Easter and Spring Nail Looks From CND

   Happy Passover and Easter Week everyone!  Today I have some fun nail looks for you from CND for Easter and Spring.  Please enjoy the following looks:

The Easter Bunny Nails it!

Perfectly Pastel Power Shades for Spring

Easter candy won’t be the only delectable sweets and indulgent treats at your fingertips this weekend with CND’s Sweet Dreams Collection. The five new confectionary-inspired CND Shellac shades can be worn alone or layered to create the perfect pastel shade!

CND’s NEW Sweet Dreams Collection:

 Grapefruit Sparkle, Cake Pop, Lilac Longing, Azure Wish, Limeade

Easter looks:

Polka Dot Bikini

Brisa Swirl

Spring Looks

 Additives Hot Pop Yellow

 Beach Balls

Blue Crush

Hot Pop Stripes

  Which look is your favorite?  To find a salon near you for a certified CND Shellac mani visit: cnd.com/find-salon

St. Patty's Day Nail Looks from CND

   Does everyone have their mani picked out for Sunday?  I'm still deciding what I'm going to do, but obviously green will play a big part.  I want to avoid being pinched all day at work after all.  If you're also still thinking over your options, check out these ideas from CND Shellac.

Lucky Charms (for your nails!)

With St. Patty’s day just around the corner, it’s time to channel your inner leprechaun and start prepping for the festivities! If you’re not thrilled about the prospect of drawing green freckles on your face, CND has some much chicer options for you.

New for Spring, CND Shellac in Limeade is the perfect way to subtly sport your Irish spirit - or try one of these other fashion-forward looks if you’re feeling a bit more daring. Your friends will be green with envy! To locate a CND Shellac Certified Salon near you, please visit www.cnd.com/find-salon. 

Shellac in Limeade

 

Lemon & Lime can be created using:

CND Shellac in Cream Puff

CND Additive in Yellow

CND Additive in Cerulean Blue

Green Tea can be created using:

CND Additive in Cerulean Blue

CND Additive in Medium Green

CND Additive in Spectrum-Shimmer

CND Additive in Antique Bronze

Iced Lime can be created using:

CND Shellac in Iced Coral

CND Additive in Yellow

CND Additive in Cerulean Blue

 

Serpentine can be created using:

CND Shellac in Hotski to Tchotchke

CND Shellac in Asphalt

CND Shellac in Black Pool

 

Oxidized Metal can be created using:

CND Shellac in Dark Lava

CND Shellac in Iced Coral

 

 

CND Shellac is a professional salon service product. Manicure prices typically range from $25-$45 and pedicures from $40-$60 depending on location. Visit cnd.com to find a salon near you.

 

Do any of these looks strike your fancy?  I'm thinking about trying to replicate the Serpentine look myself. 

CND Announces New Removable Gel Layer and Spring Trends

   Last month a large group of beauty exhibitors got together for the 2013 International Salon and Spa Expo where lots of new innovations and Spring trends were announced.  CND showed off their latest Shellac colors and introduced their Brisa Lite Removable Gel System.  Please enjoy the following press release and information sheet:


February 2013, Vista, CA – CND (Creative Nail Design) was one of the standout exhibitors at the 2013 International Salon and Spa Expo (ISSE) Long Beach. ISSE continues to be the West Coast’s largest and most influential total beauty event. Over 40,000 beauty professionals from around the world attended the show, produced by the Professional Beauty Association (PBA).

CND launched the new Brisa™ Lite Removable Gel System, the ultimate nail Power Primer, as well as spring trends for CND Shellac™, Additives and Scentsations™. Attendees participated in play stations and watched demos to arm themselves with the products that consumers will be asking for. 
  
CND Co-founder Jan Arnold met with hundreds of nail professionals, discussing CND’s new line-up of innovations and trends.

“The Nail Professional is the inspiration for everything CND creates and we will continue to support and elevate them with our innovations, trends and education,” says CND Co-Founder, Jan Arnold.  “It’s only fitting that CND presents our 2013 program of latest nail trends, colors, techniques, and products at ISSE, one of the most influential beauty events serving professionals from around the world.”

For more information on new Brisa™ Lite Removable Gel and spring trends for CND Shellac™, Additives and Scentsations™, please visit www.cnd.com.

BRISA™ LITE REMOVABLE
SMOOTHING GEL

  

The Ultimate CND Shellac™ Power Partner 

An easily removable gel layer, that perfects and smoothes the surface of the natural nail. Applied before CND Shellac, it extends the wear of the CND Shellac service to three flawless
weeks. 

FEATURES/BENEFITS: 

Like a foundation primer that prepares the face for flawless makeup application, Brisa Lite Removable Smoothing Gel provides a glass-like surface for CND Shellac, perfecting the nail’s appearance and extending wear.

It is EASY ON with no filing of the natural nail, EASY OFF with no soaking, and provides EXCEPTIONAL WEAR by lasting three weeks. 

HOW TO USE:

Brisa Lite Removable Smoothing Gel is a professional only product. After cleansing the natural nail with ScrubFresh™, the Nail Professional applies Brisa Lite Removable Base Coat and cures it for 10 seconds under the CND UV Lamp, then smoothes Brisa Lite Removable Smoothing Gel on with a brush and cures it for two minutes. Apply two thin layers of CND Shellac color and then cure for two minutes each. Finally a thin layer of CND Shellac Top Coat, to seal in the color, is cured for two minutes. 

 The gel removes easily in 15 minutes with CND Shellac Nourishing Remover and Remover Wraps.

AVAILABILITY: 

Brisa Lite Removable Smoothing Gel is available worldwide to Nail Professionals in February 2013. 

   I don't know about you girls, but the Brisa Lite system sounds great to me.  What do all of you think about it? 

Halloween Nail Art Ideas from CND

   Show of hands, who has their Halloween costume picked out?  *Looks around and at own hand that is still down*  Yeah I have no ideas this year.  Or if I will even need a costume.  Then there's the question of how to do your nails to match your costume, but still be ok the next day.  Jan Arnold, founder of CND, has shared some fashion-forward nail art ideas to match some popular costumes without being too reminiscent of Halloween the next day.  

Princess/Crown Jewels

Vampire

Witch

Pirate

Cat 1

Ghost

Wonder Woman

Cat 2

Queen

   So what do all of you think?  Getting any inspiration?  I'm rather fond of the Witch and Cat 1 designs, and think that even with my limited nail art skills I might be able to pull something similar off.  But, if you like some of the fancier designs, or want Shellac nails, here is a link to help you find a CND certified salon near you: http://www.cnd.com/find-salon

   I've never tried Shellac, or any other gel nail, but I've heard good things and have been thinking of trying them.  Maybe around the holidays when I'll be super busy with work and won't have much time to do my nails.  

   I'd love to see all of your Halloween nails, whether inspired by this post or not, so please share your ideas/photos in the comments below.