CND Shellac Gel Polish Verbena Velvet 12.5ml

CND Shellac Gel Polish Verbena Velvet 12.5ml is a rich purple with a velvety creme finish and warm, earthy undertones running underneath the jewel tone. Those warm undertones are what separate it from a cold plum: CND drew the shade from the quiet beauty of nature at dusk, and it holds that soft, settled depth rather than going bright or blue under salon light. Verbena Velvet is one of the ten shades in the CND Shellac Color Callback Collection, brought back exactly as it was, unchanged and unfiltered, and it first appeared in CND's Wild Romantics collection. It is an autumn and evening purple with real depth for the client who finds most plums too cool.

Benefits

• Warm, earthy undertones sit beneath the purple, so the shade reads as a soft dusk plum rather than a cold, blue-leaning jewel tone.
• 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.
• Wear stretches to up to 21 days when the shade is applied over CND Shellac Epic Smoothing Base instead of the standard base coat.
• Patented breathable formula forms tiny tunnels as it cures, letting moisture and oxygen reach the nail plate and letting conditioners such as CND SolarOil penetrate the coating.
• 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.

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. To extend wear to up to 21 days, use CND Shellac Epic Smoothing Base here instead and cure on preset 2S.
3. Shake Verbena Velvet 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 Verbena Velvet 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, 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 Verbena Velvet are shown on the pack.