CND Shellac Gel Polish Cap & Gown 12.5ml

CND Shellac Gel Polish Cap & Gown 12.5ml is a polished, deep green creme with a smooth, opaque finish and a classic glossy shine. The tone reads as a deep moss rather than an emerald or a bottle green, so it stays grounded and wearable where brighter greens can look costume. Cap & Gown is one of the ten shades in the CND Shellac Color Callback Collection, returned by demand exactly as it was, unchanged and unfiltered, and it first appeared in CND's Treasured Moments collection. It covers cleanly in two thin layers and sits naturally alongside the browns, bronzes and warm neutrals most colour walls already carry.

Benefits

• A deep moss green rather than a bright emerald, which keeps the shade grounded and wearable year round instead of reading as a seasonal novelty.
• Gives 14+ days of high-performance wear as the colour step in the complete CND Shellac Gel Polish system of base coat, colour and top coat.
• 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.
• CND's range of base and top coats lets the service be matched to the client's nail type, lifestyle, desired shine and removal time.
• Prep stays fast and gentle, because the natural nail surface is never filed or buffed before the colour goes on.

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 upside down between your palms to prevent air bubbles from forming. 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 Cap & Gown 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 Cap & Gown and cure again for one minute on preset button 2S. This is the layer that takes the green to full opacity. Keep it thin, as colour applied too thickly can wrinkle as it cures.
5. Roll the CND Shellac Top Coat bottle upside down between your palms to prevent air bubbles from forming. 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.

The full ingredient list appears in the Ingredients section. CND publishes one Color Coat formula across the shade range and closes the list by noting that it may contain pigments, so the exact colourants for Cap & Gown are shown on the pack.