CND Shellac Gel Polish Bug Juice 12.5ml

CND Shellac Gel Polish Bug Juice 12.5ml is a saturated orange shimmer that pulses with light-catching particles shifting as the hand moves. The warmth is citrus-kissed rather than rusty or burnt, and the luminous finish keeps it playful without tipping into novelty. Bug Juice is one of the six shades in the CND Shellac Retro Refresh Collection, which reinterprets nostalgic CND colours with subtle updates to finish and formula, and this one is a deliberate nod to sun-soaked nostalgia. It is a peak-summer and pedicure shade, and it holds its depth and brilliance from the first application through to removal.

Benefits

• Light-catching particles run through a saturated orange base, so the shade pulses and shifts with movement instead of reading as a flat bright creme.
• 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.
• Cures in one minute per layer on preset button 2S under a CND Lamp, 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 nail damage when used and removed as directed.
• Works over enhancements as well as natural nails, so one statement shade covers the whole service menu. Over enhancements, Shellac is filed off rather than soaked off.

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 Bug Juice vigorously to blend the shimmer through the bottle. 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 Bug Juice 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 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 from the natural nail, 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. Over enhancements, the coating is filed off rather than soaked off; follow CND's Shellac Over Enhancements Step-by-Step.

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 Bug Juice are shown on the pack.