CND Shellac Gel Polish Morning Dew 12.5ml

CND Shellac Gel Polish Morning Dew 12.5ml is a serene, weathered blue-green, and the quiet counterweight to the magenta of Orchid Canopy in the In Fall Bloom collection. Jan Arnold introduced that palette as nature-inspired and built on the punchiness of the orchid flower, curated to invite a romantic boldness to the season, and CND Shellac Morning Dew is the cool, muted end of it. Weathered is the operative word: it is a cool green-blue that has had the brightness taken out of it, which is what sets it apart from Teal Time, the limited-release blackened blue-green from the same collection. Two thin layers over base coat, cured a minute each, hand a nail professional an unexpected neutral for the client who has worked through every taupe and grey on the wall.

Benefits

• Brings a serene, weathered blue-green to the colour wall, giving neutral-loyal clients a way into colour without a bright shade.
• Reads muted rather than bright, which is what sets it apart from Teal Time, the limited-release blackened blue-green in the same collection.
• Offered as a matching CND Vinylux long wear polish as well, which keeps a manicure and pedicure in the same shade.
• Holds 14+ days of high-performance wear as the colour step in the full CND Shellac system, extending to up to 21 days over CND Shellac Epic Smoothing Base.
• Cures in one minute per layer under a CND Lamp on preset 2S, so the client leaves the chair with the manicure already dry and no dent risk.
• Yields roughly 34 manicure services per professional bottle, which is where the maths works for a busy colour wall.

How to Use

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 on preset button 1 for 10 seconds in the CND LED Lamp, or for one minute in the CND Visible Light 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 in your CND Lamp of choice. 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 in your CND Lamp of choice.
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.

Good to know: Store the bottle away from light and keep the cap closed tightly so the colour stays true between services.

Ingredients: CND publishes one shared Color Coat ingredient list across the Shellac shade range, ending in may contain pigments; the full INCI that applies to CND Shellac Morning Dew is reproduced in the Ingredients section of this page.