CND Shellac Gel Polish Backyard Nuptials 12.5ml

CND Shellac Gel Polish Backyard Nuptials 12.5ml is the sheer light pink of the ColorWorld collection, and it works differently from the opaque cremes beside it. CND educator Fee Wallace calls it beautifully sheer in one layer with a bit more coverage in two, and rates a single layer as perfect for the ultra natural, healthy, shimmer-free result. That makes CND Shellac Backyard Nuptials a coverage decision rather than a colour decision: one cured layer leaves the natural nail visible for a clean, barely-there manicure, while a second builds it toward a soft pink wash. It is the shade a nail professional reaches for when the brief is a natural nail rather than a colour, which makes it a standing choice for bridal parties, interviews, and clients who want their hands to look tidy rather than done.

Benefits

• Beautifully sheer in one layer and a little more covered in two, so the same bottle serves a barely-there manicure and a soft pink wash.
• Rated by CND educator Fee Wallace as perfect in one layer for the ultra natural, healthy, shimmer-free result - the clean-nail look clients ask for by description rather than by name.
• Sheer where the rest of the ColorWorld cremes are opaque, so it does a job the collection's fully covering shades cannot.
• Grows out far more forgivingly than an opaque shade, which suits clients stretching the gap between appointments.
• Wears 14+ days as the colour step in the complete CND Shellac system, and up to 21 days when applied over CND Shellac Epic Smoothing Base.
• 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

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: Applied correctly the first colour layer looks slightly semi-sheer; with this shade that is the finished look rather than a stage on the way to it.

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 Backyard Nuptials is reproduced in the Ingredients section of this page.