Nail Paradise

Tropical neons and sultry shades make CND’s Paradise Collection worth pining over. The shades are exotic, bright, and perfect for a tropical day.

Floral Nail Art with CND Flora & Fauna Additives Collection

Follow these steps to learn how to create a design that is wearable and simple using CND Additives. 

Secret Weapons: Ingredients that Give Services a Boost

Learn about — and leverage — the latest in specialty beauty ingredients and products to keep your salon’s competitive edge in the war against the ravages of stress, aging, environmental pollution, and life in general.

How-To: Adding Glitter, Additives to Nail Polish

Holly demonstrates how to add glitter and additives over Vinylux. 

Healthy Living: Allergies

As a nail tech, you may have at one time suffered from product-related allergies. From itchy, dry cuticles, to burning skin and eczema, symptoms caused by allergies to common ingredients can range from mild to severe. Learn to spot these aggravating symptoms and treat them accordingly.

Today’s Wonder Top Coats to the Rescue

Can today’s chemically enriched, specially formulated top coats do more than provide a hard, glossy finish?

Secret Ingredient: Acrylic Liquid

 Monomer is a Greek term that means “one part” or “one unit.” (Mono means “one”; mer means “unit.”) But beyond “monomer,” what is the liquid that we use day in and day out? We’ve listed the ingredients necessary in every formula, regardless of manufacturer.

What Does FDA Say?

The FDA receives relatively few cosmetic-relatd consumer complaints; manufacturers aren't required to pass along complaints they receive. 

Get Holly's Foil and CND Additives Nail Art Look

I’m glad the gel video from last week seemed to be helpful to some of you! Lots of requests did come through for a video on how to do my nails in the video and I