
The Gels of Spring
If you’re itching to ditch this heavy winter, ring in the spring with these fun new color gels from your favorite manufacturers. There’s no time like the present to make nails more pleasant.

If you’re itching to ditch this heavy winter, ring in the spring with these fun new color gels from your favorite manufacturers. There’s no time like the present to make nails more pleasant.

It’s OK if your client can’t pick just one color. It may even be preferable. Use these products to give her a nail look that changes with her surroundings.

A video from Holly Schippers (AKA FingerNailFixer) to help nail professionals do quick natural nail repairs using Shellac and fiberglass.

CND has 12 new Shellac shades to further excite nail techs and customers alike.

Whether you’re a fan of pink or red, Redbook recommends veering from your tried-and-true color for a taste of the other side. If you’re weary of making a big change, toenails are a great place to test out an unfamiliar color, according to the mag. CND’s Colour in Girlie Pink and Rouge Red are perfect choices for taking that first step.

Shape is forecasting fun, sunny colors for fingertips and toes this spring. “Nails are the one place you can feel comfortable going wild with color—especially a neon yellow,” says Angi Wingle, a CND educator and manicurist.

On the final evening of the 2010 Miss Hungary competition, there were 32 contestants left — and all of them carried their CND totebags prominently on the stage. As sponsor of the November 28 event — which was televised in the region — CND gave the Miss Hungary competitors polishes (including 12 Colour & Effects polishes), spa tool kits, and CND T-shirts.

A new dripping method has become a popular technique among CND educators using the Colour & Effects line.

InStyle spotlights CND’s Shellac manicures as worthy beauty splurges that save time in the long run.

Redbook magazine recommends deep shades of gray like CND Colour in Asphalt as an elegant mid-way alternative between black polish and sweet pink hues.

Roula’s Nail Spa, Houston, offers a pedicure that’s both hot and cold.

Clean neutral nails returned to the runways of New York Spring Fashion Week, though a few designers opted for bold colors and unique nail art looks.
Gilded eyes and nails are ultra glam in Cosmopolitan’s November issue.
One of the first appointments I had at the show yesterday, was to go the CND VIP suite up at the top of the Hyatt.

Redbook magazine’s Beauty Director Cheryl Kramer Kaye offers advice on feet hang-ups for the Beauty Confessions corner.

Women’s Health shares some of-the-moment tips on how to get the most out of a pick-me-up manicure on bad hair and tight jean days.

A sampling of the exposure Shellac got in the media in 2010.