND Shellac system, it is worn over a CND Shellac base coat and finished with a CND Shellac top coat.

Benefits

• Deep aubergine purple that reads near-black in low light and reveals its purple in daylight, giving the drama of black with colour underneath.
• Rich, moody creme finish that reaches full opacity in two thin layers.
• Provides 14+ days of high-performance wear as the colour step in the complete CND Shellac system of base coat, colour and top coat.
• Goes to up to 21 days of wear when CND Shellac Epic Smoothing Base is applied under the colour instead of the standard base coat.
• Cures in one minute per layer on preset 2S under a CND Lamp, with instant dry time and high shine.
• Butterfly Removal lifts the coating away in minutes with no filing or buffing of the natural nail, and no nail damage when used and removed as directed - which matters on a pigment this dark.
• Breathable coating lets moisture and oxygen travel through to the nail plate and lets CND SolarOil penetrate.

How to Use

1. Prep the natural nail: fine 240 grit file on the free edge, gently push back and lift away non-living cuticle tissue, then cleanse and temporarily dehydrate the plate with CND ScrubFresh on a lint-free pad. The nail surface is not filed or buffed.
2. Roll CND Shellac Base Coat between the palms, apply one thin layer to the extension edge and nail surface and cure 10 seconds on preset button 1 in a CND LED Lamp. Leave the top film in place.
3. Shake Dark Dahlia vigorously to blend, apply one thin layer and cure one minute on preset button 2S. The first layer looks slightly semi-sheer, which is correct even on a shade this deep.
4. Apply a second thin layer of Dark Dahlia and cure one minute on preset button 2S to reach full depth. Keep the layers thin - colour applied too thickly can wrinkle as it cures.
5. Roll CND Shellac Top Coat between the palms, apply one thin layer and cure one minute on preset button 3.
6. Wipe the top film with 99% isopropyl alcohol on a lint-free pad to reveal the gloss, then finish with a drop of CND SolarOil. Skip with No-Wipe+ Top Coat.
7. To remove, saturate a CND Foil Remover Wrap pad with CND Offly Fast Moisturizing Remover, wrap each finger and set a timer to the top coat used. Press, massage and twist the wrap away, then wipe any residue with Offly Fast.

Ingredients: Butyl Acetate, Bis-HEMA Poly(1,4-Butanediol)-22/IPDI Copolymer, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, PPG-5 Methacrylate, Ethyl Trimethylbenzoyl Phenylphosphinate, Di-HEMA Trimethylhexyl Dicarbamate, Barium Sulfate, Drometrizole, Formyl Morpholine, Hydroxypropyl Methacrylate, Isotridecylcarbamatotolyl Aminohexylurea, Lithium Chloride, Phenyldimethoxyacetophenone, Silica, BHT, p-Hydroxyanisole, may contain pigments.